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Show i Thursdsay, October 21, 2010 Holly Coombs, liii.ll National unemployment rate college-educate- d persons rate lower than the average. By HOLLY COOMBS hcoombssuunews com College students can avoid economic struggles by staying out of debt and getting an Baker, education, said Joe managerial economics professor. The unemployment rate for college-educate- d (people) is much lower than the national average so stay in school and finish, he said. Try to major in something that you will have a chance to get a job in Business, education, nursing and engineering are usually very good for the job market. Kim Craft, managerial economics professor, agreed. For new college graduates, (their) academic major is the biggest factor in determining who gets a job offer before graduation, Craft said. He mentioned a survey taken by the National Association of 586-548- 8 L, V shows EDITOR j PACE 7 O Cw-Liw'w College Employers Feb. 9 to of respondents in these fields April 30 that researched what had job offers by the time of types of jobs brought success to graduation, according to the cc, liege graduates. survey. More than 400 colleges Craft said the results are nationwide participated in the consistent with those of earlier survey and more than 31,500 NACE studies, and suggest students nearly that, in general, the state of the responded; 13.000 of those were seniors. economy and job market do that not play a significant role in found The survey bachelor's degree graduates in determining which majors are five categories accounting, most attractive to employers, science, business, computer although they may affect which and the social engineering majors are at the sciences fared best bottom in terms in receiving a post"For new of demand. college job, Craft graduates, said in evaluating the finding (their) academic said cc"ge br a promising future Baker survey. employment 40 major is the than More is one of the the of percent hardest things factor." biggest seniors responding college Kim Craft for in each of these students. received categories Part-tim- e offers before job come to hard are by, he said. jobs graduating. secret to the said Baker Accounting majors earned the is to stay out success financial 47 percent nearly top spot reported receiving job offers, of debt. An easy way to do this is to followed by business with 45 use credit cards, he said. not to the survey. percent, according Cut them up. Debit cards work In comparison, new graduates with degrees in English, foreign just like credit cards, (but) dont language and education fared allow you to borrow. less than 30 percent Baker said a lot of companies worse try to get students to sign up for credit cards, which can cause the student to graduate with substantial debt and start their Students Graduating With Job Offers Yes Major life in the hole. Kelsi Price, a senior ecvnomics major from Salt Lake City, said students need to budget their of Responses No of Responses and that many websites offer budgeting help. She said Zions Bank has a way to help customers budget their money in their accounts and people can always tell bank officials to decline their card in case they might ever get close to overdraft. Price said students need to be more aware of their money use. (College students) never have experience with budgeting and don't care what they spend, she said. She also said social spending is a problem. This includes spending money on boyfriends, girlfriends or friends when the money may be needed elsewhere. Price also said networking helps students get jobs. economics Dave Tufte, associate professor, said students need to have a budgeting technique. money See DEBT, Page 8 Halloween apparel defines personality By GINNY ROMNEY gromneysuunews.com Wandering the aisles of particular superstore, I noticed it looked like the Great Pumpkin threw up all over the place. Colorful candy, waxy costume make-u- p and severed limbs lined the entrance along with plastic spiders and their cottony webs. 1 used to think Halloween was defined by these items, but after looking at the costume discovered I've section Halloween is the zombie version of Mardi Gras. Cady Heron, played by Lindsey Lohan a may have said it best Ir in Mean Girls tradition of kids begging for edible plunder in exchange for nor pranking the innocent How civilized homeowner. does that sound? When a costume is donned on Halloween, one loses their identity. Behavior is no longer restricted by moral values because a new personality has been adopted. The costumed person can be anyone or anything. Monica Broadhead, a senior from major psychology Spanish Fork, disagreed and said instead of becoming someone else, its almost like people tre creating a picture of their truest selves. Halloween is a time when people EXPERT create a real-life the regular world, avatar that displays Halloween is when certain aspects of the children dress up in uninhibited form of costumes and beg for themselves, whether candy. In girl world, it be the light, happy Halloween is the one or dark, devious night a year when a version, she said. girl can dress like a Sometimes I feel total slut and no other that it kind of gives girls can say anything l. jt- you a glimpse for one about it. The hardcore night what people binny would really like to girls just wear lingerie ROMNEY and some form of be if there were no animal ears. personal or societal From my shopping, it seems restrictions. like the Mean Girls philosophy Is Halloween really that deep? isnt too far fetched. Many Are people really that, well, costumes include short skirts, scandalous9 sexy knee or thigh highs and Lastly, why would someone low cut tops. for a $45 pay Perhaps the most disturbing polyester costume was Minnie Mouses sassy when they could invest in a make-ove- r or Sponge Bobs Victorias Secret bustier? conversion to Sponge Babe. Risque Halloween costumes People dont dress like this may be here to stay, but with in every-da- y file; why is any luck, the cold, Cedar City Halloween different? weather will encourage more Katrina Slabaugh, a junior layers when the Howl rolls biology major from Logan, around. said Halloween is the one time a year society is allowed fo be Ginny Romney is a reporter for the University Journal. She unhinged. can be reached at gromney Shes got a point stents fiom a suimews.com. : -. cheaply-construct- Trick-or-treati- ') i Rock N Roll Forever Club organize event to benefit By ELL1E ANDERSON eandersonsuunews com The Rock N' Roll Forever Club will host a Rocktoberfest'' concert Friday as a boy fundraiser for the club and a ) ear-olnamed David. David, a Cedar City resident, was diagnosed with panreatoblastoma cancer in February. SUU's Quantity Food Production h class has partnered with the Utah Foundation to adopt a wish for David. His wish is to go on a Disney Cruise. Rocktoberfest will take place at 8 p.m. at the Sterling R. Church Auditorium in the Sharwan Smith Center and will feature 5-- d Make-A-Wis- T several bands, including Shadow Seer. The cost is $2 w ith a can of food and S3 w ithout. The can of food will be contributed to the Care and Share, and a portion of the cash received will be donated to help fulfill David's w ish. The Rock N' Roll Forever Club is working with Quantity Food Production, a servicelearning class, to raise the money to grant David's wish. The average cost of giant'ng a wish is S5.000. but the class is trying to raise $10,000 for a Disney cruise for David and four family members as well as all expenses h associated w ith the complete ; package. Make-A-Wis- 5 -- year-old boy According to its website, the Utah chapter h of grants almost 160 wishes a year to U'ah children. Childien whose physicians have affirmed that they have a live threatening condition are asked the question. If you could have anything in the world, go anywhere, be or do anything what would you choose? W hat would you do? Lisa Assante, a Hotel. Resort & Hospitality is the Management assistant professor, Quantity Food Production class instructor. She said her class wanted to invest in the project, especially after they met David. It's a really, really unique opportunity to h be able to partner with Utah s Make-A-Vds- Make-A-Wis- See ROCK, Page 8 PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY GINNY ROMNEY UNIVERSITY JOURNAL For children, Halloween is often about candy, masks and scary movies. However, at college events like the Howl, it has turned into an opportunity for girls to l show off their underwear. |