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Media professionals give advice at fair By Laurel Bossi • ,y f-Nf Oregon D*fy I ■r.1,1 Addressing a Saturday morning crowd of atten tive listeners. Professor Thomas Hivins echoed what was concei vably on tfie mind of every stu dent who attended the School of loumalism and Commune etion's annual career conferem e "It's something really more important than the classroom (It's) getting a job." said Bivins, out lining the main goal of the conference Organized by the University chapter of the Pub lic Relations Student Society of Americ a. the con ference began early Saturday at the law school and lasted until mid-afternoon. Those who arrived before 9 am. enjoyed a brief round of coffee and refreshments lieforo gathering in one of the large lecture rooms for an hour-long course on how to write resumes and cover letters Following that session, students were invited to join one or more of five panel discussions, which were led by a small group of local and state professionals. Focusing on their respective fields (broadcast, advertising, public, relations, magazine and news editorial), the media professionals answered myriad questions and heljied to give stu dents an idi'ii of thu currant opportunities ami trends m each field After the panel discussions, which lasted rtni^li ly two hours, students and guests were trented to n catered Him h at tin* KMU Fir Room Following lunch, everyone reconvened at the law school for the final session of the dav While the importance of networking was pur haps the i enter of much of the discussion, some of the more subtle nec essities of a good job se.rn h were detailed as well Guests gave students advice on everything from wage expec tntions to the best way to give an interview Overall, most in attendance seemed to have lieen pleased w ith the quality of the conferrm e PRSSA President (lathy Roylo and Vice President hnstina Kuckartz were eager to call it a sui t ess after has tng spent months organizing and preparing for the event, which was funded In the Sc hool of Jour nalism and Communication. Rivins, PRSSA faculty adviser, also had a pose live response regarding the conferem e and expressed hope that next year the conferenc e will bust out of the already expansive law sc hool lec ture room as attendanc e doubles or triples in size Council extends deadline for networking event By Edward Klopfenstein ■•«w £,n> Upper-division students can still get a free lunch and good company through the Student University Relations Count it s ■'Take a Duck to Lunch" pro gram. SURC extended the previous Jan. 2H deadline to tins Friday because only 20 students have signed up for the annual net working event. Having so few students sign up this year is unusual, said |oe Giansante, director of special programs in the Alumni Associ ation. "Students seein to lie concen trating on midterms and studies this year.” Giansante said "But programs like this is what they study lor ( lake a Ihnk to Lunch") allows people to get those jobs About 40 area businesspeople have already registered lor the program and possibly another It) might he registering soon, (uansante said The program is sponsored by the Kugene Area Chamber of Commerce and SlIRC The lull cheon will be at the Pittman Room in the Casanova Center, near Autr.en Stadium, from noon to 1 10 p.m Feb. 24. The program is currently open to all University students in their junior or senior year However, the program may he opened up to graduate students it all tin* spots cannot ht* mlml. (iiaiisaille said "I'm .sure thtiv re going to do what they have to do to fill those spills, lie said Applications for the program aro available at either Room 12,t Agate or Kikiiii 2-to lohnson Mall and are due I'ridav at 5 p m SI K(. espei.tally encourages business majors to apply, m lording to a press release by the group Community participants ibis year include professions as wide-ranging as accountants and bankers tu dentists and publish ers. the group said For more information, contact SUKC. at 240-2107. Timber slash yields fashionable furniture AGNEVV, Wash. (AP) — What do i owboys and yuppies have in common7 Not much, except maybe they like the same kind of furniture Dressed in traditional hicko ry shirt and overalls. John llubbs of Agnew looks more like a logger than an artist And he mixes those traits in his business Northwest Pole Furni ture. llubbs. 40. Iiecamo interested in the trade as a youngster working on his grandfather's 182,000-acre cattle ranch in Colorado. Cowboys who mend ed fences needed a place to stay in remote areas of the ranch a< cessible only by horse Hubbs helped them build cabins, beds, tables, chairs and benches from poles made from nearby trees lie's lieen making pole furni ture ever since, but det ided to get into the business about five sears ago He was inspired by i flanges that were taking place in the timber industry , so he sold his Northwest Carpet ( leaning business He wrote a poem about the i fiange that he uses in promo tional material Once upon a time in the Croat Northwest Trees wore cut and they took only the best After many, many years we created such a mess The solution to this problem was anyone's guess. The day has finally come and now we find We must do something with the mess left behind. What could we do. no one agrees What value these poles that will never lie trees? An id ini hits now come from 11 small company To build furniture as done in past history We use what was left and i:lo<pi up that mess To build Pole Turniture that is truly lies! Using the environmental movement to spur Ins interest Hubhs started cleaning up the slash left behind from timber cuts, getting permits from the U S Forest Service and permis sion from private landowners "It’s a waste paradise out there," he said, adding that he's found old growth logs that have been on the ground for (it) years Hubhs said he’s impressed with changes in attitude in the timber industry "Environmental things have ( hanged people's attitude a lot." he said "The wood indus try has hi! a realization stage Even though there is a gold mine ot supplies in the forest, the business hasn't led Hubhs to a pot of gold lie blames it on the economy and his lack, of know ledge in marketing He said with the dow nturn in tlie fishing and logging indus tries on the North Olympii Peninsula he's had to go else where to sell his hand-made creations "You have to go where peo ple have money," he said, adding that means going to shows in big cities and doing special projects for wealthy people, like a deck and a guest house ho built lor the well known Nordstrom family of department store fame Even though the money isn't here. Hubhs has no plans to leave He saiil he needs to stay in the country l»»< ause ( dies have too many laws about noise and dust And besides, he's close to Ills materials here although they are getting harder to find lluhhs searches for slash way hai k in the woods tar from logging roads, often in swampy areas. "The gnarlier and nastier the wood the (letter." he said Hut the i edar. fir and alder poles are sturdy To prove that point lluhhs has a photograph of a |eep tie drove on top of a lied frame fie made. Mat k home fie dries out the poles then grinds off the bark After sanding it fie stores it ill a huge warehouse until lie's ready to make something What happens if he makes a mistake' It's yuppie firewood/' he said with a smile And fiends and ( urves are what people want lluhhs said tie lias some sti« k items with simple designs that are lower priced. but his buyers want more complicated and unique designs Hubhs makes such regular items as tables and chairs, and creative things such as yard swings and toboggans. He has even lieen asked to build coffins. But his creations are not ( heap The 120-pound tobog gan sells for $2,000 and the swing $3,000 They art) expen sive because he uses a time consuming process. A rocking chair, for example, takes about 50 hours to make and sells for aboutS425 Program promoting parental education By Anne Mosor-Kornfeld The University in i nnjuni lion with Hit* M.m h of Dunes is offering Babies tuuf > oil." i series ol seminars that start ed |.in 27 iiini liis! through Mari li 1 ' The seminars are held Thursdays from noon to 1 |i in Lunch is pros filed iiml the workshops ore free of charge l he si<rvi( e. developed hv Mart fi of Dimes, is marketed nationally to promote good prenatal edm ation and t are Karen Logvin, (llnldi are and Family Serv u es ndministra tor. worked with S.u red Heart Health System and the State Fmplovees Benefits Hoard of the University to make the program available to faculty and -staff Logvin said the response hv partii ip.ints has lieen great People loved the first sum mar and asked lots of ques lions " she said It is still pos slide lor someone interested in the program to sign up hv proregistering and calling Hit 0159 Participants don't have to tool tlii'ir privet v is an Issue I lie group decided from the onset to retain full confiden tiality Ins ause the det tsion to consider becoming pregnant, or, if a part it ipant is pregnant and hasn’t told her depart ment. can lie stressful The program is a pilot pro jot t The University is being list'd as a testing ground for future programs In compa nies in Oregon l.ogvin. who at Is as fat i 11 tat or for the ses mods said "the program is cost-effective in terms of iiiedu id insurant e Topit s t overed include "Drugs. 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