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.
Alcohol and Tobat t o During
Pregnant v" and "( umiplu a
lions During Pregnant \
Pile intention of the pro
gram is to ensure a happy,
healths pregnant v anti to
make the new mother as pro
pareil as she t an he l.ogvin
said.
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