Sure we’ve seen Washington Mutual, Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns, and Lehman Brothers fail, but College OTR is here to the rescue. Just because we’re sinking into economic crisis, doesn’t mean you need to get the bailout blues, or worse, stop buying stuff. Check out CollegeOTR’s Damn Near Depression Deals…

1) NYU and Columbia students with a hankering for trendy, slim-cut jeans can head to Deisel this Friday for a deal that could only happen in a time of economic distress. Deisel will be heavily discounting their Dirty Thirty Denim jeans by selling them for $50. Okay, so not exactly cheap, but you can’t buy beauty.

2) For UCLA students ready to have a shootout due to credit crisis angst, the better option is to head to Kowboyz, which is putting their cowboy shirts and boots on sale from October 9th to January 15th. Yee haw!

3) So maybe University of Michigan students haven’t resorted to ration stamps yet, but certainly it’s always worth it to get some good cheap eats. Hence, Jerusalem Garden, an inexpensive Ann Arbor falafel stop worth every pretty penny.

4) For University of Texas at Austin students who want to get tipsy on the tiniest budget, there’s the Tiniest Bar in Texas, which offers $2 well drinks, margaritas, Lone Stars, and PBRs from 4-7 during the week and 5-8 on weekends. Cheers to Damn Near Depression Deals!