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Campus
Thursday • March 7,1996
Speaker dispels ‘Generation X 5 myths
Dave House, The Battalion
Paul Loeb challenged students to become more involved and discussed
the Generation X label at a MSC Great Issues forum Wednesday night.
□ Paul Loeb encouraged
students to disregard the
stereotype placed on
their generation and
become activists.
By Eleanor Colvin
The Battalion
Paul Loeb, an investigate re
porter who has visited more
than 100 college campuses to
research the values of Genera
tion X, argued Wednesday
night at an MSC Great Issues
forum that college students are
more socially active than the
stereotype maintains.
Loeb said he wrote his latest
novel, “Generation at the
Crossroads: Apathy and Action
on the American Campus,” be
cause he was frustrated by the
bombardment of negative
stereotypes that label students
as apathetic slackers.
“The whole term ‘Generation X’
is a media cliche that I try to re
sist,” he said. “I find that many
students are interested but often
have many obstacles which im
pede their involvement.”
One of the primary obstacles
discussed by Loeb was economic
stress. He said that obvious eco
nomic differences exist between
now and the 1960s, which was con
sidered the “era of involvement.”
“Students today are working
more hours per week,” he said,
“and are much more in debt
than ever before. There are 70
times more student loans now
than in the ‘60s.
“The economy makes students
feel they live in an insecure cul
ture and forces them to be ab
sorbed with self survival.”
Loeb said that, unfortunately,
economics shapes many stu
dents’ educational and career
choices and often determines
their level of social involvement.
“It is sad that so many stu
dents give up their dreams be
cause of the harsh realities of
the world,” he said. “Because of
financial pressures, they are
boxed in and can’t follow
through on choices that could be
good for them and the society.”
After considering societal obsta
cles, Loeb said, many students
make excuses to limit their involve
ment, often out of intimidation.
“One of the most common ex
cuses is Tm not that kind of per
son,”’ he said. “Students fear in
volvement because they think if
you don’t know every fact or every
statistic, you must stay silent.
“Too many students are ignor
ing the importance of personal
experiences and surrendering
their voice.”
See Loeb, Page 6
Program makes transition to A&M easier
□ The Partners Placement
Program helps spouses of A&M
employees find jobs.
By Danielle Pontiff
The Ba i i alion
Partners of current or prospective Texas
A&M professors seeking employment in the
Bryan-College Station area do not have to
look too far to begin job hunting.
In February,The Office of the Dean of
Faculties and the Department of Human Re
sources opened a placement facility on the
sixth floor of Rudder Tower as part of its
Partner Placement Program.
The program is funded by discretionary
moneys from non-state gift funds.
Open daily from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., the
placement office is equipped with a desk,
telephone, computer, laser printer, fax ma
chine and copy machine. Individuals may
use the facility by making reservations with
the Office of the Dean of Faculties.
Dr. William Perry, associate provost and
dean of faculties, said the facility is part of the
University’s effort to help working couples.
“To be competitive with other universities
when hiring candidates for faculty positions,
we need to show openness to their partners
in regard to their employment abilities,” Per
ry said. “We try to get them connected in
networking within Texas A&M or in the
surrounding area.”
Margie Billingsley, a senior employment in
terviewer in the Human Resources Depart
ment, said the program provides assistance to
spouses who have moved to the A&M commu
nity because of their partners’ jobs.
“It is part of the recruiting process,”
Billingsley said. “We make relocation easier
for the couple by giving spouses an idea of
what’s available to them in the area. We an
swer questions about job opportunities in
their career field and refer them to places in
the community.”
Perry said the placement office will coop
erate with couples to find logical employ
ment solutions.
“Sometimes we may have a case where a
spouse is qualified to be a lecturer in a de
partment, but the department may not have
the money to pay for another lecturer,” Perry
said. “We will provide temporary funding to
the department to pay the person’s salary.
The temporary funding gives the depart
ment time to refigure their budget to include
this person.”
Dr. Brett Cooke, a Russian professor, said
the University did not have this program
when he and his wife were hired in 1985.
“There was only one job opening in the
See Program, Page 6
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1997
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