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Since the acquisition, Bank of America's stock has fallen 50% and at one point went as low as $2.53. The problems at Merrill Lynch have turned out to be much bigger than Lewis originally thought. And at times, the Merrill-related losses have raised anxiety about the health of the entire bank. In January the Treasury Department announced it was injecting an additional $20 billion into Bank of America. In all, the government has spent $45 billion trying to stabilize the finances of the bank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Rise and Sudden Fall of Bank of America's Ken Lewis | 10/1/2009 | See Source »

...parents of the safest teen drivers tend to use. These include setting firm rules and boundaries for driving - such as no speeding, no talking on a cell phone or texting while on the road and no driving while intoxicated. Parents of safe drivers also tend to make it a point to explain to their children that the reason for their rules is to ensure the child's safety. ?They have to see the rules as a safety issue, so they choose to do the right thing," he says. (Read "Distracted Driving: Should Talking, Texting Be Banned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parental Talks Can Make Kids Safer Drivers | 10/1/2009 | See Source »

Cornell students are getting high on Adderall, Red Bull, and caffeine cocktails just to get through the night. “At this point, it’s practically like cocaine,” one student said of Adderall, adding that he's seen students “crush up Adderall and snort it."  Yes, they study at Cornell.  Hardcore, apparently...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi | Title: Around the Ivies | 10/1/2009 | See Source »

...career opportunities and support I had received there I thought were really nice,” Berry says. “But at the end of the day, I felt compelled to take the job with the Colts because that’s where my passion [was]. From that point, once I saw everything fall into place, it was pretty easy to pull the trigger...

Author: By Scott A. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Heeding the Call of the NFL | 10/1/2009 | See Source »

...course, Cohen is right to point out that many other institutions of higher learning across the country need donations in order to provide their students with the basic components of a stimulating education. And we echo his call for donors to consider the potential impacts of their gifts before they actually make a donation: All too often, it seems, individuals with the best intentions give to certain causes or institutions only to realize that their donations could have made more of a difference elsewhere...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Don’t Discourage Donors | 10/1/2009 | See Source »

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