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Some students look back on their college artistic careers and remember standing ovations after plays or accepting praise as they stood beside their art work during gallery receptions. Benjamin T. Clark ’09, however, has taken a more independent path through the Harvard arts scene as technical director of a large portion of the sets for Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club productions. He has spent countless hours in the Loeb shop crafting scenes, working in the grid, and ensuring the safety of all involved in plays. “Me and Bruce [Springsteen] in the shop, that?...
...students uninterested in finance, the path to an internship or job is more uncertain. Though the Office of Career Services has a database with hundreds of jobs that are not in the financial arena, the onus is still mostly on students to learn about opportunities on their own and go through the application process with less guidance than that which e-recruiting provides for its counterparts in finance. Laudably, the college has developed many programs that focus on helping students obtain jobs in alternative careers, such as public service. This new emphasis is in students’ best interests...
...Beyond merely offering opportunities for students to be employed in the public sector, the college’s emphasis on providing financial incentives for students who choose that career path deserves attention. According to a survey conducted by The Harvard Crimson, two out of every five members of Harvard’s 2008 graduating class headed to a job in business, consulting, or finance. Many of these students were lured to the business world because of the lucrative financial benefits associated with such jobs. Unfortunately, many public-sector jobs require students to sacrifice the opportunity to make a great deal...
...noticed that, despite all the negative news, Harvard students appear to be taking the economic downturn in stride. Students report feeling resilient and optimistic about the new ways the economy will grow after working through this downturn. They recognize that it will be their generation that forges the new path and generates the innovative ideas necessary for a 21st-century infrastructure to develop. “We are Harvard students,” they say—well educated and positioned to be flexible and open to new ventures. In the past, Harvard students often felt risk-adverse and selected...
...Every day, I am inspired by the courage of the numerous unauthorized youth who choose neither path. Instead, they choose to forge their own path by advocating for legislation like the DREAM Act. The DREAM Act would grant legal status to unauthorized youth who arrive in the United States before the age of 16 and meet strict requirements: In order to receive a green card, they would have to complete two years of college or two years of service in the military...