But there are plenty of cultural offerings across London that draw students to every corner for some top nightclub, bargain ethnic restaurant or museum exhibition.

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When we turned the corner, the students in the lab had basically formed a wall about 10-12 feet away from us, with cell phone cameras at the ready.

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Then comes the "Walk it Out, " where the students, one at a time, walk diagonally from one corner of the room to the other.

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In addition to the increased Pentagon spending, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings said last week that her corner of the budget will showcase more financial aid for low-income students.

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Maghull Developments plans to redevelop the corner of Hope Street and Myrtle Street, creating rooms for more than 350 students in two L-shaped blocks.

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New groups had taken residency: there was the home for retarded men across the way, and the Pinkerton and Colleton homes had been divided into apartments, which seemed to attract Palmetto University students, harried single mothers and older, grim-faced people who had turned a corner in their lives, who cooked on the hotplates in their rooms and attended 12-step programs at night.

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