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When treasury secretary Tim Geithner rolled out his long-awaited plan for buying up toxic mortgage loans and securities on March 23, reaction was split. Financial markets cheered, with the Dow Jones industrial average rocketing 497 points, or 6.8%, on the day. The chattering classes mostly grumbled, with Princeton economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman gloomily leading the way: "It fills me with a sense of despair," he wrote of the plan before it was released but after many details had leaked...
...glimpse into what might happen has been offered up by a new study out of Princeton University. Assistant Professor of economics and public affairs Sam Schulhofer-Wohl and Miguel Garrido looked at communities affected by the closing of the Cincinnati Post at the end of 2007, and it's not an attractive view...
...rank the Ivies in terms of social awkwardness/inability to date normally?AB: The less other stuff there is to do in town, the more you’re going to just sit around and drink and party, so I’m going to say Princeton probably had more fun than we did, just by virtue of being in Princeton, New Jersey. My impression is that Brown and Dartmouth also have a lot more fun just because it’s kind of the culture they’ve got. Harvard has a particular history of clamping down on anything...
...With the exception of the Princeton match last weekend, we’ve really been playing well each game,” coach Brian Baise said. “Last Saturday against East Stroudsburg, we were in control the entire game, and tonight we did it again. I feel great at this point...
...prime form in the Ivy League Championships when she faced-off in the 800-yard relay against extremely tough competition.“Mills really showed what she was capable of at the Ivy League championships,” Morawski recalled. “She held off the top Princeton swimmer who competed in the Olympics. Going against someone who’s in the top eight and who caught up after five laps and still keeping her from overtaking the race was a special moment for Mills.”Her top speed and great swimming form made Mills...