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Archive for January 2nd, 2012

Power Shifts Towards The People


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First it was Bank of America that had seemingly offended the senses of its customers by the introduction of a debit card fee. Previously, all we could do was call our banks and whine amongst each other. Until, part-time nanny, Molly Katchpole and her idea of starting a petition appealing to the masses for assistance. [...]

Verongelijkthied


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While I am currently reading “Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance” for our Global Workplace class this upcoming quarter, I came across a term presented in the book that stood out to me. The term is “verongelijktheid.” It’s a Dutch word that means, “…To be wronged, not [...]

Packaging Myself


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“Product is king, but distribution is God.”
- Prabhakant Sinha
I just graduated from undergraduate last spring, moved to Evanston this fall, and am currently in the hunt for a job. When I initially began this hunt, I started looking at part-time jobs around the city, primarily in the areas of restaurants and retail. I’m all about [...]