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Column: An expensive college education may not be for everyone
To borrow Elizabeth Warren's phrasing, our generation is being "chipped at, hacked at, squeezed and hammered." Youth unemployment is at a record high, as is college tuition.
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Column: Breaking into China
Breaking into China just isn’t as easy as it used to be. With new government regulations on foreign visas and increasingly competent Mainland China college graduates, hiring foreign graduates seems to be getting a lot less trendy than it has been in previous years.
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Will you be a millionaire in 10 years? 21 percent of Americans think so
Debt and jobs dominate the headlines — We have too much of the first and too little of the second. Conversations are filled with anecdotes about parents being laid off and recent graduates having a rough time in the real world.
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Tough economy forces more students to move in with their parents
Three diplomas and a lengthy resume in hand, Joseph Miskabi began job-hunting in August. Despite political science and history degrees from UCLA in 2007 and a law degree from U. California Hastings College of Law, his dream of practicing as a private attorney turned out to be out of reach.
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Column: Saving on small purchases now means splurging on big purchases in the future
"You might be a college student if…caffeine has replaced vegetables in the four food groups…if most people are waking up when you go to sleep…if you can nap during the time it takes a professor to take a breath…and if you spend more money on books than on clothes, food and shelter combined.
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Florida Gov. questions value of liberal arts degrees in workforce
If you're not studying science, engineering or technology, Florida Gov. Rick Scott may not think your degree is worth funding. In an interview with the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on Monday, Gov.
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Credit unions emerge as viable alternatives in light of banking fees
Recent consumer backlash against Bank of America for debit card fees has raised questions about the viability of alternative financial institutions, like credit unions.
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Social media faux pas prove costly
Students applying for jobs and internships now have something else to prepare to be asked about: social media websites. Nicholas Futch, a U. Central Florida senior electrical engineering major, is one student who can explain a "social media clause" from first-hand experience.
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Rising airfare costs, added fees affect travel plans
Students who typically fly home for the holidays are expressing frustration over increasing airfare costs and additional fees. Since last March, airfare prices for most U.S. carriers have increased between $10 and $60.