The Michigan Daily-Sunday, February 24, 1980-Page 3 Public issues, gov't jobs attract ,students to 'U' graduate program By MARGARET CONE Few academic programs offer job market security on a par with the Institute of Public Policy Studies (IPPS). Graduate students in IPPS are trained to work in public administration positions and make necessary changes in government olicy. IPPS "focuses on training professional government officers, according to Director Edward Gramlich. THE "PROFESSIONAL style masters degree" program was developed because "the government is big and demanding. These students are in demand," IPPS Prof. Jack Walker said. Originally, the program began in 1914 s the Institute of Public Administration. To meet the needs of, expanding government, the program) was reorganized in 1968 to provide interdisciplinary education in economics, political science, industrial engineering, and law. The graduate program has nearly a 100 per cent placement record for its graduates, Gramlich said. Graduates might work in the Federal Government at the Office of Management and Budget or in a position as city manager in a local government. "The job opportunities are very good, they love to hire Michigan grads in Washington," said Rick Lancaster, a second-year student. "We pull down around $16,000 to $18,000 (a year)," he said, adding, "people aren't in the program for money." THE STUDENTS and the professors express a concern with public issues and a dedication to improving the quality of public life. "There's a feeling in the program that if there was a better analysis, if it got listened to, the programs (government policies) could meet the public interest. .. that's why they aren't in Bus. Ad. (Business Administration)," said Nancy Berla, IPPS assistant director for student affairs. In contrast to graduate programs in economics or political science, IPPS focuses on practical application of theory. IPPS students analyze present government policies such as the Detroit Amtrak system. During mandatory summer internships, the students must face and deal with the inherent problems in government bureaucracy and the personal interactions in government work. "We use the economic and political tools in an actual situation. We are more professionally oriented . . . the program trains us to go out of the classroom and into the real situation," commented Paula Casson, a first-year student. CASSON ADDED, "In an academic atmosphere you leach a certain point ... different things will go on in the real world that you can't get in a classroom." Prof. Walker explained the program "encourages and facilitates movement from the University to the government and likewise, the government to the University." The students emphasized the optimistic and pragmatic ambience of the program. IPPS is different from other graduate programs in which candidates write theses, vie for faculty attention, and take oral exams. "The students are supportive. . . the attitude is different," remarked Lancaster. "The professors have us call them by their first names, which makes a big difference. We feel closer to being a peer." THE FACULTY members, many of whom have worked in Washington, are working on research projects funded by governmental agencies. Current topics include a survey of citizen's attitude towards tax limitation proposals, the truth content in Soviet press releases, and the economic feasibility of a solid waste trash shredding facility for Ann Arbor. The IPPS faculty say the program is 'intellectually alive," and it serves "a social need." The best part of the program, Gramlich emphasized, is "taking bright students and sending them out there to do something. If an important decision gets made, I want them to know economics, political science, and statistics before they make them." At the institute, "You do the research, write it in the journals, and you hope it makes an impact," Gramlich said. "We're just getting started," he added. "Ultimately, a place like this will rise or fall with it's students." ,-ro_ 'I lll- J' Nuke issue comes alive in N.H.: Kennedy's ambiguous remarks criticized by Brown with special guest J D SOUTHER March 22 8pm Hill Auditorium Tickets are $8.50, 7.50 and 6.50 and go on sale Monday, February 25, at the Michigan Union Box Office, 10 am, Where House Records and Huckleberry Party Store. For more information call 763-2071. Sorry, no checks. By KEITH RICHBURG Special 10 The Daily HANOVER, N.H. - Nuclear power opponents are emerging as a potentially pivotal force in New Ham- hire's upcoming primary election and President 'arter's two Democratic challengers are actively cultivating the anti-nuclear vote. They are mostly young, mostly students, from Dar- tmouth and the University of New Hampshire, and they are frequently opposed to nuclear power as an alternative even in this energy-poor New England state. Students do not represent a sizable vote here, but they do have the potential to work tirelessly for a candidate on election day, making telephone calls, canvassing, and knocking on doors. THE NUCLEAR POWER opponents are almost Overwhelmingly supporting California Gov. Edmund Brown, Jr. who has exploited his own anti-nuclear stand to the hilt. Brown's campaign posters here show the governor addressing the crowd at the Washington D.C. "No Nukes" rally last May. Brown tells his audiences that he has been an op- ponent of nuclear power longer than Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy, whom he accuses of ''making anti-nuclearnnoise" while deliberately fudging his position. Brown has challenged Kennedy to a debate on nuclear power, but so far Kennedy has ignored him. Kennedy, spurred by Brown's stronger-than- expected 15 per cent showing in Maine's precinct caucuses two weeks ago, is moving to project himself as an equally adamant opponent of nuclear power who is more electable than Brown. KENNEDY HAS consistently stated that he favors a moratorium on the construction of. any new nuclear power plants. But on Wednesday, at an energy forum in Concord, Kennedy indicated a significant shift to a more adamant anti-nuclear position. In answer to a question from Harvey Wasserman, a former University student, now heading the Cam- paign for Safe Energy here, Kennedy said "yes," he would support a moratorium on the licensing of any nuclear power plants that have already been built. But Kennedy's answer was sufficiently garbled in misplaced syntax to leave his real nuclear power position ambiguous. Later, the Kennedy staff said the Senator stood by his previous position - that he sup- ports only a moratorium on new plant construction - and there had not been any shift. Some political observers here attributed Kennedy's apparent shift - then his backing away - to fatigue and the distraction of the polls showing him still trailing Carter by 18 percentage points. BUT BROWN SAID the Kennedy misstatement was a calculated attempt to cut into some of the anti- nuclear power vote supporting the Brown candidacy. In Walpole, N.H. Brown said Kennedy was being "deceptively ambiguous" in his position in an effort to fog the nuclear issue. "He is attempting to create a false impression that he flatly opposes further licen- sing of nuclear power plants," Brown said. Brown has consistently attacked power plants with a vigor in California where he has fought the con- struction and operation of nuclear facilities. I Now Playing at Butterfield Theatres WEDNESDAY IS "'BARGAIN DAY" $1 .50 UNTIL 5:30 EXCEPT WAYSIDE ADULTS FRI SAT. SGN EVE & HOLIDAYS $3.50 MON. THRU THURS. EVENINGS, . . $300 MATINEES UNTIL 5:30 EXCEPT HOLIDAYSR $250 CHILDREN 14 & UNDER ..$1.50 MONDAY NIGHT IS "GUEST NIGHT" Two Adults Admitted for $3.00 EXCEPT WAYSIDE I L II Raoul Walsh's 1941 MAN POWER EDWARD G+ ROBINSON plays an electric-line repairman who falls for a clip-joint hostess-a woman with quite a sordid past-only to watch her shift her attentions to his best friend, played by GEORGE RAFT. The Woman? None other than the lovely MARLENE DIETRICH, the heart-breaker of heart- breakers. Short: BIG BOOBS & BATHING BEAUTIES. Mon.: SALT OF THE EARTH (at 7 & 9:05) Tues.: LA JETTE & THE LOST WORLD (free at 7 & 9:05) Wed.: PROGRAM OF AMERICAN AVANT-GARDE FILM (tonight at 7 & 9:05) Campus 1214 S. Unive ity 668-6416 Mn TuesThurs, Fri at 7:30, 9:15 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00. 9:15 IT'S COLD IT'S WET IT'S HERE!! 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