The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, February 06, 1998, Page 3, Image 3
Sessions help UNL’s Asians obtain jobs From Staff Reports Asian students facing financial difficulties can attend sessions sponsored by the Office of International Affairs during the next week to help them find jobs. Association of Students of the University of Nebraska Senator Kara Slaughter said Asian stu dents could receive assis tance completing off-cam pus work permits at the ses sions. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will pay the $70 fee required to sub mit the form, and Judy Wendorff, international affairs student adviser, will be available to answer ques tions. Slaughter said students from Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea, the Philippines and Thailand were eligible to receive assistance at the workshops, which will be held today at 4 p.m. and Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Office of International Affairs. A Columbus, Miss., man reported that his wallet was stolen by the escort service he had called in search of prostitutes. Henry Poole, 57, called Confidentially Yours in Lincoln looking for sex early Thursday morning. The escort service explained that it does not provide sex, but Poole still made an appointment, Lincoln Police Sgt. Ann Heermann said. When two women arrived at the Imperial Inn, where Poole was stay ing, he propositioned them for sex. The women refused, collected a $20 fee for canceling the appoint ment and left. Later Poole realized his wallet was missing and called police. After relating his story to the authorities, Poole was arrested for soliciting sex. Teen arrested for threats A Lincoln teen-ager was arrest ed for making threats to kill some one who had borrowed her compact disc player. The girl tried Wednesday to reclaim a portable CD player she had lent to an acquaintance by wav ing a knife in his face. After the girl picked up the CD player from the his car, the man and his friend began making derogatory comments toward her, Heermann said. The girl s mother then began to pound on the car and yell at die bor rower. Then the girl produced a fold ing knife. She reached inside the car, slashed the knife around and threatened to kill them all. Both mother and daughter were cited for making terroristic threats, and the daughter was arrested. - Compiled by Senior Reporter Josh Funk . __ A'HUMU| A'&OAUAIU V, ■ i/Allil llDDIUWAAil ■ XAUto W • Job fair creates contacts for career chasers . ByAnneHeitz Staff Reporter The Nebraska Union and the Wick Alumni Center were booming with activity Thursday as students and alum ni wove their way through tables, dis plays and literature on hand. More than 75 companies from Nebraska and across die nation took part in the 1998 Engineering and Technology Career Fair to find interns and full-time employees. Cliff Pemble, Software Engineering Manager for Garmin International, said he was seeking engineers for the com pany Is design department “We like to be connected with the colleges and universities,” Pemble said. “We are looking for someone who has a desire to live and work in the Midwest and is interested in products and product development” Brad Blum, a UNL graduate, repre sented Hormel Foods. Blum is in the Industrial Engineering Department and said the company wanted to recruit fora variety of positions. .Justin Speichinger, a sophomore mechanical engineering major, said he hopes to find a summer internship through the career fair and learn about the companies. Joyce Wade, representative for IBM, said the company always gets a good response from UNL students. “We were also here in the fall,” Wade said. ‘Ten students have accepted full-time employmenfwith us.” IBM has received a number of interns from UNL, she said. The busi ness attracts students by informing them of the opportunities available at IBM, which recruits for its offices across the country. “It is a very successful and prof itable day for us.” Heart Shaped Cubic Zirconia on Sterling Silver Snake Chain. $48