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With two weeks to go before graduation ceremonies at the University of Washington, even a rare sunny afternoon in Seattle isn't enough to lighten Julia Kusian's mood. Kusian is coming to realize that a B.A. in psychology won't get her very far in this job market. While other students are playing Frisbee or napping on the lawn, Kusian, 21, has been handing out resumes all over town and getting rejected for even simple bartending or hostess positions, which she needs to tide her over while she prepares to apply to grad schools. "If I thought I could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Young & Jobless | 6/10/2002 | See Source »

Guerrero says that since she has told her daughters about her condition, her family has gotten closer. Guerrero says she is lucky to have such understanding children and notes that her oldest, 15-year-old Ericka, is doing her part to help lighten the financial burden by working 16 hours a week at an Allston McDonald?...

Author: By Maria S. Pedroza, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cabot Supports Beloved Clerk | 5/17/2002 | See Source »

Mallett: Oh, no! One should never take oneself too seriously. Sometimes it is necessary to keep things lighter. For instance, in my presentation at the Boston Museum of Science last week I used cartoons to lighten things up. What is important to understand, however, is that when time travel does happen there will have to be strict government regulation. Everything has a good and a negative side to it. Even your car—it’s great to have it, but it could be used to run someone over. So, ultimately there will be things like Timecops...

Author: By Elizabeth F. Maher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Q & A: Ronald L. Mallett, Time Travel Expert | 4/11/2002 | See Source »

...Gretchen R. Passe ’03 said the competition is supposed to be “humorous” and that—unlike ordinary beauty competitions—“the objectification of women probably won’t be a problem, because we hope to lighten it with drag...

Author: By Lauren R. Dorgan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Miss Harvard' Pageant in Works | 2/21/2002 | See Source »

...coaches refused to lighten up in the vacation-type surroundings, cutting off the air-conditioning for practices and yoga sessions in preparation for the much-anticipated Trinity match on Feb. 2. The Bantam lineup features several players from warm climates, and their court is notoriously...

Author: By Brenda Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Patterson, Karlen Team Up, Win National Squash Title | 1/7/2002 | See Source »

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