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The Financial Crisis of 1873

From Scott Reynolds Nelson, a professor of history at the College of William and Mary, comes a thought piece on the similarities of the current financial crisis and the 1873 worldwide banking crisis.

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Sun Oct 05, 2008

Slashdot

quash the RIAA's subpoena

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The University of Oregon has filed a motion to quash the RIAA's subpoena for information on student identities in what is believed to be the first such motion made by a university ...

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Related Topix: University of Oregon, PC, University of New Mexico

Sat Oct 04, 2008

Herald-Leader

FAYETTEVILLE : Oa Connor recalls Marshall in UA speech

Former U. S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor recalled Friday how a private confession from a fellow justice years ago got her thinking about how civil rights success is measured.

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Related Topix: Fayetteville, AR, Fayetteville Metro, US News, US Supreme Court, University of Arkansas

Fri Oct 03, 2008

Free Republic

Party like it's 1873 [The Real Great Depression]

The national economy's current woes are less like the Great Depression than the Panic of 1873, according to a new article in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Related Topix: Mortgage, Home

Thu Oct 02, 2008

Isegoria

The Real Great Depression

Scott Reynolds Nelson, professor of history at the College of William and Mary, says that the parallels of our current financial crisis are not with the Great Depression of 1929 but with what his 96-year-old ...

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Train Disaster

The Virginia Gazette

W&M eyes complex for arts

A new complex for fine and performing arts may not be far off for the College of William & Mary.

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Tue Sep 30, 2008

TwinCities.com

Madison, Wis. / Charges: Prof hacked ex-lover's e-mail

A former business professor at the University of St. Thomas had an affair with a student and was spurned.

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Related Topix: Computer Security, Science / Technology, Madison, WI, Madison Metro, Computers

Mon Sep 29, 2008

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Dominion donates $350K for classroom

The Dominion Foundation has donated $350,000 to The Mason School of Business at the College of William and Mary for a 60-seat classroom in the school's new building, Alan B. Miller Hall.

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Sun Sep 28, 2008

Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

Will new and young voters make a difference at the ballot box?

The last day for Virginians to register to vote in this year's presidential election is Oct.

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Related Topix: Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA, Virginia, University of Virginia, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

Sat Sep 27, 2008

Staunton News Leader

Grad student brews coffee

Katie Crandol has spent a lot of time behind the counter at coffee shops. The graduate student is working her fourth job serving lattes and cappuccinos at Mugshots, formerly the Daily Grind, in Staunton.

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Related Topix: Newport News, VA, Williamsburg, VA, Staunton, VA, Mary Baldwin College

WRIC-TV Richmond

College of William and Mary On High Alert

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Hampton Roads Daily Press

Security increased at W&M's Sadler Center

College of William and Mary officials are heightening security measures in and around the Sadler Center this weekend after receiving a call on Friday threatening violence at the center Sunday.

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Fri Sep 26, 2008

Post and Courier

Blunt touts probate experience

Associate Dorchester County Probate Judge Mary Blunt is touting experience in her bid to become probate judge.

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Related Topix: Dorchester County, SC, University of Virginia, US Military, US Air Force, Summerville, SC

Hampton Roads Daily Press

W & M prepares reductions to budget for next 2 years

The university will submit a budget proposal today to the governor's office that includes cutbacks that could range from $2.4 million to $7.3 million for the college over the next two years.

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Wed Sep 24, 2008

PilotOnline.com

Teens buy fewer CDs

Ten years ago you could find local teenagers at a record store, but now they are in front of computer screens downloading music from iTunes or using Lime Wire or other miscellaneous download sites and ...

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Related Topix: Marketing, Family, Teenagers, Online Music, Norfolk Metro

Tue Sep 23, 2008

Mail & Guardian

Companies told to lead climate-change fight

Most consumers want companies to do more to protect the environment and reckon that firms should play a leading role in fighting global warming, a worldwide survey showed on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Global Warming

WTKR-TV Norfolk

William & Mary Provost To Retire

College of William and Mary Provost, P. Geoffrey Feiss, plans to retire in June 2009 after more than a decade there as a senior administrator.

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Related Topix: Williamsburg, VA

KMGH-TV Denver

Get Schooled On The Presidents' Education

Just how much formal education is necessary to be president of the United States? In the beginning, not much.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, United States Naval Academy, Barack Obama, Occidental College, Columbia University

Sun Sep 21, 2008

All Around Philly

The rundown on contests in the Phoenixville region

The 157th includes parts of Montgomery and Chester Counties, including Phoenixville Borough and Schuylkill Township.

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Related Topix: Montgomery, PA, Villanova, PA, Lehigh University, Boston University, Philadelphia, PA

Sat Sep 20, 2008

Hartford Courant

For A Global Generation, Public Health Is A Hot Field

They are drawing undergraduates to lecture halls in record numbers, prompting a scramble by colleges to hire faculty and import ready-made courses.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Epidemiology, Ansonia, CT

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