Show ft Peace Corps by Sue Hodgson managing editor Do you know what you’ll be doing after you graduate? While job prospects look pretty bleak for most college grads ACTION offers an opportunity to travel while applying your in the US through either degree VISTA or in any of 51 other Peace Corps countries Peach Corps and VISTA representatives are on campus this week to tell students about ACTION programs including a Guatemala sheep project which will be filled by “USU is always a good place to “pre-slottin- recruit” said Ericson g” Stephanie area ACTION’S communications manager “It has more of the skills we need than most schools” With “pre-slotting- ACTION ” has its professionalized exMs Ericson recruiting plained that it is like applying for a regular job “The applicant applies for a specific job in a specific country she said “They find out the same dayif they got it rather than waiting four or five months for an answer” She said this new process is necessary because they are dealing with more professionalized people who 'can’t af- ford to wait around for an an- swer “We are getting away from offer travel experience VISTA liberal arts people in the Peace of people wandering around Corps and going for those of wondering what to do who are specialized skills” Ms Ericson having difficulty finding jobs or said who don’t know what to go into” The liberal arts people are The jobs in Guatemala are VISTA she said toward leaning among the first to be filled by precounin developing “People slotting MEricson said She believes an ACTION extries don’t need sophisticated skills like psychology” she said perience is worthwhile ’ J? £ “We don’t expect people to go “They need to eat and dig latrines” into it idealistically without She said it is former ACTION asking ‘What’s in it for me?”’ she volunteers who get the job said Ms Ericson said it’s a good descriptions in the various countries so they are quite ac- chance to travel and do things curate before one gets tied down It also “They make no bones about the gives the worker experience in conditions so the applicants his field which helps later when aren’t disappointed when they applying for jobs “You may be the most get there” Ms Ericson said Peace Corps is currently trying knowledgeable person in the to get the sheep project underway whole country in a particular in Guatemala Dr Milton field rather than starting out at Madsen professor of animal the bottom of the ladder as most science at USU was invited to college grads do” she said At USU representatives are survey the sheep production in this summer and make situation for students looking recommendations to ACTION agriculture economics He said the sheep area is education home ec health low accounting business physical ed the and overgrazed be must improved and nutrition for projects starting production “The people are in bad this Jan in Chile Columbia economic straits” said Madsen Costa Ecuador ACTION representatives Lou Tudor (left center) and Bill Rica (right center) discuss Peace Corps and VISTA opHonduras “They live on subsistance Guatamala in the UC basement Both are former volunteers and Peru rations” portunities Nicaragua Paraguay ACTION representatives are in who now recruit others Madsen said this type of job gives a person the chance to the UC basement this week to photo by Ken Sink make a real contribution while at give more information the same time learn about himself “It’s an opportunity to find life goals” he said “There are a lot r: jf n x'v Mc-Clea- i ry h am Li u Utah State University Logan Utah Wednesday Nov Vol 72 Number 18 6 1974 16 Pages BSU president hopeful for increased awareness by Susan Coltharp Staff Writer "One of the main purposes of the Black Student Union is to bring cultural awarness and information J 'XX to the rest of the student body" said Lynn Lanier President of the Black Student Union at Utah v- State NO LONGER a school bus four Logan merchants provide it to take students to and from the city Bus to photo by Dave Swisher service USU Thanks to four downtown businesses a shuttle bus is now running between the UC and Logan City on Friday's and Saturday's Garth Balls a member of the ASUW president's cabinet said the bus runs from the UC to Logan every Friday at 1:30 pm and returns at 4:15 pm The bus makes two runs on Satuday leaving first at 10 am and then again at 1:15 pm returning at 4:15 pm he said The bus is free to students Balls said He added that the four businesses which wish to remain unnamed are hoping that other downtown merchants will eventually support the program Balls said he would like the bus service will last next quarter "We hope to continue all year long" he said Balls said students would be polled this week to see if they wished the bus to make other stops besides the UC Areas such as the McKay dorms and university dorms have been suggested for additional stops Any student input into the bus schedule and stops should be given to himself or to ASUSU President Craig Cummings Balls said The group which has been on campus since 1970 has seen some changes during the past four years According to Lanier both the size and the amount of participation have grown There are a lot of new Black students on campus and for the first time there are more girls Lanier said that this is unusual for a campus in this area The girls are actively involved involved in activities panels and seminars The Another one of the goals role of the Black male and of the group is to help with female in America today minority recruitment on will be discussed to try to the campus They would dispel some of the myths like to see a lot more of the Sponsors Soc Hop minority students attending this university After Weber State According to Lanier there hasn't been a football game the BSU to will sponsor a KCPX Soc student minority receive a tuition wavier in Hop The group was seven years He said that allocated $1000 this year they are working on seeing to work with this situation changed Ths group also wants to see the administration consider all of the minority groups such as Many Eagles MECHA and Lanier said that rather than having just one Black Emphisis Week there will be activities each month In February there will be a Black History Week which include Shirley campus Lanier said that Chisom as a featured raising rather than being in- speaker a fundSide-Cell for dinner dependent organizations BUS as part of the will a they want to work with Anemia and groups such as AWS and Black performing group in the group and many STAB to achieve their Symposium Soon Later in the spring there times prove to be the most goals Food enthusiastic For the first time this will be a" three-daBlack Student Crisis Symposium to Lanier said that he feels year the Union has representatives highlight the year This the approximately has in other groups on campus will have speakers such as group "turned around for the There are members in Dick Gregory The College better" this year In the various committees in of Agriculture will cofor example sponsor this past apathy had been a STAB BSU coThe Lanier is encouraged by has already problem because the members felt sl!cc they sponsored a successful the plans of the group for were few in number fashion show with AWS this year and hopes to see nothing substantial could and there are many more some worthwhile things be accomplished Now plans for the rest of the accomplished The Black Lanier said there are a lot year They will work with Student Union meets every of freshmen and new AWS for Sex Week by Sunday at 3:30 pm in UC students who want to get providing speakers for 335 well-know- n y 80-mem- Red Cross on campus today tomorrow: give em blood |