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...financial institutions fail, merge or be bought out. The faltering institutions will see their shares devalued and will be likely to be taken over by stronger institutions - as has already started happening. This consolidation of the financial sector is both efficient and inevitable; government action can only delay the adjustment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Let Risk-Taking Financial Institutions Fail | 9/29/2008 | See Source »

...poorly managed, overly risk-taking financial institutions fail! Always remember that Wall Street and the real economy are not the same thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Let Risk-Taking Financial Institutions Fail | 9/29/2008 | See Source »

...Some Harvard undergraduates probably do believe that their capacities are limitless. But the majority—from what I can tell—boast only to shield themselves from their own shortcomings. Many refuse to use the Writing Center even when, draft after draft, they fail to get their point across. Some students struggling with the mental adjustment to Harvard won’t even consider seeking help from the Bureau of Study Council. Many of us—myself included—pretend that we’ve got everything handled because, really, we’re terribly afraid...

Author: By Molly M. Strauss | Title: Going It Alone | 9/29/2008 | See Source »

Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan announced Friday that the current letter grading scale would be replaced by a simpler pass-fail system, beginning with students who matriculate...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HLS Adopts Pass/Fail System | 9/28/2008 | See Source »

...scheme—similar to those at Yale and Stanford—will categorize student performances as “Honors” (A+ to A-), “Pass” (B+ to B), “Low Pass” (B- to D), and “Fail...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HLS Adopts Pass/Fail System | 9/28/2008 | See Source »

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