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...round of the annual Beanpot tournament. In front of 17,565 fans on the biggest stage of Boston area hockey, the Crimson (5-12-4) made a strong showing against its top-ranked foes, but junior Alex Biega’s would-be tying goal found the net a split-second after the clock expired in the third period.“I thought it was a great hockey game,” said Crimson coach Ted Donato ’91. “I’m very proud of our guy. We battled not only...
...Many people are now remembering that in Washington, bigger is hardly ever better. We're glad that then Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's original $700 billion bank bailout was split in two, so that having apparently squandered the first $350 billion, we have a chance of getting it right the second time...
...Regulators are split on what to do next. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is backing a plan to create what it calls an aggregator bank, which would buy up the loans of BofA, Citigroup and the rest of our now troubled system, theoretically putting an end to the escalating losses eating away at the banks' capital. But if the government buys those assets at current market rates, banks would be forced to take immediate losses on the sales, doing more harm than if the government just left the troubled loans where they are. Sources say the Federal Reserve would prefer...
...this year, the group decided to split up the announcements in hopes of increasing the press coverage each award received, said Hasty Pudding Theatricals Producer Pierce E. Tria...
...Perhaps it was some kind of accident, but those who frame the incident as isolated ignore the bigger picture. Citizens should ask what causes a cop—not in jeopardy of his own life—to make that split-second decision to fire. The general mentality of police regarding crime fighting, distrust within communities, and a culture of fear across the nation regarding minority males should be factored in. Racism in law enforcement is an ugly reality and most people, especially supposedly sympathetic liberals, shield their eyes from it. We do not live in an impartial system marred...