Word: internic
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...toddler were about to get run over by a Mac truck, would the current President risk his life to save the toddler? If a well-endowed White House intern were about to get run over by a Mac truck would the current President risk his life to save the well-endowed intern? If both a toddler and a well-endowed intern were about to get run over by a Mac truck, who would the current president save first, the toddler or the intern...
Even as we race towards the election, the battle to define Clinton's legacy is taking shape. Prominent in this debate is the role of Monica Lewinsky and the effects of scandal on Clinton's second term. While only history can assess whether a White House intern failed the Clinton Presidency, it is clear the Clinton Presidency failed the White House Intern Program...
Monica Lewinsky, like me and hundreds of other White House interns, worked for months without pay in a program providing civic-minded students a chance to serve in government at its highest level. Working as a White House intern is not only an excellent way to become politically involved, but also an invaluable experience that future employers and admissions committees look favorably upon...
...unfortunate, then, that the same economic injustices that plague our society plague this internship program. By not paying its interns, the White House limits participation to those who can afford to work without pay. As a result, the intern program is as much a cause of inequality as it is a result...
Politicians, not wanting to press the public purse, have historically failed to fund intern positions, precisely because they can. No matter what housing, food, and transportation expenses interns incur, not to mention the opportunity cost of lost wages, there will always be those who pay (or whose parents pay) out of pocket for the experience...