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...cauldron of crime, and now emerging as the muscle that drives Africa's biggest economy. At the start of the 20th century, Soweto was a collection of shanty towns on the outskirts of Johannesburg where the British colonial authorities housed the black and colored laborers working the city's gold mines. The apartheid regime formalized this divide, allowing blacks and coloreds into the city by day but confining them to dormitory towns at night. Soweto became the focus of oppression. In 1976, police there opened fire on 10,000 students protesting a policy to enforce education in Afrikaans; 566 people...
...types of applications,” he says of the hit-or-miss system. “I always pay attention to their research presentations and the topics that they go for…to make sure [my proposals] are attractive to the committee.” 24-CARAT GOLD While advising remains inconsistent, the application process for summer thesis research grants is starting to become more organized. The Common Application for Research and Travel (CARAT) centralizes applications for 28 offices offering close to 40 awards. OCS also coordinates the application process for the 15 international centers that participate. Since...
...team of economists was headquartered in Saddam Hussein’s Republican Palace, and Foote often found himself wandering bewildered through its garish, gilded rooms. The light fixtures were painted gold, he said; the crystal chandeliers, at a closer look, were plastic...
...exploded into the foyer and a thick sludge of feces seeps across the tiles and into the living room. Beer bottles, wine boxes, cigarette cartons, condom wrappers, dirty clothes and dog chow pile up on the soggy carpeting. Gang tags and drug-addled poetry splash the walls in red, gold and black spray paint. The decimated kitchen counters sag beneath jugs of curdled milk and rot-encrusted dishes. Scratched in the entrance hall is a fitting salutation: "Welcome to Hell...
Suzanne M. Gold Department of Political Science The Pennsylvania State University