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Team says some criminal records should disappear
STANFORD: The benefits of expungement—having a judge wipe a criminal conviction from public record—outweigh the costs, according to a new report from public policy students. Under California law,...
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‘Match.com for musicians’ debuts at SXSW
USC: A start-up company—described as Match.com but for musicians—just made its debut at Austin’s South by Southwest festival. Undergraduate Vincent Fong and recent alum Thomas Honeyman co-founded...
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Co-op work offers paychecks in place of tuition
GEORGIA TECH: The last thing Shannon Mehl wanted to do when she enrolled in college was work as a co-op student. “That’s not for me. What if I don’t like the job? I don’t want to be stuck for three...
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Students help Akon fight ‘energy poverty’ online
USC: R&B and hip-hop recording artist, songwriter, and record-producer Akon stopped by an international relations class to get social media ideas. The winning concepts will be a big part of the...
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Oscar: I’m working to protect the rights of voters
USC: Oscar De Los Santos worked on the Obama presidential campaign before starting college. He and five others won an essay contest about effective leadership. Part of their award was having a meal...
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Jolisa: Going to Madagascar made me feel ‘naive’
MICHIGAN STATE: When it comes to getting involved in social issues Jolisa Brooks feels passionate about, the political theory and constitutional democracy major asks herself one question: “If not me,...
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Law course brings students and inmates together
U. WASHINGTON: A senior seminar in the Law, Society, and Justice (LSJ) program brought together 15 students and 12 inmates to work side-by-side as classmates. Senior James Coatsworth lives minutes from...
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Test your advertising skills with real clients
BU: The student-led group AdClub offers the chance to create an advertising campaign—from the initial client meeting to the final presentation. “In AdClub, students learn how to manage a real client...
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Internship features weekly coffee ‘cupping’
MICHIGAN STATE: Junior Rebecca Kote, a sales intern at Paramount Coffee in Lansing, Michigan, says she started her coffee habit at the age of three—from a sippy cup. At her internship, the food...
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I used my internship to fund other students
PENN STATE: A funded internship at the American Red Cross let rising senior Marissa Miller raise $6,000 in scholarship money for other college students. “I created an entire social media campaign from...
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