Career Services
has a book
for you
The following new books are avail
able in the Office of Career Services.
National Association of Schools of
Music — 1985 Directory. Listed by col
lege, brief information about de^ees
awarded, chairpersons of the depart
ments, addresses.
Louder and Funnier: A Practical
Guide for Overcoming Stagefright in
Speechmaking. By Robert B. Nelson.
Good material on the art of public
speaking; ideas to help even seasoned
speakers improve.
Paper Tiger: Resume Strategies That
Get Your Foot in the Door. By David
V. Hizer and Arthur D. Rosenberg.
Excellent information and creative sug
gestions on resume writing/cover let
ters/thank you letters, etc.
Making the Most of Your First Job.
Catalyst Publications. Part One deals
with work world realities. Your first job
is important because it offers exposure,
persoral growth, and an inside view of
the career field. Part Two tells how to
optimize your experience on this job,
whether you stay 3 months or 20 years.
When Can You Start? Catalyst Pub
lications. A job-search guide for women
of all ages including information on
traditional methods for job hunting and
other alternatives. Practical, down-to-
earth suggestions for job hunting. Chap
ters on salary negotiation, accepting and
rejecting offers, expanding a job, and
writing letters.
SIGI assists in
career choices
by Cynthia L. Church, Editor
A career choice is a decision
that faces college senioi's and
underclassmen at one time or
another. Deciding what to do for the
rest of one's life is a difficult choice to
make; however, SIGI helps ease that
pain by asking the right questions and
helping analyze the answers.
SIGI, a computerized system located
in Meredith's Department of Career
Services, allows students to examine
their interests and see if they fit into the
line of work they are interested in. SIGI
concentrates in areas such as self-
assessment, asking what the student is
good at and what she wants to do. SIGI
also gives information on possible
occupations, skills needed for certain
jobs, and the methods of preparing for
the jobs.
SIGI is not only informative but also
easy.
“Finding out what you want to do
isn't always easy or fun but SIGI makes
it easier. It's really good for people who
can't admit to themselves they don't
know what to do with the rest of theif
lives. I guess it's good for the lazy peo
ple, too," said Beth Taylor in Career
Services.
SIGI is available to students Monday
through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00
p.m. by appointment, and on Sundays,
too. It will be on campus through Feb
ruary 13.
Ginny Leach, a Meredith senior,
assists students with the computer and
answers questions pertaining to the
system.
"Ginny is a good example of some
one that is working hard to find out
what she wants to do. She^ worked
with SIGI but stiU isn't sure what she
wants to do. But now after using SIGI
she realizes that she has more opportun
ities for work than she realized,” said
Taylor.
Liberal arts the ideal of education
China in film
Continued from page 6
From the novel by Chen Rong. With
Pan Hong, Da Shichang. Directed
by Wang Qimin and Sun Yu. From
the People's Republic, 1983, 110
minutes.
Boat People — Ann Hui's highly
acclaimed but controversial film was
Hong Kong's entry for Best Foreign
Film of 1983. The story unfolds
through the lens of a Japanese
photo-journalist as he encounters the
underside of Vietnam's new socialist
society. A haunting film, reminiscent
of the recent Killing Fields, is based
on interviews with Vietnamese refu
gees. With Lam, Cora Miao, Season
Ma, Andy Lau. Directed by Ann
Jui. From Hong Kongi 1983, 106
minutes.
Chan Is Missing — Directed by Hong
Kong bom but American educated
Wayne Wang and produced by an
entirely Chinese American cast and
crew, Chan is Missing traces the
misadventures of two San Francisco
cab drivers; one with “the face of an
Oriental Job," the other, a modem
day “Charlie Chan’s No. 2 son over
dosed on Richard Pryor." The film's
more serious side seeks to instruct its
audience on what it means to be
Chinese in America. Critic Vincent
Canby found it funny, humane and
wise. With Wood Moy, Marc Haya-
shi. Directed by Wayne Wang (who
also did Dim Sun). From the United
States, 1981, 80 minutes.
All films are free and open to the
public, with English subtitles.
Jr./Sr. formal
toasts to time
by Cynthia L. Church, Editor
The theme “A Toast To Time”
has been chosen to represent
the 1985-86 Junior/Senior
Spring Formal which will be held at the
Holiday Inn North, Saturday^ April 19,
1986 from 9-1 a.m.
“The theme was chosen to signify the
time our classes have spent together,
and the time the senior class has given
to Meredith during its four years here,”
said Mary Ellen McKown,-Junior Class
President.
“Kruze” will perform during the
dance.
“We concluded a survey after the
Christmas Dance and got more positive
feedback than we expected. Because we
want to please everyone, we've asked
the band to play more dance music,"
added McKown.
“Tickets will go on sale for the dance
later in the semester at SI 2 a couple for
juniors. Seniors will be admitted at no
cost and will receive their invitations in
early April.
Education wears a different face for
students at liberal arts colleges than for
those at other four-year institutions,
according to a survey by the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching.
The survey of 5,000 undergraduates
grouped the nation^ colleges and uni
versities into four categories — research
institutions focusing on science and
technology; doctorate-granting institu
tions conducting less research; compre
hensive institutions emphasizing busi
ness and specialty degrees; and liberal
arts institutions, the smallest colleges
ofTering no specialty degree. The clear
est division emerged between the larger
schools and the liberal arts colleges:
Complaints of being treated “like
numbers in a book" were voiced by 52%
of the students at the larger schools, but
only 9% at the smaUer.
Continued on page 3
Kruze will perform at Junior/Senior formal.
4 February 6,1986