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Employment Guide: Palli: Quantitative qualities will win over employers

By Rohith Palli / Columnist September 12, 2013

The economy is tough on everyone, but tougher on those who don’t get a college degree or waste their time on non-quantitative disciplines. Those that keep their cool and pile prestige onto their practical...

Employment Guide: Brown: Internships should widen, not narrow, interests

By Simon Brown / Columnist September 12, 2013

 Some ships are made of wood. Some ships are made of steel. But the most legally ambiguous and educationally dubious ships are internships. Granted, I might have taken some liberties with that quote,...

Employment Guide: Ballo: STEM majors: Don't neglect your "soft skills"

Employment Guide: Ballo: STEM majors: Don’t neglect your “soft skills”

By Tiemoko Ballo / Columnist September 12, 2013

This summer I had an IT internship with a Fortune 500 company. At the conclusion of the internship, I had to give a presentation to an entire room of analysts, engineers and executives, including the CIO....

Paying a Trip to the Candy Store

Paying a Trip to the Candy Store

By Ellie Petrosky | Assistant Opinions Editor September 12, 2013

Jada Miller of the Hill District peruses Katie's Kandy candy selection. 

Employment Guide: Casual Fridays 9/13/2013

By The Pitt News Editorial Staff September 12, 2013

Carried awayWednesday morning, IT manager Jonathan Trappe prepared for his attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a lifeboat held aloft by a cluster of 370 helium balloons. Trappe took off from Caribou,...

New Oakland shop offers old-timey sweets in bulk

New Oakland shop offers old-timey sweets in bulk

By Kathleen Fennell | Staff Writer September 12, 2013

Although Jon Weston’s charm suited him well when he was a high-level executive, he left the corporate world because he thought big businesses focus too much on the bottom line.“The small business,...

Employment Guide: Sakaria: Study substantiates Teach for America’s claims of effectiveness

By Ankur Sakaria / Opinions Editor September 12, 2013

Teach For America, a program that often receives a bad rap for offering school districts an incentive to hire low-paid, inexperienced college students, has recently been presented with an opportunity to...

Employment Guide: Voutsinos: NGO work: A viable option for political science majors

By Nick Voutsinos / Columnist September 12, 2013

Whenever you tell someone that you’re a political science major, it is usually followed by the question, “Well, what do you want to do with that?” This usually begs a rather vague and difficult...

Clemson tops ACC after win over Georgia in opener

By Dustin Gabler / Senior Staff Writer September 12, 2013

With Miami’s 21-16 victory over No. 12 Florida, the Hurricanes evened the season series between the SEC and ACC.In the first two weeks of the season, ACC teams took on No. 1 Alabama, No. 10 Florida,...

Softball

Softball

By Ellie Petrosky / Assistant Opinions Editor September 12, 2013

Pitcher Savannah King will play a key role this fall. 

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