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While I have never had to fight for a seat in my house’s dining hall, I understand the space crunch in other dining halls that encourages the more conveniently located houses to institute dining restrictions. The restrictions don’t need to make finding a place to eat more difficult for everyone else, however. There are a few simple things that could be done right now to help ease some of the congestion...
...past years, students spent roughly 40 hours on the mathematical modeling assignment over winter break, but this year’s calendar change meant that they faced a bigger time crunch before the end of the semester...
...credit crunch wasn't as hard on Goldman Sachs as it was on some other companies. Why then did it still ask for money under that first set of bailouts in 2008? -Mulkah Ade, London We brought nine big banks into Treasury and asked them to all take capital [voluntarily]. That made it easier for many other banks to do so. In a crisis, we have what some people term the tallest-midget syndrome. Bankers don't want to be perceived as being weak, so they say, "I'm healthy, I'm strong, I don't need it" - right...
Still, Greeks are bracing for the coming pain. With the economy already in recession, firms are trying to figure out how to survive until the crunch is over. Projects have been put on hold and credit is tight. Many are likely to lose their jobs, while budget cuts and tax hikes will further dampen the economy. "Everything is frozen," says financier Paul Papadopoulos. "It's a wait-and-see scenario." (See pictures of retailers which have gone out of business...
Winthrop residents said they had definitely noticed the crunch at dinnertime...