Word: confronting
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...recent decision, which came in a vote of the College Life committee, answered the immediate question of Freshman Week listings, it did not confront the underlying controversy--the College's contention that the minority orientation events are "separatist" and its near-paranoid fear of such divisions. In the past, the Freshman Dean's office not only publicized, but also helped sponsor the minority activities. In 1981, however, Dean of Freshmen Henry C. Moses announced his decision to withdraw supports for the events, claiming they created a "double track" for minority freshmen that separated them from their classmates...
...yesterday's press conference, Spence discussed some of the main issues he will confront in his new job, including sexual harassment, curriculum, minority representation, and computerization...
While U.S. businesses confront 18 percent interest rates, their Japanese competitors can finance capital for only 8 percent, Eckstein, added...
...Campaign '84 series, each of the candidates will speak on his conception of the Presidency. A subsidiary topic will be the three most significant issues each candidate feels will confront the next President. The IOP sponsored a similar series for the 1980 Presidential election...
...willingness of Africa's leaders to confront their parlous economic circumstances has eroded the appeal of Soviet Marxism. Except in Ethiopia, Angola and Mozambique, Moscow's attempts to play on the anticolonialist sentiments of Africans have foundered. For one thing, Africans have discovered that education, customs and trade still tie them more closely to Western Europe. They have also observed that experiments in Marxist socialism have largely been unsuccessful. One of the best examples is resource-rich Ghana, where the four-year-old government of Flight Lieut. Jerry Rawlings, 36, now faces an economy teetering on the brink...