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State University THURSDAY December 2, I 2004 PARTLY CLOUDY GMAC BOWL: Falcon HIGH: 41 LOW 29 football squad focused www.bgnews.com for bowl game; PAGE 6 independent student press VOLUME 99 ISSUE 80 Outlook study ranks top majors By Zach Herman undergraduates enrolled in accounting jobs as a positive different types of engineering. education fields," he said. "Early SENIOR REPORTER accounting or pre-accounting factor for students. Conversely, the Bowling childhood is always number one, COLLEGE b accounting now hip? programs as of early September. "There is a huge shortage of (ireen list is populated at least in the eight years I've One recent survey of Since 2001, the number accountants nationally," she primarily by majors in education been here" colleges suggests that the decid- of accounting students has said. and science. Early Childhood While the data yields MAJORS edly unglamorous profession increased 22 percent, while Marketing is also a Studies, which prepares sound general conclusions, is gaining popularily among overall matriculation has been frequent choice for University students to teach pre-kindcrgar according to Knight, some [bp 10 most in-demand col- students choosing a career focus. nearly static. Accounting did not undergraduates and college ten through grade three, is the enrollment figures may be lege majors (Source: lob Accounting is the appear in the top 10 for 2001. students across the country. most-favored major on campus understated because the research Outlook 2005 survey, viachan- number-one in-demand" Why the sudden fervor for Ihe lob Outlook survey lists With 1,176 students enrolled office records only one major per nels.aimKxiay.com/careers) college major nationwide, number-crunching? A robust job marketing as the eighth most or awaiting acceptance into the student, regardless of how many according to the 2005 lob Outlook market, coupled with a dearth popular major nationwide; the program, the early-childhood majors that student pursues 1. Accounting study, conducted by the National of qualified applicants, make discipline places fourth among sequence is more than twice as If recent trends hold, 2. Electrical engineering Association ol Colleges and accounting a viable option for Falcon students, one notch high- popular as biology which ranks education majors will continue 3. Mechanical engineering Employers. Business administra- many students. er than in 2001. Four hundred second. Immediately following to define the University land- 4. Business administration/ tion, economics, and marketing "Sometimes students are thirty-one students claimed mar- those programs is nursing, bene- scape. But for Uiose who don't management also appear among the top HI attracted to accounting because keting majors this fall, a 9 percent ficiary of a 34 percent increase in see themselves in a classroom, 5.1 .conomics/finance most-favored courses of study the employment prospects are increase over three years ago. enrollment since2001. Marketing Kroll says accounting could he 6. Computer science Recent trends at Bowling so excellent," said loAnn Kroll, After these initial and integrated social studies an answer for students without I omputer engineering Green match some of the director of tlie University's Career similarities, however, the lists round out the top five. sharply defined career goals. 8 Marketing/marketing survey findings. According to Center. The average starting become markedly different. The prevalence of early Accounting is a phenomenal- management enrollment figures provided salary for an accounting major The national results are heav) childhood majors is no surprise ly good major to consider," she 9. Chemical engineering In tin- Office ol Institutional graduating in 2004 is $41,058, with business- and technology- to William Knight, director of die said 10. Information sciences and Research, accounting is the 10th according to \ At I oriented disciplines, including Office of Institutional Research Ihe lob Outlook survey said systems most popular major on cam- Kroll also noted the lack computer science. Information "We have always historically thousands of college students pus, with 352 main-campus of competition for main sciences and systems and four forever been strong in all the have already taken that advice. CPA Union taking Terror in Chinese school hosts applictions Kwanzaa By Allison Halco REPORTER So maybe your childhood ceremony dream of becoming a police officer when you grew up By Laura Hoesman didn't come true — it's ail REPORTER right. The Bowling Green Traditional and contem- Police Division is offering porary African-American students and community members the chance to fulfill dances, music and foods will fill the Student Union Grand this goal. Ballroom tonight from 6-9 [he division will sponsor Its during the University's eighth 14th Citizens Pohce \cademv annual Kwanzaa celebration in February. The program will consist of nine consecutive The program, which was planned by the Center for [except during spring break) Multicultural and Academic weekly classes, with a goal to Initiative under the leadership teach citizens what it lakes of its assistant director, Sheila to be a Bowling Green police Brown, is open to the public. offica Bursarable tickets will be "It gives them a good available for purchase at die opportunity to see what it's door, starting at 5 pan. The like to be a police officer hcic. cost for general admission is Sergeant Paul Tyson said I his S10, students will pay S8 and is Tvson's third vear mnning children under die age of 12 met i'v will be admitted for $5. Classes will cnvci such top- The program was created ics as police equipment, the in an effort to help with the laws of arrest, investigations, diversity Initiative so we can firearms and personal safety. all be educated on other peo- Teachers will be experts In their fields: lodges, detectives ples cultures," Brown said. She added that the theme of this and self defense insmictors, among others \ cars celebration is a tribute to African and African-Amei lean Phe program will culminate with a graduation students' organizations. ceremony on April 13. "We're trying to alert and Although student educate people who are not enrollment in CPA has been African-Americans about the on the rise, police are still tradition and culture found :r: V..-W*^': p**Vf*y*^ in the African-American looking to increase the ■^MHHH ■■■ number of students in the Stringer AP Photo community," said Sharonda Glover, president of the Black program. The decision to hold classes on Wednesday CRY FOR HELP: A woman, right, whose son was killed along with seven others in a school knife attack, grieves in Ruzhou. in central China's Henan Student Union. evenings at 6:30 was made Province, Friday, Nov. 26,2004. Police later arrested the man who broke into the high school dormitory and stabbed eight students to death. According to Broun partially for the purpose of Kwanzaa is a seven-day attracting more students. By Joe McDonald the attack at eight, but another The spate of violence personal feuds amid wrenching celebration of African history IHE ASSOCIATED PRESS "It'd be good to have state-run news agency, the China prompted the government of economic and social change. and heritage, which lasts from students come out to see how BEIJING - Police have detained News Service, said nine students President flu lintao to issue a Fatal bombings, mass Dec 26 through Ian. 1. The we work." Tyson said. a man accused of slashing as were killed. nationwide order in September poisonings and other attacks holiday was first celebrated Classes arc traditionally many as nine boys to death as Yan broke into the dormitory for schools to hire guards and are reported frequently. in 1966 after it was created limited to about 35 students, they slept in Oieir high school at 11:45 p.m. on Thursday and tighten security. usually blamed on people Hying by Dr. Maulana Karenga. an and some applications for dormitory in central China, state "chopped eight people to death," The reason for the surge in to hurt business rivals or seeking American. Each of the seven the program have already media reported Saturday. Xinhua said. The China News knife attacks isn't clear. They have revengeful often minor disputes days represents a principle that those who celebrate been received. To enroll in Yan Yanming, 21, was reported Service cited a survivor as saying taken place in areas through- Firearms are rarely used because to police by his mother after he that during the attack, the man out China and involve attackers private gun ownership is illegal Kwanzaa are encouraged to CPA, or for more informa- adopt. The seven principles tion about the program, call tried unsuccessfully to commit with the knife said, "Don't blame from different backgrounds In in most parts of China. the Bowling Green Police suicide following the attack late me." the only other fatal case until last month, six men were are unity; self-determination, collective work and respect, Division at 419-354-1546, Thursday in the city of Ruzhou, It was the fourth knife attack this week, an attacker at a Beijing arrested in Beijing in a knife e-mail police^bgohio.org or the Xinhua News Agency said.