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Guarantee Continued from Page 1 program. All officials interviewed, however, said they received mostly positive feedback from employers about UNL graduates. Harvey Perlman, dean of the Col lege of Law, said employers some times complained that law graduates did not have adequate writing skills. But that complaint is made about law students in general, he said. Most officials said they did not expect many takers, but the chance did exist that a few employers would take advantage of the program in the future. Spanicr has said the guarantee would increase the number of em ployers who intcrviev 1 graduates. Larry Roulh, director of Career Planning and Placement, said it would be hard to determine if the number of employers doing interviews had in creased because employers did not say why they interviewed on campus. Joan Lcitzel, senior vice chancel lor for academic affairs, said UNL would continue to guarantee gradu ates. “We made the guarantee because we have confidence in our students,” she said. Cancer-causing agents prompt posters SACRAMENTO,Calif. (AP)— “WARNING: This area contains a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer.” Posters carrying the warnings seem to be everywhere: at service stations, restaurants and shopping malls. They are the most visible result of Proposition 65, a voter approved ballot initiative intended to protect the public againstchemi cals causing birth defects and can cer. The real effect of the firsl-of- its kind law has been fell in executive suites around the country and in | judges* chambers, where multimillion-dollar settlements are reached and companies are per suaded to cleanse their products of toxic chemicals to avoid prosecu tion. “The most important part of Proposition 65 is that part of the iceberg that doesn’t show from the surface,” said David Roe, execu tive director of the Environmental Defense Fund. "The fundamental point of the law is to gel industry to change its behavior. Here, it has been successful.” More than 50 major court cases have been filed under Proposition 65. ---— Pest strips, oouie caps, ncmur rhoid ointments, nail polish, fine crystal, radiator cleaners, paint strippers and sand have been tar geted in legal fights stcmm ing from the initiative. In a December 1991 settlement, major California wine makers agreed to stop using leaded seals around Corks. Rather than have separate packaging, they decided to market the lead- free caps around the country. “California obviously is a ma jor market, so it has an impact nationally,” Roe said. Job fair brings teachers, prospective employers togetner Officials from nine states come to UNL to conduct interviews By Jan Calinger Staff Reporter Education program graduates and students from area colleges met with educators from around the country at the UNL Teacher Inter view Fair Tuesday. Educators from 48 Nebraska school districts and 20 school districts from eight other stales were in the Centennial Room of the Nebraska Union to talk to college graduates and students who will graduate in May. Jodi Carter, TIF coordinator, said the educa tors came to talk to job candidates about job possibilities in their respective districts. “We match administrators with potential teachers,” she said. “School recruiters come with positions and interview candidates. It’s a screening process.” Carter said most students were from the University of Ncbraska-Lincoln, but those from other colleges were welcome to attend. Carter said the fair had expanded since she started working with it five years ago. “It used to be just people with clipboards, signing interviews,” she said. “Now they meet with administrators.” Cari Faustman, the student volunteer in charge of registration, said the fair was well attended. “It’s been real busy,” she said. AS UN First Vice President Trent Steele, also a student volunteer, said the fai r was a good indicator of the status of the job market for teachers. “I think the quality of applicants is really good,” he said. “I think the job situation is getting better for teachers. Some have job openings this year that they didn’t last year. “Hopefully,, this is a good indicator for those interested in teaching,” Steele said. Tucker Lillis, the superintendent of Ord Public Schools, said the fair offered a chance to examine applicants closely. “We depend on (the fair) primarily for screen ing,” he said. “It gives us a quick read on people. It gives us a chance to meet them.” Lillis said he had talked to at least 25 stu dents about jobs in his district. He said he had three positions to fill. Cindy Owens, director of personnel for el ementary schools in Lubbock, Texas, said her district was pleased with the people it attracted from UNL. “We love it here,” she said. “We hire a lot of students from here. They’re very well-pre pared. They have excellent methods, courses, and preparation. And since the market isn’t as good here, people are willing to relocate. “Our community is a lot like Lincoln, but the winters arc belter.” -'-1 ■ ■ ■ _-g Owens said UNL was the only Midwestern school her district visited. Lubbock representa tives have visited UNL for eight years. Owens also said she was pleased with the UNL students she talked to this year. “I’ve interviewed 15 people,” she said. “If the references are good, I’d be willing to hire eight to 10 of them.” Jennifer Luhrbcrg, a senior elementary spe cial education major, said she liked the oppor tunities at the fair. “It’s a valuable resource for new teachers,” she said. Some students said they wanted to work in a particular district or area. Brian Pollard, a senior elementary educa tion major, said he had a definite area in mind. “1 wanttogclinio Omaha, Bellevue, Wcstsidc ... the Omaha area,” he said. But Luhrberg said she wasn’t particular about where she worked. “I just want a job,” she said. Year-end senate meeting agenda thick By Andrea JCaser Staff Reporter —-— A rush of legislation will keep senators busy at tonight’s final % H I k ■ P a bill supporting the reinstatement of invocation ceremonies at the University of Ncbraska-Lincoln’s graduation. Benes said in light of the devel opments regarding prayer at gradu ation, the new senate needed to take a stand. Benes cited the survey _ .... on March’s ASUN election ballot, which showed 61 percent igjproval of reinstatement among the 3,172 students who voted. He also cited the University of Ncbraska Keamey’s reinstatement of prayer. In addition, a resolution com mending Hillary Rpdham Clinton is on the agenda again. The bill failed to come to the floor on emergency status before the first lady visited Lincoln. This time around, the bill gained committee approval and won a place on the agenda. While in committee last week, the bill was amended to state that ASUN thanked the first lady for attending the April 16 health care conference at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The original bill said ASUN thanked her for pro viding important leadership for the country. New lonighl is a bill calling for ASUN to do what it can to restore previous student scaling arrange ments at football games. This week, Athletic Director Bill Byrne changed his plan to move student scaling to the southwest end /.one. • Senators will also vote on which NU football game will be desig nated the 1993 Student Migration Game. Every year, 20 percent more tickets arc offered to students for the game ASUN chooses. The bill proposes the Oct. 29 game against Colorado. In other business, senators will discuss a bill that would allow the creation of a task force to recom mend guidelines for questions on teacher evaluations, and a resolu tion opposing the possible imple mentation of minuses to UNL’s grading system. Bills Continued from Page 1 Rupp said he would like the bill to pass this year, but if it did not, he said he was sure it would pass in the 1994 legislative session. Other bills affecting UNL arc stuck in committees. The proposal to pay Nebraska foot ball players is being held in the edu cation committee and the proposal to establish collegiate license plates is still in the transportation committee, Rupp said. These bills most likely won’t be discussed this session, he said. UNL’s student lobbying group didn’t have a lot of bills to work with, Peterson said. The other proposals GLC lobbied were the multicultural education bills, which established a state commis sioner for multicultural education, and LB27, which would have required UNL to get permission from the Leg islaturc before purchasing property. GLC lobbied against LB27 and lobbied for the multicultural educa tion bills. The group’s work ended in a minor victory for UNL. The multicultural bills were amended and passed and the prop erty-permission proposal failed. Peterson said new GLC Chairman Andrew Louden was meeting with the Appropriations Committee to con tinue trying to reducing the budget cuts. -—- —I Kaye Continued from Page 1 Some capital punishment arguments and statements make her equally sick, she said. “The one thing I hear all loo much is Tm a Christian, and I think he should die,’” Kaye said. “The whole idea of the death penalty is to find a scapegoat,” she said. “Historically, when economic times get worse, the death penalty gets popular." Although Kaye is active in the war against the death penalty, she said she doesn’t try to brainwash her classes. “I try not to push it on my classes too hard,” she said. “But, inevitably, it docs come up.” What the students do with i, her ideas is up to them, she said. “Some get pissed and drop. Some get pissed and stay,” she ' said. “Students know what I feel,” Kaye said. “They listen to what I have to say, and then they either accept it or they,don’t accept it. Either way, that’s fine with me.” If there is one message Kaye docs try to convey to her classes, it’s that education is the first key to knocking down barriers between people. “Learn,” Kaye said. “Don’t accept stereotypes. Read stuff.” Some people see putting a label on people as a product of stefeolyping, but Kaye said labeling could be an effective identity-establishing tool. Kaye has accepted her own stereotype. She said she didn’t mind when people classified her as a radical. “Labeling is sometimes seen as a bad thing, but that’s not _■_^ _ ~^ always true,” she said. Putting a name tag on things is a-good way to define them, she said. "It’s part of figuring out who you are and who you want to be,” she said. “You can define yourself and even hold onto that label while you reshuffle.” Labeling a professor is much easier than labeling an entire class. “Some people in my classes are highly conservative, some arc brilliantly liberal. Most go all across the spectrum.” Being cast into the radical category may not bother Kaye, but being non-threatening to the establishment does, she said. “I think I’m not as much a threat to the powers that be as I’d like to be,” she said. “I’m probably the only person that worries about not being in enough trouble." •10 pool lames •Dart Machines •Pinbalis-Videos •Shuffleboard •CD Jukebox •20 Beers on Tap 2137 Comhusker Foosl,‘11 idnesday^ m I OWWtntm*T,itftR30raMATH«All«mJUITOU
