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There is something enigmatic about Beirut. It is the tension between old cultures and new ideas, the contrast between the chaos from an absence of government and the day-to-day freedom that results. Beirut has never had an adequate infrastructure or careful planning. Fifteen years of civil war did not help either. Yet things limp along--how, no one really knows. The country has tax laws but no effective collection system, yet all government workers get paid. Street signs and numbers are erratic. If you ask, "Where is the IBM shop?" you will hear something like this: "Find...
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...When asked what he thought of this situation in retrospect, he simply said that "I just hope this isn't my fifteen minutes of fame." As for his diabolical laugh, he simply remarks, "I'm working...
Taking the cup in a field of fifteen competitive teams, the Crimson excelled in all four divisions, capitalizing on their "home field advantage" in favorable winds...
Axing the introductory course requirement would reduce the number of required courses for non-honors students from thirteen to twelve and for honors students from fifteen to fourteen. This would grant government concentrators another elective class to create variety and depth in their studies. Student schedules are often packed with Core and concentration requirements during their eight short semesters as undergraduates, and we hope other departments examine their own requirements with this fact in mind...