News Briefing: Myanmar Cyclone Survivors Rely on Handouts, Struggle On

• Six months after Cyclone Nargis, many in the worst-hit Irrawaddy delta continue to rely on handouts to stay alive.  [Reuters]

• In economic crisis, the divide grows between universities with huge endowments and those that depend heavily on tuition to pay their bills. [New York Times]

• The endowment of the University of Texas at Austin takes a $1 billion hit.  [Associated Press]

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