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...attitudinal shift among employers must go hand in hand with changed student focus.  Undergraduates should shift their approach toward other ways to learn skills, such as working for non-profits or volunteering. Additionally, meaningful work can be found in jobs that don’t offer fantastic compensation above minimum wage or the prestige of an internship...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: The Pay Is the Thing | 4/9/2010 | See Source »

Interested in the Victorian period, women’s history, and sensationalist novels, Schama had a very specific focus for her junior year History & Literature tutorial. Fortunately for her, that focus has since become the basis for her thesis and her new book, “Wild Romance,” published last month by Walker and Company...

Author: By Natalie duP. C. Panno, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Senior’s Summa Hits The Shelves | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

...College currently offers a limited selection of courses that focus on public speaking—for example, Expository Writing 40, “Public Speaking Practicum,” is a small seminar course designed to help students practice and improve their oral communication skills...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu and Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Student Group Lobbies for More Public Speaking Opportunities | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

Simmons said that she plans to focus on economic development, job creation, environmental protection, and funding for essential services if elected...

Author: By Rediet T. Abebe and Julie M Zauzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Meet the Democratic Candidates For the State Senate Seat | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

...safety disparity has many causes, including greater automation in the U.S. and a more sustained focus on workplace safety. China depends on relatively cheap coal as a key source of energy for its rapidly growing economy, and its mines churn out more than twice the amount as the U.S. In 2008, China produced 2.85 billion tons of coal, versus 1.17 billion in the U.S. Coal mines are responsible for a large share of global mine disasters because they are more likely to produce toxic and combustible gases than metal or other mines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China and West Virginia: A Tale of Two Mine Disasters | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

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