New Features: Students & the Shaky Economy

Everybody's talking about it. But how does today's shaky economy affect students?

From our Campus & Student section, two timely new features zero in on the problem of shrinking dollars in the face of the rising costs of being a student.

Campus and the Economy: How Wall Street Woes Impact You
You're getting back to the books and may be buried in the fervor of a still-fresh semester. But when you come up for air, you're likely to find that Wall Street's woes extend to campus corridors. How so, and what you can do to survive what may be a rough ride?

Rising College Costs - It is a Presidential Campaign Issue!
It's not just the
economy that tops voters' concerns. The rising cost of college is a critical,
yet largely overlooked issue for voters this election, according to a new
National Education Association (NEA)/Project New West survey.

Updates to Mother Lode of Career Opportunities and Contest

The staff has updated the extended online edition our Mother Lode of Career Opportunities feature following the submission of information by scores of new employers who told us they are offering opportunities to entry-level candidates.

In addition, the online edition of the Mother Lode, announced last month in our First Semester 2008 Super Issue, features an expanded section of advice letters from Career Directors at some of America's leading universities.

Not only can visitors to the Mother Lode find a comprehensive collection of entry-level opportunities with employers of all types and sizes, but afterward enter our contest to win a free AKB-220, the water-resistant, flexible, and dust and contaminant proof take-anywhere keyboard from Adesso.

So stop by and explore the newest batch of employers who said they are actively recruiting seniors and recent graduates, and some who are are also recruiting interns. New employers are being added on more or less a weekly basis!

CNN Reports: Colin Powell endorses Obama

CNN is reporting that "Former Secretary of State Colin Powell announced Sunday that he will be voting for Sen. Barack Obama, citing the Democrat's 'ability to inspire' and the 'inclusive nature of his campaign.'

"I think he is a transformational figure, he is a new generation coming
onto the world stage, onto the American stage, and for that reason I'll be
voting for Sen. Barack Obama," Powell said on NBC's Meet the
Press.

"Powell said he was concerned about what he characterized as a recent
negative turn of Republican candidate Sen. John McCain's campaign, such as the
campaign's attempts to tie Obama to former 1960s radical Bill Ayers.

"'I think that's inappropriate. I understand what politics is about --
I know how you can go after one another, and that's good. But I think this goes
too far, and I think it has made the McCain campaign look a little narrow. It's
not what the American people are looking for,' he said."

Read the full report on CNN: Colin Powell endorses Obama