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WednesdayJuly 1, 2009 |
Preamble: Something NewAt Reunion, two Bates classes 25 years apart talk about the pursuit of happiness. |
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ThursdayApril 23, 2009 |
It's the season of college acceptances, financial aid and gratitudeCurrently, about 37 percent of Bates students receive more than $20 million in scholarship grant aid. A few of them spoke at the April luncheon, held in the Jarnryd Room of the new dining Commons on the day of the annual Mount David Summit. “It makes it gratifying to give and compelling to give more.”Rising from her seat, Nicole Svirsky ’09 of Newburyport, Mass., talked about her senior thesis combining political economy and law. |
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TuesdayMarch 10, 2009 |
Discussed the Icelandic recessionThe Icelandic newspaper Fréttablaðið took note of dance band FM Belfast’s tour of the U.S., including a stop at Bates College that was sponsored by WRBC-FM. Besides offering a concert, the Icelandic band participated in a discussion about the recession in their homeland. |
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SundayMarch 1, 2009 |
No News is Bad NewsThe volume of news from Washington, D.C., is growing, but fewer newspaper journalists are around to explain it. At stake, perhaps, is the democratic process. |
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SundayMarch 1, 2009 |
Coping against the oddsTaking Direction. |
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WednesdayFebruary 25, 2009 |
Recession special gives college degree in three years, not fourBryan McNulty, director of Communications and Media Relations at Bates, was quoted in a Bloomberg.com story about colleges offering new, three-year programs to students looking to save money. |
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FridayFebruary 13, 2009 |
Career centers see more students and fewer recruiters in tight job marketThe recession is forcing job-seeking seniors — and the colleges that are trying to help them — to refine their strategies, according to a Chronicle of Higher Education story. |
