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Show Daily Utah Chronicle Wednesday, November 17,2004 take a more active approach by holding protests and filing lawsuits. continued from page 1 "One of the questions we've been asked frequently...is 'When are you ager for the Don't Amend Alliance, going to sue?'" Marquardt said. "I said he agreed with Marquardt that think that most likely, the challenges people should educate the commu-. to Amendment 3 will come up as life nity about the basic legal rights that happens." Amendment 3 denies homosexuals. Marquardt cited a possible exHe added that the topic of gay mar- ample of a gay couple whose family riage itself carries too much emotion challenges the legitimacy of a will after a partner's death. and religious ideals. Mitchell said the audience should Panelist Michael Mitchell, executive director of Equality Utah, said not give up protesting completely, that in addition to education and dis- but that the GLBT community as a cussion, he sees lobbying as a pow- whole should focus on channeling its rage in a proactive manner. erful tactic. Not much is accomplished if the "Early in the session, we're going to have a lobby-training day," he goal is just to stage an angry protest, said "We're talking about bringing in he said. people from all over the state, busInstead, perhaps GLBT supporters sing people in...and getting every- should wear black armbands on Jan. body up on the hill on the same day 1, the day Amendment 3 becomes an to lobby." active law. Charles Milne, program coorMitchell also spoke about Governor-Elect John Huntsman's campaign dinator for the U's Lesbian Gay promise of pushing for reciprocal Bisexual Transgender Resource Center, echoed Beyer and Done's benefits for homosexual couples. "He said it, we're going to push sentiments. him for it," Mitchell said. "We all need to be working togethBecause the proponents of Amend- er from different angles," he said. ment 3 gained a victory on Election He added that building coaliDay, they may become more relaxed tions, both with legislators and with toward other gay issues, such as hate- straight friends, is key. crime legislation, Mitchell said. Done said he agreed with Milne "This may be the year for hate- that straight people can be powerful crime [legislation] to pass," Mitchell allies to the GLBT community. said. "The most powerful thing an ally Together, the panelists also urged can do is be an ally every day," Done the audience to write letters to said. newspapers, volunteer for equalFor more information about berights groups and continue talking coming an ally or about gay issues to friends and family members. in general, visit the LGBT Resource "It's incredibly important as we Center online at www.sa.utah.edu/ approach the holidays...that we take lgbt/ or Union Room 317. Students can attend the LGSU meetings, our partners home," Mitchell said. which are held every Monday at 7:30 For some audience members, the panelists' suggestions were not p.m. in Union Room 411. enough. Some expressed a desire to afriz@chronicle. Utah, edu GLBT ESPN continued from pagei ence how prospective students view the university. "I think it helps recruiting anytime we can get good positive exposure for our campus," Hill said. "It helps the athletics department and the entire university...we're dependent on each other." Kickoff for Saturday's game is at 5 p.m. The "GameDay" crew—Chris Fowler, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit—will broadcast from the west part of the west stadium lot near the TRAX station on Friday and Saturday. Friday's broadcast will begin at 3 p.m. and a radio portion will occur from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The live segment of the broadcast will take place Saturday morning from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and will continue with updates throughout the day. sgehrke@chronicie. utah. edu Int'l students get: ob he P at panel i I • i| J ; ! 1 ."' *> ; 1 1 1 ' "<. . ^ i • ».•* • ..-•». ^ „' >. .,-. -7 t : f' -r, 'rlt e.. Catherine Calllster Staff Writer w f Finding work in the United States can be hard for international stu^_J^n dents, even if they have obtained a degree, according to a panel of experts. i » « ' • i J A. The International Student Council hosted the panel discussion about applying for different work visas and finding companies that will help international students get the visas they need. Lisa Christensen, Career Services assistant director, talked about two options for working hi the United States. The first option allows students to apply for curricular prac- Lisa Christensen, a counselor with Career Services, discusses strategies for tical training while they are still working and attending school as a foreign student In the Union Theatre on in school The training allows stu- Tuesday night. dents to work for less than 20 hours a week for one year in fields related U's International Center. of its work force in the past two to their degrees. It is easier to get Tester discussed the different years." the training if the student's degree types of visas that students can use Many students found the inforinvolves science or technology, but in the mation panel helpful in their search Christensen tells students who are for work. U.S. work force. working on degrees in the humaniHi-B visas, which are working vi"The session itself was very helpties: "Don't limit yourself by a job sas that allow a person to work in ful, especially having a career pertitle—be creative." the United States for up to six years, son, a lawyer and an employer. The In the year after graduation, stu- have become much harder to get in little details helped. I wish it was dents can apply for optional prac- post Sept. 11 America. "It's because a little longer because I had more tical training. The optional training the people involved in 9/11 were on questions that, due to time, were not answered," said Jimmy Mahallows students to work 40 hours F-i student visas," Tester said. per week for up to one year after Having international students in foud, a civil engineering student. they graduate, and is important be- the work force benefits companies For more information about cacause it allows students to "make that can't fill all their positions with reer options for international stuthe connections and contacts while U.S. citizens, but "People are afraid dents, go to the Career Services Web they're still at the university," said to do anything that seems anti- site: http://careers.utah.edu/cs/jobLorina Tester, non-resident alien American," Tester said. Because of search/internationalstudents2.htm. employment coordinator for the this, "America has lost 35 percent ccallisterd>chronicle. utah. edu IT r s Send The Chronicle letters: letters@chronicle.utah.edu The College of Social and Behavioral Science in collaboration with The Ford Foundation proudly presents the Eighth Annual 2004 Rocco C. and Marion S. Siciliano Forum Considerations on the Status of the American Society Dr. Richard B. Freeman is Ascherman Professor of Economics at Harvard University, Co-Director of the Labor and Worklife Program at the Harvard Law School, and Director of the Labor Studies Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is also Co-Director of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics and Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics. Professor Freeman is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of Sigma Xi. He has served on five panels of the National Academy of Sciences, including the Committee on National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists. He has published over 300 articles dealing with a wide range of research interests including the job market for scientists and engineers; the growth and decline of unions; the effects of immigration and trade on inequality; restructuring European welfare states; Chinese labor markets; transitional economies; youth labor market problems; crime; self-organizing non-unions in the labor market; employee involvement programs; and income distribution and equity in the marketplace. He is currently directing the NBER / Sloan Science Engineering Workforce Project (with Daniel Goroff), and an LSE research program on the effects of the internet on labor markets, social behavior and the economy. Thursday, November 18, 2004 Noon Katherine W. and Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr. Auditorium Utah Museum of Fine Arts University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Labor Goes Global: The Effects of Globalization on Workers Around the World Dr. Richard B. Freeman Ascherman Professor of Economics at Harvard University, Co-Director of the Labor and Worklife Program at the Harvard Law School, and Director of the Labor Studies Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Free and Open to the Public |
