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Show DAILY HERALD Friday, September 17, 2004 Majors kind of student who wants to take charge of their own des- Continued from D6 said. The University of Dayton, for example, this year has 101 students concentrating in entrepreneurship, the most since it introduced the curriculum in 1999. "I think they're seeing their parents and relatives either lose jobs or become what's being called underemployed,'' said Robert Chelle, director of the Ohio college's Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. "We're experiencing a very confident Delta Continued from D6 The exchange, which S&P said would reduce Delta's total debt by about $875 million, is conditioned on the airline getting an agreement from its pi Comcast , CoQegeRe d cruiter.com, recommends stuChelle said the program's v dents first consider their competeachers stress students shouldtencies, interests and values. "Notice that compensation is n't expect to start their own business right out of school, alnot one of the factors. Notice that employment rate is not though it's possible. Rather, one," Rothberg said. "If they fothey should look first for work in corporate and government cus on what they're good at, what they like to do, and what's development offices, or nonprofits looking to expand. important to them, there's an excellent chance that they will Dayton junior Rob Vanderhey-dea double-majin finance end up in a job upon graduation and enrxepreneurship, wants to that will make them happy." first get a corporate job, so he Plus, a student's major often can learn some real-lif- e stuff behas nothing to with their evenfore I go out on my own." tual career, causing many to recommend that students with Majors in computer security fields are also and health-car- e no clear career ambitions choose broadly focused majors. popular, educators say, with "What the pundits are telling jobs battling computer viruses and taking care of aging baby us is that most of our students boomers expected to remain in who are graduating now are demand in coming years. likely to have either second or But most experts say basing a third careers in 10 to 15 years," said Andrew FlageL dean of admajor decision solely on the exmissions at George Mason Unipected hot jobs of the future is not necessarily wise. versity. "They need sufficient tiny.'' ' have picked up on that And at a time when Donald Trump is a poster boy for reality TV, entrepreneurship has become a popular major. A 1970 survey found only 16 college courses on the topic, according to Maria Anton, executive editor of Entrepreneur magazine. Last year, 825 colleges offered entrepreneurship classes, she . Steven Rothberg, president of Minneapolis-base- Continued from D6 have access to 22 million subscribers and could be worth billions of dollars in the future. Burke predicted that Comcast's programming alliance with Sony would be only the beginning. "The resources that Sony brings to bear in home entertainment dovetail beautifully with our strategy," he said. "Eventually the partnership will extend way beyond where it began" Burke would not elaborate, but he pointed to Sony's position as the leading manufacturer of televisions, video game boxes and other entertainment devices. Comcast's relationship with Sony could help it overcome a hurdle that has threatened cable's expensive gambit, according to analysts. Since 1996, Comcast and other U.S. cable providers have spent more than $85 billion to upgrade their networks to deliver video on demand and other services in an effort to undercut their satellite rivals. . But Hollywood studios have been unwilling to give cable operators access to their newer films, fearing that consumers would be less likely to buy DVDs if those movies were on cable at the same time. In the near future, most of the Sony and MGM titles would be available to Comcast for video on demand only after they have aired on premium cable channels such as HBO and Showtime, and long after their DVD release. Still, the joint venture would d . ' : ofl prices, the jobs picture and the presidential race all com- . , . ing into play, however, a great deal of uncertainty remains. Market watcher say this shouldn't scare investors to the sidelines, but it underscores the need to keep expectations in check. "Now through the end of the year there might be some anxiety, but this is the time to real- ly get back to business and make your money in the market," said David Hegarty, head trader at Commerzbank Securities. "We have four more months here, so this is where the action happens. I'm confident in the market going through the end of the year. I dont think we'll put in spectacular gains, but I think the market could go another 2 percent higher." pass-throug- h ar , . . irr the latesoffer. Whilethe company said the collateraHs worth about $1.3 billion, King warned that, based on the history of airline collateral, it's "highly likely that its market value is below its appraised value." V Delta's restructuring plans but was rebuffed. CreditSight's King said the company took "an imperious approach" by offering a "take it or leave it" offer without explaining its plan. King also sees some pitfalls in of certain equipment trust cercertificates and tificates that are backed by old-er aircraft of questionable value. One group of holders asked for an extension of the offer to get more information about giant warned that revenue for the current quarter would be lower than the previous period, and full-yegrowth was likely to trail the industry. Regulators are investigating the company for possible ac- counting fraud. Delta Air Lines Inc. was down 9 cents at $4.01, after an independent auditor raised doubts about the carrier's financial viability, and the company revised its annual report to include the possibility of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Joining the list of tech concerns that have issued earn-- ings warnings, Lawson Son ware Inc. shed 13 percent, or 77 cents, to $5.36, after an- nouncing that it expects results for the latest quarter due to an unexpected drop in tech spend- - VC We r122P wireless never stop working for your itaifeg fare lira - fifth-large- Nortel shed 7.9 percent, or 30 cents, to $3.50, after the Canadian telecom equipment . Continued from D6 limitations on some $2.5 billion ends at 5pm on Oct. 14 unless extended, may "help persuade pilots that management is seeking sacrifices from a range of stakeholders, not just labor," said S&P. The exchange offer comes just a week after Delta said it failed to get consent to remove give Comcast.limited access to some titles at the time of their DVD release in an experiment that could become a template for all of Hollywood. "If Comcast gets earlier releases for Sony titles, that would be great," analyst Moffett said. "But if this becomes a tipping point for the entire movie industry, that's a home run." Since becoming the largest U.S. cable operator in late 2002 through the acquisition of AT&T Broadband, Comcast has sought to increase its reach and power by controlling more content. After kicking the tires when Vivendi Universal put its entertainment assets up for sale last' year, Comcast made its boldest bid yet for movie content: the unsolicited bid for Disney. , Smarting from the rejection, Comcast Chief Executive Brian L Roberts was gu­ when MGM came on the block. But he came to Sony's rescue when Time Warner Inc. emerged as the lead bidder for MGM about two weeks ago. Comcast passed on a deal during the Labor Day weekend in which it would have become an equity partner in Sony's proposed MGM acquisitioa But it did agree to the cable channel programming partnership, with an option to become an equity owner in MGM later. Comcast's entry into the deal gave Sony's financial partners the confidence to raise their bid, effectively knocking out Time Warner. Analysts said Time Warner might now be even more determined to buy Adelphia Communications Corp., the US. cable TV operator. Stocks educational grounding so they have the opportunity to make those shifts." For some, the economic ups and downs and recent corporate scandals have influenced their choice of majors. When Bobby Cupp started college at the University of California-Berkle- y in 2001, he recalls, "it seemed that a career in software was a safe bet, the path that would guarantee wealth, even if it wasn't all that interesting. Nowadays, it's hard to sec what the safe bet would be "At the same time, the Enrons and Tycos and Halliburtons have really bathed the corporate world in a negative light," he said. So Cupp settled on a major in urban education. 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