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Students who wish to participate in the Washington Semester Program must apply separately for White House Internships. A description from the White House website is listed below.
The White House Internship provides an opportunity to experience day-to-day life at the White House while working on a variety of tasks and projects.In addition to normal office duties, interns attend weekly lectures, volunteer at special events, participate in tours, and contribute to a community service project in the Washington, D.C. area. White House Internships are unpaid positions and participants are responsible for arranging their own transportation and housing. Approximately 100 interns are chosen each spring, summer, and fall to participate in this highly competitive program.Please read the Intern Application (pdf) and the White House Office descriptions carefully. Office descriptions can help you determine your areas of interest and assist you in making an informed decision about which offices might fit your qualifications. Interns will be selected based on their application and demonstrated interest in public service.
Applicants must be:
-At least 18 years of age on or before the first day of the internship
-Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at a college or university, or graduated the previous semester
-A United States citizen
Completed application materials must be submitted to Meghan Espinoza, Intern Coordinator in the office of White House Personnel, at intern_application@whitehouse.gov on or before the following deadlines:
Summer 2008 Internship
May 20 – August 15, 2008
Application Deadline: February 26, 2008
Fall 2008 Internship
August 26 – December 12, 2008
Application Deadline: June 3, 2008
Upon acceptance, candidates must consent to a security investigation prior to their start date and a random drug test. All security measures are confidential and intended to protect the applicant as well as the Executive Office of The President.
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I’m falling in love with the voice on the Metro. Everyday, I take the red line from Union Station to Dupont Circle to go to work at my job at The Center for Global Development. It’s turned into a pretty mindless commute.
But every once in a while I get to ride her train and I’m brought out of my meditative trance. She announces the stops with affection; “Red line to Shady Grove, Judiciary Square, exit on the right and please have a nice day.”
One day, someone kept getting stuck in the door or something and it couldn’t close. She sternly gave us all a maternal lecture on the need for safety on the Metro, but still reminded us that she cared. I didn’t see anyone else smiling or looking up as she said this. Everyone stared at the floor like zombies. Whenever I bring the voice up to people they look at me with amusement and tell me that they’ve ridden the train for however many years and have never heard this voice.
I always try to get a glimpse of her when I get off of the train, but have yet to see her. Is she old? Young? Black? White? Does she even exist, or is she just a siren song that’s going to eventually lead me onto the tracks? Perhaps one day I’ll be standing in line at McDonalds or something and I’ll hear her voice ordering McNuggets.
The funny thing about the situation is that I always forget about her as soon as I get off the metro. I step out on the platform and wrest my humanity back from the throng of black suits and trench coats. I swipe my card and get on the escalator, forgetting all about the voice and the hold she has over me as I ascend into the sun and wrap my scarf around my face.
