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Inside: •Old laws, Page 6 •Sports corruption, Page 7 •University forensics, Page 16 __ Oregon Daily. w Emerald Wednesday, October 7, 1987 Eugene. Oregon Volume 89, Number 25 GTFF voices grievances outside Johnson Hall By Mike Drummond Emerald Associate Editor Rumblings of labor unrest were heard once again on cam pus when Graduate Teaching Fellow Federation President Chuck Hunt and a handful of GTFs gathered on tho steps of lohnson Hall Tuesday morning to voice their grievances with the State System of Higher Education and the University. Unlike the recently resolved Oregon Public Employees Union dispute, campus GTFs aren't demanding wage in creases, but rather policy le niency regarding health care, job evaluations and '"censor ship" of their newsletter. Graduate teaching fellows also would like the State System and the University to provide job descriptions or lists of job requirements for GTFs. At Tuesday's press con ference Hunt elaborated on GTFF demands, and maintain ed that the State System and the University have refused to give ground even though the GTFF has attempted to seek a com promise. Hunt said. The GTFF contract expired July 1. l‘IR7. Negotiations bet ween the GTFF. the State System and the University con tinued for six months; however, negotiations broke off last Thursday when a state mediator's proposal was re jected by the union. Hunt and other GTFs said the mediator's proposal was iden tical to one they had rejected earlier, and now the union may l>e forced to call in a factfinder to help resolve their grievances. Hunt admitted that the (ITFI probably does not have the power to pull off an effective strike, but maintained with its WOO members on campus, their grievances should la* heard. Ken Kainsing. acting dean of the graduate school, said the press conference and the broken negotiations came as a surprise "I think that there has been movement (on the part of the University) and we have tiargained in good faith." Rams ing said. Even though a strike is unlikely. Kainsing said the University has taken the GTFF seriously in the past and will continue to do so “They (GTFs) am an important part of our academic community." Rains ing added. Turn to GTFF, Page 3 Miller withdraws from district race Eugene City Councilor Jeff Miller withdrew from the race for the District state Legislative seat Monday. Miller was one of five candidates seek ing to replace Ron Eachus, D Eugene. who will resign from the seat if he is confirmed Thursday by the state Senate as a state public utilitity commis sion member. No opposition is expected in the Senate. Miller said although he would like to work in the state Legislature and this is a good opportunity to do it. he has too many commitments in Eugene Leaving his job for six months to work at tht* Legislature would lie very difficult, he said. "Basically, it's just bad tim ing." Miller said. "When I got on the (city) council I didn't see it as a stepping stone I did it because there were things I wanted to do. and now I'm in the middle of doing them " lanet Reruns, the Democratic parly's District 39 chairwoman, said the withdrawal makes the party's job easier now that only four candidates remain for the post. A District 39 Democratic committee of about 70 will choose three names to submit to the county commissioner's of fice. which will then choose Kachus' replacement. A wtthdrawl is “always disappointing to see when the candidate is well qualified." Kerens said The four other candidates are Eugene lawyer Jim Edmonson. Itethel S( hoid hoard member Wes Hare. Santa (Mara area firefighter Carl Below and retired Eugene school teacher Don lajslie. Each us' term ex pires at the end of 1988 The 39th District is heavily Democratic and Includes por tions of northwest Eugene, tin? River Koad-Santa Clara area and Bethel-Danebn. Radius has held the seat since 1985. Job hunting should begin now By Bryan Houston Emerald Contributor For those students who will be graduating from the University this year, or who ore recent graduates, the time to begin searching for a Job is now. But before one should start scouring the classified ads, plenty of preparation is essen tial. according to local career counselors. Knowing one’s abilities and limits is a point stressed by career counselors for all Mdi. According to a Univer sity career counselor, the best way to accomplish this is with s self-assessment evaluation, affording the student the in formation necessary for suc cess In their pursuits. The self assessment process pinpoints the student's skills sod points the way for the fob search, mid Ben Jeffries, a counselor in the University's Career Planning and Place ment Services office. "In a self-assessment, the person should determine his or her strengths, skills, and interests: what would they like to do and where would they like to do it; who they would be interested in work ing for and the setting they would like to work in,” Jef fries said. Susan Roudebush. a career counselor who works out of her home providing private consultations, concurs. “The first maior step in a job March is analyzing one's skills and accomplishments and figuring out what career fits those skiUs.” she said._ Both counselors said that a person enlisting help in a Job search should go to a career placement office with the self assessment process pretty much completed. Jeffries suggested that after this is completed, the sear cher should expend on the things that he or she does well by listing accomplishments and achievements in those strength areas. "Accomplishments can be work-related, civic-related or something else. Employers want those who can help them." ha said. The self-assessment process is never-ending because the further a search continues, the more the searchers discover about themselves and their abilities, he said. Tim Howes. 22. a senior ac counting mafor. started his job search last spring feeling confident and prepared for the hunt, he said. Workers with Career Plann ing and Placement Services also helped Howes unders tand how their system work ed, and he said he undertook some individual research about Interviewing for the job. "It's a great program if you take advantage of It." he laid. Howes advised students seerching for s job through CPPS should be persistent and dedicated to finding the right job, and should keep up with the always-changing in formation that is provided through the office. When the process comas to a point wham the student can safely determine whet career Turn to lobe, Page 3 Photo by Andre Kamrri Ihutk Hunt GTFF president voiced the federation'« com plaints with the State System of Hiffher Education and the University at a press conference held Oct. t> on the steps of lohnstm Hall. The fetleralion will meet attain Thursday to discuss further action. Needs not being met, minority students say By Michael Fisher Emerald Contributor The University has long ex pressed a desire In attract minority students to its classrooms. Many who are enrolled, however, feel their educational and social needs aren't being met. “Our increased efforts to recruit minorities have begun to pay off.” said University Pro vost Richard Hill “The general attitude on campus toward minorities is supportive The consciousness of the faculty has been raised in this area over the last 10 years." Members of the minority stu dent population, however, say some important areas of support are absent at the University. “Getting minorities here is only a small part of it; the main thing is to get them to stay." said Stanley Sykes, a black stu derit majoring in pre engineering "People net>d group unity whore thny live, and it's just nut hern for blacks," said Sykes |uiie Sprague, a hlai k business major, feels that the lack of minority faculty members and peers on campus hinders minority students’ ability to fit in. "You don't have nobody to lean on," said Sprague "It's hard to find other people who you have something in common with " Ho Kim. an Asian-American student studying business, agrees that "there aren't many role models for minority students, and that's not very en couraging to them " "The University is concen trating on numbers (of minority students) and not on quality." she said. Carla Cary, assistant director of the Council for Minority Education at the University, feels "we should ire worried Turn to Minorities, Page ]
