Word: spites
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...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...
...time he is alleged to have had Raymond McCord, Jr., murdered, the report says, police had information pointing to Haddock as an accomplished killer, extortionist and drug dealer. In spite of a catalogue of suspected crimes, ordinary police officers were only able to jail him twice - once after he was caught red-handed attacking a bar, and more recently when one of his victims allegedly ignored death threats to testify against him. "He had a license to kill," says McCord. "And it wasn't some sort of romantic James Bond episode. The man is a vicious thug...
...from surrounding countries and elsewhere in Iraq specifically for a chance to confront U.S. troops, which is part of the reason the insurgency persists. It's a dilemma familiar to counterinsurgency strategists: much of the fighting in Ramadi and other places continues because of the American presence, not in spite of it. U.S. commanders tasked with clearing Ramadi, the latest insurgent hub in Anbar Province, aren't looking to assault the city with U.S. troops. They want local security forces instead to retake the city gradually. And in recent months a group of tribal leaders in Anbar Province has been...
Nobody really forgets about the tourists. Rather, John Harvard’s adoring visitors endow the ritual with meaning. Harvard students do not pee on the statue in spite of its significance. They pee on the statue because of its significance. Urinating on the monument to higher education in America is a bizarre attempt at self-affirmation. It says: "Not only do I go to Harvard, but I spit, nay, pee, on it as well...