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Career Center to offer 'reality' course
Underclassmen must attend program
on employment opportunities in fall
BILLY MORAN/The Battalion
Jon McGary, a senior computer science major from Houston,
researches possible employers in the Placement Center Library.
By Julie Polston
The Battalion
Beginning next fall, students
at Texas A&M will be given a
"dose of reality" in a new semi
nar offered by the Career Center.
Reality 101, a class focusing
on employment opportunities,
will be required for freshmen
and sophomores.
"The seminar will basically
show them (students) how tough
the job market is, and using ex
cerpts from major publications,
we hope to have almost a shock
effect on the students," said Dr.
Wayne Terrell, executive direc
tor of the Career Center.
Most students wait until grad
uation approaches to worry
about finding a job, he said.
Terrell said the seminar will
stress the importance of a high
grade point ratio, acquiring work
experience and developing per
sonal skills. Professionals will
lecture on opportunities in vari
ous fields, he said.
"The workshop is designed to
make students aware at a very
early age that they need to start
thinking about the job market,"
he said.
University administrators re
organized three separate offices -
Cooperative Education, Career
Education and Placement Ser
vices - to form the Career Center.
The Cooperative Education
Office, or "co-op," helps students
find jobs for two or more
semesters in exchange for pay
and academic credit.
More than 2,400 students have
participated in co-op, making it
the third largest program of its
kind in the country, Terrell said.
Students learn how to inter
view, .write resumes and net
work through the Career Educa
tion Office.
"We want to teach students
how to sell themselves," he said.
The Placement Services Office
primarily is for graduates and
students interested in summer
internships. Students register for
interviews with company repre
sentatives who travel to campus
seeking new graduates.
The poor economy has re
duced the travel of company rep
resentatives to college campuses.
Terrell said he hopes to over
come this problem by aggressive
ly pursuing firms that normally
do not make recruiting visits.
In May, A&M and the Univer
sity of Texas will try to sell com
panies on the strength of the aca
demic programs at both schools
at the College Placement Center's
national conference.
Students interested in the Ca
reer Center can go to the 10th
floor of Rudder Tower for more
information. The center will
move to room 209 of the Student
Services Building during spring
break.
MSC All-Night Fair
planned for Saturday
By Melody Dunne
The Battalion
If you want to milk cows, pin
condoms on the donkey, play gi
ant Twister and see stuffed cats
fly, come to the MSC All-Night
Fair this Saturday.
Dennis Koch, adviser to the
All-Night Fair, said 57 booths,
sponsored by different student or
ganizations, will be set up in the
MSC to play games or offer ser
vices during the fair, from 8 p.m.
to 2 a.m.
Crawfish races, blackjack, cake
walks and cat tosses are just a few
of the games to be played.
Kim Wright, administration
head for All-Night Fair, said dur
ing the evening, a "Date Auction"
will be held, where dates can be
bid upon.
Student volunteers, such as yell
leaders and student representa
tives, will be "sold" to the bidder
offering the most Fair tickets.
Since the theme for the evening
is "Flashback," rooms will be dec
orated to represent different
decades, she said.
The A&M Magic Club, the Chi
nese Fighting Arts and several lo
cal bands will provide entertain
ment for the fair, mostly inthi
Flag Room, Koch said.
About 70 people can play Gian:
Twister games. Judges will watdi
for anyone that falls, whileacalle
tells players how to position theii
hands and feet, he said.
In addition, the 1992 Miss
Texas A&M and some pageant ft
nalists will sing during the
evening.
The entrance fee is $1 and tick
ets for games will be sold forll
cents each. For each 10-cent ticket
an organization game booth cot
lects, the All-Night Fair Commit
tee will give the organization!
cents back.
Koch said the more creative an
organization gets with their booth
the more money they will make.
"Last year we had one group
make over $400," he said. "An av
erage group makes $50 to $60 din
ing the fair."
Certain booths will offer food
as prizes, but some small refresh
ments will be sold, such as soft
drinks and finger food, Wright
said.
Koch said the fair provides
good bonding between students.
"It's a good way to get reads
and pumped up for spring break,'
he said.
Nintendo Video Game Tour returns to A&M campus
By Julie Polston
The Battalion
Texas A&M students once again can play
video games for money and prizes today
and Friday near Rudder fountain at the
Nintendo Video Game Tour sponsored by
MSC Recreation.
Nintendo is currently on its second na
tionwide tour and will visit a total of 35 col
lege campuses by May. Last year, Nintendo
toured 55 schools, including A&M.
"They (Nintendo) liked A&M and want
ed to come back," said Davin Driskill, MSC
recreation chairman.
Thirty-two Super Nintendo game sta
tions, consisting of the most popular video
games and the latest releases, will be
housed in a giant tent, said Stefan Ryan,
tour manager for Nintendo.
Seven Game Boy booths also will be sta
tioned outside. Games include Super Mario
World, Pilot Wings and F-Zero.
On stage, a tournament will begin every
seven minutes with three different games,
said Kevin Tisdale, who works for the pro
motional company running the tour. Tour
naments are always full everywhere Nin
tendo goes, he said.
"I think this is going to be a great
turnout," Tisdale said.
The high scorer in each tournament
round will win a T-shirt, and all players
will receive a cup. First, second and third
prizes will be given away at $100, $75 and
$50 respectively.
The overall winner at A&M will receive
a Super Nintendo Entertainment System
and three cartridges.
In addition, this person could win
$10,000, $5,000 or $1,000 in a drawing for
the highest scorers from all the colleges on
the tour, Tisdale said.
CORRECTION
The Battalion Wednesday
incorrectly identified Dr. Paul
J. Wellman, associate
professor of psychology, as
the head of the department.
Dr. Stephen Worchel is the
head of the psychology
department.
The Battalion regrets the
error.
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