Vol. XIII, No. 23
Clackamas Community College
Wednesday, April 30,1980
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Looking for summer job?
Look at Placement Center
By Mike Koller
for out of the area, at camps
and parks such as Glacier
Although many collegians National Park, Yellowstone
|ook forward to the summer as National Park and Keystone
:a time for excessive beer resort in Colorado. These types
.drinking
and
leisurely of jobs are a tremendous ex­
recreation in the sun,-ft’s also a" perience,
especially, for
time when many finally have to someone who is majoring in
fget off of their duffs and face education. But the pay is not
that dreaded three letter word, great,’’-Ellis said.
“job.”
Ellis also indicated that tem-
Some head for the big city poraty employment agencies,
with only a vague idea of what such as Manpower, Kelly Ser­
-type of job they would like, and vices and many others in the
by the end of the day return local area, are a good place to
'home tired and frustrated with start when looking for summer
dismal prospects.
employment.
Students here at the College
¡¡can avoid the hassles and
“I’ve made up a four-page
disenchantments of an unfruit­ list of the temporary em­
ful day of job hunting by ployment agencies and what
^walking over to the Job they can offer for students who
Placement Center located in are interested, but they
the Community Center, shouldn’t be confused with
possibilities, tips and infor­ agencies that charge fées for
bnation concerning many dif­ finding you a job,” Ellis em­
ferent types of jobs are phasized.
available there for the asking.
“Temporary employment
[ According to Kate Ellis, agencies are free and usually
placement specialist, now’s the offer good work experience at
¡time to start looking for em­ sometimes more than one
ployment for the summer mon­ place,” Ellis said.
ths.
With inflation at 18 percent
I “Right now, most of the job and unemployment rates clim­
openings we have available are bing, it seems available jobs
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Would be on the decrease, but
according to Ellis,', the
economic factor hasn’t been
noticeable yet.
“Usually this time of year is
slow for job openings for the
summer, then in May things
start picking up. In two weeks
we should be able to tell what
type of effect inflation will
have,” Ellis indicated.
Ellis also said that CETA
(Comprehensive Employment
Training Act) will be offering
employment to those between
14-22 years, based on financial
need.
State universities will soon be
letting out and the large influx
of students returning home for
the summer will leave even
fewer job openings in the metro
area, so students, here at
Clackamas who need to make
a little money this summer
should now begin to take ad­
vantage of their head start.
The Job Placement Center is.
ready and willing to assist in
any way they can to give your
Summer job hunting a little
more direction and, hopefully,
a job you’ll be satisfied with,
Ellis said.
And the winner is
The 1980 Associated Student Gover­
nment presidential race is over, with Eric
Etzel scoring a winding 142 votes.
Tom Hammett, who withdrew from the
race last week, received 29 votes and write-
in candidates received 48 votes.
For the office of vice president, Nteva
Barker prevailed with 10(kvotes over Vin­
cent (Max) Maxian who had 73, Tony Taylor,
who drew 32 and 15 write-ins.
Cindy Vetter reigns over the title of
business manager. Her competitor, Chris
Phillips, lost with 59 votes. There were 23
write-in votes.
Cherlynn Clark, running unopposed for
secretary, will enter the office with 193
votes. Write-ins for that office numbered
27.
Happy that she won, Clark stated, “I think
next year will be a great year.” She said, “All
the people who won are very capable of
doing the job.”
Oregon editor advises
Journalism needs youth
By Sandy Carter
the young editors, writers and
photographers
to
“start
keeping records of what you’re
Stephanie Oliver, editor of doing right now.” Such clip­
Oregon Magazine, told a high pings, she said, will be helpful
school . audience at the in showing potential employers
College’s third annual jour­ just what the job applicant can
nalism conference Thursday do.
that journalism is “a young
Oliver said beginning writers
people’s profession—depen­
dent on the energies that learn by imitatiqn, and pointed
to E.B. White, co-author of
young people.bring to it.”
Advising the budding jour­ The Elements of Style, as the
nalists to “begin thinking of main journalistic hero. “Read
yourselves as media producers, and reread it,” she said,
not just consumers of media,” referring to the Strunk and
Oliver recommended a broad White book. “Use good writing
academic background for or good pictures as models.
potential writers. She stressed Begin to judge quality.”
Speaking from her own ex­
economics, political science
and history as complements to perience, which dates back to
the journalistic necessities of high school newspaper editing
20 years ago, Oliver said, “just
spelling, grammar and typing.
about everyone in media work
“Learn to type,” Oliver said. worked for their high school
“We’re noj ijoing tó read newspaper or yearbook.”
anything that isn’t typed."
In response to questions
Describing reporting as “an from the audience, Oliver ad­
aggressive act,” Oliver urged vised job seekers to show their
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Staff photo by Duffy Coffman
OH SO SERENE-For an exciting, action-packed
story of danger and fun on the Molalla River, turn
to page 4 and hold on tight.
clipping books, as a “demon­
stration of talent.” She termed
“curiosity of mind” thè
singlemost important quality in.
a journalist.
Saying current journalistic
need probably lies most in the
field of investigative reporting,
she qualified the remark by ad­
ding,_ “I’m not saying that we
need more ‘advocacy’ jour?
nalists. Serious, objective,
reporting is what’s needed. ”
Once within the profession,
she said, “get into it deeply, but
keep moving within the field.”
Cautioning against stagnation,
she said, “It’s a great field to get
into, provided you get out of it
intime."
In outlining the qualifications
for entry into the field, Oliver
cited the love of language as a
primary prerequisite, warning
her audience, “If you don’t
love words, forget about jour­
nalism.