The U.S. Department of State recently announced scholarships for American high school students to study abroad. These merit-based scholarships include international airfare, tuition, and program costs, as well as meals and living accommodations (often with a host family). The programs have no language prerequisites, and gap year students are encouraged to

The Twin Cities Marathon, which describes itself as the most beautiful urban marathon in America, is one month away from filling the streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul with crowd barriers and thousands of runners. But what is this local tradition? First off, the full name of this event is the