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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
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Vol. 79 No. 41
Independent Student Newspaper of The University of Memphis
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After the commencement Former SGA Pres. National trends show some degrees better than others in job market
Lang shot outside UM frat house
BY ERICA HORTON News Reporter
BY CHELSEA BOOZER News Reporter
source: US Census Bureau
Graduation means freedom from exams, project deadlines and that one crazy professor. But, while the chapter on the pursuit of a degree ends, the prospect of finding a job looms almost immediately after students receive their diploma. According to 2010 U.S. Census data, it’s easier to find a job in some majors than others. Clinical psychology graduates have the worst job outlook, with a 19.5 percent unemployment rate. Actuarial science majors have the best outlook with a zero percent unemployment rate. Laura Snyder, college academic advisor at The University of Memphis, said students should focus on the skills they learned during their major as opposed to the major itself. “Sometimes students will graduate and say, ‘OK, where’s my job?’ And it doesn’t work that way,” she said. “They graduate with the belief that, ‘I’ve got my degree, now I’m going to do this.’” One of the best things stu-
dents can do to prepare for the job market is get internships as early as possible and get involved in organizations on campus related to their major, Snyder said. Getting to know professors and other professional contacts doesn’t hurt either. “Network. Network. Network. Sometimes—really and truly—it’s not what you
know; it’s who you know. Anything you can do that will give you that extra little edge in the job market is good,” she said. “There are probably 40 other people wanting the job you’re applying for.” As of October, the national unemployment rate is nine
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Graduating, page 9
A former Student Government Association President at The University of Memphis was shot with what witnesses described as a gas-powered air rifle on Sunday night. Hunter Lang, 2010 SGA President and senior music industry and recording major, was shot in the right hand outside of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house at 3586 Midland Ave. at about 11:30 p.m., according to Memphis police. He was treated at Saint Francis Hospital and released. The pellet is still lodged in his hand, and he is scheduled to undergo surgery on Thursday to have it removed.
In connection with the incident, police are seeking a University of Mississippi student who was visiting the fraternity house on Sunday night. Reached by phone Tu e s d a y night, Lang declined to comment on the incident for legal reasons. One witness, who spoke under condition of anonymity at Lang’s request, said that Lang was walking home on Midland when a pellet fired from inside the Sig Ep house struck him. In Memphis, suspects in similar airgun shootings have faced both misdemeanor and felony assault charges. Lang is the president of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. He also plays piano in The U of M band Soundfuzion. Daily Helmsman Editorin-Chief Scott Carroll contributed to this story.
BY CHELSEA BOOZER News Reporter Students in a design practice course are doing more than just asking others to pick up their trash today by staking out trashcans on campus for their “DUDE, Pick Up Your SH*T” campaign. Adjunct professor of the course, Matt Young, assigned students to come up with an initiative for a design campaign that would have a visible impact in a real world setting. “We saw a lot of trash on campus on a regular basis. We thought that would be something that was non-opinionated, non-political, and I think everyone can get behind that they want the campus to look
cleaner and more attractive,” Young said. The goal of the class was to present the suggestion of picking up trash on campus in a way that didn’t sound as if it was coming from an authority figure—like the administration—but from fellow students. Weeks were spent on word choice for the campaign. “I’m not your mom; Pick up your trash,” was considered, but Young said the class thought that sounded as if it was coming from parents and was still not the “right motivation” for students. “The primary reason for the expletive in the title is that we assume if someone saw that poster they would be more apt
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Garbage, page 3
photo illustration by Brian Wilson
‘DUDE, Pick Up Your Sh*t’
A campaign by U of M design students aims to bring attention to campus trash and ways of disposing it.