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Show COMME ARY THETiillNDERBIRD · SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY·THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1993 • PAGE 4 FIND A DEMAND AND SUPPLY IT m y child graduated from the university-did wellalways conscientious and responsible-Looked for job opportunities in the state, pa rtly to stay close to the family and partly because she genuinely feels she owes her home state something. She's had a great education here-taken the best the state had to offer and wants to give something back. But there are no opportunities that use her full training. She's had three job offers in other states that are dose to double the compensation he could get here. So, reluctantly, she is choosing among the three-and will use her superior educa.t ion, funded largely by the taxpayers of Utah, to contribute to the economy of some other state." Could thi parent very well be talking about you upon graduation day? What can students do to prepare to stay in Utah, with its beautiful scenery, open sky, and high quality of life? ls it the government's job to create jobs? ls it SUU' responsibility to somehow guarantee jobs for its graduates? Well Like everything else in the "real world," the final respon ibility rests with the individual. There are three steps to xamine: yours Lf, your educati nal goals and resources, and society' needs. SUU's Placement Center can help individuals discover their talents an aptitude through t t and "Choices," a computer program. The center also has a library of resources concerning resumes, interviews, careers, job markets, etc. Already enrolled at SUU, we should look at our educational resources here. The university was originally established as a teacher training school and still retains that emphasis-39 percent of 1991 graduates obtained a teaching certificate along with their four-year degree. And, in 1989 the Placement Office, by request of President Gerald R. Sherratt, prepared a report to indicate where graduates found employment Of those employed, 68 percent were employed in Utah, 10 percent in Nevada, seven percent in California, five percent in Arizona, and nine percent in other states. The report does not indicate whether these jobs were related to students' degrees, nor does it show what percentage of the graduates were native to these states. The best guarantee for future employment is understanding of society's needs and personal preparation. Find a need, and fill it-find a demand, and supply it. Free enterprise is our opportunity to go as far as we want Talk to people in the fields that interest you. Ask what's really important to know-maybe an accounting, or greenhouse, or dance class is something you should consider. We can prepare ourselves now to be the ones who improve our native state's economy. THE THUNDERBIRD SOUTHERN VTAH UNIVERSITY • CEDAR CITY, VTAH Edit« Jmnlfu Morky Opinioa Di:naor Jason D. Nonh Opinion A.louat Htatha On:en Sp,ru Ed..,,. J:ry Hinum .U..- Edit...- Bill Galvan Advauoi,.11.cp Travis Newman F.ak, Advioff I.my Bakn "->ciak Ad'll'iott Lynn S. O.nneu n. Tlur.Jd,inl i., publilhcd - i , Mondiry and Thund.,y of the IIClldc:mk yn_r bJ ond lor !he cuclfflt body of .ftlliaud wid, the UniYmitf'• ckponmenr of communication. Thr vi<wl and optnioru - . . d In ti,- of individual wrloas ond do """ n«ll'Uarily rdlec:t the .,.... of in< in,tinuion. f'xuky, mJr 0< ,rudmr body In ..,,....I. The U1Uiened edi1Drial dilffllr abcM, ii rho opinion of 71>< Tll......!minl u a slnck mar,. Lrmm ID the «!ilOr must be typed ond lndudr the name and phone number. Only the name will be prinllld. Noma will not be wilhbeld .,ndt, any drcurNtmea and the edia,r _,.,.. edlnnc prmlqa. Lrmm muoc Ito 1ubmia.d br noon Friclap ior Monday «!iDOnlj S p.m. T.....bys for Thuroday edi!ions. G......_ Any indMdual wid, a ,rieYaJla oplruo n,. 7lu,...lc,l,inl 1hould dir«:t ouch J)1'C)blem fl11t IO rho tdilO,. U unraol,,ed, lNt ,nevanae should the,, be dirtmd m the odvixr. lf ltill uruac>Md, the ~ should Ito di""11d 10 the SUU Puhlk:otiano Council, 586-7710. Soumcm Utah Univ<nity and i., no< n. n . ~ .... n. Tlurndd,inl offica In suu Tochnoloer Buildlnc OOJ. Mail .. suu 8ox 93&t. Cedar a.,. ur 84720. Pboci.- (801) 586-7757, 5867758, 586-7750, 586-S-188. FAX 5865437. ACCESS Profs ignored basic livestock facts 'Access' is a recurring guest editorial feature in which memben of 1he SUV campus communicy ma1 comment on important is.sues. Toda,'s column is written lry Daniel L Gardner, a freshman majoring in biology. In the Thursday, Feb. 18 Access column of The Thunderbird , our esteemed SUU professors set out to discredit Jeremy Rifkin and the comments he made at the Jan. 28 Convocation. I, along with others who encouraged me to write this article, felt that the professors' article failed to include some basic facts necessary to illuminate the situation and problems surrounding the production of livestock both locally and globally. It is a fact that both dearcutting and slash-and-bum techniques are used to clear land, often rainforest, to create grazing pasture. This deforestation annually contributes 25 percent of the CO2, a major greenhouse gas, released into the atmosphere. Worldwide, cattle contribute about seven percent of methane, a gas even more threatening than CO2 into the atmosphere. Methane has a life span of seven tO 10 years in the atmosphere, CO2 has a life span of 500 years. While scientists argue the effects and dangers of the greenhouse effect, the situation is getting much worse. Thousands of tons of greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere due to the use of fossil fuels and deforestation. The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere has gone up by 25 percent since the industrial revolution, causing a rise in global temperature. Global temperarure is always in a state of flux but has never increased at the rate at which it has since the industrial revolution. Overgrazing accounts for 35 percent of global land degradation . In the U.S. and Canada overgrazing is responsible for 30 percent of the land degradation. Deforestation accounts for another 30 percent of global land degradation, much of the 5,800 acres of tropical forests destroyed each hour-an area equal to the size of England each year-is cleared for livestock grazing. Fifty percent of the plant and animal species in exisrence are suspected to live in these tropical forests. Moderate estimates report that 50 species of plants and animals are lost each day to extinction. Most of these species have not been srudied in depth and many have not yet been named. We do not know the consequences we face for the loss of fragile biodiversity tO deforestation. The U.S. Cancer lnstirute claims that out of the 300 plants having anti-cancer properties, 70 percent are found within the tropical rainforests. Over 50 million indigenous people make the rainforests their home. The loss of biodiversity and the increasing problem of desertification are direct results of deforestation and livestock production. It talc.es between 22 and 44 ti.mes less fossil fuel to produce beans and grains than meat. It takes 16 pounds of feed and 2,500 gallons of water to produce one pound of beef. An estimated 85 percent of all topsoil erosion is a direct result from raising livestock. Calorie for calorie you can obtain an equivalent amount of protein from vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower as you can from beef. Western rangeland is suffering considerably froll) invader species of plants. Plants such as Halogeton glo,mratus, snakeweed, cheat grass, and Russian thistle are taking their toll on ou r public lands. These invading plants kill with their poisons, cause animals to abort their fetuses, and push the once abundant prairie grass .stands and the wildlife that depended on them into no(\-e.Kistence. Cheat grass provides good forage for only a small portion of the grazing season; it absorbs most of the available water content in the soil and destroys the chance for other plants to survive. It i.s common practice for the Forest Service to chain and roller chop (drag a water-filled drum armed with blades behind a bull dozer) pinyon juniper forests . The Forest Service claims that grazing lands are "invaded" by the forest as a result of unrestrained use of the area by livestock. Still, the Forest Service will not (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5) |