Business majors dominate senior job seekers by Jeanne Grommes how many seniors are actually Craig Radebaugh, a senior placed because they wouldn't majoring in economics. "You are staff writer present an accurate picture. For the one who ultimately helps English majors, biology example, some students go to yourself. They help you with majors, business majors, graduate school, others take the your interview skills and help you economics majors and music summer off. with contacts, and then you have majors are among the variety of "Besides, if 599 of 600 to do the rest" students that make up the graduating seniors got a job and Radebaugh was recently Concordia population. No matter you didn't, you wouldn't feel very accepted for a position at a which degree they pursue, most good about it," said Hanson. Connecticut insurance company. college graduates* goal is to get a Instead, Hanson does "Preparing at the Placement job.^ Not just any job, but a job accountability studies. The aim Office ahead of time really made that they will be happy to do. of which is to recognize trends in me feel more confident," said Making a little money in the areas of major. For example, in Kristin Machacek, another senior process might be nice also. For 1967 nearly 55 percent of who was recently placed. some, that means attending a Concordia students graduated Of 22 seniors that were prestigious graduate school. For with a major in elementary or interviewed, approximately half others, it involves heading for secondary education. Now had been placed, and half were Concordia's Job Placement education majors have slipped still looking for a job. In all of Office. down to around 20 percent and ihe conversations, one resounding theme was evident, "Phil and At the Placement Office, have been replaced by business Senior Wade Gardner talks with a Job Placement Office Sylvia (Lell) are great!" seniors are guided on how to majors at 50 percent worker about the different services the office provides to Obviously, 22 people do not prepare a resume and how to "be "Percentage doesn't mean a students. Photo by Dave Carson. yourself in an interview. thing to me, it's each and every represent the opinions of Phil Hanson, who has been individual that matters," said everyone in the senior class, but it Drewes, who is still looking for a quality athlete or a child prodigy, director of the office for twenty Hanson. i$ interesting to note that job or no job. One student did comment a job won't just fall into your lap. •«§ four years, is trying to promote The Placement Office also job, all of the students questioned that the placement office could However, Concordia's Job his philosophy to job searching sponsors several job fairs where found positive things to say. have given him more definite Placement Office seems to be seniors. "Prepare early and students can connect with "Phil and Sylvia are willing to deadlines for when to turn in making it easier for students to prepare well." companies for an interview. bend over backwards to help you resumes, rough drafts and other step into a job that's right for Hanson also said that the "Many students expect the Job get opportunities, but you must information. them. office doesn't keep statistics about Office to get you a job," said open the doors," said senior Jon Unless you are an Olympic The Doors and New Jack City worth price of admission

outstanding and worth a look by itself. Kilmer, who also possesses, however. He is also a brilliant swashbuckling sings many of the songs in the movie, is flawless in the sociopath (gold hoop earring and all) and he surrounds role of Morrison. himself with other deadly mateys, thus the "family" is "Shouting Fire:" All of Morrison's influence, poetic dialogue, created. compassion, and graceful movements are brought out So what do a bunch of pirates do? They assail Life in a crowded masterfully by Kilmer, who also hauntingly brings out the unsuspecting "ships", namely the huge Carter apartment theatre darker side of Morrison. Kilmer gets my vote as one of building in Harlem, to loot their pieces o* eight Nino and the top performers of the year with this role. company forcibly kick the tenants out and set up a massive "The Doors" as a whole is not the great movie one sophisticated crack house, the first in New York City. would expect from writer/director Stone. It is still a very Understandably, friction develops between Nino's by Scott Mizerny well-made film. Kilmer's flawless performance as operation and the local Italian mafia, where Nino got his Morrison makes this movie worth seeing. Without his initial backing. performance, the movie would be just an average film. I Clear until this point, the film's focus now becomes The long awaited film about Jim Morrison and The recommend you go see "The Doors," even if you have no blurry with the addition of the everdull street wise cops, Doors is finally out, but was it worth all the hype and the interest in them as a musical group. Kilmer's performance Scotty (rapper Ice-T) and Nick Peretti (Judd Nelson), who wait? will be reward enough. try in vain to bring Nino down. As the cop with a heart, The movie is directed by the sensational Oliver Stone, Ice-T just does not have the talent to portray a man hurting whose previous credits include such Academy Award inside, his family once wounded by drug trafficking. winners as "Platoon," "Wall Street" and "Bom on the Rating: Nelson's character is flat and peripheral; when Nick Fourth of July." does speak at length, he confesses to being a former Along with Stone's directing history, the cast of "The druggie and continually mumbles on about "the black Doors" is also very credible. Val Kilmer ("Top Gun" and thing," his nickname for the association betwixt the black "Willow") plays the electric poet, Jim Morrison, and Meg by Dave Carson characters. Finally, Van Peebles himself is at the helm of Ryan ("When Harry Met Sally") as his girlfriend, Pamela the operation, and is about as bland as one could be as a Courson. The Doors are played by Kyle MacLachlan, of New Jack City is a gritty urban drama directed by police detective. "Twin Peaks" fame, Kevin Dillion and Frank Whaley. newcomer Mario Van Peebles son of veteran director As the waters muddy, enter Pookie (comedian Chris With this set of credentials, how could you make a bad Melvin Van Peebles. It is filled with a myriad of relatively Rock) as a crackhead reformed by Scotty who then feels movie? unknown actors, but is successful in capturing the harsh obligated to infiltrate the Carter for the police. There, as Stone, famous for his sixties movies, took control of realities of drugs and street life. Unfortunately, instead of he must often work with crack, he gets rehooked and the film from the very beginning to ensure it was done his living up to its potential, the film falls prey mainly to an meets his fate. The kinship between Scotty and Pookie is way. Stone knew one mistake could destroy the unfocused plot about the rise and fall of a black mafia. one of the few interesting sections of "New Jack City;" if entire production of the film. He made a point to keep in The movie deals with a black crime "family" and is set given further attention it would have been more contact with the surviving Doors and their families to in (where else?) engrossing, especially if it addressed the issue of unethical ensure proper content of the film. Stone did not want the New York City, circa police manipulation. movie to end up back on the drawing board where it had 1986* The leader of been since 1980. Another fascinating, if maddeningly brief, subplot the band, and the New Jack City is within the movie is the decay of the brother-brother bond The movie has been in constant turmoil since it was story's primary between Nino and G-man. As Nino accumulated more and originally proposed. In the first proposal, the film was to successful in capturing character, is Nino more power and wealth with G-man's help, he becomes be directed by Brian De Palma and John Travolta was to the harsh realities of drug Brown, a mix of smug and acts increasingly omnipotent This continues to be cast as Morrison. Italian and Black and street life* the point where Nino takes his brother's wanton girlfriend Since that time, there have been many people who names, played by Unfortunately, Instead of for his own. But again, the consuming nature of vast have tried to make the movie including actor/director Wesley Snipes. living up to its potential, amounts of power is not adequately reflected upon, as in Charlie Sheen. In Sheen's version, Bono from U2 would As the film "Scarface," which ironically seems to be Nino's favorite play the part of Morrison. All was saved when Oliver the film falls prey to an opens, Nino has film. Stone stepped into the picture and shared his ideas about secured permission unfocused plot. how the film should be made. There are other possible underdeveloped facets within m from the local Italian "New Jack City," but you get the point Van Peebles does The movie Stone directs is not so much a film about mafia to run a small- —^^tmmmmamm^t^mmmmmm a good job at examining the sheer guiltless ferocity of the The Doors as it is about Morrison. Obviously, Morrison time drug operation street, but falls far short of making a multi-plot made The Doors famous, but in the film, the audience gets and nightclub called the Spotlight But, of course, this is "Godfather" style film work well. little insight into the lives of other band members. Stone not enough for Nino. His brother, G-man, introduces a instead tries to show how Morrison and The Doors new drug, crack, to the scene and the shrewd businessman developed over time by concentrating on the center of the in Nino quickly realizes the extreme addictive qualities of Rating: band, Morrison. crack are his ticket to megabucks and fast Kilmer's performance as the poetic Morrison is Timely business sense is not the only trait Mr. Brown