When a political science student wants to know what's going on in Moscow, she or he doesn't have to wait for the evening news, because Columbia's Russian Institute receives direct, immediate transmissions from the Soviet Union. This is another area that the school boasts about in attracting students: see what strong support systems we have!
當一個哥大政治系學生想知道莫斯科發生了什麼事，他不必捱到晚間看電視新聞，因為哥大的蘇聯研究所能直接、迅速地接收來自蘇俄的消息﹘ ﹘這是哥大向新生「炫耀」的一項事功：看看學校有多麼充分的支援系統！