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Business Wednesday, February 19, 1986 6 1 Miliumiiiii Winn HI ????THE GAMECOCKmmbmmmhmmmmmmmm Co-op gives job training to students # By KELLY CHEEK Staff writer I he vnnno rnll#?of? oraHimio J ..D VV..VDV eiMMWMiV looked proudly at his diploma. He had worked hard for his degree. He had typed and sent his resumes to a dozen companies. All he needed was an interview; all he lacked was experience. He twiddled his thumbs and waited for the A pnonc 10 ring. W USC's Cooperative Education Program could have changed this sad but true story. Cooperative education allows a student to get on-thejob training in his career field while earning a degree. Students can work and attend classes on at least a parttime basis or they can alternate semesters of work and classes. "Students who complete the a co-op program arc more ^ marketable. Employers are more interested in cnllcar graduates with work expcrience," said Sandra Lare, a staff member of USC's co-op program. To be eligible for the co-op program, a student must have completed 30 academic hours and have a 2.0 GPR. When hired by a company, the student must remain in the same ^ job for the duration of the semester. At USC, the co-op program is offered in seven colleges, including engineering, science and mathematics, humanities and social sciences, business aHminictrn# lr?ri ? uuiiiuiiaiiaiiuiii n^aiili, JUUI" nalism and applied professional sciences. "This year we are working towards better placement of ^ liberal arts majors and also on ^ better placement of disabled students," Larc said. The National Commission for Cooperative Education found that students who complete the co-op program gain a greater understanding of the workplace, greater certainty about their career choice and more experience in the skills involved in searching for a ^ job. w The commission also found that 40 percent of all co-op rnntinni* tn iirnrl ?rvia?aiiUV IV TVV/in IUI their co-op employeis after graduation. A typical co-op student earns $7,000 per year. Students interested in the co-op program at USC should call 777-2124. INT NG, r ERE. Ity are now eligible "niga system! Amiga can do fo[ you! j We have them. ! We Kqq# them. And we support them w Avcom International, Inc. 2224 Airport Btvd. West Columbia, SO 29169 796-4396 ecialztng In Audk), VW*o and Computer 3ate? - 8?rvtoe also Vkfeo Tranalara y Rlrn to Tap* \MlGA Ask about May Amiga llnanolng. ?) longer H m ' . RAY GRONBERG/The Gamecock in ? o ? " Ml? M > IWM * Tracking factort wMrn/ O ? O 0 O B.C d ? ? O ? b B c 0_ ? ? ? Q B d ? ? ? ? _ ? ? ? ? ? ? Q jn c.i ????? ? . e.h.l inorr?" C C.l.h.l n ? 4T ? o ^ ? o ? ?'? a ? ? ? ? O ? a.d.g.i 0_?J?_?_ Q C.D a.c.m ? ? ? ? O C.D a.c.m O ? ? ? (? ? ? # O ? ? B.C b.j.k.m ? ? ? ? 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Imagine the sharpness of the sound, being able to feel each drum beat and every chord reverberate through your body without a trace of the distortion or hiss you hear when you play a record or tape." This is how sophomore Trey Taylor describes the sound of his new compact disk player, the newest item in the stereo industry. C.D.'s have many advantages over records, according to Taylor. They use laser beams to read computer-generated music off the small metallic disk as opposed to a needle bumping over the grooves of a vinyl record. "The great sound is the main thing," Taylor said. "The amount of distortion you get from a C.D. is below what the human car can detect, so I suppose you could say there really isn't any distortion to speak of." There is no crackling like records have when a needle is placed on them. C.IVs also last much longer than records. "Since nothing touches the disk but a beam of light, there's no friction and it vein i wear oui or gci scratched," Taylor said. Bccausc of the advantages, C.D. sales have quadrupled in the past year, according to Bill Kennedy, store manager of Peaches Records and Tapes in Five Points. "Sales of compact disks iradc up about two or three percent of our total sales last year, and they have made up about 18 percent of our sales this year," he Hey You! Yeah \ Portfolio wants tc Uur next issue w make money. Tell i tion in 500 words elude your phone Russell House or fake a soot for an evening of worl rnent beamed live via satellite to andt ondon The Great Dire It begins as wo join host Leonar moot loriKjht for The Great Direct tho state of cinema I oading A/ri< Coter BogOanovich (ftm last PkJl Kosdan (It10 fiiti Chilli John Muah and George Miller (fhxxl Warrior) evolution ot the film medium and tions live? through interactive tech Campus Entertalnnrrc Next stop is Washington. DC for ciatlon (or Campus Activities Cam AtvardSi a Uitxjle to the brightest st entertainment circuit rhe best id fi, ia/s to comedy music disk: try changing 'skyrocket' said. "Sales of C.D.'s arc skvrocketinc." There also has been a tremendous increase in the sale of C.D. players, according to Phil Dempsey, sales manager of Circuit City in Dutch Square Mall. "We've had a sharp decrease in turntable sales and C.D. player sales have been increasing," he said. "This has been a steady trend since last fall." Dempsey is selling about 60 turntables to every 40 C.D. players, and he expects the ratio will be even by next year. Although C.D.'s have cut into record sales, Kennedy said, "I don't foresee the demise of records in the future." C.D.'s will eventually out numoer records, but there arc too many people with turntables and extensive record collections for the industry to die any time in the near future, according to Dcmpsey. Today the availability of C.D.'s is limited. Peachcs has between 2,500 and 3,000 titles on compact, but the demand far exceeds the supply, Kennedy said. An L .P. must prove to be a good seller before a disk version is released, which may take as long as two months. Disks cost about $14, nearly twice the price of many L.P.'s. Now most disks are made overseas, and the falling U.S. dollar is causing manufacturers' prices to go up, according to Kennedy. Prices of C.L). players, however, have come down in the past year, Dcmpsey said. Players that were in the $300 to $400 range are now about $200. foul You a student? i know about it. rill feature the odd w js how you do it by gi or less by February number when you d mail it to USC Box I WW Ryuj d class entertain Live-From-Lon you from I A. DC \ molly. wo II go to I r>r for a Live from Londor v*v?i i, nyrn># r7V<K Ul fllS d Moltin of I ntorluin WW of Ultff jvo* In oddil OfV on inside look ot ,fl? nowml technology jricon film mokers ment like you vo r?ever iro SA?ovv/ Loufenco If* o first for live? vio v 95 (BrfHikkj'.l (Jutji P"<-0 fhofi flr>wr? to ec i discuss the ropid onswer your quos 1 IPEPSll I ?nt Awards ( ff?o National Asso pus Entertainment orsof fhocoiiofjf. Russell H nlds from rock to 6:00, weDNeqMYfeD.19 s sound sh pfyfeh * ?;> '^J* ? Compact disk players are usod everywhe The biggest purchasers of C.D.'s are classical music enthusiasts, according to Kennedy. They arc generally more concerned with sound quality and their equipment. College graduates who arc out making money for the first time are also purchasing C.D. players, Dcmpsey said. Many people who are buying their first stereo systems are choosing units with compact disk players. "I've only bought one record since I got my C.D. player, and about $600 worth of disks." -J at - i i.iyiui saiu. i guess I'm wnat you'd call a compulsivc disk buyer. It happens to a lot of people. They get hooked on the high quality sound." Got a weird Job? ays USC students iving us a descrip21. Be sure to inIrop it off at 313 15131. OftF*lli^ -\'i!! I don Satellite Concert tdons fabulous Hippodrome i Satellite Concert featuring TMF St (irno's fiery best plus MIDGF lion to the stars, we II bring you sr. to create a concert environ experienced before jtellite entertamrnerit At a jrth OCeTPjBRPS< : i louse Ballroom 9:00, 10:00 larper, last ~ **" Jm ire today, and WUSC's studio is no sxcaptii Ratings. Listed in order of estimated overall quality, based on convenience, features, and overall tracking ability. Bracketed models arc essentially similar. y Prices arr mfr / * tail; + indicates shipping is y' / extra; discounts are widely / /. . available. / Brand snd model / V Sony CDP-302 1550 90 O ? Technics SL P2 500 w Q Q Q Sony CDP-102 450 87 ? ? 6 Maentvox FD2040SL 390 M Q Ifr ? TechnksSL-Pl 400 63 Q ? ? Magnavox FD1040SL 390 82 ? ? {NAD 5255 we 82^? ? ? lr0cMtejri?-Z5Off(s mo 82 1o ?"1> Realistic CD-1000 400 00 O ? 0~ Sharp DX 600 _ 450 7fl ? ? ? r SJHM// PC-VJ0O 500 77 Q # ? I Yamaha CD-X1 m 499 77 Q _# ? Sharp DX-100 " 400" 76 # p p f Sean Cat. Ho. 9751 tl) 500 74 ? # ? [ Sanyo CP200 550 73 # ?# til Differences of 6 points or let* judged Inslgnincent U) Discontinued but may be available In torn* stores 111 Curront designation of this modei Is Cat. 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