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...backup plans before the recruiting process, thinking of going back home to work for her dad’s business or entering the public sector this summer. Many students have considered similar paths, leading to a more competitive applicant pool for fellowships and other non-finance-related internships. The trend has allowed non-traditional companies to capitalize on the worsening financial job market. Mount said that businesses that may have not traditionally recruited at Harvard are now planning to do so, such as Pepsi, Madison Square Garden, and smaller boutique investment banking firms. “New companies feel like...
...place left to hide from rising unemployment. Nationwide, of course, job losses have been mounting for quite some time. Four states - California, Michigan, Rhode Island and South Carolina - now have unemployment rates north of 10%. But until January, certain pockets of the country were bucking the national trend. In fact, in December, six metropolitan areas actually saw flat or falling unemployment rates from a year earlier...
...places in Boston to purchase things that were fresh-made.” Cupcakes have enjoyed an upsurge in popularity in recent years, with stores like New York City’s Magnolia Bakery drawing credit for sparking the craze over the portable confections. The trend has also caught on in other major cities, like Los Angeles. Closer to home, Kickass Cupcakes in Somerville’s Davis Square opened in 2007, and many Boston bakeries offer gourmet twists on the childhood favorite. Forrester said that while her product was influenced by Magnolia, Sweet takes a different tack...
...scholars to pay more attention to the form. I think I’ve learned a lot from students for the last few years about why I should be paying attention to this medium.” Kern, who has also noticed this growing intellectual interest, attributes the trend to a generational attention to visual-based media. “I think that [increased interest in comics] probably has to do a little bit with the visual turn in our culture,” he says. “I think students are much more interested in consuming media that...
...from a group of young women in MTV’s The City bonding over their boyfriends’ infidelity to Miley Cyrus taking revenge on her friend’s cheating Romeo in a TV episode—connect with over their two-timing male counterparts. This trend feels empowering, but it is insincere to posture as honest and informative regarding sexuality before making sweeping generalizations about female vulnerability and male barbarity. It should go without saying that some men take advantage of their partners. But one cheating boyfriend is just that—one guy with issues?...