College-bound face dilemma

For Molly Wexler-Romig, Bard College seemed the perfect match. The small liberal arts school in upstate New York has a great academic reputation and strong theater arts program - a must for the aspiring actress. When she first visited last fall, she relished the school's liberal, hippieish atmosphere. So when she received her acceptance letter earlier this month, the choice was obvious.

But now, where she goes to college will come down to dollars and cents, not merely good vibes or academic fit.

Because of the uncertainty surrounding the burgeoning student loan crisis, she may have to forgo the $50,000-a-year school for Trinity College in Hartford, a slightly more conventional school that offered her nearly twice as much financial assistance.

"Trinity is looking really good just because of the money," said the 18-year-old Framingham High School senior.


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Credit cards pose dangers, benefits

College students across the United States are familiar with credit card debt, and with the cost of higher education increasing, debt of any kind is not foreign to Texas Tech students, either.

However, much different from student loans taken out to cover expenses such as tuition, textbooks or housing, a growing number of students are using credit for luxury items.

Regardless of what credit is used to buy, Sergio Garcia, a coordinator for Red to Black at Tech, said he has seen many students using credit without credit card knowledge.

"Credit card companies are not always open about the details of the card," Garcia said. "Grace period, interest, potential fees, credit limit, just acknowledging the fact that you have to pay these things back - some people don't know that."

Merril Currier, branch manager of the Tech Federal Credit Union and recent Tech graduate, said she agrees credit cards are usually the best way to build credit.


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Vancouver, BC, April 29, 2008--(T-Net)--Angiotech Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ANPI, TSX: ANP), a global specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.

"Our various initiatives delivered results during the first quarter," said Dr. William Hunter, President and CEO of Angiotech. "Product sales grew across all of our business lines, our promoted brands had strong revenues across the board, sales for our Quill SRS product, which continues to generate excitement in the physician community, were in line with our expectations, and our 5-FU CVC product was approved by the FDA ahead of our expected timeline."

"We believe our first quarter financial results represent a turning point for Angiotech," said Thomas Bailey, Chief Financial Officer of Angiotech.


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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Mann Bracken and Creditors Interchange for Violations of Federal Law

A class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of clients of Hess Kennedy, the Campos Chartered Law Firm and the Consumer Law Center for violations of federal debt collection laws against Mann Bracken, LLC and Creditors Receivable Management, LLC. The lawsuit was filed in Federal Court in the Southern District of Florida under case number 08-cv-60529.

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The New York Times Company Reports 2008 First-Quarter Results

The New York Times Company announced today first-quarter 2008 earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations of $.00, including a $.07 per share non-cash charge for the write-down of assets and a $.03 per share favorable tax adjustment, compared with EPS of $.14 in the first quarter of 2007, which included an unfavorable tax adjustment of $.03 per share. Excluding the charge and the adjustments, EPS from continuing operations was $.04 in the first quarter of 2008 compared with $.17 in the first quarter of 2007.

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Centro in trading halt as debt due

TROUBLED Centro Properties Group has gone into a trading halt ahead of an expected announcement on its debt refinancing.

The deadline for the $2.3 billion in debt owed to its Australian lenders falls today. Centro said its securities would remain in a halt until this Friday unless an announcement is made to the market earlier. The retail property trust owes $5.4 billion worth of debt in total, including debt owed to both US financiers and private noteholders. Centro ran into trouble after it borrowed heavily last year to fund its expansion into the US and has since contended with the global credit crunch. The trading halt today also includes Centro Retail Group securities. Share this article What is this? .



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Enterprise Reports Record Results for First Quarter 2008

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD) today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The partnership reported a 132 percent increase in net income to $260 million, or $0.51 per unit on a fully diluted basis, for the first quarter of 2008 compared to net income of $112 million, or $0.20 per unit on a fully diluted basis, for the first quarter of 2007.

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