emerald
Vol 83,No 43
Eugene, Oregon 97403
Tuesday, November 3,1981
Weaver won’t seek governor’s seat
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Photo by Bob Baker
Jim Weaver will seek a fifth term in Congress, but maintains Gov
Vic Atiyeh can be beat
Winter grads face
recruiting freeze
By LISA McCORMACK
Of th* EmtraM
Many of the major corpora
tions that normally send
recruiters to the University will
not interview this December's
graduating seniors, warns Law
rence Smith director of career
planning and placement for the
University
Businesses sensitive to the
current economic recession are
hesitant to hire students, at least
until this spring, when the
economic picture is expected to
brighten, Smith says
But the "absolute demand "
for new workers is the same or
higher, Smith says "They are
just changing the time frame "
With 153 recruiting teams al
ready scheduled for interview
sessions. Smith says he expects
last year's total of 200 to be
topped by the end of the year
The rise in recruiting teams
visiting the campus bears out
the College Placement Coun
cil's forecast that 551 national
employers will increase hiring 5
percent in 1982
Most jobs offered by the
majority of the interviewers are
accounting, management/per
sonnel, sales/marketing and
teaching Smith advises
students to attend applicable
recruiting sessions, saying that
recently, more college
graduates are hired through the
recruiting sessions than
through applications made dir
ectly to the parent company
During the last recession,
back in the early 70 s. the major
corporations reduced their
campus recruiting programs
and found five years later that
they had a very severe shortage
of middle-level managers,”
Smith says
"They do not want that to
happen again because
everyone is looking at a major
economic turnaround ."
Planned recruiting sessions
are published in the Briefs'
section of the Emerald Times
and locations can also be found
by checking with department
offices or by dropping by the
career planning and placement
office in Susan Campbell Hall
Smith says prospective em
ployers are looking for much
more than technical skills in the
people they hire They are also
looking for “communication
skills — the ability to write, listen,
read “
Research skills and the ability
to work cooperatively with
others also are important in
getting hired, Smith says
“The people who end up get
ting jobs are the people who can
talk about themselves in those
kinds of terms,” he says
‘ They are the ones being
sought by companies "
By RON HUNT
CM the Emerald
Killing rumors that he will run for governor,
Rep Jim Weaver, D-Ore , said he plans instead to
seek a fifth term in Congress
"I wanted to clear the air,” Weaver said at a
Monday morning Eugene press conference, ad
ding that February is the normal time to declare
candidacy for major political races
My decision had nothing to do with whether
I could win or lose, he said
It's not too late for a Democrat to enter the
gubernatorial race. Weaver said "I think you
could start a race in the spring and still beat (Gov
Vic) Atiyeh State Sen Ted Kulongoski, D-Junc
tion City, or Don Clark, chief executive officer of
Multnomah County could oust Atiyeh. he said
Atiyeh is vulnerable because he lacks
leadership Weaver said "I want someone to run
for governor to scare Atiyeh into putting people to
work I hope he (Atiyeh) wakes up We don't need
a governor in one-and-a-half years, we need one
now."
Weaver said he had considered retiring from
politics rather than run for governor or his 4th
Congressional District seat “I have a strong
desire to return to Oregon and work my farm," but
"it's not a time to withdraw "
"The national forests, particularly now, when
our wood products economy is in depression,
present an obligation to me as chairman of the
forests committee to search for solutions "
Weaver hinted that he may retire in 1984 if
re-elected but, "We always go one term at a time
in Congress Who knows what the future will be?"
Dewey Newman, director of candidate assis
tance for the Republican Party of Oregon, said
Monday his party has some excellent candidates
ready for the race against Weaver ‘The Repub
lican Party will contest this seat very vigorously."
University economics prof Ross Anthony is a
prime contender, Newman said, adding that State
Rep Mary Buwows, R-Eugene. also would have a
good chance against Weaver
Burrows, however, said she has decided to .
run again for the Oregon House although aides
thought she could win the 4th District seat The
House will be making key decisions, especially on
revenue, and she wants to be in on those deci
sions, she said
Kulongoski also has decided to avoid running
against Weaver "I see nothing to be gained by it,”
he said
But Weaver is not invincible, said Kulongos
ki. Because of the state of the economy there is a
chance that any officeholder has potential prob
lems " Voters might decide against the incumbent
to “get him out and start all over,” he said
Clark has officially declared his candidacy for
governor
Kulongoski said his own decision will be
made within the next two weeks On a scale of one
to 10, he placed his position at three, “and that’s
optimistic.
“I think it takes more time than one year” to
run for governor because Oregon is the 10th
largest state by land area, Kulongoski said Wait
ing to enter the race makes it more difficult to win,
he added.
Atiyeh will be hard to beat because his stra
tegy is “don't do anything and don’t get anyone
mad,” Kulongoski said "In the public perception
he is still popular.”
Oregon is losing its reputation as a paceset
ter, he said "The governor hasn't tried anything,”
and Atiyeh’s actions are not in the tradition of the
state, Kulongoski said
ADDICTED
'Hospital* heads lists
as best soap fix
By RICHARD BURR
Of th* EmarakJ
As 2 p m approaches, the small, quiet crowd
in the EMU TV lounge swells to standing room
only The atmosphere grows noisier
The show that attracts the crowd into the
small, smoky room off the Fishbowl is not a
World Series play-off game, but "General
Hospital," the soap opera students schedule
their classes around
Different reasons are given for watching
soap operas but there is one common thread
"They're addicting," says Melissa Herron,
junior psychology major "I wouldn't want to be
associated with watching soap operas ”
"It's addicting,” agrees chemistry junior
Penni DePriest “They drag (the plot) out so
slow you have to wait for the next step "
Addiction isn't the only reason people sub
mit to the soaps
"Another reason why I watch them is the
social situation," Herron says
"Other people comment about them
They're not that fun to watch alone ”
Junior English major Annie Carter, who
recently moved to Oregon from Miami, Fla ,
says "when you sit down to watch Laura and
Luke on General Hospital, you feel right at
home ”
Dick Schoonover, a junior political science
major, says it's the quality of daytime soaps
that attract him
"There's only three things on at night: trash,
MASH and PBS,” Schoonover says
But sociology sophomore Synnove
Abrahamsen has a different view
"I like to see how ridiculous it can get,”
Abrahamsen says
Soap opera watching is not restricted to a
certain type of personality, Abrahamsen says
“I hang out with all types of people and they
all seem to watch General Hospital — from the
dead heads to the people in the (Fishbowl
cafeteria) kitchen.”
Terry Giczy, a journalism junior, says her
male friends watch just as much as her
girlfriends, and she even corresponds with one
to keep up on current soap opera develop
ments
"He fills me in on what I miss and I fill him in
on what he misses,” Giczy said
Although Dallas gets high ratings, most
Fishbowl viewers prefer the daytime soap
operas to the nightime shows
“In General Hospital they have all kinds of
people — variety,” says Laurie, a math
sophomore who wouldn't reveal her last name.
“But in Dallas they just have a lot of rich
bitches "