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...such as the Midwest, which is usually overlooked by larger college consulting services.Markus A. Besselle ’07 of Transfer Admit believes he provides a unique perspective to his clients. As one of the few successful community college to Harvard transfers—from Vista Community College in Berkeley, Calif. in 2005—he feels he knows the position that transfers are in better than anyone else.“It’s very crucial and there is a huge need there,” says Besselle. “I was lost my first year...
...Businessweek’s “Best Entrepreneurs under 25” list yesterday for his role in the creation of a Web site designed to help college students enter the workforce. Allan P. Sahagun ’09 and his brother Aaron Sahagun, a University of California-Berkeley graduate, are the founders of alumwire.com, a “professional network with the mission to effectively consolidate important career resources,” according to the Web site. The site, which is available to invitees and anyone with a college e-mail address, offers career advice forums, posts...
...painted the Bessborough portrait after he moved from America to England and worked under a British patron. “He was a particular champion during his English phase,” said Margaretta M. Lovell, a professor of American art history and architecture at the University of California, Berkeley. She added that Copley, in his British years, adopted a painting style distinct from his American work...
Newbury Street is Boston’s Fifth Avenue: luxury and tradition seem to ooze from the walls of its elegant brick mansions. As I strolled down the wide and tree-lined avenue one recent Saturday, even the names of the cross-streets evoked a rich and patrician heritage: Berkeley, Dartmouth, Exeter. Newbury Street is also the epicenter of Boston’s numerous art galleries, many of which are, unsurprisingly, devoted to the established names and traditional styles that complement Boston’s Yankee conservatism. And yet, among the myriad galleries full of minor impressionists and themed shows...
...exception for insurance companies investigating fraud to make sure claims are accurate. Private investigators would like a similar exception to help them catch bad actors. "The anti-fraud interests are very strong," said Chris Hoofnagle, senior staff attorney with the Samuelson Law, Technology, and Public Policy Clinic at U.C. Berkeley School of Law. Most Hill staffers believe it's unlikely that the pretexting legislation will pass during the "lame duck" session of Congress, which happens in November when the members return from campaigning. Other issues and distractions will probably grab center stage, which means another bill will have...