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By John Annunziffdi
Many college gi&auates will face a bleak
iob market this year, U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics reports.
Journalism, history and political science
students were listed as risky majors by the
bureau.
Journalism professor Pat McNeely said
students should pay little attention to these
figures. "You can use statistics any way you
want to. Those figures could be improperly
interpreted." she said.
"THAT'S THE only study I've seen that
lists journalism as a risky major." Even if
these figures arc valid, McNeely said,
"everything goes on in cycles. Everything is
going to change in six months.
"1 was surprised to see journalism as a
risky major. There is always going to be a
need for people who write and edit well. We
j Here they come
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Undergradui
7 percent ai
From Staff Reports
Undergraduate enrollment at USC si
I will be down by about 7 percent, ac- 7
cording to preliminary figures released
by the university. g
"This projected decrease is a conti- 2
nuing trend that began in 1980 as a A
result of more stringent admission re- 2
quirements and higher progression and
retention standards," said John Bolin,
assistant vice president for administra- f,
Jtion and director of admissions. s;
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increased number of scholarships,
special programs such as South u
Carolina College ? the university's g
honors college ? and a steady p
upgrading of our academic offerings, j(
have raised the caliber of our student ^
body, but decreased undergraduate f
enrollment," he said. t
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BOLIN REPORTED that nearly g
116,034 undergraduates completed t
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I registration as oi Aug. ju. i.asi iau,
17,309 undergraduates enrolled at the g
Columbia campus. (
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tight for 'ri:
have not seen a decline for good writers and
editors," she said.
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report, McNeely said, "We see success there
(in journalism). I know of some positions on
good papers right now.
"I was aware that it (journalism) was a
competitive field," journalism major Ingrid
Watkins said, adding that students should
not be scared away from competitive fields.
Because of fierce competition, she said, journalism
students arc becoming "better
workers."
"IT MAKES me very conscious of work
and makes me work harder," she said.
USC's Career Planning and Placemen
Director Paul Fidlcr said whatever a studen
desires, he can get a job in that field one waj
or another. Many industries are beginning tc
select a broader scale of employees, he said
h a human foyer of band members before Saturday's
ate enrollmei
t USC. fiaun
As of Aug. 30, 7,105 graduate whic
tudents had registered, compared to to m
,362 in 1982. USC
Combined undergraduate and
raduate tabulation indicate that Be
3,139 students had registered as of elimi
iug. 30, compared to a final count of mer
4,671 last fall. this I
cont
"THESE ARE preliminary, unof- ^ jr
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iciai ngures that will change, bohn
aid. Final enrollment figures will be c'1
vailable Tuesday. othe
"A good example of Carolina's
ndergraduate enrollment trends," I
lolin said, "is the College of Business stuc
administration, one of our largest col- tail
;ges. Undergraduate enrollment has stu<
Iropped some 1,000 students since the
all of 1980, including a 200 decline C
his year, because of increasingly car
ieorons standards. Meanwhile. inr
;raduate enrollment has been allowed be
o increase." un<
He said the area showing the wh
;reatest undergraduate decline is the am
"enter for Undeclared Majors, a unit res
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sky majors/ r
For example, the banking field is employ
ing people from different fields now, he said.
"There are banks moving away from this
limited view. They're beginning to open a little
bit."
Regardless of the report, Fidler said he will
do little to dissuade students from entering
crowded fields. "We have stuff that is
available to help students who need help," he
said.
THE CAREER Planning and Placement
Office is beginning to work with the
freshmen more now, Fidler said.
: "Help is given to freshmen through
seminars in classes such as University 101"
t where freshmen enrollment is high. "We
t really work hard to help freshmen," he said.
; Besides providing handbooks containing
"> information, the office advertises in the
Gamecock and has articles published to inOp.
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In addition t
h includes many students unable Lamkin said he
eet specific academic standards of uality issues
colleges. information.
>lin said the center, scheduled for "ONE OF t!
nation at the end of the 1984 sum- from getting h<
term, admitted no new students Open Door i
fall. "The majority of the center's health-oriented
inuing students either have enroll- "Sexuality i;
i other academic programs on the Lampkin said,
imbia campus for which they Syndrome and
ify, or they have transferred to topics that are
r campuses," he said. "I spend a 1<
summer to kee
HE CENTER enrolled 2,943 MANY STU1
lents last fall, but is expected to re- spying no to
l only about 980 continuing t,on w,t^out se.
ients this fall. thesf problems
"It s legitimi
)ther academic areas with signifi- f tercourse,' " h
it enrollment reductions, Bolin said, Information
lude technical nursing, a program Phlets dealing
ing phased out, and the can be masc
Jergraduate education program, in cumstances,"
ich students are being redistributed strong- We tal
ong other university colleges as a ancl strength ai
ult of revised degree requirements.
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eport says
crease visibility, Fidlcr said.
Seminars that the office sponsors, such as
the resume writing workshop, will be put on
video tape to make them more accessible to
students, he said.
This year his office has seen over 1,000
seniors compared with a total of 1,000
seniors registered all of last year. Fidler attributes
this increase in participation to the
greater visibility of the office and to the
economy.
BECAUSE OF the condition of the
economy, Fidler said the number of seniors
recruited into the job market last year was
down. "Last year our recruiting was down
almost 20 percent," he said.
Of the 1,000 seniors registered. 442
students rcccived job offers. Some received
multiple job offers," he said.
"That was our absolute worst year."
i sponsors seminars
h disorders, herpes
i
irs on eating disorders and information on the
equested topic, sexuality, is available from
1th Enrichment Program.
ordinator Randy Lamkin said Open Door will
minars on herpes and eating disorders like
)rexia nervosa this year. He said any group of
dents can request a lecture on sexuality, exerweight
control, stress management, rape
ither topics.
ill continue to offer seminars to residence halls
101 classes also.
RVICfcS available include weight and blood
i and a special test designed to measure the
person's body fat.
th the student over a semester or a year if lie or
i a program for exercise, better eating habits
ing," Lamkin said.
to help people get started on the road to a
ircady be on the road. We work with people at
a d.
AMKIN, the program is staffed by 12
interns who have been trained in a 30-hour
1th care topics.
erybody to be able to talk to students about
md help them make changes," Lamkin said.
he said, made considerable progress while
gram Open Door set up for him. The young
pen Door for help this past year, Lamkin said,
jrweight and never really exercised. Exercise
him."
oor, he received help in losing weight. "He ate
lanced meals and started exercising.
rounds. When he came back last week, he had
weight. Sensible eating increased his activity
e key to successful weight loss," Lamkin said,
ping people build lifestyles that are good for
ast a long time. Short-term diets don't last."
o information on nutrition and weight control,
! and his staff keep up-to-date on current sexto
hpct cprve the numerous reauests for
he No. 1 questions asked is, 'How do I keep
irpes,"' Lamkin said.
staffers educate by keeping up with the latest
information
i one of the hardest areas to keep up with,'4
He said herpes, Acquired Immune Deficiency
new birth control methods as some of the new
more difficult to keep current.
)t of time reading and talking to experts in the
p us up-to-date," Lampkin said.
DENTS, Lampkin said, often have a hard time
sex. He said sex without intercourse and affeck
are two ways in which a person can approach
ate to make choices that say, '1 don't want ine
said.
available at Open Door also includes pamwith
sex role problems. " The healthy person
uline or feminine depending on the cirLampkin
said. "They can be sensitive or
k about the importance of sensitivity in males
nd assertiveness in females."
See "Health," page 6