Foreign Affairs not hiring? Not expecting to ever need a security clearance? Read on.

Denver's other newspaper, the Westword, is looking for some help.
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International development and unintended consequences

This could be a case study in international development projects going not quite according to plan.

"People are using mosquito nets and everything they can [to catch fish] - these mosquito nets take in everything," he told IRIN.

Using mosquito nets, which have an extremely fine mesh, means the fish are caught before they can reach maturity and spawn, a major reason for declining fish stocks. Moreover, the nets, which are mainly distributed in government malaria eradication campaigns, are not being used for their intended purpose. Link

The country of Africa is a place where just about anything can and is repurposed as needed. What's the solution here? Is it time to start distributing proper fishing nets at a price chosen to undercut subsidized bed nets? Read more!

New student data for JKSIS

Fresh from Denver, here is the breakdown for fall 2009 enrollment:

Total number of new students: 227
MA: 219
PHD: 4
Dual BA/MA: 4

MA program
219 MA students
Average age: 26 years old
International Studies: 69
International Development: 44
International Human Rights: 42
International Security: 37
Global Finance, Trade and Economic Integration: 12
International Administration: 10
MA in Homeland Security: 3
Master of Global Studies: 2
International: 19 (7 international students in the fall of 2008)
6 students are sponsored Fulbright students
1 Muskie student
1 student sponsored by the Organization of American States
Domestic Students
GRE Verbal: 560
GRE Quant: 590
GPA: 3.63

PHD Program
4 PHD students
Average Age: 33 years old
International: 1 Read more!