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...Council of Graduate Schools survey, released today, found that while the number of Americans applying to domestic graduate programs increased six percent—the largest increase since an 11 percent uptick in 2002—the number of international students from certain countries has dropped as much at 16 percent...
Gypsy hypnosis is fairly rare in the Gypsy community, but it shines light on a growing problem in Europe. Gypsies, also known as the Roma people, are the largest ethnic minority in Europe. Some estimate the total Gypsy population could be as high as 15 million. Despite these large numbers, Gypsies suffer from a racism reminiscent of that suffered by the African-American community during in the first half of the 20th century...
...completely ignore, yet American indifference allows the cycle of discrimination against Gypsies to perpetuate itself in Europe. While Gypsies may not have the education or political clout to take a stand for themselves, the West cannot ignore the blatant racism and violence directed toward what is the largest minority group in Europe...
...Boston Common “sleep-out,” the largest manifestation of the campaign’s efforts, draws over 200 students, citizens, and clergy every Sunday to rally for climate and renewable energy. Students at universities across Massachusetts have also organized smaller scale camp-outs on their own campuses, Altemose said...
Kurtz's archdiocese is the state's largest and most influential in Kentucky, itself a bulwark in the opposition to gay marriage. In 2004, voters in the state overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment forbidding gay marriage, despite the fact that it was already illegal. In part because of that vote and subsequent ones like it, Kurtz and his fellow bishops will find considerable wind in their sails when they gather next week to discuss the new pastoral letter and hear Kurtz on the bishops' efforts to defend traditional marriage through education and through active engagement in the political process...