Word: penninger
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Dartmouth may be far different from Harvard in terms of recruitment, but it has a strikingly similar history. In 1769, Dartmouth founder Reverend Eleazar Wheelock was able to raise substantial funds for the College from the Royal Governor of New Hampshire after penning a charter that devoted Dartmouth to ?...
Many reformists conclude that changing the system from within isn't possible. Some advocate pushing for a constitutional change to curb or even abolish Khamenei's powers. That appeals to militant students, who have chanted "Death to Khamenei!" in street protests. Reform strategists say they may turn next year's...
After writing about plants in her acclaimed book, The Orchid Thief, Orlean has moved on to animals, penning a piece on Keiko, the whale from Free Willy, for the New Yorker. She also interviewed a woman in New Jersey who kept close to 30 pet tigers. “People...
Having trouble with your spouse? Try this: when you arrive at a relaxed moment, "make agreements... to be used as guidance in critical times, especially during a fight." That gem of wisdom comes from Twenty Practical Ways to Educate Your Wife, a self-help tome making the rounds of publishers...
The task of penning Yeats’ biography was juggled between Yeats’ family and select literary critics before finally landing in the lap of Roy F. Foster, a historian of modern Ireland at the University of Oxford. On Wednesday, Foster spoke about his final volume in Askwith Lecture...