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...IOP’s Internship Program Administrator Amy Howell. Public sector enthusiasm has also been on display at the Office of Career Services, where yesterday an information session titled, “Government, Politics, and Policy: How to find a Job” drew 48 students, prompting Interim Director of OCS Robin Mount to remark on the excitement she has seen for government work in the wake of President Barack Obama’s election. Mount also pointed to the economic recession as a driving force behind the heightened interest in government positions. Amid the positive turnout for such events...
...establishment in 1986—has emulated the Ivy League philosophy regarding academics and athletics.“Our tradition and our history is to be need-based or need-limited in our awarding of financial aid, similar to the Ivy League,” notes Patriot League Director of Athletics Carolyn Femovitz. “However, the Patriot League in general has moved to scholarships in other sports...So the conversations have evolved over time in different ways on each of our campuses about whether or not...awarding scholarships in football would be appropriate...
...director delivered a stirring speech appealing to the audience's sense of patriotism. "Your nation needs you," he said. "It needs your ingenuity, it needs your wisdom, it needs the skills of your communities to help protect the way of life that all of us hold dear." Faced with multiple challenges in the Middle East, Panetta said, the agency desperately needs people who speak Arabic and understand the culture. Besides, they would help bring much needed diversity to the CIA. "We have to reflect the face of this nation," he said...
Panetta's message, however, was greeted with skepticism. Speaking after Panetta, Osama Siblani, spokesman for the Congress of Arab American Organizations, asked the CIA director to take a message to President Obama: "It is time we were treated like Americans." (Read about the CIA's attempts to prevent another 9/11...
...didn't believe the co-ops as proposed by Baucus would attract many members. Liberals see the plan as letting insurers off the hook. "Senator Baucus' health-care bill released today is like a dream come true for the insurance industry," screamed a statement by Justin Ruben, executive director of the progressive group MoveOn.org...