Volume 71, Number 26
MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
Thursday, May 6, 1993
Graduates face uncertain, competitive job market Ry Lorn M. Arrlnglon
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Rep. Daniel James Kubiak
Legislator will speak at commencement S111c
Reprcsenu1Uv.:
Daniel James Kubiak will be the speaker for MSU'li
commencement ceremonies 11
8 p.m., May 15
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D.L.
Ligon Coliseum. Kubiak is serving his ninth term in the Texas
Legislature where he is a member of the Appro-
priations Committee and Licensing and Administrative Procedures Comminee. He represents District 13 which includes Austin. Brazos. Burleson,
Milam. Lee and Washington counlics. He is a 1962 gradu~h!
of the University of Norlh Texas with a hachclor of business adminis1ration degree. He earned his master's
degree in education from
MSU in 1968 and his doctorate of cduca1fon from
University of Texas at Austin.
In 1982. he: was honored as MSU's Alumnus of the Year during homecom-
ing activitks. In .Jddilion 10 his duties as state re prcsenta1ive, Kubiak is involved in radio, ranching :md real estate.. 1--k has authored two hooks, Monument to a Blade. M:m a biograpriy of Willia~ Goyens, .nnd Ten Tall Tcx:ans. a hiography of ten foundini; fothcrs of the Rcpuhlic of T c:xa.,. Kubiak has three daughters and resides in Rockdale, Texas.
Graduation signals new beginnings ly Chrh:llnr Push Rrportu
The day is Sa1urday. May 15. This is the day tha1 makes all those gruding hours o r staying up until 4 a.m. cramming for a lest worthwhile. Th e registrar and admi~ ions office reports that 520 seniors :ire scheduled to receive 1heir degrees at the commencement ceremony to be held al 8 p.m a1 D.L. Ligon coliseum. D1ffcren1 cmntions will abound o n this day -antic i pat io n. anxiety. exalta!lon und sorrow, just to name a few. Much will be lefl behind ·· food memories of new friends and a profc.s.~or who made his mark . c hampion s h ip bukc1balt games, schoo l £unctions and mD.kine ,h,u "A" for "Which one worked .'io hard. For some. this w1U he on end to one scmcs1,~r and a ber;inning IO lln(Hht!r IS Cttdootc ,chool Sc.--cms to be .u
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when the tough get going and work must be found. One major concern of ~:~~:~';~;c;c;~~ITn~odit·i~:J entry-level rositions in the job market. It doesn't help when one hca~ horror s1orie.s about the person with a master's degree who s1ill can't land :1 joh. One hl► pc s that early planning and organiz~tion of an excclkm resume will serve its purpose of getting an interview with 1he com~ny or choice. So. how arc some MSU gradu:ues approal·hing this spccioJ and ncrve-rackm¥ day .• surprisini:,ly. in a conhdcnt s1ridc. Acc o unting stud e nt Michael Dcnhum has many fond memories of his time at MSU. One or the r1.•a."t0ns is because or o ne o l hi s professors. "I thoughl o f a ll lhL"
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Graduates f.:acc uncc rt.Linty, a competitive joh market and major life uphe.1val after graduation. The job market remains tight for 1his year's coUcgc gradu:llt!S with fewer employers visiting campuses -- and 1hosc few brin,ing only limited opportunities with them. lhc College Placement Council said. Bui there's hope and hclp for graduating seniors who take the time to u1ili7.c the resources available to them. Ahhough the loc:al unem· ploymcntr.m;of7 .8 pe~ nt is higher than the national rJte of 7.~ pi:rccnt. Texas· rat1; is lower than most Slates al 6.7 percent. Plus, Texas offers four cities 1ha1 made the top 50 job marke1s according 10 MoneyMagaV.nt. April 1993. The top fi ve were Wa.~hingmn D.C.. Anaheim . Calif., A1Jan1a. Phoenix. Ari7 ., nnd San Diego. Dallas ra_nked ci~l11h with 69,31)() ~ew Jobs proJ1.'ctcd hy 1995_w1th an :ivcrage salary rangmg from $30,000 10 $40,000. The fastest growing
O{'CUpations in Dallas arc computer service analys1, fi. nancial service representative and operations analyst Fort Worth ranked 16th with 45,700 new jobs expeeled by 1995 with an average salary ranging from $30,000 to $50.000. The fastest growing occupations in Fort Worth are properly managemcnt. accountant, and computer programmer. Austin ranked 34th with 26,800 new jobs anticipated by 1995 wi1h an aver:1ge salary ranging from $35.000 10 $55,000. The fa stcs1 growing occupatio ns in Austin are property man.1gement, compu1cr programmer. :ind electric:11engineer. El Paso runkcd 491/t with 14,700 new jobs by 1995 with an average salary ranging from $25,1)00 to S3R,OOO. The fa.c;test growing occupations in El Paso are physician, primary school teacher and registered nurse. Monty also cited the top 50 occupations based on mcrease expected and starting
salary with the top lO heing computer systems ana lyst, physical therapist, operalilmS analyst. psychologis t, trawl agent, computer programmer. occup::itional therapist, management analyst, rcspira1ory therapist and marketing. advcnising or public relations manager. Locally, jobs with 1he most job openings arc .~ocial work, nursing. ;:,,nd husiness administration (including marketing and accountin{!) according to Linda Beckly wilh the Texas Employment Commission. Stali3tics obtoincd from the Career Planning and Placement Office show that starting salaries show little increase over the last year. Accounting graduates have slight 2 percent increase, hut business administration graduatcs showed ;:,, slight dccn!ase in starting salary. Industrial and chemical engineering graduates' S13rting salary incre.i.scd lhe most for the cngino:.ring field, while civil. mechanical and electrical cngi-
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nccrs sh.owed h~tlc or no in crease 10 s1artmg salanl!s. Psychology . gra.duatc.~ were the only maJor 1~ _social sci• encc.c: a~d humaniucs to have a mar~mal ) .8 pcrcc nl !TI· crease in sta~~g s,alary. whik some humanities m:iJors tlccreased 9.3 percent over last year. . . . The largest inc~~ ITIJOh offers came from cnvironmenlal/enginccring/survcying employers. The number of reponcd job of~crs to gradu· ates from this category jumped by 21 percent . Accoun1ing firm s provided 34.6 percent of the reported job offers. But !here is help! MSU offers graduating seniors many different services. with the Career Planning and Placemen! Office. the Small Business Development Center and the Counseling Center. Career Planning and Placement can help studenLc; in setting up a resume, leners of
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Fiber optics increase possibilitie~ tions will release MSU into a sea of global communications. With Moffcu. Bo lin. Me mo rial and Hardin (buildings) leading the way. Clark Studen1 Center and Fcr~uson w ill become thi.:. na;t links on the path of 1hc The fu1urc is :iwa.sh with underground tunnel of camthe reality of technological pus fih~r-optic connections. change. and MSU is rc3dy 10 After the entire campus is ride the lidc. Already fiber linked 10 the nearest fiber-opOplics has brought four tic strJnd, the trace rou1e leads buildings on campus in touch to Dallas. Aus1in. then the with lhousands of dala tia.scs. Washing1on D.C. and evenand hy summer's end. a pri- tually ovcM,eas. 1l takes only ori1y !isl of buildin!! connec· I. J second s to reach Thl1 Ir the IHI or lhut In• 1t • llm,nll In a 1trlt1 COD• urnln& n,w technology In cduc:•tlon. lnform•llnn WH 111:athcrtd by Joe Diomede, Holly FIiimore, Sh11nc: Glnru. Mary B,ch lhgh,r11: and Daniell■ l.bulo.
Washington D.C. This type of cons 1ruc1ion provides the possibility of fibcr•optic •·super highways.~ which will introduce society to ycl unknown possihilities and conflicts. 1nc Clinmn administr.ition campaigned on promises of c..kveloping 1hc information super highway -- a \'aSt electronic network that would deliver voice, video and computer data from coast 10 coas1 and into every American home c.quippcd with a telephone and television or compu1er screen.
John Sculley, the chairman and chief excculive officer of Cupertino-based Apple Compulcr Inc .. estimates that U.S. companies could sell as much as $3.5 Lrillion in hightech goods and services annually once the informalion super highway is in place. Washington-based analysts have recently hcgun to suggest that 1his would be the perfec t way to t.!mploy the thousands of American scien•
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Students deal with depression ymplomscompilrd by the National Institute olMenlal Health
Thb b ch, l:ut or thrH lnshllmenB in a H rl,~ ( Oh· c-nnlng 1h·pu.o ion. h1Cnrm1tlon _.:as g111hued hr Ch·II Tlckl,, T:.mmlc: ll ill~ untl I.Inda Wibon Scull.
• Persistent sad, anxious, or "empty" mood • Fttlinp or hopelessnw, pessimism • Fttllngs or guilt, worthlessness, helplessness • Loss or Interest or pleasure In hobbles and activities that you one, enjoytd
M:tny MSU Mu1.kn1s Mlffcr from deprc:.sion. Perhaps you arc o ne of 1hem. According to stat1,;1in fr(lm the American Psychiatric Association a1 kast 5.R percent of Americans ovl:r IR at some time J uring their lives will suffer from dcpn.:.-.!)ion. The Association SJ1d many cases will l!O undiai_!n11scd. According to Od1rJ Hif!ginbotham . d1rel·tor of thl' MSU Counsel ing Ccn1..-r. these statis1ics prohahly .Kcu· r:i1cly rcnect lhc: pnihlcm Jt
MSU. Fortun.11l·ly. i.kprl!-.,l'd pcople :in· not only not al1.m..-. but 1hi:rc 1swhn hopehJ!. for l..:.d1111,s1 ev~ryone <pcn • enceJ the hcJrthn.:ak and londincss nf J1.·pn..~t!>-hlll Dr. John Mi.:l nl\·1l·, th1.· Am e ri c: an Ps y th 1.11 ra l . Assc~1.u ion rire!>-1J1: n1-clcd said. 'T here I!>- vu tu:ill)' m• pa1 icn1 with ,1 m.q,•1 Lkr1e, sivc lh .-.C1 rda who l \ tn1111l ht· helped tu ,onh.' dq:1\·l· ·· 11..: s.Jid ncarl • 85 ·rc\·111 Of J ·
• lmomnla, early-morning awakening, or o,·ersleeping • Appetile and/or weight loss or onreatlng and weight gain
• Decreastd energy, fatigue, being "slowed down" • Thoughts of death or suicide, suicide attempts • Resllessness. Irritability • Difficulty concentrating, remembering, making decisions • Persistent physical symploms that do not respond to treatment. such as headaches, dlgeslh·e disorden and chronic pain
•-----------------.1 ucnt, will rcsp1mll p,1s1tively rn tf\'Jlmem. The. :.ymptnms Lkp!'C!>-li.lfln may vary. hu1 m:.iny penpk wdl ..:xrcncnc:e so1111.· of the 1'-)'mptorm h,11.·d hdow. The .\cv~nly ol <ympwm-. will vJry with the md 1nduJI. hul lhi: / 1,;1 may hLlp yflu 10 lktcrmtn..: ii y1m Jr1.· M1ffrnn • fwm J Ji.,\·asi.;
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thal can he S\1Cccsslully treated. If you have hec.n cxpaicncmg several o f thi:sc symptoms for more lhan 1wo wi:eks, perhaps it il'.o time hl explore some flf the many n.:· sourl'l'.". MSU and thc. Wichita F3lls community has to ht!lp the de re.sscd student.
MSU students should consider several other options. The MSU Psychology clinic 1rea1s Sludents who suffe r from depression and various other problems. In addili(ln, the MSU Counseling Center offers trc:11mcnt and referral .services lO students. Higginbotham ~aid that typically there arc peak tames during the school year that she secs an incrcasc in Lhc number of students the counse ling center 1rcats. Higginbotham said that the peak times <.' OITI· cide with lhe end of school. mid-term exams and surpris• ingly during the firs1 few weeks of the school year. "Some tratlitional students ha\'c a d1fftcult 1ransi1ion 10 college," she .!>:.tid. • Aftc:r 1hc newness wears 1.1ft', reality sc.ts in . For many s1udcnts who havcn"t qui1e Jdjus1cd to their cl.tsscs and p,.:rhap~ new housing. !his can he qui 1e challenging.'· Hi11,ginhotham s:.i1d that when a smdent cnmcs tri the counsdmg l'Cllter fo1 treatment. th..: lir,\I Sll·p 1c; c.valua•
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