4 Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 6, 1988 - 55 recruiters seek future engineers BY NOELLE SHADWICK Engineering students had a chance to schedule interviews and apply for internships yesterday at an Engineer- ing Career Fair on North Campus sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers and Tau Beta Pi. Fifty-five companies were repre- sented at the fourth engineering fair which attempts to bring students and companies together in a fairly infor- mal setting. "You just walk around and give people your resumds," engineering junior Priscilla Collins said. The companies are always looking for students from the University said Kelli Pahl, chair of the fair's organizing committee. "U-M stu- dents fit in extremely well [with our company]," said Amoco representa- tive Steven Holdaway "We're getting bigger each year," Pahl said. Last year 42 companies were represented compared to 55 this year. Each company pays $100 to at- tend the fair. Companies look for someone who has a dynamic personality which says "I'm the person you want," said Holdaway. He added that Amoco was very interested in top quality minori- ties. Recruiters offered different opin- ions on the importance of grades. Smiths Industries' rePresentative James Moore said GPAs were the first factor he looked at. Yet, Jeff Dauber, a University graduate who it now with National Semiconductors, said grades don't always translate into the business world. "If it's a question between a 3.7 and a 3.8, give youri self a 3.7, and have a good time." Recruiters also varied on the kind of curriculum students should take. Holdaway said students who wish to move into management positions need to understand other disciplines More noted the need for specialized students who did not need much training. The Saturn Corporation, a division of General Motors, reported that out of 31 students hired last summer, 80 percent were business majors and 20 percent were engineer- ing majors. Several former University students now recruiting for their companies said the fair had helped them get their first summer internships and jobs. Senior Mike Ger, who will work full-time with Saturn Corporation, when he graduates, said the fair is a great way to find prospective em- ployees who don't have the benefit of personal connections within the company. "A lot of people are going to get jobs just from this fair," Dauber said. Both students and recruiters seemed pleased with the turnout at the fair. 4 Pro-lifer makes war Atlanta police drag an anti-abortion protester from the Atlanta SurgiCenter abortion clinic in Speaker recounts local Black doctors' history AAssociated Press downtown Atlanta on Tuesday. 4 e .. bY ANNA SCHLOSSBERG A Black man, Dr. Raymond Scruggs, was on the board of Children's Hospital in Detroit in the 1940s and 50s. When he brought his daughter to the emer- gency room one night, however, a white nurse refused t' admit her, Norman McRae told an audience at the UJniversity Medical Center yesterday. IMcRae, director of fine arts and social studies for the Detroit public schools, has researched the history of Black doctors in Detroit. Invited to speak by the Uni- Versity's Black Medical Association, he urged the audi- once of 50, most of whom were Black medical stu- dents, to "remember that you didn't get here by your- selves, so give something back." "You have a double whammy if you're a Black physician," McRae said. "Not only must you practice your profession, but you have to be a leader in your community." , McRae traced the history of Detroit's Black physi- cians, beginning with Joseph Ferguson, the first Black doctor in Detroit, who was also a leader of the Under- ground Railroad. Since then, many other physicians have been "revered by the Detroit Black community," McRae said. "The Civil Rights struggle was never won," he continued. "Every generation has to mobilize itself and keep the battle going." "It's important that he came, because a lot of younger people don't learn about the struggles that paved the way for us," James Ivey, a second-year medi- cal student said. "Hearing someone talk about it helps us to appreciate the sacrifices that were made. I think we will leave with more of a sense of community." The Black Medical Association is sponsoring a se- ries of lectures this year, a Health Screening Day at Ann Arbor's housing projects, and a three-day sympo- sium this spring on health care in the United States, South Africa, and Central America. 4 4 POLICE Unarmed Robbery Two juveniles took two rings 'from a Westland woman in the park- ing structure at Fourth and East William streets and attempted to steal the woman's car late Tuesday after- noon, Ann Arbor police said. But the boys apparently couldn't get the woman's car started, and left one of the rings in the car when they fled the scene, Sgt. Jan Suomala 'said. Suomala said the youths stole items valued at about $2,300, including a ring guard and clothing. The 26-year-old woman reported NOTES she was getting into her car about 5:55 p.m. when the boys pulled her out of the car and removed an en- gagement ring and a ring guard from her finger, Suomala said. The woman told police she fled the scene and heard the boys trying to start her car, Suomala said. He said the boys took clothing from the car and fled after they failed to start it. The woman then returned to her car where she found her engagement ring, he said. The woman described the youths as about 14 years old, 5-foot-6 inches tall, and 130 pounds, Suomala said. By Nathan Smith Heart Continued from Page 3 also expect to be able to jog, maybe run, by early spring," he said. To date, the procedure has been performed on 140 patients at seven medical centers worldwide, including the University Medical Center. Pa- tients who have undergone the atherectomy show a much lower rate of follow-up treatment compared to those who have had the balloon an- gioplasty, Topol said. KARE N. HAN"DELMAN/Daily Eleanor Smeal, founding president of the Fund for the Feminist Majority and former president of the National Organization of Women, made Ann Arbor her first stop last night on a nationwide tour of college campuses in an effort to encourage more women to become student leaders. Smeal Continued from Page 1- Women must become decision- makers in positions of power because' only they will pass legislation con-. cerning women's issues, she said. Smeal said she witnessed one ex- "Anything dealing with women planation for men's disinterest in has always been supported by wo- women's issues - the presence of a men, and the real champions for our "stag atmosphere" men create when legislation were almost invariably they gather together. She said she women" throughout history, she experienced this while campaigning said. for the Equal Rights Ammendment. I molm" 3 STOP STUDYIN' AND START LAUGHIN' UAC/SOUNDSTAGE PRESENTS... 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