Question

A worker in this occupation is melodramatically kissed in public by Emma as an apology for him choosing not to attend his father’s funeral in a novel by Brandon Taylor. During his last year in the NFL, Ravens guard John Urschel simultaneously worked in this occupation (10[1]-5[2])before (-5[1])pursuing (10[1])it full-time. (-5[3])Workers in this occupation like Cecilia and Tajel (“ta-hel”) are mentored by Mike Slackenerny and slowly lose their dreams of high achievement in a webcomic created by Jorge Cham. Workers in this occupation made up the majority of a 48,000-person United Auto Workers-led November 2022 strike in California, as well as a March to August 2023 strike in Ann Arbor. For 10 points, workers in what occupation may receive NSF GRFPs that support them while they pursue a post-bachelor’s (-5[1])degree credential? ■END■ (10[4]0[3])

ANSWER: graduate students [or grad students or Master’s student or Ph.D. student or Doctor of Philosophy student; accept graduate teaching assistant or grader; accept graduate research assistant; prompt on researchers or academics or specific research disciplines, such as biologists, by asking "in what career stage?”]
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Summary

2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia11/11/2023Y967%0%78%102.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Albert ZhangColumbia AColumbia B4510
Ashish KumbhardareRowan APenn A45-5
Jupiter DingPrinceton BBard A45-5
Nathan ZhangCornell CNYU A46-5
Andrew MinagarYale BPenn B4710
Max HauslerVassarNYU B49-5
Carter McLeanPrinceton AHaverford49-5
Aum MundheRutgers AYale A49-5
Iyanu NafiuYale CRutgers B127-5
Nat KuNYU ACornell C13010
Omar MahmoodNYU BVassar1300
Danny HanPenn ARowan A13010
Ethan FurmanHaverfordPrinceton A13010
Basha ShapiroBard APrinceton B1300
Simon EmmanuelRutgers BYale C1300
Lydia TarekegnYale ARutgers A13010