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LIS1 and Spindle Orientation in Neuroepithelial Cells
LIS1 and Spindle Orientation in Neuroepithelial CellsNeuroepithelial Stem Cell Proliferation Requires LIS1 for Precise Spindle Orientation and Symmetric Division
Cell Stem Cell, Volume 2, Issue 3,
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Publication Date 6 March 2008
Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2008.02.010
Jens C. Schwamborn
Juergen A. Knoblich
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Asymmetric stem cell division is thought to require precise orientation of the mitotic spindle. However, a recent study in Cell (Yingling et al., 2008) analyzes the role of LIS1 in the developing mouse brain and shows that spindle orientation is more important during early, symmetric progenitor cell divisions than for later asymmetric divisions.


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My dog loves the Himalayas! The 1st one last him 2 weeks. The only reason I didnt give this 5 stars was the 2nd one he went through in 2 hours and it kinda fell apart. Maybe its a fluke because the 3rd one seems to be going the distance.
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They are great. My pup is a Tibetan Mastiff; seemed a no-brainer to try these. He can chew thru anything, but these chews make him work at it; they last anywhere from one to three days and he loves them. I can understand why, as I grated a bit of the cheese from one and tasted it myself. I could taste a bit of the lime juice, nice with the sweetness of the cheese. No wonder pup loves them, they are delicious. I love them because they are nutritious, fairly long lasting (for my pup), don't make a mess or stain, are reasonably priced and pup really likes them.
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I'm not a big fan of playwright Neil LaBute, whose characters tend to be misogynistic, shallow and selfish. That's the case with reasons to be pretty at New Edgecliff Theatre, which I saw last night. It's in the same vein as other LaBute scripts, with a semi-sensitive guy who gets lost in being a man, pulls back slightly, but pays the price for his own thoughtless behavior and his collaboration with a caricatured, boorish friend. NET's production benefits from some decent acting, and on opening night the audience was caught up in watching guys say nasty things and women act out and suffer. This show (full of coarse language and reprehensible behavior) appeals to the worst in human nature. The modest effort to pull it out at the end wasn't enough for me. Box office: 888-588-0137.
Know Theatre's production of the recent off-Broadway and Broadway Rock musical hit, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson is a youthful mix of political commentary, driving Rock performances, history, humor and sober observations on the will of the people — just what we've come expect from Know Theatre. Not many musicals begin with the cast flipping the bird at the audience, but then not many musicals are like this one, spinning a tale of America's seventh president to in-your-face Indie Rock tunes. (The "orchestra" for the production is the local band The Dukes Are Dead.) Kellen York, playing the title role is note even a remotely good singer, but he looks and acts the part, strutting around the stage as an "agent of change." He's surrounded by a cast of strong musical theater performers, and their work plus a sassy political satire makes this show a Critic's Pick. This is Bloody Bloody's first professional regional production, and it will surely be the big hit of Know's season. (Through May 12.) Box office: 513-300-5669.
Shatner's World: We Just Live In It is a one-man tour by the actor who's played an iconic starship captain on Star Trek and a sleazy attorney on television on Boston Legal. He's been a character from start to finish, and this act has earned positive reviews in New York City and in cities where he's making stops. He's at the Aronoff on Friday night (one night only). Beam me up. Tickets: 513-621-2787.
Pump Boys & Dinettes at the Covington's Carnegie Center is something like an off-Broadway classic (it had a brief Broadway run) from the early 1980s. Set in a filling station that's also a diner, it's a framework for downhome Country tunes and cornpone humor. It opens a three-weekend run on April 13; I haven't seen it yet, but the cast and an online video tell me it will be a lot of fun. Box office: 859-957-1940.
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company's production of The Grapes of Wrath (running through April 29) is a powerful theatrical interpretation of John Steinbeck's grim tale about a Depression-era family of Oklahoma sharecroppers driven to homelessness by ecological and economic disasters. It's a portrait of the desperate life wrought by the Depression in the 1930s and a powerful reminder that life hasn't improved for many Americans 80 years later. CSC's production is made all the more relevant by folksy musical interludes performed live by some of the actors. A downer of a story, but definitely worth seeing. Box office: 513-381-2273, x1.
It's the final weekend for Kim Rosenstock's new play Tigers Be Still at the Cincinnati Playhouse, a show about people dealing with depression in a way that's charming, funny, optimistic and even heart-warming. It's about a young woman with a recently earned degree in art therapy; she's been down in the dumps about finding work, but not as much as her mom who's gained weight and her sister who's been dumped by her fiancé. There's lots more to keep you laughing and paying attention. Through Sunday. Box office: 513-421-3888.
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Last night I attended Cincinnati Shakespeare Company's production of The Grapes of Wrath, which opened a week ago and runs through April 29. It's a powerful theatrical interpretation of John Steinbeck's grim recounting of a Depression-era family of Oklahoma sharecroppers driven from home by ecological and economic disasters. They make an arduous trek to California in vain hope of employment and a better life. The show calls for an ensemble cast, and CSC uses more than 20 actors to pull it off convincingly. The first act revolves around the Joads' agonizing trip in a dilapidated truck; the second act portrays the dismal conditions of unemployment and mistreatment once they arrive. It's a sad reflection of life in the 1930s, as well as a powerful reminder that life has not improved for many Americans some 80 years later. The production is made all the more relevant by folksy musical interludes performed live by some of the actors. A downer of a story, but definitely worth seeing. Here's a link to my review. Box office: 513-381-2273, x1.
Know Theatre's production of the recent off-Broadway and Broadway Rock musical hit, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, opened last Saturday. I haven't seen it yet, but the production has a positive buzz. (It's onstage through May 12.) Box office: 513-300-5669.
Thanks to spot-on casting of the four actors who bring Kim Rosenstock's new play Tigers Be Still to life at the Cincinnati Playhouse, the show about people dealing with depression is charming, funny, optimistic and even heart-warming. It's about a young woman with a recently earned degree in art therapy; she's been down in the dumps about finding work, but not as much as her mom who's gained weight and her sister who's been dumped by her fiancé. She's starting a new job thanks to her mom's long-ago boyfriend, now a middle school principal. He has issues of his own — from a slacker son to anxiety about a tiger that's escaped from the local zoo. Sound zany? Well, it is — as well as entertaining. The League of Cincinnati Theatres singled out this production's sound design by Vincent Olivieri for an award. One panelist wrote, "On a very small stage, scenes took place in a school gym, drugstore, office, closet, outdoors and in the living spaces of two houses. Except for the main set, capturing the essence of these scenes was limited to a couple of props and pieces of furniture — and the sound!" Through April 15. Box office: 513-421-3888.
There's nothing profound about The Addams Family, onstage at the Aronoff Center in downtown Cincinnati through a Sunday matinee. The touring musical is derived from a 1960s TV series (and subsequent movies), based on on droll, mordant cartoons by Charles Addams, originally in The New Yorker. The show is a faithful reproduction of a pop culture icon; in fact, it begins with the sprightly theme from the TV show, complete with finger-snaps. It has a silly story about willful love and romance, but the entertainment comes from seeing the familiar characters come to life. The new musical numbers are largely clever, and the cast — which includes 1999 CCM grad Sara Gettelfinger as Morticia — is top-notch. Here's a link to my recent review. Tickets: 800-982-2787.
Each week in Stage Door, Rick Pender offers theater tips for the weekend, often with a few pieces of theater news.
Thanks to spot-on casting of the four actors who bring Kim Rosenstock's new play Tigers Be Still to life at the Cincinnati Playhouse, the show about people dealing with depression is charming, funny, optimistic and even heart-warming. It's about a young woman with a recently earned degree in art therapy; she's been down in the dumps about finding work, but not as much as her mom who's gained weight and her sister who's been dumped by her fiancé. She's starting a new job thanks to her mom's long-ago boyfriend, now a middle school principal. He has issues of his own — from a slacker son to anxiety about a tiger that's escaped from the local zoo. Sound zany? Well, it is — as well as entertaining. The League of Cincinnati Theatres singled out this production's sound design by Vincent Olivieri for an award. One panelist wrote, "On a very small stage, scenes took place in a school gym, drugstore, office, closet, outdoors and in the living spaces of two houses. Except for the main set, capturing the essence of these scenes was limited to a couple of props and pieces of furniture — and the sound!" Through April 15. Box office: 513-421-3888.
There's a final performance on Saturday afternoon of Rapunzel! Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Fairy Tale, presented by The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati. The world premiere musical by composer Janet Vogt and writer Mark Friedman has received an award from the league of Cincinnati Theatres for its scenic design by David Centers. Tickets: 513-569-8080, x13. His design for the show was described by LCT judges as "simple and very well executed in a style that was great for the play." In addition to the show's signature tower, the set also boasts a forest that "wasn't too dank, dark and dismal, but instead had personality." (Centers, a veteran local designer and a graduate of the School for Creative and Performing Arts, received an LCT Award in the same category earlier this year for his work Disney's My Son Pinocchio Jr.) Tickets: 513-569-8080, x13.
On Wednesday I attended the Cirque du Soleil production of Dralion at the Bank of Kentucky Arena, adjacent to Northern Kentucky University. It's another extravaganza of strength and showmanship, athleticism and artistry. This struck me as a somewhat more compact show than I've seen in the past: The talent is just as great, but the concept — connections between East and West — is pretty vaporous. But there are three wonderful clowns, and several of the performances do things that make you say, "How can a human body do that?" Balancing on one hand, flying through the air on a hoop, skipping rope in a human pyramid — it's amazing stuff. It's being presented through Sunday: Lots of available seats on opening night, so I'm guessing you can still find tickets for all performances. Through Sunday. Tickets: 800-745-3000
Two excellent productions wrap up this weekend. The Cincinnati Playhouse's unique staging of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical Merrily We Roll Along, which uses actors who also play musical instruments has its final performances on Saturday. I gave the production a Critic's Pick; Merrily is only infrequently staged, so this is a chance not to be missed. Box office: 513-421-3888. Ensemble Theatre concludes the run of Time Stands Still, a fine drama with a great ensemble cast directed by Michael Evan Haney. Final performance is on Sunday. This tale of burned-out journalists and last gasps at relationships by Donald Margulies, a Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist, also earned a Critic's Pick. Box office: 513-421-3555.
Know Theatre's production of the recent off-Broadway and Broadway Rock musical hit, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, opens on Saturday. (It's onstage through May 12.) Word has it that tickets are already selling fast. Box office: 513-300-5669. This weekend is also the opening for Cincinnati Shakespeare's production of The Grapes of Wrath, which runs through April 29. Box office: 513-381-2273, x1.
Each week in Stage Door, Rick Pender offers theater tips for the weekend, often with a few pieces of theater news.
In 2007 Perri released a Folk-inflected album called Tiny Mirrors, which for the first time was presented under his own name. While the shift found him dabbling in more conventional singer/songwriter waters, it still left room for his more experimental leanings. His latest "solo" album, the addictive Impossible Spaces, expands upon Tiny Mirrors, employing a variety of sounds, instruments and textures — Arto Lindsay's Brazilian-tinged post-DNA solo records pop to mind — all anchored by Perri's understated yet oddly affecting vocals and guitar work.
The peeps at Pitchfork named Impossible Spaces one of the 40 best albums of 2011, and Bryce Dessner gushed when asked why he was compelled to have Perri play at this year's MusicNOW: "It's one of the best records I've heard in a long time. It's interesting because it's not the type of music I tend to be drawn to. It has a bit of a Jazz-inflected kind of range to it, and I tend to be turned off by kind of Jazzy songs, but his music is so incredibly well made, the melodies are so infectious and the playing so inventive."
CityBeat recently phoned Perri to talk about his creative process, his move from Electronic music to (relatively) more conventional songwriting and his hometown of Toronto.
CityBeat: How are you, Sandro?
Sandro Perri: I'm well. And you?
CB: Not bad. A little hungover.
SP: (Laughs) I'll be gentle.
CB: Were you familiar with MusicNOW before agreeing to play this year?
SP: I had heard about it, yeah, but I had never been to it and wasn't that familiar with it. I think I heard about it through Owen Pallett, who lives in Toronto and played there a couple of years ago.
CB: Right. Given your initial Dance-based Electronic recordings, I thought it interesting that you studied Jazz guitar in college for a time.
SP: Yes. Part of my training is studying guitar through Jazz theory. It's the kind of thing where you learn some of the techniques and the theory behind it, but it takes a lot more than that to really be a Jazz guitar player, to really embrace the whole genre fully in spirit and everything. I didn't quite have it in me to follow one specific sort of genre, so I just kind of studied the music and some of the theory. I'm a big fan of a lot of Jazz, but it's not by any means a foundational thing for me.
CB: How do you think it impacted what you're doing now?
SP: I got interested in Jazz mostly through the stuff that was considered outside (the genre) at some point — like mid-to-late '60s Miles Davis and Eric Dolphy and Thelonious Monk and Ornette Coleman, stuff like that. It's interesting for me because of the harmonic richness you hear in a lot of Jazz. There are also some challenging rhythmic things that you hear in Jazz that were appealing to me as a kid, and just the sense of freedom that you hear within a lot of Jazz. That's what has impacted me the most. It took a lot of studying to scratch the surface to how musicians start to approach that kind of style of playing.
CB: How then did you get interested in Electronic music? It seems like a complete 180 in many ways.
SP: Yeah. Partially it was a reaction to being in Jazz school, but more than that it was just being seduced by how good Electronic music really plays with timbre and texture and the idea of morphing sounds together and creating new sounds and having music which can end up sounding more liquid, I suppose, than a lot of performed music or acoustically made music. That's appealing for someone who thinks just in terms of pure sound.
Once I had been in school and sort of started to get over the idea of music having to be performed by live musicians, then it opened up this whole world of the seduction of working in a studio and creating music which is more like creating a painting or creating a film where you're doing it in real time but you're creating something in a medium that will be experienced outside of a performance. That kind of opens you up to this whole world of possibilities that doesn't really exist in performing music. I think Electronic music kind of embodies that idea, and that's very appealing.
CB: Creatively you can do almost anything when you're not limited by your own technical skill as a player and musician.
SP: Yes. The studio allows for all kinds of things to happen that might not happen in real time and don't necessarily need to happen in real time. I think the idea of music as a performing art is only one way of looking at it.
CB: Well, interestingly, the new album has a lot going on sonically, a lot of interesting textures. I'm curious how you go about presenting the songs in a live setting. Do you try to re-create them as they sound on the record, or is it a little bit of different take on the songs?
SP: By necessity it ends up being a different take on the songs because the kind of process that went into making the record and mixing it is not really possible in a live setting because there are so many factors that are unknown. It's a bit of a rabbit hole to try and control the live situation as much as you can control a recording. You end up working against the essence of performing live, which is to communicate in real time and to try and reach a place where you're needing more broad strokes to express what is at the heart of a song or a piece of music. A lot of details can't really be adhered to. As much as I'd like to — I'm tempted often to try and do that — it's just not really feasible. I think it would end up coming off as being hyper-controlling to try and do that in a live setting. Hopefully the essence of the music remains when a slightly different approach is taken live.
CB: Well, specifically, in the song "Love & Light" there is this rhythmic, kind of breathy, panting at the beginning that works so well on the recorded version. Do you try to re-create something like that live?
SP: We do usually, yeah. There are a couple of different ways that we approach it. We're sort of working out some of the details. We do things and we try different approaches and we're always sort of experimenting with different ways to play things live. I can't make any guarantees about any part at this point, but, yeah, we usually try and do stuff like that if we can.
CB: In recent years you've come to a more conventional singer/songwriter approach. Why were you interested in moving in that direction?
SP: It's a new challenge. I like words. I like the idea of putting words to music. After a while I got stuck in a place where I was repeating myself a lot with the Electronic music. The stuff I was doing had a very similar tone all the way through. I found it to be a little bit of a safe place once you find your thing. It can feel comfortable, but it can also get kind of boring. I get restless, and I think that writing words and music was just an extension of what I was doing.
I was doing that when I was a kid, too, but it was not something that I chose for whatever reason to have be part of my output. I initially started putting out the Electronic records because maybe it seemed more feasible at the time. Ultimately I think it just comes down to wanting more challenges and being excited about those challenges and deciding to try it regardless of whether you think you can do it or not, just stretching out and putting yourself in a place where there is an unknown factor.
CB: Can you tell me about your songwriting process? Do you come up with the sounds and the music and then write the lyrics based on that? Or is it more of a combination?
SP: It can be more of a combination, and it can be sometimes lyrics first, sometimes music first, sometimes just a melody first. It can be a very slow, laborious process with endless revisions and experimentation with instruments and with length of the songs and tempo and arrangements and the key. Often the things that end up on my records have been through so many revisions and re-workings that there might be 10 or 15 different versions of a song somewhere in my sketchbook or on my hard drive.
That's the joy of it, too — all of the possibilities that you can go through with a piece. But all of that just goes to the essence of what it is, and sometimes it takes a while to learn what a song actually is before it's ready to be finalized. The process can involve a lot of different approaches depending on the song and depending on how it came about. I've found that for me there hasn't been any standard way yet that I've hit upon to write.
CB: Do you basically create the songs on your own? You don't really have a full-time band, right?
SP: Most of it is on my own because my band tends to change from time to time. Different members will come and go depending on the music, depending on schedules and all kinds of things. For the most part the process is one that I do on my own. I often play things for friends and ask them what they think, but for the most part it's a solitary thing because sometimes too many options can come in the more people you involve. It can be easy to lose focus sometimes if there is something really specific that you're trying to get at. But it's nice to have other people involved later on, once you've worked on a bunch of ideas. It can help to re-energize when I start to introduce the music to other people and we start to work at putting it together in the final stages.
CB: I'm not that familiar with the Toronto music scene, but I go up every year for the film festival. It's a really fascinating city, much more multicultural than I envisioned before going there. I'm curious how Toronto and the arts scene there have impacted you as a musician.
SP: Well, like you said, it's very multicultural, it's very broad and it's very non-competitive, which is maybe more specifically a Canadian thing and a Toronto thing. There are a lot of opportunities to play regularly, and, coming back to a national thing, there is pretty good arts support in Canada federally, provincially and even locally within cities.
If you get to a certain level of seriousness as an artist you're eligible for funding for making records and for touring and stuff. I've been lucky with some of that — I've been turned down plenty of times as well — so it can be nice to make music in Canada for that reason. Or to make any art for that matter if you're serious about it. Even if you're not a full-time professional artist there is still encouragement to explore things and to try things even if you're just semi-professional or a hobbyist.
There is a lot of exchange that can happen amongst musicians, in particular, in this city. Over the last 10 or 15 years I've made a lot of inspiring connections with musicians and artists here in the city. It's hard to say or pinpoint exactly how that impacts your work, but I think overall just having people around you who support and who do similar things creates a feeling that you're not doing it in a vacuum. That gives you the confidence to keep working and to keep pushing yourself into new territories, but without it being a competitive thing. I find there is a distinct lack of competitiveness amongst the people I know in Toronto making music…
CB: What do you mean when you say "competitiveness"? Do you mean in terms of getting attention?
SP: I think just the general feeling between people. The feeling is very supportive and people help each other out and play on each other's recordings. There is just a general willingness to help other people out and to be involved in what other people are doing without there being a feeling of threat to your professional aspirations. It's maybe not a matter of survival like it is for some people in other countries. I'm really not sure. Maybe it's the way the social system is set up here in Canada where it's hard to feel like you need to cut the person beside you in order to survive.
I'm not sure what it is, but there is just a general feeling of support and friendliness between artists here that I think has had a pretty positive long-term effect both in your ability and your willingness to try different artistic mediums and try things and feel safe and entitled to do so. I might not be the right person to comment on this, because it's probably a lot more complex than that, but that's just my general feeling on making music in Toronto and Canada. As a result there may be people here in Toronto who are phenomenal talents but who just don't reach the outside world because they don't really care to or they don't try to. It's just about what they're doing and less about who they're reaching.
CB: I looked at your bio on your website the other day and it was interesting that the very first sentence describes you as "a songwriter and a producer of new music." I thought that was a curious way to describe what you do. What does the term "new music" mean to you? Is it that you're creating new music all the time, or is it that you're trying to do something new with the music?
SP: Maybe a little of both. It's maybe one of those things that just has a nice ring to it. You also have to be careful what you read into bios, because it ultimately can be sort of a meaningless thing. But to me the idea of making "new music" means not worrying too much about what genre you're doing or what someone will call it and just think about following your gut and your instinct. That to me is "new music." Anything else is when you say to yourself, "Oh, I make Hip Hop or whatever." When you decide and tell yourself, "I am this and this is what I do," then it informs in a lot of the choices that you make and what you are willing to do and what you are not willing to do, what you are afraid of and what you're not afraid of. There is a lot of music that just goes for it and doesn't try and define itself or whatever.
To me that's "new" music. I think it's a pretty broad term, but it's optimistic to me to call something new but without the trap of something having to be new to be relevant. That's maybe a dangerous way to read into it; that it's only good or relevant if it came out this week. New music can be found new maybe long after it's been made, long after it's been released into the world. The reason for that is that it comes from a place of just genuine curiosity and adventure, and that lasts through time. You can sort of smell that in music, you can sense it.
So, yeah, a longwinded answer, and perhaps meaningless, but that's kind of how I feel about it (laughs).
CB: I hear a lot of different influences on the new album, including, maybe surprisingly, a kind of 1970s and '80s Pop radio singer/songwriter thing. Did you listen to Pop radio growing up?
SP: Oh yes, I definitely heard all that stuff when I was growing up. I probably listened to a lot of Pop radio that was playing older music, like even for the '80s. I would hear a lot of Motown. I definitely wasn't in a vacuum growing up. I didn't latch onto a lot of popular music in the '80s, but I certainly heard it. Though sometimes it took me 10 or 20 years to get into music from my childhood, to really get into it in a new way.
much as I love listening to and exploring different and more
"difficult" music, Pop music has always appealed to me if it's
done well. If it speaks to me then I don't discriminate against Pop
music at all; I definitely love it. So I suppose there is probably a
lot of that in the new album. Trying to write melodies will often end
up sounding pretty Pop (laughs).
The Cincinnati Playhouse's incoming artistic director, Blake
Robison, today announced the shows to be produced for the 2012-2013 season.
Robison takes over from Ed Stern, who retires on June 30 after 20 years setting
the course for the respected regional theater. During Stern's tenure, the
Playhouse has twice won Tony Awards — in 2004 as an outstanding regional
theater, and again in 2007 when its production of Stephen Sondheim and George
Furth's Company moved to Broadway and
was named the season's best revival of a musical.
Robison's new season looks a little different from seasons that Stern has assembled in the past. In particular, he's included two shows that offer journeys for the entire family — a big swashbuckling adaptation of The Three Musketeers (by Ken Ludwig, who wrote Lend Me a Tenor) to open the season on the Marx stage, and a seafaring expedition, Shipwrecked! An Entertainment – The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (by Donald Margulies, whose usual fare is dramas — including Time Stands Still, currently onstage at Ensemble Theatre.
The season's schedule will include two world premieres, Abigail/1702, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's script based on a central character from Arthur Miller's The Crucible. On the Shelterhouse stage, Robison will offer Deborah Zoe Laufer's Leveling Up, about four twentysomethings mired in video games who find the real world a lot more complicated. (Laufer's End Days was presented by Ensemble Theatre a year ago.) We'll also see Dayton native Daniel Beaty perform his one-man show, Through the Night, in which he plays six African-American men, ranging in age from 10 to 60. The show recently earned positive reviews as well as Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle award nominations in New York City.
Robison has several selected classic plays for the Marx by two legendary playwrights whose plays, I'm astonished to say, have never been produced at the Playhouse. Next fall will see Neil Simon's semi-autobiographical script, Brighton Beach Memoirs, set in 1937. Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful (a television script best known for a 1985 movie version starring Geraldine Page), the story of an aging woman determined to return to her childhood home for one last visit, will be staged using African-American actors. Two more classic tales will be produced on the Marx stage: A Christmas Carol returns for its 22nd holiday season, and a new stage version of Double Indemnity, Billy Wilder's spellbinding noir thriller from 1944.
Rounding out the season will be two Shelterhouse productions. For November and December, Robison has scheduled Hank Williams: Lost Highway, a show about the legendary Country artist created and staged by Randal Myler, who brought Love, Janis to the same space back in 2005. I suspect that Karen Zacarias's The Book Club Play, a comedy about books and the people who love them, will be popular with audiences. It's the story of a group that becomes the subject of a documentary with surprising results.
On the brink of his first season, Robison says, "It is an honor and a privilege to take the reins as the Playhouse's new artistic director. To me, there is so much to celebrate here at the Playhouse — from the tremendous legacy of Ed Stern to the unlimited possibilities before us. What excites me most about joining the Playhouse family is the vibrant role that this theater plays within the region. The doors to the Playhouse are wide open, and we aim to invite as many people as possible inside."
Here's the season rundown in chronological order:
Around noon on Monday, the Cincinnati Playhouse will
announcement its 2012-2013 season, the first mapped out by someone other than
Producing Artistic Director Ed Stern in 20 years. Blake Robison takes over for
the retiring Stern on July 1, so he's had the daunting task of following in
those big (and very successful) footsteps. Stern liked to present work by up-and-coming
playwrights, and Robison has the same inclination, although as someone a
generation younger than Stern, he has his own connections and ideas. He's
landed a world premiere by one of the most intriguing young playwrights in the
United States, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. The show is called Abigail/1702, and we'll
see it early in 2013 (Jan. 19-Feb. 17).
It's Aguirre-Sacasa's imaginative exploration of what became
of Abigail Williams, the young girl who sets in motion the Salem witch trials
portrayed in Arthur Miller's classic play from 1952, The Crucible. The new work, set a decade after Abigail accused many
people of witchcraft, portrays her in her late 20s, struggling to atone for her
sins, the ones portrayed in that memorable play — as well as darker ones that
live in her heart. As she cares for a young sailor on the brink of death, a
stranger from her past finds her and sets her on a quest for redemption.
Robison, who will direct the production, staged another work
by Aguirre-Sacasa, his adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray that proved to be a bit hit at the
Roundhouse Theatre in Maryland, where Robison served as artistic director. "When
I found out that I was coming to the Playhouse, one of the first calls I made
was to Roberto because I value his voice as an artist so much. I told him,
'Send me whatever you're working on right now.' He sent me this play and I read
it. I texted him and said, 'You wrote an awesome play! I want to do it.'"
Robison admires the writer's breadth of work: He's written
for Marvel Comics (Marvel Knights, Spider-Man and The Stand), for television (as a staff writer for HBO's Big Love and the hit Fox series Glee) as well as nearly a dozen plays. "One
of the fun things for me as the incoming artistic director," Robison told me
recently, "is to bring new voices to the community and to introduce some
writers who I have a wonderful relationship with who haven't been seen yet in
Robison loves Aguirre-Sacasa's new script. "He has a gift
for dialogue, and a highly visual sense to his writing. This play is quite
unlike any of his other plays, quite unlike anything I've seen onstage before.
To go back into our collective consciousness and pluck this famous figure from
the dramatic canon and imagine what her life must be like 10 years down the
line is a wonderfully creative act."
Not to mention a great way for Robison to define his own
artistic tastes for Cincinnati audiences. Keep an eye on CityBeat's Arts Blog tomorrow for more news of the Playhouse's
upcoming season.
Last Sunday evening I gave a lecture prior to the Cincinnati Playhouse performance of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. I stuck around to see the show again (I attended the opening on March 8 in order to review it for CityBeat). I gave the show a Critic's Pick, but empty seats on Sunday reminded me that a theater critic's opinion is not necessarily the only endorsement needed for a show to sell tickets. Although this is a fine production, several reasons come to mind: The show is not well known; if people do know it, they've heard it was a flop when it had a brief Broadway run in 1981. John Doyle's production shows little evidence of the latter and demonstrates amply that there's much to be appreciated. But there's not been much buzz around Merrily at the Playhouse, despite the work of Doyle and his excellent cast. The upshot is tickets are still available for most performances, through March 31. Doyle inventively staged Sondheim's Company in 2006 at the Playhouse, a production that moved to Broadway and earned a Tony Award. This production uses the same approach: actors provide their own musical accompaniment. It's a showbiz tale about chasing success at the expense of happiness. We start at the demise of a bond between three former friends who wonder what happened to the "good thing going" they once had. We trace back to their earliest, optimistic moments via great music, brilliant design and excellent performances. If you love musicals, you should see Merrily We Roll Along. I've talked with several people who have returned the Playhouse production. (Merrily is not likely to transfer to New York as Company did in 2006. The show was presented by Encores! at New York's City Center in February, so theater critics have not paid attention to the Cincinnati production as they did with Company in 2006, right after Doyle staged Sweeney Todd on Broadway.) Box office: 513-421-3888
You can't go wrong with Donald Margulies' very much in-the-moment drama Time Stands Still at Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati. It's the story of two journalists who have been addicted to the adrenalin rush of covering wars. He's now running away and hiding in film reviews (there's a touch of post-traumatic stress, it seems, because he's watching classic horror films all the time), and she's recovering from injuries that resulted from a roadside bomb blast in Iraq. What's next for them? Well, that's what the play is about — a return for more or settling for a calmer, safer life, represented by a happy if unlikely couple who visit them, the photographer's editor and mentor and his naïve young girlfriend. Four intriguing character studies add up to an evening of thoughtful drama. I gave it a Critic's Pick; here's a link to my review. Through April 1. Tickets: 513-421-3555
Northern Kentucky University just opened a production of Timberlake Wertenbaker's Our Country's Good. It's about people sent off to a penal colony in Australia in the 1780s. The governor decides to impose order on the criminals by having them put on a play. It's not an easy undertaking — but it changes the lives of everyone involved. It's a play about the power of the arts to humanize people and transform them into something new and better. The show's original Broadway production in 1991 was nominated for six Tony Awards. It's one of my favorite scripts, a fine choice for NKU's drama program, where it's being staged by Daryl Harris. Through April 1. Tickets: 859-572-5464
Finally, if you'd like to instill some interest in the theater in a couple of kids, take them to one of this weekend's performances of Rapunzel! Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Fairy Tale, presented by The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati. It's a world premiere musical created by composer Janet Vogt and writer Mark Friedman, who wrote How I Became a Pirate, a hit from last season. Performances happen at the nicely renovated Taft Theatre on Saturday and Sunday (as well as March 31). Tickets: 513-569-8080, x13.
Each week in Stage Door, Rick Pender offers theater tips for the weekend, often with a few pieces of theater news.
Fairey's return is made possible by ArtsWave, the local organization that works with entities in all facets of the arts community to foster a creative environment in Cincinnati. ArtsWave has awarded Fairey with the 80-year-old Rosa F. and Samuel B. Sachs Fund Prize, created to celebrate outstanding achievements in the arts.
In a press release, ArtsWave President and CEO Mary McCullough-Hudson said, "The committee members felt strongly that Fairey's exhibition and public murals increased the vibrancy of our city and engaged citizens in a dynamic conversation about art and society."
While he won't be covertly pasting images around town this time, Fairey has been invited to return to DJ at the CAC and mingle with fans at 8 p.m. that Friday. Limited edition prints by Fairey will be raffled off at this members-only event. That's right – the party will not be open to the public, so it's a pretty good excuse to buy a CAC membership. Go here to renew or register (student memberships are only $25).
His exhibition Supply and Demand opened at the CAC in February 2010, offering a mix of screen prints, illustrations and mixed media works throughout the space. Being a street artist, a public art supplement was to be expected. Those concerned about graffiti in the city were soon stunned to see beautiful posters glued to previously naked walls.Fairey gained notoriety for his Andre the Gaint/OBEY stickers, which really drew attention to the idea of street art. After creating the iconic HOPE poster in support of Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, Fairey became a household name. While not officially endorsed by the president, the image has become nationally recognizable. Most recently, he appeared on the March 4 episode of The Simpsons.
I've been talking with lots of people about the Cincinnati Playhouse production of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. It's been directed by John Doyle, who inventively staged Sondheim's Company in 2006, a production that moved to Broadway and earned a Tony Award. He uses the same approach this time: actors who provide their own musical accompaniment. I liked the results he got from his strong, talented cast. But I will say that this production evokes strong reactions: Some people love it, some are mystified and some hate the nontraditional approach. No one has said it's not skillfully done, so I can safely tell you that you ought to go and see for yourself. Merrily has long been viewed as one of Sondheim's few failures (its original run in 1981 lasted for only 16 performances on Broadway), but you wouldn't know that from this staging: It's a showbiz tale of chasing success that has not resulted in happiness. We start at the end of a friendship, with three people at one another's throats, and then trace back to their earliest, optimistic moments together. With great music, a stylized set piled with pages of music (the central character is a Broadway composer) and some intriguing decisions by Doyle about elevating a realistic tale to something more deeply emotional, this version of Merrily is a fascinating production that musical theater lovers ought to see. In addition to my Critic's Pick, this production has garnered five awards from the League of Cincinnati Theatres for Outstanding Ensemble, for performer Becky Ann Baker, for Scott Pask's imaginative scenic design, Matt Castle's music direction and Mary-Mitchell Campbell's orchestrations. Can't quite figure why director John Doyle wasn't cited, since he's the mastermind behind all this, but you can judge that one for yourself. Through March 31. Box office: 513-421-3888.
I don't get to see too much community theater, but there are several companies that consistently present work worth watching: Mariemont Players is one of them. Through March 25 the company is presenting Cole, a musical tribute to the life of songwriter Cole Porter, from his days as a student at Yale, life in Paris then Manhattan then Hollywood. I haven't seen it, but I suspect that it will be entertaining. At the Walton Creek Theater (4101 Walton Creek Road, just east of Mariemont). Tickets: 513-684-1236.
Each week in Stage Door, Rick Pender offers theater tips for the weekend, often with a few pieces of theater news.
The Kaplan New Works Series (Sept. 6-16, Cincinnati Ballet Center): This annual season opener celebrates new ideas and creative movement showcasing the female choreographer and focusing on local artists. This world premiere features dancers Amy Seiwert and Paige Cunningham, two SCPA alum, Director Heather Britt and choreographer Jessica Lang.
Frisch's Presents: The Nutcracker (Dec. 14-23, Aronoff Center): Victoria Morgan re-imagined the classic for 2011's world premiere, The New Nutcracker. This whimsical interpretation returns in 2012, complete with dancing cupcakes, flying bumblebees and a Sugar Plum Parade, where audience members will be invited to walk acrid stage and get a closer peek at the sets, costumes and dancers.
Prodigal Son with Extremely Close (March 22-23, Aronoff Center): Neo-classical choreographer George Balanchine comes to Cincinnati with his rendering of the classic parable about sin, redemption and unconditional love. On the same bill, Extremely Close is Alejandro Cerrudo's thoughtful contemporary work. The performance opens on a stage of falling feathers, reflecting the delicacy and fluidity of movement, and connected throughout, punctuated by a surprising, thought-provoking ending.
Frampton & CB Come Alive (April 26-27, Aronoff Center): Legendary guitarist Peter Frampton will create a new work specifically for the performance and play live alongside choreography collaboration from Cincinnati Ballet and Exhale Dance Tribe.
New subscriptions and subscription renewals are now available at the Cincinnati Ballet Center (1555 Central Pkwy., Over-the-Rhine) or by calling 513-621-5282. Individual tickets to the following shows will be available July 22 at cballet.org.


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46(3):94-116 which includes the results of our most rigorous study to date. Again, the second grade students in this study outperformed their control group counterparts on key subscales such as measuring, representation (graphing and tables), grouping, and place value. This occurred in urban districts and rural districts; novice and experienced teachers using MCC each outperformed novice and experienced teachers using control group materials. This reform-oriented curriculum, designed for Alaskan students, is one of the few curricula that has been so extensively studied and meets the highest research standards. It is one of the very few projects and studies for Alaska Native and American Indian (AN/AI) students that shows such powerful results.
At the present time, MCC has two distinct and interrelated projects that are open to a limited number of school districts in Alaska . Each project is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
The first grant is entitled:
Returning the Gift: Systematic Implementation of an Effective Culturally Based Math Curriculum and Professional Development
. The major goal of this project is for project school district's to adopt and adapt MCC into their existing school curriculum. To support these efforts the
Returning the Gift
offers systematic professional development to project district's with an emphasis on project districts becoming increasingly responsible for the professional development component. To accomplish this
Returning the Gift
offers a Summer Math Institute for teachers. The teachers take a lead role in their district as they encourage others to use MCC. In addition, MCC staff works with and co-leads professional development workshops at district sites and shorter terms workshops. Through a systematic approach to professional development this grant anticipates improving the math performance of all project students which is the ultimate goal of this project. This grant uses quantitative data to assess how well students are performing—subscale analyses allows us to pinpoint particular math topics and concepts and how well students perform. Further analyses, both quantitative and qualitative, provides information on how best to integrate MCC, contextual variables reveal insights into differences within and across districts that affects students' math performance. Use of data then drives the project by guiding changes in professional development, the mix of MCC with other curricula, and other changes that can strengthen this reform.
The second grant also funded by the U.S. Department of Education is entitled
Determining the Potential Efficacy of 6
grade Math in a Cultural Context
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1. Implement four 6
grade modules.
2. Strengthen these modules through professional development.
3. Test their effectiveness to determine if they are ready for a more rigorous experimental design study.
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Last month I revealed stats from Elance that showed how the demand for online digital marketing freelancers has soared and so, this time round, I thought I'd look at how this has become a global trend with more and more companies looking to source freelancers from across Europe and further afield.
On Elance, the US is the largest user of human cloud outsourcing, but Europeans have really embraced this way of hiring digital marketing expertise in the last year.
When it comes to digital marketing, Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand no longer appear in the top ten with Spain, Denmark and Germany now replacing them.
Europe is increasing its use of freelance digital marketing professionals and it could be that the downturn in the European economy has meant companies are increasingly looking to save money by hiring freelancers online for all the reasons I discussed previously.
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In the past year the global use of marketing freelancers has doubled. The UK remains the European nation hiring the most digital marketers through the 'human cloud'. On Elance, the UK has continued to grow even faster than most markets with an increase from April last year of 215%, compared to the global average of 124%.
In the past year, digital marketing spend increased in the UK by 279%. Germany (255%), Switzerland (127%) and Austria (270%) also experience dramatic growth.
The UK, Canada, Australia and the US remain the countries with the largest number of active clients and contractors on Elance. It's evident that English-speaking nations, with strong economies are increasingly exporting work to make savings.
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India and Pakistan have both remained in the top five since April last year, as established economies look to save money by outsourcing digital marketing work to emerging markets.
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November 9, 2011
by Suada Kolovic
If you're like most college students, you expect to hear those two beautiful words that make all those sleepless nights cramming for exams the last four (possibly five) years worth it upon graduation: "You're hired." But with the economy in a relentless slump and the unemployment rate hovering at 9%, college students need to realize that what they choose as a major will influence their career prospects. With that being said, here are Wall Street Journal's top 10 majors that will get you hired:
What do you think of the majors that made the list? Is your field of study listed? Do studies such as the Wall Street Journal's influence your academic pursuits or are you unwavering in following your heart when it comes to your major?
November 10, 2011
If you don't remember the name Adam Wheeler, here's a refresher: He was the Delaware student convicted of fraud for faking his way into Harvard with forged transcripts and plagiarized essays. Just last year, he was sentenced to 10 years of probation for his actions. You'd think his sensational story that garnered national attention would deter him from citing the school on a job resume…but you'd be wrong: Wheeler violated his probation by doing just that.
According to the terms of his probation, Wheeler was barred from representing himself as a Harvard student or graduate. His lawyer Steven Sussman acknowledged that Wheeler had violated that provision by stating on his resume that he had attended Harvard but said he did so because of the "financial pressure" to support himself and to pay the court-ordered restitution to the university. That "mistake" could translate into jail time, as assistant district attorney John Verner said he will ask that Wheeler be ordered to serve the remainder of his sentence – 2 years and 5 months – for violating his probation. During his sentencing hearing, Wheeler apologized and said he was "ashamed and embarrassed."
What do you think of Wheeler's actions? Should be serve jail time or seek counseling for being a compulsive liar?
November 14, 2011
by Lisa Lowdermilk
If you're like most people, the thought of bees and the stings that can come with them fills you with dread. But if you're looking for a career where you can learn more about the hard-working critters, make a decent wage and spend a lot of time outdoors in the process, beekeeping might just be for you.
Many beekeepers are nearing retirement and thus, the beekeeping industry has a wealth of employment opportunities for up and coming beekeepers. Grande Prairie Regional College in Edmonton, Canada is hoping to produce the individuals to fill these positions with its 45-week beekeeping program. Students will learn how to construct wooden beehives, market honey products, keep bees safe from disease and a particular focus on queen rearing, or the process of raising healthy queen bees. (After all, you can't expect to produce much honey without an effective queen!) Participants are also promised 26 weeks of paid work in the industry. The program is thought to be the most comprehensive beekeeping program in North America and will show students just how crucial bees are to the economy and life in general. In addition to honey, bees play an integral role in the creation of candles, candy and cosmetics. As if that's not enough, almost a third of our food in North America would be impossible without bees' pollination!
If you're interested in applying for GPRC's beekeeping program, you can find out more about the program here. The application deadline is December 1st so get yours in soon to avoid the sting of rejection! If you decide you'd rather keep your studies confined to the U.S., there are also a variety of beekeeping organizations devoted to the practice all over the country. Get the buzz from this list.
Lisa Lowdermilk is a published poet, avid video gamer and artist. Her poems have appeared in Celebrate Young Poets: West (Fall 2006) edition and Widener University's The Blue Route. She enjoys watching thrillers, trying different restaurants and attempting to breakdance. Lisa is now majoring in professional writing at the University of Colorado Denver.
November 15, 2011
by Katie Askew
So maybe you're the type of person that had their entire life planned by 7th grade, so you already know what you'll be doing after college graduation. But if you're like most busy college students, you might only start thinking about post-grad plans by your second or third year of school. And that is perfectly okay because there are many different options and opportunities available depending on your major, personality or life goals! Here are just a few:
Grad school, law school and medical school: Post-graduate study may be your next step if you want access to jobs that have higher starting salaries or jobs that require more than four years of schooling. Law school prepares you to pass the bar exam before becoming a lawyer and medical school allows you to obtain your MD before becoming a practicing doctor – two things you just can't do with an undergraduate degree alone. Many majors encourage their students to go to grad school after undergrad as well because they'll be better educated and prepared before entering the work force. Grad school is a much more specialized course of study in comparison to undergraduate education so be sure you know what you want before you begin!
Peace Corps: Maybe you finished your undergraduate education and don't feel ready for more schooling or a job just yet. But what's another option? Join the Peace Corps or some other volunteer or missionary opportunity! It's a great way to help out those less fortunate than you, see the world (and get paid while doing so!) and you can even add it to your resume to impress future employers. Once you volunteer in the Peace Corps, however, you are committed to a 27-month job – if more than two years out of the country is ok with you, so is this opportunity!
Workforce: Maybe you feel prepared enough after your undergraduate years to transition into the work force. If so, go for it! Be aware that you'll be paid an entry-level salary (which isn't glamorous) and while you most likely won't land your dream job right out of the gate, you'll gain the career experience necessary to do so in the near future.
Katie Askew is a sophomore at the University of Minnesota pursuing degrees in journalism and English. At school, Katie can be found reading, drumming or working in the Office of Admissions. Outside of school, she enjoys traveling, teaching and performing music and spending time outdoors with friends and family. Katie loves all things zebra and has a necessary addiction to coffee. Her iPod is perpetually playing Death Cab for Cutie or classical music because she truly believes that when words fail, music speaks.
November 29, 2011
by Darci Miller
In a perfect world, getting a job or internship would be as easy as sending your cover letter and resume to an employer. The perfect job opportunities would just fall into your lap and hiring managers would be fighting over you. Well, if you've ever applied for a job, internship or even scholarship, you're well aware this isn't the case.
If you simply send in a cover letter and resume, you're lucky if they get more than a passing glance...and that's AFTER the endless search for opportunities. Rejection notices are rare and actually getting hired is even more so. I don't pretend to be an expert on getting jobs, internships or scholarships – far from it, in fact – but if there's one thing I've learned in my quest is that you can't do it on your own. It's the lucky few that get their dream job or internship on a lark; the rest of us have to do some legwork, which includes networking and making some contacts.
My personal dream is to work for the Olympics in some capacity and I'm studying abroad in London next semester to be there in the lead-up to the Summer Games in 2012. So, I thought, why not try for an internship? The website of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) was utterly unhelpful, so my mom and I started spreading the word that I was on the hunt.
It turns out that one of my mom's friends has a cousin who works in LOCOG's technology department! We've emailed and spoken on the phone and he's been nothing but helpful. I told him that, as a journalism major, I'd like to do something in that area and it just so happens that one of his friends heads the press team; he's going to send over my resume, cover letter and clips.
Of course, this doesn't guarantee anything and I still have to worry about my student visa application being accepted. But because I got the word out and asked for help, I got to pass Go and collect $200. Your mom may know a guy who knows a guy, too, so in your internship, job or scholarship search, don't forget the crucial step of being vocal about what you want.
Darci Miller is a New Yorker studying journalism and sport administration at the University of Miami. When she's not writing for the school newspaper, you can find her at the gym, either working or working out. She loves all '80s pop culture (the cheesier the better!), and glues herself to her TV when the Olympics are on. She dreams big, and believes the sky's the limit!
December 13, 2011
by Kayla Herrera
I have been looking at graduate schools for a while now to better prepare myself for a career in my profession of choice. If you are interested in graduate school as well, you probably had the same question I once did: When and how do I start preparing?
We recently had a graduate school seminar here at Michigan Tech that talked about when to start applying, what to expect, taking the GRE, etc. Here are the points I found most important for one's journey to graduate school:
If you want more information on graduate school, my school has the seminar online for viewing and other resources used in the seminar can be found here. Do your research , stay organized and your acceptance letter will follow!
In addition to being a Scholarships.com virtual intern, Michigan Tech student Kayla Herrera is a media coordinator for the Michigan Tech Youth Programs and is a writer for The Daily News in Iron Mountain, Mich., Examiner.com and WHOA Magazine. She love a tantalizing, action-packed video game and can't get enough of horror movies (Stephen King's books always have her in their grip, though she prefers the old over the new). Writing is what she has always done, and that is what she is here to do.
December 30, 2011
by Alexis Mattera
There's been much debate about the true value of a college degree. This isn't surprising given rising tuition costs and lower employment rates but a new study by a 2011 Trinity College graduate reveals spending the time and money to obtain a college degree is still very much worthwhile.
That graduate – Sarah Millar – came to this conclusion by examining data from government and private sources as well as her own personal experience as a college student. She found that although college costs have climbed an average of 6.4 percent each year since 1981 and annual income has only risen 0.4 percent in that time, the average take-home pay of college graduates is $38,950 versus $21,500 of students who only graduated high school. Unemployment rates of the two groups are also in favor or college degree holders – as of last month, 4.4 percent to 9.6 percent – and earnings of college grads exceed high school grads by more than $1 million over 40 years. Millar does note that all colleges and majors are not created equal, though, as average starting salaries of recent grads in specific fields of study from well-known or prestigious schools are more than those from state universities or smaller private colleges.
Check out more information from the study here then tell us: What do you think of Millar's findings?
January 16, 2012
By now, most of the priority deadlines for college applications have passed. You have filled out your last application, written your final essay and everything is under review...so what's left for you to do?
During the period between submitting your application and getting an admissions decision, there is a lot you can do besides just sitting around waiting. Although patience is a virtue, why don't you take a look at what I did and see if you can keep busy!
Visit or revisit. If you haven't already visited your choice colleges, now is the time. Take a tour, meet with an admissions counselor and talk to students you see about campus life. If you have already visited, go again because the second visit is almost always more informative than the first: Now that you have seen a few different types of schools, you can go back to your top choices and get more pertinent information because you'll know exactly what types of questions to ask.
Volunteer. If you are deferred or waitlisted to your top college (knock on wood!), volunteer hours are great additions to your application and make you a more promising candidate. It shows that you are really doing everything you can to be a well-rounded student. If you were accepted to your top college, those volunteer hours didn't go to waste – it's humbling to give your time and maybe volunteering at the local hospital has given you a potential new career path as a doctor or nurse!
Job shadow. Shadowing someone working a job you're interested in is a great way to acquire lots of information directly from those in the industry. After the job shadow, maybe you'll realize becoming an orthopedic surgeon isn't right for someone as squeamish as you are or maybe you'll realize how much you love healing others. You won't know until you job shadow!
Sure, the couch is comfortable but get up and get out – there is a lot more you can do to prepare for those admissions decision letters!
January 18, 2012
by Jacquelene Bennett
It is a new year, which means new classes, new professors, new people and new adventures but for some of us, this January marks the beginning of the end: It is our last semester of college before we go out into the real world.
That day isn't here quite yet, though, and we soon-to-be graduates still have classes, homework and the responsibilities of extracurricular activities on top of applying for jobs or grad schools and taking care of last minute graduation stuff. In addition to all the work, we still want to spend time with our friends, go on spring break, relax and just have fun. So how do you do it all without going crazy?
I'm not an expert but I am quickly learning that the key is to prioritize. Make a list of all the things that you need to do – think: class assignments, preparing for tests, etc.) – and schedule when to do those things. With this method, you will know when you have to be serious about your school work and when you have time to kick back a little.
I personally have come to adopt a "work hard, play hard" strategy: I work hard by getting all my school work and studying done before and after classes, applying for jobs and taking care of any administrative stuff during the week and then I have the weekend to hang out with friends and have fun.
Just because this method works for me doesn't mean it will work for you - we all have different goals and there really is no "right way" to handle your last semester. Take the first few weeks to determine your path but I recommend organizing, prioritizing and scheduling your commitments and leisure activities. You may not have time to do every single thing you want to do exactly when you want to do it but you'll come pretty close!
Jacquelene Bennett is a senior at the University of Redlands where her areas of study are creative writing, government and religious studies. When she is not studying or working, you can usually find her eating frozen yogurt or blogging about her day. She has a cactus named Kat and believes that Stephen Colbert is a genius. Jacquelene works hard, laughs hard and knows that one day you'll see her name in lights.
January 20, 2012
by Radha Jhatakia
Much of the time, college students who are able to get the classes they need and have an education plan are able to graduate early. Graduating early can be a blessing or a curse depending on how you look at it; it worked for my fellow virtual intern Jessica but how do you know if it's right for you? Here are some questions to ask yourself:
1. Do you have job offers lined up after graduation?
2. Did you go to college close to home?
3. Did you take out loans to pay for college?
After you answer these questions, you should be able to determine if you should graduate early or not. Just remember there are pros and cons to both and you should choose the path that's right for you.
Radha Jhatakia is a communications major at San Jose State University. She's a transfer student who had some ups and downs in school and many obstacles to face; these challenges – plus support from family, friends and cat – have only made Radha stronger and have given her the experience to help others with the same issues. In her spare time, she enjoys writing, reading, cooking, sewing and designing. A social butterfly, Radha hopes to work in public relations and marketing upon graduation.
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