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...peace and security of the international community—no other UN body can impose mandatory decisions upon member states. With such responsibility, it makes sense that the great military powers of the world—the United States, China, and Russia—all hold permanent seats. The two-year inclusion of five other countries, however, demonstrates just how limited non-permanent members’ influence must be. Bosnia is a nation divided, barely functioning as a country. It must look inward to reviving its own government in addition to now presumably eyeing global security. Lebanon, for its part...
Symbolic, useless two-year stints on the Security Council will not bring representation for much of the world. Expansion of permanent membership, however, would be a timely and productive measure to consider. Brazil, one of the new visiting members, would be an interesting choice to consider, as it exerts great strategic influence in South America, both militarily and environmentally (a growing global-security issue). Most clearly, however, Germany and Japan must be considered for permanent membership. The Security Council’s post-1945 composition obviously does not include those defeated Axis powers—Germany was not even...
...Climbing costs in the classroom: Private colleges and universities come with the heftiest bills, though most students rely on public colleges and universities (in fact, just a quarter of students face costs of $21,000 or more). Public schools are a relative bargain, but average tuition and fees at two-year public schools rose 7.3% from last year, to $2,544. In-state tuition and fees at public, four-year schools rose 6.5% this year to $7,020 ($15,213 with room and board). Out-of-state costs saw similar increases, to $18,548 for tuition and fees...
...price of college has dropped. Due to the greater availability of grants, financial assistance and tax benefits, students pay an average of $1,100 less at private schools and $400 at public schools than they did five years ago. (The aid and benefits total $14,400 at private schools, $5,400 at public four-year schools and $3,000 at public two-year schools). In fact, after benefits, an average student at a two-year college or university pays nothing in tuition and fees and collects about $500 toward living expenses. (Read "Colleges Learn to Navigate the Credit Crunch...
...endowment wealth, averaging $1.5 million per student. Another 115 schools had endowments averaging $100,000-$500,000 per student, and the 2,000+ remaining schools had smaller endowments or none at all. Faculty pay varied widely as well. After adjusting for inflation, full-time faculty at two-year public schools saw no increase in salary between 1991-92 and 2007-08. At private, four-year schools, by contrast, faculty pay rose...