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According to Robin E. Mount, interim director of OCS, there is some truth behind the perception that her office primarily caters to consulting and finance. “I think that is an honest conclusion because when [finance] companies come to campus, they make a lot of noise,” says Mount. “That’s why we felt that we had to turn up the volume on these other options...
...more unique perks of working on the canal: "The ultimate souvenir, however, was a shark tooth. Occasionally canal workers would find one in the dirt dislodged by dynamite, a souvenir from millions of years past when the two oceans were still connected. Such a lucky canal worker would then mount the tooth and wear it proudly on a black watch fob. Reginald Beckford, who worked for a time in a jeweler's shop, remembered mounting many shark teeth for West Indian clients...
...able to stay in the game with their outside shooting.“We were struggling to get the shooters out of their range or out of their groove,” Markley said.After the Crimson took a 47-29 lead midway through the second half, Penn attempted to mount a comeback, going on an 11-0 run. The Quakers’ Carrie Biemer made a layup and then sank three consecutive jumpers from beyond the arc, cutting the Crimson’s lead down to 7. “Biemer is a really impact scorer,” Delaney...
...movie falters when it begins to show signs of the skewed persepctive that so often characterizes the depiction of the fetishized East by a Western gaze. Though there is no denying the symbolic resonance of age-old emblems—the titular cherry blossoms, for instance, or the impressive Mount Fuji—their prevalence trivializes Rudi’s earnest attempt to reconcile his past wrongs with a renewed love for his wife. As generic and exaggerated symbols, their impact wanes by the story’s conclusion.Succumbing to mortality almost as soon as it reaches the peak...
...months,” Reid said. In addition to problems with work permits, CES also eliminated a number of U.K. internships due to the economic downturn. Reid said that some employers were unable to sponsor summer interns this year. Though visa negotiations began before the financial crisis, Robin E. Mount, the Director of the Office of Career Services, said that talks may have been elongated by the dire financial situation. “It’s a very tough time and you’re seeing a lot of protectionism taking place between countries,” Mount said...