Word: contestation
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...says Rick Perlstein’s “What’s the Matter With College?”—a piece set to appear in an upcoming special college issue of The New York Times Magazine, and the prompt for an essay contest held in conjunction with mtvU, the television network’s college-oriented channel...
...contest will culminate in its winner’s entry appearing in the pages of the special Sept. 30 College issue of The New York Times Magazine...
...contest was one idea we had for engaging college students in the special issue,” Times Magazine Deputy Editor Jim Schachter wrote in an e-mail. “It seems to have struck a chord...
Though Perlstein’s piece points to the college experience’s slide toward the vocational as a primary agent in its downfall, both the Times and mtvU acknowledged—perhaps ironically—that entrants may rightfully view the contest as a chance to propel their post-graduate aspirations...
Asked what he would say to those that may view the contest as an “audition” for the Times, his response read simply: “Bring...