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...should “advertise” Harvard students to the job market. One way they could do this would be to create an online tool similar to the one used by On-Campus Recruiting that puts student resumes out in the ether and allows students to rank their levels of interest in different jobs. Web sites like the Common Application, the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), and Harvard’s own Student Employment Office (SEO) digitally streamline the application processes to college, law schools, and term time jobs, respectively. OCS should create a Harvard-specific online application process...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Diversity Recruiting | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

...moment, however, McCain seems to be winning them handily - which is a big reason for the growing nervousness among the Democratic rank and file. A new TIME poll, conducted Sept. 11-15, shows Obama and McCain running a dead heat among women overall. But McCain holds an 18-point lead among older, less-educated likely women voters. "Frankly, it's because they are conflicted on Obama," says pollster Geoff Garin, who served as the chief strategist for Clinton's campaign in its final days. "They'd like to vote for a Democrat, but they are not sure Obama...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Maxed-Out Moms: The Battleground Voting Bloc | 9/17/2008 | See Source »

...intriguing to Gabriel: Could science actually measure the psychological benefit of celebrity worship? Gabriel enlisted a group of 348 college students, one-fifth of whom admitted to having a celebrity crush. She gave all the students an 11-item self-esteem questionnaire; their responses allowed researchers to rank the participants according to their baseline level of self-esteem. Next, she instructed the students to spend five minutes writing an essay about their favorite celebrity, an exercise designed to bring their fan feelings to the fore. Finally, all subjects were given the same 11 questions to reassess their self-esteem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Celebrity Worship: Good for Your Health? | 9/15/2008 | See Source »

...Kerry’s policy proposals were far less important than the fact that he spoke French, preferred Swiss to Cheez Whiz on his sandwiches, and liked to windsurf. And this is the brand of politics to which Sarah Palin adheres. She is a cultural warrior of the first rank. In her convention speech, Palin pulled no punches in her offensive, painting an almost mythical portrait of small-town America where the people “love their country, in good times and bad, and they’re always proud of America,” which she contrasted with...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: The Wrong War | 9/9/2008 | See Source »

...Move the CIA out of Washington. Maybe to Spokane, Wash. Or at least far enough away from D.C. that directors and the rank and file cannot be summoned to the White House for a browbeating. (See 10 things to do in Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Six Ways to Fix the CIA | 9/2/2008 | See Source »

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