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...Antonietti was accepted to Connecticut's Sacred Heart University last spring, her parents sat her down for a talk. "We had a family meeting about how I was going to pay back all the student loans," says Antonietti, whose family lives in New Jersey. "It felt like a financial cloud hanging over my head...
...mushroom cloud was the symbol under which the mid-20th century was baptized. As the last great global tumult, the Second World War represented the convergence and the stratification of ideologies. But what hoisted itself above all of these intersecting faiths—above fascism, communism, capitalism, democracy—was the ambivalent shroud of dust and ash in which mankind could glimpse a vision of its own destruction. To watch footage of the atomic tests—the grainy, bird’s-eye view of a seemingly endless geyser of particulate matter—is to understand...
...jams and musical performances, but if you planned on dancing the night away in a sweaty dining hall, think again. As Harvard-Yale weekend approaches, the absence of dining hall parties should not go unnoticed. One of Harvard’s most anticipated traditions has been overcast by the cloud of bureaucracy that continually chokes Harvard social life: namely, the lack of communication and collaboration among House staff, the Student Life and Activities Office (SLAO), and students. The tailgate restrictions have already put a damper on the weekend, and none of the 12 Houses is permitting dining hall parties this...
...That completes the first half. Also the weather has cleared up a little bit (knock on wood). With an open press box, I'm praying that a rain cloud doesn't move in cause it will make for sloppy football and non-existent live blogging...
ICELAND Drop in currency value since a year ago: 51% No developed country has suffered as much from the credit crunch as Iceland, which has seen its banking system and its currency, the kronur, all but collapse. The silver lining in an Arctic cloud: what was once one of the most expensive, if memorable, destinations in Europe has suddenly gone budget. Icelandair flights from New York City start at $500 round-trip, and decent hotels in the hip capital of Reykjavik - like the Centerhotel Thingholt - are as low as $60 a night. Sure, if you go in the late fall...