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.
Peak viewing season is in the dead of winter, when the weather is the coldest and when it is the darkest. However, there are opportunities to see the northern lights at the tail end of the summer season in early September. If this experience is a priority for you, hold out for winter and bundle up.