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
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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
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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.”
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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. Deb Suttle of Omaha to fill
the chairmanship vacated by for
mer Sen. Don Wesely. Wesely
headed the committee for 14 years.
Natural Resources Committee:
Sen. Ed Schrock defeated Sen.
Chris Beutler of Lincoln, the
incumbent chairman.
Nebraska Retirement Systems
Committee: Sen. Elaine Stuhr of
Bradshaw defeated Sen. Gene
Tyson of Norfolk.
Rules Committee: Sen. Carol
Hudkins of Malcolm defeated Sen.
Pam Brown of Omaha.
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