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Majors vs. jobs
For many college students, the choice of their major is not just a matter of shaping a course of study but shaping a future after graduation. The perception, at least, is that students majoring in business are more likely to graduate with jobs, and better paying jobs at that.
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For many grads, it’s home (not always) sweet home
In the wake of a rough economy and the seemingly dried-up well of jobs, more Saint Joseph’s U. students are moving back home after graduation than ever. “I don’t really have a choice,” said Kaitlin Southron, an English major. “It’s kind of expected at this point.
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Increase in online identity theft
The Federal Trade Commission estimates 9 million Americans have their identities stolen each year. At U. Toledo, there have been 200 reported incidents of credit card and identity theft of students, faculty and staff in the past year, according to Marge Dell, head teller at UT’s Credit Union.
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Column: Live, take on debt
It’s here again — the best and worst time of year — summer. If you are like me, you love the weather, the extra time on your hands and the fact that there are no long-term assignments looming over you.
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Five tips to help you save
Pinching pennies? Who isn't? Welcome to college. But just because extra cash isn't pouring in doesn't mean you absolutely have to dedicate yourself to a diet of only Ramen noodles. Adjusting to a new budget can be difficult, but here's a few steps to help make things a bit easier. 1.
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Report urges graduate funding
Laura Loeb always wanted to be a professor. A second-year UCLA doctoral student in sociology, Loeb is paying for her six-year degree program mostly through university-allocated stipends and teaching assistant work.
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Graduating into Graduate Debt
Debt. It’s the graduation gift that no college student wants. Amid the graduation money from grandparents and obscure second cousins, it waits, the sum that makes a couple thousand dollars look like a pittance in comparison.
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Students look to Wall St. despite problems
Despite widespread scrutiny of investment banks for their roles in the economic recession — and, in the case of Goldman Sachs, allegedly profiting from the downturn — most Dartmouth College students have not been discouraged from pursuing careers in finance.
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Some small nonprofits to lose tax exemption status
Tax-exempt organizations including fraternities and sororities will be punished with a loss of their status next year if they have not filed with the Internal Revenue Service soon, as demanded in a 2006 provision.