UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA July www.unfspinnaker.com 16 Volume 32, Issue 2 2008 Wednesday Armed UNF Graduates encounter market setbacks employee BY JAMES CANNON II bullies man STAFF WRITER college graduates increases, the competi- even harsher when the rising commodity tion for those graduates decreases and the and essential-living prices are taken into This year’s crop of new college gradu- demand for those graduates drop.” account, according to a recent Economic on campus ates will grapple with a more tumultuous During the 2001 recession, the average Research Service study. BY JOSH SALMAN job market than their predecessors faced hourly wage for new college graduates ERS, the primary source of economic MANAGING EDITOR in 2001, the beginning of the last reces- was $22.69 for men and $18.78 for women, information to the U.S. Department of sion, according to a new Economic Policy inflation adjusted. College graduates in the Agriculture, said in the previous five years, A UNF Institute study. year 2007 took a significant decrease of 7.1 global production of ethanol and bio-diesel employee was EPI, a not-for-profit, nonpartisan policy percent for men and 3.3 percent for wom- fuels has greatly affected the rise in com- arrested June research institute, recently concluded that en, or $21.09 and $18.17, according to the modity prices. 17 after he college graduates’ wage and benefit trends EPI study. Soaring oil prices also are causing the threatened a show labor markets for new college gradu- College graduates are also becoming exponential rise in transportation and man with a ates were weaker in 2007 than they were less guaranteed that entry-level positions manufacturing costs, the ERS said. gun on cam- previously in the last recession of 2001. will have employer-provided health insur- But there is a silver-lining for college pus. Most are quick to point to the sagging ance and pension coverage, according to graduates. Layton economy as the main culprit, however the the study. Even though colleges are graduating stu- Dale Nerozzi, main problem facing college graduates is “The incidence of health insurance dents at record levels, and the trend during 33, was market oversaturation, said Dr. Kyle Scott, coverage is more than 5 percentage points this recession is for companies to compete charged with UNF political science professor and author lower than in 2001, and less than half of less on pay, health and pension benefits, Nerozzi possession of “The Unity of Rights.” young college grads now receive any form businesses are hiring new graduates at of a weapon “This development isn’t surprising to of pension coverage on the job,” said EPI on school property, aggravated anyone who understands supply and de- President Dr. Lawrence Mishel. See JOBS, page 5 � assault with a deadly weap- mand,” Scott said. “As the supply of the The ramifications of decreased pay are on without intent to kill and battery. “As far as I know, this is the first time a weapon has ever been brandished by a UNF LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Top-15 employers employee,” said UPD Chief Ready to move? See the map below for the top-20 cities for jobs in 2008. Mark Foxworth. of entry-level candidates Nerozzi told police he was driving on John Turner 1. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Butler Boulevard on his way to work when the victim, UNF 2. AmeriCorps alumni Mario Zouein, cut him 3. Walgreens Company off in traffic. Nerozzi followed Zouein, and 4. Internal Revenue Service they both exchanged verbal and 5. Progressive Insurance hand gestures toward each other until they pulled into Lot 2 on 6. Teach For America campus. “What’s really concerning is 20 7. Deloitte & Touche USA LLP 7 when they pulled into campus, 8. Target he [Nerozzi] passed the building 15 5 4 where he works and made a con- 1 9. Peace Corps scious decision to keep going,” 12 10 10. Ernst & Young Foxworth said. 9 14 18 When the victim parked, 11. PricewaterhouseCoopers Nerozzi reached into his center console and pulled out a 9mm 3 12. KPMG Glock and magazine with nine bullets. 13 11 13. US Department of Agriculture 6 He placed the weapon in his 17 19 14. Federal Bureau of Investigation pocket, walked to Zouein’s car and struck the driver’s side win- 8 15. Lockheed Martin 2 dow with his left arm, according to the UPD report. After Zouein rolled down his 16 window, Nerozzi spit in his face Top-5 majors and continued to verbally abuse hired in 2008 the victim. Zouein said he looked down and saw that Nerozzi had a black 1. Accounting 23% gun in right hand. 1. New York, NY 8. San Antonio, TX 15. Washington- 2. Engineering 13% He quickly rolled up his win- 2. Houston, TX 9. Denver, CO Arlington, DC-VA dow, and Nerozzi continued to scream at him for a few minutes 3. Los Angeles, CA 10. Salt Lake City, UT 16. Miami, FL 3. Marketing 11% before he got into his car and drove away, according to the re- 4. Boston, MA 11. Atlanta, GA 17. Austin, TX 4. Computer Science 10% port. 5. Philidelphia, PA 12. San Francisco, CA 18. Pittsburgh, PA Zouein watched the vehicle 5. Business Administration 9% leave, wrote down the license 6. Dallas, TX 13. San Diego, CA 19. Jacksonville, FL plate number and called 911, he 7. Chicago, IL 14. St. Louis, MO 20. Bridgeport, CT said. “I can’t imagine what could’ve been going through his head to make a person do something Source: Collegegrad.com like that,” Zouein said. Travel to Germany and A preview of Austria, page 9 the fall flight schedule How safe is page 16 campus housing? page 4 PAGE 2 WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2008 NEWS QUESTION OF THE WEEK Do you think the dorms on campus are safe? w BRUNO MUHA mm AD JOSEPH LAKRYSTAL SHANE CYRNE WILLIA M S UPTHETROVE HO W ELL C HAVEZ FRESHMAN , FRESHMAN , FRESHMAN , SOPHOMORE , FRESHMAN , BUSINESS FINANCE ELECTRICAL PSYCHOLOGY UNDECIDED ENGINEERING “Yeah, I’ve never heard “I feel safe living here “Yeah, everything is “Yeah, they’re alright. “Yeah, the doors are of any stories, and it because of the working in order. The Nothing really goes hard to open even looks safe.” environment; it’s an locks are good, and on, and we have UPD with a key, and the isolated part of there’s police.” on-call.” walls are [made of] Jacksonville.” cement.” Compiled by Laura Franco. 7-DAY POLICE BEAT FORECAST THURSDAY JULY 17 June 15 - June 27 Scattered 1P June 15 – Criminal Mis- two other offices in the T-Storms chief (Lot 9) – A student building. 85/73 returned to her vehicle 7 Rain: 50% after class to find that her 7 June 20 – Damaged rear windshield had been property (Lot 34) – A UNF broken. No items were employee was operating a stolen. forklift behind UNF Arena when he struck a park- FRIDAY JULY 18 2 June 17 –Weapon pos- ing gate box to avoid an session on school property oncoming car. The car im- Scattered (Lot 2) – See page 1. mediately fled the scene. T-Storms 7 3 June 19 – Damaged 8 June 20 – Burglary 89/75 property (Lot 44) – A car (Building 50) – A professor had been abandoned in was walking by the School RAIN: 40% the garage with a park- of Engineering office ing boot placed on the when she noticed broken rear tire for citations. A glass on the floor. UPD parking employee noticed8 investigation revealed SATURDAY JULY 19 8 the windows of the car an unknown suspect had had busted out. The listed gained entrance into the owner isn’t a UNF student. office by breaking the Scattered plate glass window and 7 4 T-Storms 1 June 19 – Theft reaching in and unlocking 90/75 (Building V) – A student the door. reported an iPod missing The suspect also forced RAIN: 40% 6 from the desk in his dorm9 two desk drawers open 2 room. The student said and threw the contents he saw the iPod the day on the floor. It’s unknown before. 10 at this time what items SUNDAY JULY 20 were taken. 5 5 3 June 20 – Identity Theft Scattered (Building 41) – A student 9 June 27 – Alcohol reported that she lost (Building Q) – A student 9 1 10 T-Storms her driver’s license June 4 was seen entering her 90/75 while taking a final exam. room with an alcoholic Since the loss of her beverage. RAIN: 40% license, she has become After a search of the 10 a victim to identity theft, room, UPD found four receiving several calls empty beer cans and two from creditors regarding11 unopened cans. MONDAY JULY 21 4 11 applications they’ve re- The residents were ceived. UPD investigation referred to Student Con- Isolated 3 revealed a possible link12 duct. to a subject in Indialantic, T-Storms 19 Fla. The victim’s parents 10 June 27 – Alcohol 89/76 11also live in Indialantic. (Lot 10) – Passengers of a black Honda were RAIN: 30% 6 June 20 – Attempted seen drinking beer in the 9 burglary (Building 51) – A parked vehicle in plain UNF employee left her of- sight. A total of 26 cans 12 6 fice and returned to find were found, poured out TUESDAY JULY 22 5 pry marks on her door. and the empty cans were 9 8 After an examination put in the dumpster. The of her office, no objects students admitted the Scattered were missing. Later it was alcohol was theirs.