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...bleak employment outlook has created a jam at college placement offices, where new graduates vie with unemployed older ones for the few available jobs. "We're seeing a lot more of our graduates from a year ago coming into our office and competing with the current graduates," says Jean Hernandez, director of the University of Washington career center. At the same time, she adds, "students are more anxious than they were four years ago. In checking resumes, I see more students looking for work outside their majors and more who are doing jobs that don't require college degrees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bellboys with B.A.s | 11/22/1993 | See Source »

...problem. I hate to dance. I just can't do it. My arms and legs flail all over the place and I just can't control them. It seems like a pretty necessary part of my social life but I still dread that moment when "Pump Up the Jam" comes on. --Dancing Failure...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Am I a homewrecker? | 11/18/1993 | See Source »

Phife starts out the album declaring "Linden Boulevard represent, represent/Tribe Called Quest represent, represent/When the mike is in my hand, I'm never hesitant/ Back in the day my favorite jam was `Eric B. Is President."' On "Award Tour," Q-Tip claims, "I learned how to build mikes in my workshop class...

Author: By John Donahue, | Title: Is Hip Hop Out of Time? | 11/18/1993 | See Source »

...control is nice, but how do you deal with the more than 100 million weapons already on the streets, many in the hands of kids? In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Ticketmaster is doing its part by giving concert passes to anyone turning in a firearm. Pearl Jam and Dr. Dre fans have traded in 76 weapons, including a modified assault rifle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Furthermore: Nov. 15, 1993 | 11/15/1993 | See Source »

...spent part of her pregnancy in a jail cell awaiting trial. Shakur's father was shot to death not long after being released from prison. Shakur "would have been even quicker to use a gun if he didn't have an album," says Russell Simmons, founder of Def Jam records...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shootin' Up the Charts | 11/15/1993 | See Source »

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