—The Dally Collegian Thursday, Oct. 19,1995 Business Continued from Page 1. small business or big business lines,” Klein said. “It all depends on the manager; whether the man ager is flexible.” Steve Long, general manager of University Book Centre, 206 E. Col lege Ave., agrees flexibility is important. “We tend to be more flexible than national chains,” Long said. “I doubt if we pay as much, but we have good benefits.” Even though large businesses may attract students seeking jobs, Coulson said it does not necessarily mean that they will stray from the smaller, local chains. “An increase in total number of jobs at the larger businesses does n’t mean that others are losing out,” he said. Employers agree application submission has not decreased at the local businesses. “We’ve been getting as many applications as we ever had,” Long said. The increase in number of large businesses to the area has not affected the surge of students look ing for a job there, he said. “We’ve never had anyone who wanted to leave to go get a job (at a national chain),” Long said. Regardless of the varied benefits March Continued from Page 1. The one disappointing aspect of the march was the media coverage, especially the estimates of the crowd size, students said. Adjua Adama, Black Caucus political ser vice chair, said the media down played the actual turnout to avoid giving Minister Louis Farrakhan, who organized the march, legitima cy. Phila. pays wounded man $2.2 million PHILADELPHIA (AP) The city has agreed to pay $2.2 million to a man left paralyzed when he was shot three times by a police officer with a history of complaints against him. Carlos McLeod, 28, of New York City, said Officer Terrance Jones shot him as he aided a convenience clerk who had just been shot dur ing a robbery. McLeod and a wit ness said Jones fired the third shot into McLeod’s groin as he lay on the sidewalk bleeding. A police investigation into the 1992 shooting found that Jones had Only $35! Place your order at 209 HUB or call 865-2602 from working in either a local busi ness or national chain, many stu dents will apply for jobs wherever a place will take an application. “I put in applications all over the place,” said Jason Crawford (junior-administration of justice), an employee at Sam's Club. “I put in applications because I wanted to get a job and make money." Employers have also noticed that students apply for jobs indiscrimi nately. “If someone is looking for work, they’ll go anywhere that’ll take an application,” said Ken McCracken, co-manager of Wal-Mart, 1665 N. Atherton Place. “They just won’t go after one place.” However, some students believe applying for a part-time job in col lege deserves special considera tion. “It all depends on why they (stu dents) are getting a job,” said Matt Gachi (senior-marketing). “Maybe students need money or experience for later in life. The national chains may serve as a better reference than the local ones.” For Stacey Martin (senior-Eng lish), Encore Books at Hills Plaza offered her a chance to gain expe rience in her major and an opportu nity to make money. “The media focused on the num- didn’t go,” he said. “It was like a bers and not on what was being pilgrimage, like a baptism in fire.” said,” Adama said. Monroe Little, visiting professor The men who attended the march African and African-American and even those who did not attend studies, described the experience agreed the event was long overdue as overwhelming, and its effects would be long-last- “I* was like a political rally and a i ng family reunion at once,” Little said. For Eke, the march was an event “Was it a beginning or an end? It he needed to experience. depends on us. We have to take that “I couldn’t live with myself if I feeling and use it.” acted within department guide- before the shooting. Two more lines. Jones has said he fired his complaints were filed with the weapon when he saw McLeod raise department’s Internal Affairs Divi a gun at him. sion after the shooting. Deputy City Solicitor James B. Last month the officer was Jordan said the city settled the fed- involved in another shooting while eral civil rights law suit earlier this trying to arrest a robbery suspect, month because it feared a jury The suspect was not hit by gunfire, might award even more, according Jones’ Internal Affairs file shows to The Philadelphia Inquirer, he was warned twice in 1989 about McLeod was seeking about $8 mil- his conduct. Once, while still in the lion. police academy in March, he threw McLeod’s suit also alleged the department was not policing itself. The suit highlighted seven com plaints against Jones in three years “I want to go into book publish ing and Encore has a good reputa tion,” Martin said. “My major def initely had an impact on where I chose to work.” Dave Pfeiffenberger, general manager of Sam's Club, said he believes there are other factors, such as transportation, that con tribute to an individual's job search. “If they have transportation, they will look at big corporations,” he said. “If not, they will look at the local places." With many national chains employing a large number of stu dents, many large businesses do not make a serious effort to attract the employment of students. “We don’t aggressively go after one category (of people) or anoth er,” McCracken said. But, he said students help a lot during the school year and even around the holidays. However, some national chains are not overly interested in employing students. “We do not actively pursue the employment of students,” said Ruth Jaster, assistant manager of Encore Books. “It all depends on if they have the right qualifications.” a chair and furniture while at his girlfriend’s home. Later that year he got into a shouting match during an arrest. tate hrine Comedy troupe pokes fun at government, celebrities By TODD RITTER Collegian Arts Writer Those who thought comedy and politics couldn’t mix were proven wrong as the Capitol Steps took over Schwab Auditorium last night. A nationally renowned comedy troupe the Capitol Steps specializes in musical political satire and was brought to the University by the Undergraduate Student Govern ment. Performing numerous satirical songs during their two-hour perfor mance, the Capitol Steps took aim at some of Washington’s worst offenders. One song, entitled “A Whole Newt World,” poked fun at the cur rent Speaker of the House’s ram- Salary Continued from Page 1. “They conveniently timed the pay raise so they have more than a year before the election so they hope it will go away,” Stewart said. Lynn Herman, R-Centre, said he voted for the bill in part to keep legislative salaries in step with the cost of living. O’Connor said he liked the cost of-living provision, adding that if an inflationary period occurs some time in the future, a bill could sus pend the cost-of-living raise for that year. “I think it’s a wonderful idea. Why put them through this hassle of voting on it every nine years?” he said. The pay raise, O’Connor said, is also a good way of attracting quali ty people to public service. Florida city residents shun Simpson arrival By BRENT KALLESTAD Associated Press Writer PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. “We feel like (our) happiness and “One grandmother said her 11- If O.J. Simpson was hoping to find serenity may be disturbed if he year-old granddaughter was afraid a haven in this Florida resort, he moves in. It’s just that simple,” to go outside because she had hasn’t succeeded. Residents here added her husband, Max, a retired heard O.J. was in town.” said yesterday that their Southern Army officer, hospitality would disappear if he Steve Bornhoft, editor of The decides to move in. News Herald, said he fielded “I don’t want him in here and I dozens of calls from readers angry don't want any of his friends in about Simpson’s visit or the front here,” said Wanda Clark, who lives page coverage it got in Panama in the exclusive Bay Point neigh- City’s daily newspaper. pant ego. Another featured an impersonation of former Senator Bob Packwood harassing a secre tary with fellow womanizer Ted Kennedy. Other targets included Ross Perot, A 1 Gore and the presi dent and his wife. When a joke about First Lady Hillary Clinton was met with some hisses, host Mike Tilford said, “If you don’t like making fun of Hillary Clinton you may be in the wrong place tonight.” They also poked fun at some newsmakers outside of Washing ton, with Kathie Lee Gifford, Hugh Grant and Kato Kaelin receiving particularly cruel treatment. The Capitol Steps formed in 1981 at a Christmas party for Senator Charles Percy. Since then, the “State lawmakers will not have to vote on a salary increase that affects themselves in the future,” he said. “We just don’t want the public sector to be losers who couldn’t get jobs in the private sector,” he said. “Most of our legislators work real hard whether they’re on the left or right.” But the principle of increasing lawmakers’ salaries is exactly why one University student was against the raise. Jeremy Fernsler (freshman-com puter science) said paying repre sentatives and senators more pro motes elitism and undermines the idea of representation of the peo ple. “I don’t think it’s right. They’re there to represent the people and I borhood where Simpson was “They feel strongly that he is believed to be staying with girl- guilty and would just as soon he friend Paula Barbieri. live elsewhere,” Bornhoft said. troupe, made up of former staff members for various senators and congressmen, has been going strong, on and off Capitol Hill. They perform regularly in the nation’s Capitol and have given shows for many of the people they make fun of, who take it all in stride. President George Bush was even quoted as saying, “The Capi tol Steps make it easier to leave public life.” USG sponsored the performance because they wanted to get stu dents involved in politics in a fun and amusing way. “We felt that we needed a change of pace,” said Justin Munnell, a USG member. “But, we wanted it to be entertaining and informa tive.” don’t think the pay they are receiv ing should be as lucrative as it is now,” he said. But other students like Darren Patz supported the bill that is expected to be signed into law by Ridge. “I think that’s legit. I know those guys work hard,” said Patz (senior telecommunications). State Rep. Ruth Rudy, D-Centre, voted against the pay raise. State Senator J. Doyle Corman, R-Cen tre, supported the measure. The increase in pay for judges will go into effect Nov. 1. Salary hikes for the governor and the executive branch will not occur during Gov. Ridge’s present term. Pay hikes affecting the other offices will not take place until their new terms begin in 1997. Simpson’s first public appear ance since the trial was Tuesday, when he golfed at the Hombre Golf Club in Panama City Beach. Yes terday, he was greeted by a throng of reporters when he showed up to play the course again.
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