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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1998)
Seniors’ post-grad plans vary By Amalie Young Higher Education Reporter She’s interviewed for a job with the CIA, but a job in international business will do just fine. Lanessa Oliver, an international studies major, is graduating from the University next week. Most of her college years have been spent preparing for a career that will likely take her around the world. When Oliver got a tip from the University’s Career Center that the CIA was recruiting students who were well versed in a foreign lan guage, she thought she had found her dream job. Oliver, who also has a minor in Scandinavian studies, can speak Swedish and Japanese, and she has lived in both countries. After a brief interview with a CIA representative in Eugene ear lier this year, Oliver was asked to book a flight to the Bay area. Once she arrived, she would have to call a certain telephone number for further instructions, she was told. At first the thought of a covert career as an overseas intelligence officer sounded mysterious and alluring. But having to keep what she did for a living a secret, and the thought of “spying” on people while posing as a friendly foreign er, Oliver decided, was not very appealing. In the end, Oliver did not attend the second interview. “My goals for language learning didn’t match the CIA’s goals,” she said. "I wanted to use my skills and knowledge in a profession that I would get more out of.” Instead, Oliver plans to move to the Bay area to find a job with a firm that deals with international business and needs her language skills, but doesn't make those kind of lifestyle demands, she said. “I want something where lan guage is not my job, but I use it at my job,” she said. According to Larry Smith, director of the Uni versity’s Career Center, students who have international experi ence have "a clear enhancement to their technical competency." Although it is relatively unusu Turn to PLANS, Page 6B LAZAR'S http://lazars.com j 957 Willamette I 687-0898 next to Downtown AtMetfc CM I 18 Coupon Expires 6/20/98. Z L-_I Graduation Special Thinking of Something Special for Graduation ? W' Stop in and let our experienced stall pul that perfect gift together for von! 003544] Congratulations to the future of America! We ship your stuff home! Furniture, computers, stereos, TVs Insured, custom packing • Boxes for sale UPS, land, sea, air Free pick-up over 200 pounds 2705 Willamette Street • 344-3106 [ozezoo PIZZA! One Large single topping only $9.95! FREE DELIVERY! Find out why our customers say it's “The best pizza in Lane County" call 334-5000 CHECK IT OUT!! Not valid with any other 2310 W. 11TH (NEAR ClTYVIEW) offer. Expires 6/21/98 v ' Pearl Garden Apartments 135 E. 19th Call 345-5949 or 343-0131 ^ Exceptionally nice, large 2 bedrooms with patio or balcony ^ Parking, laundry tacilities ^ Close to UofO and Safeway ^ Quiet, pet free $475-$675 fall • $375-$575 summer CALL TODAY FOR DETAILS (541) 4054743 Bast Pvicas unlimited use • no setup fees high speed (56 Kbps'): $22.5Q/month individual (33.6 Kbps) $17/month email only: $6/month 28 East 11th Street, Eugene, OR 97401 e-mail: sales@cyber-dyne.com ■ web: http://www.cyber-dyne.com/ Open Mon.-Fri 10:30*m-5:00pm l Sat. 11:30am-5:00pm BEARD FRAME SHOPS An Event worth framing Congratulations to the Class of 1998! In recognition of your achievements, we would like to custom frame your diploma for Bring this ad into the Beard Frame Shops nearest you, and turn your diploma into a beautiful framed memory! 5alle> Kiter Inlnt'1 IlcimKomi 255 Valley River Coiner « « ».eilvseareh.eom (541) .UV6W4' S00-245-6464 /«*■ uther lin minus Kueene hreil Meyer •Vti.l W. I III). Suite F (541) 6X7-0574
