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OPINION: Unpaid internships are something to avoid
|Students, professors, columnists and social scientists are all talking about the rise of the so-called “new normal” is the unpaid internship.
Unpaid labor has always been in existence, yet, more than ever, the unpaid internship has taken a prominent position in American economic culture.
According to the Association of Colleges and Employers, over 63 percent of the nation’s class of 2013 had an internship or “co-op” of some kind. Of those who had an internship, 48 percent worked without monetary pay.
Exhibit showcases student photography
|Running from now until the end of March, George Mason University’s School of Art will be showcasing works by student photographers in the Johnson Center, Gallery 123. The exhibit is a final portfolio of the AVT 353 course under the instruction of Professor Peggy Feerick. The gallery highlights eight students’ unique pieces covering a variety of different themes and subject matters.