UD tuition, fees to increase. Students at the University of Delaware will have a heftier bill in the upcoming academic year. In-state students at UD will pay $12,342 in tuition and fees for the 2014-15 school year, an increase of $230, officials announced Monday. The 1.9 percent growth is the smallest percentage increase in more than 30 years.
Summer in Venice: Peak season. During peak times (the summer season of June through September, plus Carnevale), hotels are booked solid, and the crowds can be positively overwhelming.
July and August can be unpleasantly hot and humid. But there is always relief to be found in the mountains, in the coastal areas and in the forests. The best months to visit the cities of Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Verona, Bologna, Naples and the Amalfi Coast (in Southern Italy) are November or March. The most crowded periods are Easter, May and June, October and Christmas.