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THE RO CKY MOUNTAIN
Fort Collins, Colorado
Thursday, January 24, 2013
COLLEGIAN IAN
Volume 121 | No. 87
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THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891
“I could connect with people on a deeper level I met in one night than with people back home.” Dawn Noyes | marketing alum
Students gain global insights overseas By AUSTIN BRIGGS The Rocky Mountain Collegian Last January, Dawn Noyes bid "au revoir" to family and friends in the United States as she embarked on five months of travel, adventure and studying in Vichy, France as part of CSU's Study Abroad program. Noyes, a marketing major who graduated last month, had her eyes set on studying in France since she was a freshman in high school. She worked two to three jobs at a time over a period of seven years to have enough money to be able to travel and study in Europe. The hard work paid off and Noyes attended Université Blaise Pascal in an international business with french program and visited 10 countries during those five months. Noyes was one of 738 students from CSU who studied abroad for credit during the 2011-2012 school year. An additional 407 CSU students participated in international field experiences for non-credit. Nationwide, 273,996 students studied abroad during the during the 2010-2011 school year according to the Institute of International Education. Her favorite memories were of meeting other student travelers in youth hostels throughout Europe and forming friendships on the spot. "I could connect with people on a deeper level I met in one night than with people back home," Noyes said. "They just have the same goals as you do. Sometimes you form lifelong friendships with someone you met one night in a hostel." Chris Churma, a study abroad coordinator for CSU, said CSU has 25 universities across the globe that are exchange partners. Although it's easier and often more affordable for a student to enroll in one of those partner universities, Churma said the CSU study abroad department will work with students who want to enroll in universities outside their network. Any schools not in the network are vetted, meaning their safety, health and transfer credits are looked at closely. “We want to make sure it’s a good fit for the student,” Churma said. Spending three months in the town of Seville in southern Spain was a once in a lifetime experience for junior business administration major See ABROAD on Page 9
ASCSU
Fighting for tuition change Senate recommends removal of employee salary increases from 9 percent hike By SKYLER LEONARD The Rocky Mountain Collegian The past semester was filled with trials for President Regina Martel and the rest of ASCSU. “It’s hard to know what you are going to be faced with,” said Martel. Ultimately, Martel believes that ASCSU has done its job. “Because of the team we have in place right now I think that ASCSU completely rose to the occasion,” Martel said. “We have a lot of work in the coming semester, the progress has been phenomenal.” Of the work that ASCSU has coming this spring, Senate passed a piece of ma-
jor legislation that could have great impact on later Senate sessions. The resolution that passed Wednesday night recommends that a proposed 9 percent increase in tuition be decreased to an amount that would not include an increase in employee salaries. “This may be the most important piece of legislation we vote on this year,” said Lindon Belshe, director of governmental affairs. The recommendation made by Senate will play a significant role later on as ASCSU’s tuition task force continues to work toward a more significant stance against a raised tuition. MARTEL The tuition task force will present its recommendation and findings to CSU President Tony Frank on Jan. 30. ASCSU is also looking at building on existing programs like RamRide and tackling new projects like a new bike sharing
program. Martel stated that it is impossible to say only one thing is important for ASCSU this spring. However, some feel there is always room for improvement in certain programs. Freshman, Mya Wells, human development and family studies major, found that certain programs that ASCSU heads, like RamRide, could be improved on. “I think RamRide is very unique to campus and is very useful to students who enjoy having a little bit of fun on the weekends,” Wells said. “But I think it would be convenient for RamRide to be more timely and available for students in better circumstances such as rides to certain events.” Martel said that RamRide is under improvement with added start up money See SENATE on Page 12
the
STRIP CLUB
We inevitably hear phrases thrown around campus on a daily basis, some common and some... not so much. The following are phrases you will never hear while on campus and around Fort Collins. “The cube was a great use of my tuition money!” “Who is Tony Frank?”
“I wish more people tried to convert me every time I walked through the plaza!”
“I wish I saw more of my professors at the bars on Friday.”
HUNTER THOMPSON | COLLEGIAN
Students walk by the Career Center on the main level of the Lory Student Center Wednesday afternoon. The Career Center is one of the main resources on campus to prepare your resume for the upcoming job fair on Feb. 5 and 6.
BRIGHTER DAYS AHEAD Job market slowly improving for recent college graduates
By AUSTIN BRIGGS The Rocky Mountain Collegian
CAREER FAIR DETAILS
CSU seniors looking for a job after graduation have reason to be cautiously optimistic. A gradual decline in the national unemployment rate along with a projected five percent increase from last year in hiring of newly minted bachelor degree recipients shows better prospects than when this year's graduating class entered college as freshmen in 2009, when job prospects had plummeted from previous years. The national unemployment rate has been slowly but steadily decreasing. In December it sat at 7.8 percent, down from 8.5 percent a year earlier. Stephanie Miller, a senior apparel design major, scored a highly-coveted internship this spring working with Crystal B Designs in Chicago. Miller attributes landing the internship to building a professional resume,
What: Job Fair When: Feb. 5 and 6 Where: Lory Student Center Bring: Your resume and be prepared to possibly interview on the spot.
networking, attending fashion shows and spending “every second of every day” in the design lab on campus. During an interview via Skype, the owner asked Miller if she would come work with her in Chicago. “I’m having the best internship I could ever dream of,” Miller said. When she comes back to Colorado and graduates this spring, Miller has a few tentative offers for internships or part time work at design houses on the front range. One, with Fallene Wells of Denver, she hopes could turn into a full time job. Overall, she’s optimistic about find-
ing work and parlaying her CSU education into a career. “It’s still a relatively small industry in Colorado,” Miller said. “New York is known for fashion, Denver is known for cowboy boots. I want to help in changing peoples minds outside of Colorado and say ‘look, we have some great designers and fashion.’” Although some benchmarks for employment are slowly improving, at least one key area from last year has fallen by almost half. According to a national survey of 4,300 employers released last Fall by the Collegiate Employment Research Institute (CERI), only 22 percent of fulltime hiring managers were sure of their hiring plans, compared to 42 percent the same time last year. Phil Gardner, director of CERI at Michigan State University, attributes the sharp decline in hiring plans to See JOBS on Page 12
“Too bad they legalized marijuana…”
“Ah, another great meal at the dining hall!” “There aren’t enough hipsters at the Alley Cat.”
“I wish I went to UNC Greeley.” ...said no one ever. The Strip Club is written by the Collegian staff.