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COMMONS REPAIRS
Finding a career path after graduation Kayla Herrmann
places where students have found jobs, and the Career Center continues to bring many employers As the semester slowly comes to to campus every year, said Jessica a halt, seniors at the University of Berwick, manager for employee Idaho are stressed out about finding relations and communication at the a job in a tough economy. Some Career Center. students will move back home, However, student attendees at others will stay in school until the the Career Fair have dropped in economy improves, and senior Kar- numbers in the last few years. rick Kelly will be graduating with a In Spring 2010, 939 students atcareer that utilizes his degree. tended the Fair, and in Spring 2011 Kelly landed a job with BP as an only 614 students attended, which entry-level mechanical made Berwick believe engineer in Anchorage, students are discouraged Alaska. by the state of the econThe nation’s unomy. employment rate as of “We have had a sigMarch 2011 is 8.8 pernificant decrease and a cent, in comparison to huge part of it is students March of 2010, which are feeling down about was 9.7 percent. the economy and they According to the are procrastinating their National Association job search,” Berwick of Colleges and Emsaid. “More students are ployers hiring survey, staying in school longer. employers are projectThey are trying to pursue ing to hire 13.5 percent professional schooling more new graduates in hopes of waiting for a from the class of 2011 better economy.” than last year’s graduat- Jessica Berwick Berwick said the ing class. Career Center trends that UI is seeing Kelly connected manager correspond with univerwith the company at sities across the nation. the UI fall Career Fair. “Students don’t After a few interviews on campus want to enter the ... world without he was sent to Anchorage for an a job, so for many it makes sense on-site interview and received a job to stay in school longer,” Berwick offer. said. “A fellow classmate and I reStaying in school longer to avoid ceived jobs with BP and feel ex- being jobless is exactly what senior tremely fortunate,” Kelly said. Lee Wright plans to do. “This job position is definitely ideal When Wright looked for jobs, because I don’t personally think he didn’t find anything that suited there are many better opportuni- his wants and needs. His solution ties for students who are currently was to continue attending UI for graduating.” a master’s degree in accounting, The Career Fair is one of many Argonaut
“Students don’t want to enter the ... world without a job, so for many it makes sense to stay in school longer.”
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Devin Abolins watches as Chester Brockington repairs a bike Thursday at the UI Commons. Brockington came from Folletts Mountain Sports and is working with Paradise Creek Bicycles to promote sustainable travel.
Growing Up Gay
A new movement for human rights Tanya Eddins Argonaut
Joe Black said a gay man once told him he would have more respect for an African American who joined the KKK than a gay man who joined the Republican Party. “And I’m like, ‘Why? That is so hateful and hurtful. Why is that necessary? I would never say that to you,’” Black said. Black, a senior in public relations, described himself as a modern conservative, which he said is more progressive and tolerant. He said if he were straight he would probably be a staunch Republican. “I take a lot of hits for being a gay Republican. It’s a weird kind of psychology. I was raised pretty Republican, and I think that’s a large factor, you just carry on the values that you were raised with. And I was fortunate enough to be taught a conservative way of life,” Black said. “You know, there are a lot of flaws but there are also a lot of great things about it.” Black said when President Barack Obama ran for office, everyone suggested Black vote for him because he supports gay rights. Black disagreed, he said, because he did not agree with other parts of Obama’s platform. He said being gay does not mean you have to be a Democrat. He said while it is good that Democrats support gay marriage and the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, it would be disingenuous of him to say he is a Democrat. He said he is honest and up front about who he is. “I think it’s disgusting when even conserva-
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University of Idaho students walk outside the Student Union Building Thursday afternoon. It is difficult to identify a person’s political views just by looking at them, and the same is true for sexual orientation. tives try to use these gimmicky types of issues to sway the base. I don’t agree with that at all,” Black said. “I don’t want to be a Democrat’s chess piece — it’s just not something I think is right. It’s everything I think is wrong with
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American politics today. It’s all about getting votes where you can.” Black said he disapproves of this, even
A Moscow woman was hit by a SUV at 10:55 p.m. April 28 when she was crossing the street, and later pronounced dead after being life-flighted to Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene. Carrie L. Lokteff, 37, was walking west on E Street, crossing Almon Street in the crosswalk when University of Idaho student Ranger Adams, 19, driving south on Almon Street in a white Ford Explorer, hit Lokteff throwing her about 78 feet ahead of him, said Nathan Yoder, of the Idaho State Police. Lokteff was transported to Gritman Medical Center, and then life-flighted to Kootenai Medical Center, where she died in surgery a few hours later. Adams said he was on his way to CJ’s for Thursday night swing dancing, when he glanced down E Street checking for cars and hit Lokteff while she was crossing the road. UI student Jared Montgomery, driving north on Almon Street, passed Adam’s vehicle stopped in the road. “And then as I was driving past, I saw kind of a bump in the front of the car, and didn’t know what it was at first,” Montgomery said. “At first I thought it
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