Word: anxious
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...Since the males’ Mt. Auburn mansions are prime locations for undergraduates to procure liquor and dance to the latest techno single, boys’ rules go. This places an uneven level of control in the hands of the final clubs’ male members—socially anxious stiletto-clad girls forge friendships with an arbitrary group of polo-clad boys so that they might gain entrance across the threshold of the Spee Club one or another Friday night. Because women’s clubs often hold their parties and punch events in male clubs, even members...
...Institute of Politics next Thursday on French economic reform. Royal’s views on the state of the French Left will be especially important considering the current chaos within the Socialist Party. “The Left in France is in disarray and I think many are anxious to hear what her strategy for that is, where she envisions the French left in terms of its policies and how she can get the party there,” Craig said. In addition to existing party divisions, Royal’s intention to succeed François Hollande as leader...
...opening round he handily defeated Yale’s No. 1 player, Mike Caldwell, who had defeated him the previous year. He then won the quarterfinal 6-4, 6-2 even though he had been considering withdrawing because of his sore back.“I was anxious to go out there and compete,” Kumar said. “I won because I was able to dictate play with my serve.”Harvard’s other A-singles entry, Nguyen, won his opening-round match easily before losing to Columbia’s Wong...
...emergency rate cut on Jan. 22 shows just how anxious the Fed has become. The reduction by three-quarters of a percentage point was the deepest since October 1984. Bernanke concluded a big dose was needed, fast, to stem a virtual free fall in global stock markets. On Jan. 21 and 22, investors around the world went on a panicked selling spree that resulted in heavy losses. London's FTSE 100 index fell 5.5% on Jan. 21, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell more than 13% in two trading sessions; Mumbai's Sensex dropped more than 12% over...
...Most Geordies, though, remain anxious about the bank's future. In a last-ditch effort to avoid nationalization, the U.K. government on Monday hatched plans to convert into bonds the $50 billion Bank of England loan it used to prop up Northern Rock. That makes a private sale of the bank more likely: those interested in bidding before the February deadline - including a consortium led by Richard Branson's Virgin Group - will no longer need to front up for a big slice of that loan. The bank's battered shares climbed more than 40% on the news...