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ByIevaAugstums Senior staff writer It’s innovative. It’s interactive. And for only $20 a year, UNL stu dents may be able to use it to land a job or a summer internship. The University of Nebraska Lincoln Career Services Center has officially opened Husker Hire Link, an Internet-based recruiting service linking employers and prospective employees. “What was before a timely process of phone calls, shuffling papers and faxes is now virtual reality with the click of a button,” said Chris Timm, assistant director of UNL Career Services. “It is an opportunity no college student should pass up.” Husker Hire Link provides online registration, job data entry, resume referral and campus inter view schedules to students and alumni. It can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www. unl.edu/careers/web emp.htm. For about three years, UNL students and alumni have been entering their resumes and access ing job listings through part of the system, Timm said. The entire system has been up for about six months. During that time, more than 150 resumes were accessed weekly by employers. Now up to 8,300 companies with more than 12,000 contacts 44 It is an opportunity no college student should pass up.” Chris Timm assistant director of UNL Career Services will have access to 2,700 under graduate and recent graduate resumes, she said. Approved employers accessing the Web site can search and access online resumes of those registered with the center. Students registered with the center are able to update their resumes and browse job list ings in the system. A1 Carlson, manager of strate gic recruitment for Pella Corporation, said the system is convenient and complete. “It makes my job a whole lot easier,” Carlson said. “I have immediate access to students, their resumes and skills - that’s what recruiters want.” Terry Jahnke, division manag er in Aurora for Servi-Tech Inc., an agriculture crop consulting ser vice, agreed. “Husker Hire Link is a great means of finding the best students for the best jobs,” Jahnke said. “I like it, and I think students will, too.” dailyneb.com Johanns, Stenberg unveil new crime bill package ■ Gang-related offenses, meth trafficking and computer crimes are included in the proposed legislation. By Josh Funk Senior staff writer Gov. Mike Johanns and Attorney General Don Stenberg, along with five state senators, introduced a pack age of crime bills last week geared toward making Nebraska a safer place to live. The legislation would limit post conviction appeals, stiffen penalties for gang-related crimes, methamphet amine trade and computer crimes, and unborn babies could be considered murder victims. “These proposals need to become law in Nebraska,” Johanns said. “They provide the tools for law enforcement officers to get the job done.” Johanns said he worked with Stenberg and the legislators to develop a unified package of crime legislation. LB 186 would limit post-convic tion proceedings to one round that would begin within three years of con viction. Under LB 159, criminals convict ed of a felony related to gang activity would face stiffer penalties. Another bill will be introduced that would require longer sentences for criminals dealing amphetamines and methamphetamines. Criminals using computers would also face stiffer penalties under LB79. The bills are being sponsored by state Sens. Curt Bromm of Wahoo, Jon Bruning of Omaha, Chris Peterson of Grand Island, LaVon Crosby of Lincoln and Pat Engel of South Sioux City. } LB 111, introduced by Crosby, would recognize unborn children as victims of crime, and is one of the most controversial bills in the pack age. Crosby’s bill, which considers fetuses potential murder victims from conception, was defeated last year r along with a similar bill that required f fetuses to be viable before they could \ be considered victims. The bill would allow criminals to ? be charged with murder if an unborn ; fetus was killed as a result of a crime. jj Much of the discussion centered f on how this bill would affect abortion | law, but Stenberg said Friday that it does not change any of Nebraska’s \ abortion laws. Johanns said he believes this pack- ; age would be good for the state. “Making our state as safe as possi- !' ble should be a priority for everyone.” - . j . , ; . | Legislature begins 1999 session with re-election of Kristensen From staff reports The 1999 Legislature re-elect ed Speaker Doug Kristensen of Minden and filled several commit tee chairmanships shortly after adjourning Wednesday. Kristensen was first elected speaker a year ago to finish the term of Sen. Ron Withem, who left to become a lobbyist for the University of Nebraska. On Wednesday, Kristensen was re elected without opposition. In races for committee chair manships: Business and • Labor Committee: Sen. Floyd Vrtiska of Table Rock defeated Sen. John Hilgert of Omaha. Government, Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee: Sen. DiAnna Schimek of Lincoln defeated Sen. Ray Janssen of Nickerson. Health and Human Services: Sen. Jim Jensen of Omaha defeated Sen. 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