Word: tenting
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...really understand the Duke-UNC rivalry, you have to understand tenting. Starting in January, groups of students camp out in tents in front of Cameron to get seats for the March game, creating a small community called Krzyzewski-ville (K-ville for short). For the next two months, there must always be at least one person from the group in tent or the group forfeits its place in line. As ridiculous as this sounds, it used to be worse. People used to starting camping out before winter break until the administration restricted tenting to spring semester only. During my admissions...
...Peace will be good for the Afghan people," says Hajira, a refugee from Taloqan city, who lives in a canvas tent with her seven children. "But it is too late for women my age. Maybe for my daughters? daughters, life will be better...
...Najibullah, a 10-year-old refugee from Taliban-controlled Kunduz province, lives crammed in a ragged tent with his parents and four siblings. Already, he knows how to fire a Kalashnikov from daily target practice with his family firearm. When he is older, he hopes to fire a rocket-propelled grenade. "I am small now," he says, squaring his tiny shoulders. "But I will be big when I shoot the Taliban who killed my aunt and uncle." By avenging their deaths, Najibullah is carrying on family custom. His father tracked down the Soviet platoon that killed relatives in the 1980s...
...military campaign brings down the Taliban regime. Osema's ordeal shows that even in the Taliban-free northern swath of the country, women suffer severe discrimination. "Peace will be good for the Afghan people," says Hajira, a refugee from Taloqan city, who lives in a canvas tent with her seven children. "But it is too late for women my age. Maybe for my daughters' daughters, life will be better...
...marriage as a strategic tool. He married one of his daughters to Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar. Bin Laden's eldest son, Mohammed, wed the daughter of bin Laden lieutenant Mohammed Atef. The 19-year-old bin Laden is reportedly learning his father's business by guarding Osama's tent at night with...