Articles Archive for September 2008
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Many students were in attendance at the fall 2008 Career Expo Sept. 22, myself included. I searched for interviews rather than a career, so I didn’t necessarily need to dress up, but I still felt silly in jeans and converses when business suits surrounded me on all sides. As I watched the hopefuls walk by, there was one component of style I noticed again and again—heels.
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It’s always an interesting day when you turn on CNN and you hear their “economic experts” and “neutral anchors” yell at the American public for expressing their disagreement with the current political thinking – that a bailout is necessary.
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With the powerhouse comedy network television show “The Office” premiering in its 5th season last night, I thought it only fitting and pop-culture enthusiast of me to watch six consecutive episodes on my couch alone the night prior. Alone, because if anyone were to ever see me they would sucker punch my social ladder for as long as they could. But not if they were part of the more than six million people who do the same thing any given Thursday during a season of the show. This was my attempt at understanding the popularity of such a ridiculous 30 minutes in a TV box.
The show’s satire is so beautifully scripted by writer Greg Daniels, who adapted the show for the American audience. Each episode is so raw and blunt in making the art of degradation so okay and somewhat appealing. Why can’t we all be like this in the workforce?
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The Jacksonville Jaguars failed to win their first two games of the season, but hopefully their week three win against the Indianapolis Colts is a more accurate picture of what lays ahead in the season.
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Sen. John McCain announced Wednesday that he was suspending his campaign due to the nation’s economic crisis, but what does he think he can do to help the problem?
The following appear in an article on CNN.com:
“Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, said McCain’s move was “just weird.”
“We haven’t heard hide nor hair of Sen. McCain in these negotiations,” said Schumer, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. “He has not been involved except for an occasional, unhelpful statement, sort of thrown from far away, and the last thing we need in these delicate negotiations is an injection of presidential politics.”

