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...percent rise in international applicants relates to an improved perception of American hospitality to international students, Fitzsimmons said...
...rise may be due to the University’s toying with the transformation of the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences into a separate school, Fitzsimmons said...
...Committee on College Life (CCL) voted Tuesday to recommend the repeal of the tax on donations to the Harvard Gift Fund, which will rise to 15 percent within the next three years. Student leaders say the tax will place a severe financial strain on campus organizations...
Fitzsimmons attributed the rise in applicants to aggressive recruiting efforts by the College over the past decade, which have taken admissions staff members all over the world...
...minorities based solely on religion in Iraq, the extent of the violence there, the lack of central control, and the fact that Iraq has already experienced genocide, "constitute warning signs that we take very seriously." He stressed that those warning signs can be present in conflicts and never rise to the level of genocide, but that his office is watching the situation closely. If the situation in Iraq did deteriorate, Mendez said, "I would not hesitate to request armed troops to protect people" but, he added, it would have to be in a "different configuration" than what is there...