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Amid the stock market turmoil, Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy, the worries of America’s three major automobile producers, and a looming recession, few bastions of opportunity for job-seeking seniors remain unscathed. Yet one sometimes-overlooked recruiter is seeing booming applications and interest across campus.That holdout is Teach for America, which is not only weathering the financial storm, but using the market turbulence as an opportunity for growth.In the midst of the financial crisis, more seniors are putting their hopes for corporate employment on hold and reexamining their career options. Many of those seniors are finding their...
...took an elbow to the back of his head. “At the time it didn’t seem to be a very bad blow, but it turned out to be a pretty terrible concussion,” explained Groszyk. “It became a major issue. I had to leave school for a semester. It affected my schoolwork and other aspects of my life.” Unable to receive the necessary treatment at Harvard for such an injury, Groszyk was sent to a neurologist who specialized in sports-related head injuries. The physician explained...
...major challenges to treating infections is that the pathogens often develop resistance to antibiotics, Hasaan said...
...favor of same-sex marriage. However, McCarthy said he believes that Obama “personally supports” the legalization of gay marriage and that his election was a step forward. Although McCarthy said he finds it “troubling” that a very slim majority wields so much influence on a minority’s rights, he said he is “really optimistic” about the prospect of major social change, especially with regard to the issue of same-sex marriage. “We certainly won’t be having...
...visited North America. Pandemic outbreaks occur about once every hundred years, although it's hard track outbreaks that occurred before the 18th century due to incomplete medical records. The disease hits big cities first - because that's where people generally travel - and then spreads to surrounding areas. The last major pandemic occurred in 1918 when an Influenza A strain jumped from birds to humans and killed an estimated 20-40 million people (3% of the world's population). The pandemic struck during World War I and warring nations worried that the enemy might use the virus to its advantage...