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This week, we had the opportunity to interview Sarah Barber, Lisa Collins, and Jamie Marsh in the Business Career Center to talk about internships. According to Sarah, internships give students the opportunity to gain experience in a career area that they are interested in. It also allows students, to receive new training and develop skills that will put them at an advantage for full time employment positions. Students can either do a summer or a semester internship. However, Linda Collins says ...more

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Today I had the opportunity to sit down with Steve Rick, a senior economist with Credit Union National Association in Madison and an Econ 102 professor at the University of Wisconsin Madison. We had a great discussion about the current state of the economy and how the economic crisis will affect students. Steve mentioned the problems with the credit crunch. The credit crunch is when lenders are more hesitant to lend money to consumers. This means that consumers cannot get the money needed to hel...more

Today I had the opportunity to sit down with Steve Rick, a senior economist with Credit Union National Association in Madison and an Econ 102 professor at the University of Wisconsin Madison. We had a great discussion about the current state of the economy and how the economic crisis will affect students. Steve mentioned the problems with the credit crunch. The credit crunch is when lenders are more hesitant to lend money to consumers. This means that consumers cannot get the money needed to hel...more