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Published: 09/9/10

Endangered: That Off-to-College Feeling

By Donna Trussell - Politics Daily

There's a chill in the air, and I'm reminded of an experience I never really had. Like nearly every woman my age, I saw the 1970 film "Love Story," set in a place that, compared to my blue-collar suburb in Dallas, looked magical. Houses had two stories, a street ends at an ocean, leaves turned crimson, and snow covered everything. Plus, you could fall in love with a handsome man with a Roman numeral name. Oliver Barrett IV was Old Money. In my neighborhood, there was no Old Money. Or New Money either, for that matter. The 1969 movie "The Sterile Cuckoo," filmed at Hamilton College in New ...

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Published: 04/12/10

'Tis the Season to Exploit College Students

By Frances Tobin - Politics Daily

In the current recession, everyone -- students, graduates, blue- and white-collar workers alike -- faces an increasingly competitive job market. College students have always turned to internships, paid or unpaid, for not only the skill development and on-the-job training but also, frankly, for the r�sum� padding. But a recent article from The New York Times concerning the rise in unpaid internships, and whether such positions are in keeping with state and federal regulatory guidelines, seems to have struck a nerve. "With job openings scarce for young people, the number of unpaid internships ...

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