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Liu Di freeIn a sign that China may be loosening the reins on Internet users, the government this week released Liu Di, a 23-year-old psychology student, who was jailed for over a year after mocking China’s political system on the Internet.

Temporary relief plan for foreign students

As of 1 January 2004, the TU will institute a series of emergency measures aimed at improving the %handling% of foreign students. The university is also hoping to develop long-term solutions to cope with the growing influx of foreign students.

News Below Sea Level

The Dutch economy is performing so poorly that next year’s budget deficit is forecasted to exceed the 3% ceiling set by the European Stability and Growth Pact.

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Berlin protestGerman university students are notoriously quick to protest when education funds are threatened, but the news that Berlin%s city government plans to cut university budgets by _75 million by 2009 sparked some unusual and creative forms of protest.

Carols in the Oude Kerk

Foreigners desiring an authentic taste of western European Christmas should head to Delft’s Old Church on December 15th and feast their eyes and ears on a Christmas concert with a very special TU flavor.

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Exam scamThe aspirations of tens of thousands of prospective M.B.A. students in India were thrown into confusion when the government cancelled the university-entrance examination that they were in the middle of taking, after it was learned that the questions and answers had been leaked and were being sold.

Sint vs. Santa

I grew to love Santa from my heart and my soulThe most famous old fellow in all of North PoleDetermined to serve, he gets on his sleighWith Rudolph and Blitzen leading the wayYou hang up your socks after you wash out the smellAnd dream of the goodies, Oh! snel, snel, snel!He comes down the chimney with a mighty big thump!Hoping the noise won’t give you a jumpHis mission accomplished, back to his PoleWith his reindeer and all, fulfilling his roleThe king of the hearts, the hero of the dayThe dear old creature who’s forgotten in May!Then one day you wake up so far and awayIn ‘Deleft’ as they call it, so cloudy and grayOnly to learn that there is someone newThis Sinterklaas guy who comes to TUNow he comes from Spain with a ship and his crewAnd a cargo of gifts: hey, even Delft blue!The presents he puts in your clog or your shoeBut wise guy, don’t bargain by putting out two!!When giving out gifts, Sinterklaas takes his timeWhile more than a night for Santa’s a crimeOld Claus sweats alone, while Sint is a kingZwarte Piets are the ones who really do the thing!They give ‘pepernoten’, they juggle, they actThey’re more fun than Sint as a matter of factBut to all the little brats: you should watch out for PietIf you’re lucky you’ll end up just getting a beatBut if you’ve been worse than a certain degreeHe’ll take you to Spain in a bag on the seaSo now I am faced with a question so rottenMuch similar to that of ‘Bush or Bin Laden?’Since now it’s the fashion to pick a side,,You’re either with us”, or out you must hide!Yes, now it’s a question of the sleigh or the shipOf who is the best man for this trip?I grew to love Santa, but ‘Nik’ has more classSo who gets the gold medal, who gets the brass?My job’s to find answers, as a doctor-to-beMy method? As usual: Oh God please help me!!I got it! I got it! The answer is clear!The bigger his gift-bag, the more he is dear!So this year old Santa and SinterklaasI wont ask for the usual blah, blah, blahsYes this time my request will take you aback:To bring me a balance for weighing your sack!The author, a foreign student, asked to remain anonymous due to the potentially compromising nature of the poem’s content.