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The New American Dream
BY GRACE PORTELANCE On the surface, the unpaid internship is an insane prospect for a college student: why would anyone, particularly someone who is likely garnering large amounts of debt, choose to work unpaid? You don’t need to be an econ major to see that this is a terrible deal for the student. So, why…
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Cortex Aims High
BY NICOLAS HINSCH Of all of the neighborhoods in the City of St. Louis, few are changing faster than the area of midtown between the Washington University Medical Center and Saint Louis University. Previously pockmarked by post-industrial ruins, it is rapidly becoming a new hub for the science and technology industries in St. Louis. Its…
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Public Transit as Access to Employment
BY SEAN JANDA In any contemporary American debate about how government can work to improve the prospects of the impoverished or the state of the urban environment, it is virtually certain that at least one participant—and, in many cases, both participants—will repeatedly circle back to the necessity of job creation. Unfortunately, creating more jobs is…
