Plain and simple, people who have been to Utah State University love it. Just ask them. No other place provides the complete package quite like USU: top-notch academics, nationally recognized research, Division I athletics, and more than 200 student clubs and organizations, all on the oldest residential campus in the state.
And the mountains. USU is just 15 minutes from two mountain ranges and within a half day’s drive of six national parks, including Yellowstone. It’s big-school opportunities with a small-school feel, and it’s all for a great value.
A pride flag flies in front of the temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City during a 2015 protest against church policy toward same-sex couples.
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Que vous soyez un romancier primé ou un lycéen chargé de rédiger une dissertation pour le cours d’anglais : la peur et la frustration liés à l’écriture n’épargnent personne.
The romantic image of the writer doesn’t do justice to the tedious reality of churning out words, one after another.
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Since the earliest days of the written word, students and scholars have pleaded for help from higher powers, a sure sign that writing and frustration always have – and always will – go hand in hand.
A protest against bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, on April 8, 2021, after a young woman abducted for marriage was found dead.
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In rural Kyrgyzstan, 1 in 3 marriages begins with an abduction. Older generations see this as a harmless tradition, but two brides have been killed since 2018. A study finds other problems, too.
U.S. corporate boards still lack women.
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In a world-first, scientists have counted the greenhouse gas absorbed and emitted by Australia’s mangroves, seagrass and other ocean ecosystems.
Pour organiser leur invasion de la France tenue par les nazis, les forces alliées ont créé des ports flottants dans la Manche où les navires pouvaient accoster en toute sécurité pour envoyer des soldats et du matériel à terre.
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Les alliés ont installé des ports préfabriqués sur la côte normande pour permettre le débarquement puis leur approvisionnement.
Aucun exploit technique pareil n'a été tenté depuis en temps de guerre.
To stage their invasion of Nazi-held France, Allied forces created floating harbors in the English Channel where ships could safely dock to send soldiers and supplies ashore.
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Rather than an outright coup, Venezuela’s government has slowly eroded its democratic institutions and processes, until now.
A political sign in West Virginia reflects the claim that the Obama administration, by developing policies to reduce carbon emission, was waging a campaign against the industry.
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Venezuela’s economic crisis is deepening, and dialogue between the government and its opposition is tense. What will it take to avoid full on dictatorship and an outbreak of political violence?
Despite ongoing conflict in the DRC, the number of endangered mountain gorillas in the Virunga National Park has increased.
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Ecouter une musique belle et émouvante, et, soudain, ressentir un plaisir qui vous donne la chair de poule… La science cherche pourquoi certaines personnes, et pas d'autres, ont un orgasme musical.
Many can identify with the phenomenon of feeling a thrill – followed by a chill – when listening to a particularly moving piece of music.
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The majority of water that people use goes to agriculture. In a drier, hungrier future, we’ll need to use what water we have with less waste. Technologies being developed now will help.
One problem with wind power: the wind doesn’t always blow.
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Consumers of wind power pay twice: first via their monthly electricity bill and a second time as taxpayers to finance billions of dollars in subsidies.
Time exposed photo of the Auroral Spatial Structures Probe Launch into the aurora.
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The aurora borealis lights up the Arctic night skies. Also called the Northern Lights, the phenomenon is the result of beams of charged particles tracing along the Earth’s magnetic field and entering the…