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&lt;p style="margin-left:5px;"&gt;From the rising costs of issuing debt and plummeting endowment values to this week&amp;#39;s announcement of billions of dollars in operating funds being frozen, universities across the country are feeling the effects of the economic crisis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin-left:5px;"&gt;How have you been affected by the economic crisis?&lt;/p&gt;
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