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...having a difficult time finding work in an economy that is slowly recovering from the recession. Says Thomas C. Devlin, director of Cornell University's career center: "The American dream of getting the diploma in one hand and the job in the other has been deteriorating." Wayne Wallace, placement director at Indiana University in Bloomington, predicts, "This year is probably going to be the most difficult for college grads since World...
...booming economy of 20 years ago, only about 500,000 students graduated from college annually. With national unemployment at just 5% or so, jobs for college grads were plentiful. This year, according to Victor Lindquist, co-author of Northwestern University's Endicott Study on College Placement, about one-third of the graduates will leave campus without jobs. Indeed, there has been an estimated 50% drop in offers made by employers since last year. At Indiana, for example, the administration estimates that fully half of its 7,000 graduates getting their bachelor's degrees will not have positions...
...find that instead of top-of-the-page glory, the laxwomen were relegated to a small, inconspicuous column beneath a great picture of men's lacrosse. Tim Pendergast and a lengthy tale of co-captain comments. "I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia" would rather be given due respect and placement. Too often women's sports must take the backseat when it comes to media coverage. Granted Tim Pendergast has nice legs, but Francesca DenHartog has better states. The women are seeded fifth in the nation while the men's lacrosse is not even breaking even. Don't tell me that...
Ursula Wagener acting director of the placement office, said yesterday the office is working to improve its effectiveness. She praised the fair for allowing students to "present themselves in person, allowing them to sell themselves in the most effective way through direct contact...
Several contrasted the fair with the job placement office's efforts, which they said had often proved ineffective...