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Show UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Friday, Dec. 3,2004 Sports TA1ESMAN Aggie Life Cold temperatures and partly cloudy skies to kick-off the weekend. Basketball team picks up big in-state win at home. New pizzeria serves it up Italian. High: 29, low 10 Page 17 Page 5 Professor's play performed in New York BY HILARY INCOLDSBY Senior Writer An original play written by a Utah State University professor is currently being performed in New York city. "Yielding" written by emeritus English professor Gene Washington, is a short play about a newlywed couple stranded on a chair lift after their mountain-top wedding. "Yielding" was first performed two years ago at USU and then in Salt Lake City before being picked up by the New York company Love Creek, Washington said. The play is 15 minutes long, but has seven scenes. The couple is stranded for eight to 12 hours and works through an assortment of marital issues. The play is ultimately about the couple learning to "yield," or submit, to each other, Washington said. One of the first obstacles the couple faces is the responsibility they each have in an emergency. When the chairlift first gets stuck the bride says "Why don't you do something?" to which the groom replies "Why should I do everything?" Washington said. In another scene, the groom mentions, to his wife's dismay and disagreement, that his father likes to be called to dinner by his mother. The couple also discusses what first attracted them to each other, how they are going to be late for their reception, and an uncertainty about where their wedding gifts ended up. In Act VI, the groom thinks that he and his new wife should have sex on the ski lift. When Act VII opens the bride and groom have switched seats. "The audience usually gets it," Washington said. Washington said he got the idea for the play from various friends who had wedding ceremonies at ski resorts and a news story of a man a few years ago who got stuck on a ski lift. The play was structured around Shakespeare's play, "As You Like It" which includes a monologue called "The seven ages of man." Each of Washington's acts is influenced by one of Shakespeare's ages, he said. Washington said it took him only a few Pi AY See Page 3 Workforce looking boner for grads Colorful clay 13.1 percent more graduates will be hired this year, study says BY A S H SCHILLER Staff writer Jamie Crane/The Utah Statesman THE POTTERY SALE occurred Wednesday and Thursday of this week at the Taggart Student Center Sunburst Lounge. Prices for these pots ranged from $8 to $85. About 100 pieces of pottery sell during each sale. The pottery is made by USU ceramic students. Employers plan to hire 13.1 percent more new college graduates in 2005 than 2004, according to research done by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Donna Crow, director of Utah State University Career Services, said the improving economy is the largest factor contributing to more graduates finding employment. Also affecting the job market are lower interest rates, increased government spending, the aging workforce and new construction, she said. Crow said an employer's willingness to reexamine hiring needs each quarter, rather than each year, is another key element. A student's willingness to look for a job will make a difference if they find one, she said. "If you're passionate about what you're doing, you'll find success," she said. According to NACE, on-campus recruiting is No. 1 of the top 10 list of where employers find new employees, and the rate of on-campus recruiting will be up about 20 percent in 2005. The Tech Expo in the fall and the Career Fair approaching this March provide for on-campus recruiting at USU, Crow said. Also on the top 10 places of where employers look for new employees are internship and coop programs, faculty contacts, internet job postings and student clubs. Crow said seven of the 10 ways employees recruit listed are available through Career Services. Internships are especially important, she said, and about 50 to 60 percent of graduates receive offers from the companies for which they interned. .Also important is networking, or "who you know," Crow said. One program offered to expand one's personal network is student-alumni mentoring. It connects more than 1,000 alumni to students so students can get advice about where to look and what to do to prepare for the workforce, Crow said. It is important for students to get to know their professors, because faculty can "point students in the right direction," she said. Another resource is CareerAggie, an online recruiting system which allows users to search and apply for both internships and permanent employment, Crow said. TVoy Winward, a senior graduating this month in irrigation engineering, has already landed a job with the State of Idaho Water Resources. "It's a matter of timing and knowing the right people," he said. Winward said that although he did not find his job through Career Services, they were very helpful on editing his resume and giving him interview advice. Every Wednesday from 10 a,m. to 12 p.m., resume editing is offered at the Career Cafe, a newly remodeled area within the Career Services Center. Crow said resumes are very important and one single resume should not be used for all employers. "Some students want to create one resume and have it as a holy grail of resumes, but that is opposite of what should be done," she said. Resumes should be tailored to the specific audience, she said. In addition to resume editJORS See Page 3 Student-based lobby initiatives announced most, Archibald said. A large portion of the out-of-state USU receives come from Idaho, he said, and House Bill 331 has createdstudents large numbers of Idaho students transferred to Idaho when HB 331 was enacted in 2002. financial setbacks for schools "It was unfortunate the bill was put in place the same year BYU-Idaho became a four-year university," he said. "This has affected scores and scores of students and put state universities them deeper in debt." BY BROOKE NELSON Assistant News Editor Utah State University's top priority, when lobbying the state Legislature, will be the repeal of House Bill 331, which changed residency requirements from 30 credits to 60. The bill has had hugefinancialconsequences on the university, said Tagg Archibald, Associated Students of USU executive vice president. Archibald's presentation was made Tuesday night to a group of students, administrators and a state legislator. They met to discuss issues important to higher education that will be priorities when lobbying this next session. HB 331, intended to raise $5 million by increasing the time non-residents pay out-of-state tuition, has failed, Archibald said. Only $100,000 has been gained state wide, Archibald said, and institutions near state borders that depend on out-of-state students are hurting because of a drop in enrollment of those students. USU is among the institutions that have been hurt the More than 400 students have been lost from Idaho since HB 331 was put in place, equating to a loss of $2.28 million in tuition alone, Archibald said. The cost is even higher when money spent on housing, food and recreation is taken into account, hurting the valley's economy in also, he said. It is unfair to ask schools to make up for this kind of financial loss at the same time funding is being cut, Archibald said. Scott Wyatt, who was recently elected District 5's Utah House representative, attended the meeting and said getting the state Legislature to repeal the bill would be difficult without the support of other schools. ASUSU President Les Essig said he has talked with many of the student leaders from other state universities and the support is there. Wyatt said support from Utah Valley State College would be crucial as one of the main creators of the bill is LFHISIATURF See Page 3 John Zsiray/The Utah Statesman TAGG ARCHIBALD, ASUSU executive vice president, speaks at a meeting Tuesday night about the importance of repealing House Bill 331. v |