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...spite of such subtleties, however, Sever has received considerable criticism in the past. As long ago as 1937, an article in The Crimson described the building as “bleak” and “depressing,” decorated with little more than “heating pipes of dubious aesthetic value...
...communist Yugoslavia was supposed to be happy in ethnic harmony. When I went back, much later, to cover the dirty war between Serbian security forces and the KLA, I was much less naive. In the end, I learned to love Kosovo not because of its history, but in spite...
...spite of such concerns, Iran says it has managed to attract more than $10 billion in foreign cash since U.S. sanctions were enacted. Perhaps for that reason, Tehran officials insist international pressure makes little difference to them - or to the European governments and companies that are resisting it. "There's a great amount of interest [in investing], " National Iranian Oil Company Director Gholam Hossein Nozari told a recent industry conference in Vienna. Iran's state-owned oil company, which controls the world's second-largest oil and natural-gas reserves, is auctioning 17 oil blocks that could attract nearly...
...sure, a good idea. Over the past few years, paying for college has become a greater burden for people of all socioeconomic backgrounds, largely due to sharp tuition increases at selective private colleges. Indeed, the comprehensive costs of education are rising so rapidly that even in spite of the tuition freeze, room and board costs at Princeton will still increase that school’s annual composite price by 4.2 percent for an undergraduate with a full meal plan. But general tuition freezes are not the best choice to help students who have the greatest need of financial relief. Tuition...
...first carnival because of final exams, the Crimson came out with a total of 208 points, edging St. Michael’s, Bowdoin, UMPI and Clarkson. “Everyone else had one carnival under their belt,” senior Katie Connors said. “In spite of that, we had a pretty strong showing. The first carnival’s always working out the kinks and getting back on the snow after what’s usually an exhausting exam period for most people.” Captain Jennifer Harlow led the Nordic team with a 31st...