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NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
February S, 2000 Vol. CXXXIX, No. IS
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Occidental to request order against SAFE
Controversy: Oil company of which trustee is CKO accuses five groups of harassment
By BRENDAN LOY
Stuff Writer
Occidental Petroleum Corp., of which Board of Trustee member Kay Irani is CKO, will request a restraining order today against five environmental groups, including USC’s Student Action For the Environment, which Occidental claims have been harassing Irani at his home.
Attempts to dissuade Irani and his company from drilling an exploratory oil well on traditional U’wa tribal land in Colombia have crossed the line from protest to harassment, said Larry Meriage, Occidental's vice president for executive services and public affairs.
“When it comes to people wanting to demonstrate or express their constitutional right of free speech, no one is challenging unybody's right to do so around our offices,” Meriage said. "If they want to make the case, they can make it at the office. It’s not neccssary to go out to his home at 6 in the morning. That becomes harassment."
Occidental, to which Colombia gave the necessary permits lo begin drilling in September, insists that its proposed well site several kilometers outside the U’wa tribe's reservation is not on U’wa land.
The U’wa and their environmentalist supporters claim that the U’wa’s traditional, ancestral claim to that land must be honored and that the U’wa physically purchased the piece of land in question from two local furmers sometime late last year.
Occidental representatives claim the deal was corrupt, the result of coercion and intimidation by guerrilla groups, and maintain that the company has the right to drill there.
“It looks like the U’wa do have a legal claim to the land,” said Catherine Plato, an undeclared freshman and SAFE’S public relations officer.
Plato said she could not comment on legal
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Sitting pretty. Murgaret Carpo, a sophomore majoring In International relations, works on posters Monday for her housing senator campaign,
Campaign begins for Senate race
Election: Candidates will target individual students to seek opinions, concerns
By MEREDITH COOPER
Student Senute Writer
Student Senate candidates agreed their main concern is talking to individual students, as campaigning began Monday.
Some of the 29 candidates will advertise on 28th Street, Trousdale Parkway, in buildings on campus and at student organization meetings or use a combination of the strategies.
“We want to make sure everyone is
included,” said Vicki Chan, a housing senator candidate and a sophomore majoring in psychobiology. “We want to reach out to minorities to make sure they are included.” While many said talking individually to students was the most important part of their campaign, they will target their potential voters. For example, if they are running for Greek senator, this would entail visiting the fraternity and sorority houses.
“We don’t need to campaign to people who can't vote for us,” said Yvette Ollada, Greek senator candidate and a sophomore majoring in public policy and management. “It’s much easier to reach Greeks on the Row.”
Ollada is running on a slate with Justin Wiessman, a sophomore majoring in political science. Presidential and vice
presidential candidates will target the entire school because every student can vote for them.
“Our main focus is to talk to as many students on campus as we can,” said Dana Parker, presidential candidate and a junior majoring in public policy and management. “We have to shape our campaign strategy not only to reach student leaders, but to also reach students who just come to campus to go to classes."
Parker, who is now a commuter senator, is running with Stephen Pollock, a junior majoring in business. They are setting up a web site as well as pasting fliers on campus.
“What I like best about running on the presidential and vice presidential platform is that we get to target everyone," said I see Sanata, page 111
Center tailors resumes to jobs students seek
Career: Employers seek well-rounded people with diverse backgrounds; workshops to help different groups
By KIMBERLY TABA
Assignment Editor
Although summer may seem far away, many students are already making plans for summer jobs and internships. An essential part of applying for employment is the resume, since it is usually the first contact an employer has with the potential employee.
The Career Planning and Placement Center provides many services to help students in their job searches, including polishing resumes and making them more presentable.
As Thursday’s Career Day approaches, the career center has been busier than usual with students scrambling to make their resumes look more professional.
“I think (resumes are) pretty important,” said Gabe Cole, a sophomore major-
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ing in business. “It’s the first thing you give to someone if you’re looking for an internship or a job. It’s an overall picture of you
-	what you’re about, what you’ve done, what you can do for their company.”
About 20 students per day sign up for drop-in counseling, which occurs daily from noon to 3 p.m. They can come in with any draft of a resume and meet with a counselor to discuss how to improve it.
“(We look at) what it is they’re looking to do, where they’re at, what types of jobs they’re going to be applying to and assess (the resum6) based on that,” said Shari Cohen, a career counselor.
Resumes are tailored differently depending on the industry. Technological resumes tend to focus on applied skills, while the entertainment field focuses more on work experience. Consulting looks at work experience and a skills base, she said.
The center’s Career Guide provides examples of different types of resumes.
Resume workshops also provide opportunities to revise or create resumes. Led by any of the career coun-
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selors, the workshops explain the framework of a resume and tips &uch as how to keep it concise.
“The best way is to brainstorm,” Cohen said. “Write out as much as possible and from there, work to tailor it, to fine tune it. That’s one of the biggest worries: 'I can’t get it down to one page.’”
Last week 600 students visited 24 alumni and recruiters in Hahn Plaza for resume advice during Resumania, which was bigger than in past semesters, said Eileen Kohan, Career Center executive director.
“We can give feedback, but having someone in the industry to give feedback is much more useful,” she said.
About 300 to 400 students visit the career center each day, Kohan said. These students attend workshops, I see Ratuma. page 3 I
GPSS full board votes to increase fee by $2 or less
Meeting: Programs budget upped by $6,600; $250 service award to be given
By ELISSA K. KONOVE
GPSS Writer
The Graduate and Professional Student Senate voted to propose a programming fee increase of no more than $2 for graduate students for the 2000-2001 year at Monday’s full board meeting.
The proposal will be sent to the vice president’s office for consideration. If an increase is necessary, the amount will be determined in the GPSS budget hearing process in March and by final approval of I see QPSS, page 10 I
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