Issue #179, September 20 – October 19, 2012 THE INDYPENDENTA FREE PAPER FOR FREE PEOPLE Generation Debt IS COLLEGE STILL WORTH IT? coverage begins, p8 Stacy Oliver, a student at New York University. ASHLEY MARINACCIO VENEZUELA’S WORKER-RUN FACTORIES P12 A REVOLUTION NYC’S LABOR DIVIDE YOU CAN DANCE TO P4 P14 PITCH LIKE A PRO WANT TO GET PUBLISHED, BUT AREN’T SURE HOW? JOIN THE INDYPENDENT FOR A HANDS-ON WORKSHOP WITH PROFESSIONAL EDITORS AND FREELANCE WRITERS AND LEARN THE TRICKS OF THE TRADE. TO REGISTER, EMAIL [email protected]. DEADLINE OCT. 22. OCT. 27 • 1-4PM • $75 • 666 BROADWAY, SUITE 510 INDYPENDENTFOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT BIT.LY/PITCH-LIKE-A-PRO. community calendar THE INDYPENDENT UPCOMING EVENTS WED, OCT 3 • 7:30-9:30pm 8-SESSION CLASS BEGINS: INTERMEDIATE SPANISH. Led by Jose Rosa, an immigrant from El Salvador with 15 years of SUBMIT YOUR EVENTS AT INDY- City Hall teaching experience, students will increase their vocabulary and [email protected]. 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