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Studying abroad over the summer is substantially more popular than going overseas during the semester, but students who stayed abroad for a full semester say that they felt as though they made a substantive transition from being a long-term tourist to a resident of the city, integrated into the culture and the personality of their new home...
...encapsulated also in the Europe-wide debate over the veil. President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has promised to push ahead with a ban on the full veil, and Belgium has become the first European nation to hold a successful vote on the subject. A concerted effort has been made to tie the debate over Islamic dress to women’s rights within Muslim society. Politicians repeatedly invoke the need to “liberate women,” while some left-wing members of parliament have gone so far as to label the burqa a “walking...
...report was requested in 2007 by Senator Charles E. Grassley (R–Iowa), who has made greater oversight of nonprofits a hallmark of his tenure on the Senate Finance Committee, of which he is currently the ranking member...
...primary goal was to qualify,” senior Michelle Konstadt said. “We were really happy that we were able to do so, but we were hoping to do better than fifth. We made some mistakes that cost us some points...
...think we showed that we could hang with whoever is on the water,” Stokes said. “But we made some silly mistakes that cost us points, and we need to avoid them at nationals if we’re going to be competitive...