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Indiana University students succeed in bringing 'Mad Money' to IU

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HULIQ.com
March 18

Thanks to the efforts of a group of Indiana University students, Jim Cramer and his crew at Mad Money soon will be getting a hospitable Hoosier "ba-ba-boo-yah" when the exuberant former hedge-fund manager brings his popular CNBC television program to IU Bloomington.

The site of the April 4 broadcast -- IU's Assembly Hall -- seems appropriate. Like many basketball coaches, Cramer frenetically paces, gestures and sometimes shouts as he preaches the virtues of the stock market on CNBC's top-rated business program. Catch phrases such as "boo-yah" and "house of pain" are a staple, along with sound effects and other props.

Pundits have called Cramer, also the founder of TheStreet.com, "the Jerry Lee Lewis" of business-show hosts.

Read the entire story at: http://www.huliq.com/15590/indiana-university-students-succeed-in-bringing-mad-money-to-iu

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