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Show World&Nation Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 GENERAL MOTORS' CEO Fritz Henderson listens to a question at a news conference in New York in this June I file photo. AP photo GM CEO Henderson resigns DETROIT (AP) - GM's board and CEO Fritz Henderson parted ways Tuesday, the board upset that the automaker was changing too slowly and Henderson frustrated with secondguessing, two people close to Henderson said. Board Chairman Ed Whitacre Jr., former head of AT&T Inc., will take over as CEO while a global search is conducted. It was unclear whether Henderson or the board moved first in the surprise resignation, which came just hours before Henderson was to be the high-profile keynote speaker at the Los Angeles Auto Show. At a hastily called news conference at General Motors Co.'s downtown Detroit headquarters, Whitacre would not answer questions, but said the board and Henderson agreed that he should step down. Whitacre thanked Henderson, 51, a lifelong GM employee, for his leadership and said the company is on the right path toward offering high-quality cars and trucks worldwide. "We now need to accelerate our progress toward that goal," the 68-year-old Whitacre said in a brief appearance on a stage. Both men were chosen for their jobs by the U.S. government, which owns more than 60 percent of the Detroit automaker in exchange for ,//.4/ti " C GRADUATION Open For Lunch On Graduation Day By Reservation Only Festive Holiday Decorations a Warm Atmosphere. Break The Chain Et Patronize Your Locally Owned Restaurants 435-563-9179 • 5 minutes north of Logan! 54 N. Main St., Smithfield USU Bid Sale Public Invited December 2-4, 2009 Time: 9 am-6 pm 880 East 1250 North North Romney Stadium Hundreds of Items including: pickups sedans cargo vans box vans loader tractors desks chairs file cabinets computers welders printers monitors steel lockers projectors farm wagon generator TVs copiers shelving furniture & much more! Check our Web Site at: www.usu.edu/surplus Class Ads Get Read! giving it billions in loans. But Henderson is a GM insider, while Whitacre is an outsider to the whole industry, having run AT&T for 17 years. Still, Whitacre and the board have become increasingly active in the company's decisions, at times challenging some of Henderson's moves. In November, the board voted to abandon plans to sell GM's European Opel unit, reversing an earlier option favored by Henderson to sell it to a group led by Canadian auto parts supplier Magna International Inc. Henderson, who rose through GM's ranks over a 25-year career, was chosen by the Obama administration to run GM in March after it forced out former CEO Rick Wagoner. His brief tenure was marked by GM's record-fast departure from bankruptcy court but also some failed deals and weak sales. The people close to Henderson, who asked not to be identified because Henderson has not spoken, said he was frustrated from the beginning by the board and government push for faster change and other questions about his decisions. Henderson, one of the people said, was confident that the company was making progress and thought he deserved more autonomy. In the past few months GM has stabilized its U.S. market share at around 20 percent and has shown some monthly sales increases in the U.S. and Asia. But on Tuesday, GM released November sales figures that were 2 percent below the same month last year, when sales hit a 26-year low. The decline came after Whitacre began pushing for increased sales and market share. Henderson, the other person close to him said, had expressed concern that his tenure was doomed from the start. "I don't think this has much to do with Fritz Henderson's performance, I think it's just the wrong time to be a GM lifer," said Logan Robinson, a former Chrysler attorney and professor of corporate governance at University of Detroit Mercy. GM could face difficulty in recruiting Henderson's replacement. Like other struggling companies that have received federal bailout money, any compensation package would have to be approved by federal pay czar Kenneth Feinberg. Henderson replaced Wagoner a few months before GM entered bankruptcy protection. He led the company through a painful governmentled and court-supervised reorganization. "I think there was a perception he was too much of an insider," said Ken Elias, partner with Maryann Keller and Associates, an auto industry consulting firm. "The bankruptcy was not something that occurred because of the recession last August, it was coming for decades. The reality is GM truly needs an outsider as a leader that has no attachment." With the government's help, the company emerged from court protection in just 40 days cleansed of massive debt and burdensome contracts that would have sunk it without roughly $52 billion in federal loans. An Obama administration official said Tuesday in a statement that "this decision was made by the Board of Directors alone. The Administration was not involved in the decision." Henderson continued to downsize the automaker after its emergence from bankruptcy. He sought to scale down GM to just four core brands: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. While he has largely succeeded in that goal, attempts to sell the company's other brands have hit obstacles. Swedish luxury sports car maker Koenigsegg Group AB backed out of a deal to buy GM's Saab brand. GM said Tuesday it has some interested bidders but will wind down Saab if nothing materializes by the end of the year. Henderson's bid to sell Saturn to race car mogul Roger Penske fell through and the brand is now liquidating. But GM was successful in winning a tentative sale of Hummer to a Chinese construction machinery maker. www.a-bay-usu.com -ra `" 6. 98 Classified Utah • www.aggietownsquare.com Student Jobs For more information, see USU Student Employment, TSC 106. On campus jobs: C429-96 Mowing $6.55/hr C395-09 S I Leader For Usu 1360 003 $9.00/hr C397-05 Research Technician BOE C005-04 Research Assistant $1500/month C160-06 Substitute Teacher 65.00 - 75.00 C448-07 Customer Service- Tooele Distance Ed 8/hr C238-97 Clerk/secretary 6.55/hour C109-10 Political Science 3000 Tutor $8 C126-10 Teachers Aide 7.25 C296-05 American Sign Lanugage Interpreter $14-$26+ C106-09 Student Support Services Tutor 7.50 + C458-07 Biological Research Technician $10 /hr C134-09 Laboratory Technician minimum $7.25 C191-04 S I Leader Usu 1350 001 $9.00/hr C178-98 S I Leader Soc 1010 $9.00 per hour C208-96 Tutor $7.25/hr C548-09 Child Care Assessor $8 per hour C189-10 Wildland Resources Technician $7.25-$7.50 C044-04 Statistics Tutor $8.00 c540-08 Tutor For Math $8.00 C204-07 Electrical Engineering Assistant BOE C485-09 Webmaster/graduate Recruitment 10 C226-10 Field Assistance In Hawaii $8.00 C230-10 Student Carpet Layer $10-14 BOE C233-10 Biological Technician $8/hr C413-09 Events Assistant BOE C399-09 S I Leader For Usu 1350 003 $9.00/hr C371-95 Lab/field Technician $8.00/hr C285-07 Denrochronology Lab Technician C511-07 Food Service Assistant 8.50 C238-10 Graduate Research Assistant Arranged C239-10 Digital Initiatives Student Assistant 7.25 C240-10 Marshalese Interpreter $10/hr C203-06 Manager3545 Quality Control Internship $14.00 Off-Campus Jobs: Complete the grid so that each ring and each pair of adjacent segments contains the numbers 1 to 8. Page 15 5643 Nanny about 800 a month 5674 Internet Sales Professional 5759 T-mobile Sales Representative Hourly rate is given 5764 Driver/kitchen Helper $7.25 5769 Sales Associate $7.25/Commission 5774 Web Developer 5771 Parking Enforcement Officer-nights 9.00 5398 Marketing Team Member 5781 Summer Camp Counselor $2300 plus perks 2010 Ase Certified Tech DOE 5790 Kiosk Seasonal Sales Associate $8.00 5801 Sales/marketing Engineer (apprentice) negotiable 5804 Licensed Practical Nurse 14.0014.25/hr 5806 Crew Member 5810 Snow Removal $10 5807 Office Cleaner Piece rate 5811 Live-in Childcare Provider Free Room & Board! 5813 Technical Writer 3347 Assembler At Busy Accounting Firm $8.00 per hour 5812 Microsoft Access Tutor Negotiable 5814 Linux Systems Administrator Market rate - DOE 5815 Caller/appointment Setter $7.50 + Commissions 3369 Secretary Position $8.00 per hour 3296 It Professional $9.00 per hour 5797 Property Supervisor 200.00/house 5816 A Dining Room Server 7.25-8.00 5817 Referee 5818 Aerobic Instructor Depends on Experience 5819 Office Help $9.00/hour starting 5820 Boys & Girls Club After School Staff 5822 Marketing Representative Commission 5823 Technical Support $9 - $12/hour Please Note If any of these ads have information missing e-mail, phone, etc.), please see complete listings at www.a-bay-usu.com Announcements Christian Bible Study Sunday, 7 p.m., Food Science Building Room 202, www.hotm.tv Emmanuel Baptist Church in Hyrum, worth the drive! www.ebchyrum.com Scooters Genuine SCOOTER Buddy 50 An absolutely new scooter! I got it as a present and never used. Perfect condition! The price in store is $ 2000 but I have a very good offer for you! Buy your scooter much cheaper in winter!!!! Feel free to e-mail me hunt1@mail.ru Apts, Housing Shared Boys Room For Rent $660.00 for Spring semester. utilities separate. Wireless Internet. Washer and Drier. Big screen TV furnished. One block from campus. Great close parking. near 2 bus stops. Aggie Village Large Private Bedroom. Spring Contract: Female I am selling my contract for a single Aggie Village Large Bedroom apartment. Will have a roomate but you will have your own private room. Total payment of $1633 is the total housing fee you pay to the University which includes all utilities, internet, cable, and most amenities. There is a laundry-mat on site with hook-ups available in apartment. It is a nice apartment, on campus (only a 10 minute walk), and near both Aggie Shuttle and CVTS bus stops. The building, as well as those surrounding it, are made up of mostly first or second year graduate students and juniors/seniors in undergrad. Email Kerry if you are interested in buying the Spring contract or in seeing the apartment or with any questions! For a video tour you can go to housing.usu.edu and click on housing options then Aggie Village. Aggie Village Large Private Bedroom, Spring Contract: Female Selling my spring contract for a Large Private Bedroom in the single student housing of Aggie Village. Total housing fee for the semester (move in anytime in Dec and move out end of finals week in May) is $1633 which is roughly $400 a month. This fee includes all utilities. Apartment is located on bus stops for Aggie Shuttle and CVTD, is a 10 minute walk from campus. Apartment is fully furnished, with a storage room on back patio, is a nice place to live if you are a USU student looking for a convenient living situation. Please email me with questions or if interested in seeing the apartment. Also, check out housing.usu.edu to see a virtual tour of apartment. On Campus Housing Contract for Sale Spring semester contract that can be bought by a male or female. Can move in anywhere on campus. If preferred, male can buy contract and move into my current room in Snow Hall. Need to sell before end of semester. Please call or email me if interested. Phone: 435-201-2387, email: kevin.russell@aggiemail.usu.edu Female Contract for sale D's Bridgerland, female, shared room, contract for sale. $850 for spring semester + utilities and a $150 deposit. Comes with free internet and is already furnished. Roommates are amazing! Give me a call 801-420-8406. Ask for Kylee. I'm also will- ing to negotiate. Awesome Townhouse Apartment contract(s) Great apartment contracts for sale! Two contracts for sale for a female shared room. This is especially great for two friends that want to room together for spring semester. Contracts can also be sold individually. Located at Cambridge Court Apartments. Townhouse style apartments at a great location close to campus! Includes indoor swimming pool and hot tub, gym, social center/rec room which has a big screen TV, game room with foosball, computers, and a kitchen. Apartment is fully furnished and includes free heat and WIFI. Very social atmosphere and everyone has a complete blast! Great roommates! Cost is $1163 for the whole semester, but willing to negotiate. Call Jessica at: (435)764-1806 or Shauntelle at: (435) 764-8714 email: Jessica.k.shaw@aggiemail.usu.edu Old Farm Apt. for sale. This apartment is located right below the Stadium. It is on the new side (west of the old side) and it's by a stream and lots of trees. There is a bus stop at the top that is the last stop up to campus. My roommates are very nice. All but one of my roommates have been my best friends for years. The other one is very nice. We have cable, internet, a laundry and mail room in the lounge close by. It is a shared room with a best friend of mine. My roommates love partying but are also very studious and kind. The LDS ward is my favorite ward I have ever had. Neighbors are very nice and social. The boys are so helpful to repair any damage. They're awesome. Girl's Apartment Contract for Rent. I am getting married, otherwise I would stay because it is a great apartment with wonderful roommates! 650$. D's Bridgerland. Close to campus and a bus stop. Legacy Apartment Female Contract. Legacy Apt. $900 Spring Semester. Available December 17, 2009. Furnished apartment. Large, private room with two closets, dresser, built in desk, bed and mattress. Two great roommates. Coin-op laundry. Pineview Contract- Female Spring Semester- Available Dec 1! Move in December for FREE! $1159 for the entire Spring Semester in Pineview Apts. Utilities are always cheap and heat is free! Close to campus (1/2 block). Call right away, please, MUST SELL. 8015401938 or natashabodily@ gmail.com . Don't miss out on this great deal. It's just across the street from 8th East, Stadium, South Campus, and Campus Loop buses. Apartment in Cambridge Court $265/month I'm selling my contract to my apartment in Cambridge Court, which is at 590 Canyon Road. It's fun! There is a pool, hot tub, sun C inefour 2297 North Main, Logan 753-6444 Theatres The Box PG-13 Astro Boy PG Daily 6:45, 9:15 NO 9:15 on Sunday Daily 4:40, 7:00 Sat. Mat. 12:00, 2:10 Couples Retreat PG-13 All About Steve PG-13 Daily 7:30, 9:45 NO 9:45 on Sunday Daily 7:00, 9:00 NO 9:00 on Sunday Up PG Where the Wild Things Are PG Daily 4:30, Sat. Mat. 12:30, 2:30 Daily 4:51, 7:15 Harry Potter & the Fri/Sat 12:15, 2:15 Half Blood Prince The Vampire's PG-13 Assistant PG-13 Daily 3:45 FrUSat 12:45 Daily 9:25 NO 9:25 on Sunday lounge, social center, computer center, and work at area. It's the perfect off campus apartment! Great roommates, and an awesome environment. Call if interested! Nate- (801) 391-3934 or email "southwickna@gmail.com " 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom Basement apartment Great 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom apartment for rent for family available mid-December in North Logan. $625 a month with all utilities included (heat, water, electricity AND internet). Apartment has separate entry, lots of storage space, fairly new cabinets in the kitchen, brand new windows with lots of natural light, washer and dryer provided, partially fenced backyard with garden space, room for 2 cars to park in driveway (there is also a bus stop around the corner). No smoking, No pets. $250 deposit $100 is non-refundable call Nicole at (435) 213-6477 or Gary at (435) 730-3933 Spring Contract for Lrg Private BR in Aggie Village Singles I am selling my contract to Aggie Village Grad Student Single Housing. The contract is for a large private bedroom. Housing fee is for entire semester and includes all utilities (gas, water, electric, cable/internet (has WIFI), trash pickup, washer/dryer hookups in apartment), fully furnished (couch, coffee table, chair, kitchen table and chairs, desk, dresser, bed), most amenities (laundry mat on site, mailbox, designated parking, refrigerator, stove/oven, microwave), and other easy living features for students (on Aggie Shuttle and CVTD bus routes, 10 min walk to campus, near stadium and ORC, meet other students). The housing fee for Spring semester is $1633 total. Move in as early as December and move out end of May 2010. If interested please email(kerry. prout@me.com) to ask questions or set up a visit. Appliances Whirlpool Side-by-Side Refrigerator Practically new refrigerator (only 1 year old) with ice-maker only $650. Model number: ED5CHQXTQ00. Moving and must sell. Call Terry at (435) 363-6215. 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