Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...control public opinion and that the majority of Harvard students are capable of making choices without the help of its daily paper. Harvard students should be praised for their independence of thought, not questioned as to the state of their conscience. The Crimson editors should learn to accept defeat gracefully and without condescension. --Roman Altshuler...
...order to defeat the Crimson, the Wildcats will need to solve Harvard's stifling defense, which forced an astounding 30 URI turnovers on Wednesday. The Wildcats will also have to contain Feaster, an unenviable task which might force UNH into unfamiliar defensive sets such as a box-and-one zone...
President Clinton says it should be different this time. The inspectors, he said last week, "must be able to proceed with their work without interference, to find, to destroy, to prevent Iraq from rebuilding nuclear, chemical and biological weapons." But that is what Saddam agreed to after his defeat in 1991, so no one can assume he means it this time. The U.S. does have the muscle in place in the gulf to hit Saddam with bombs and missiles if he does not comply with U.N. orders. Washington says it will wait and see. But is Clinton ready to bomb...
Yale's losing streak continued to three straight on October 25. The game was a virtual repeat of the previous week's defeat by Dartmouth...
After an unexpected defeat on Sunday at the hands of mighty Brown, the Crimson squad suited up again to face the lowly Huskies. Although last night's competition provided several great performances, it provoked more smiles and laughs than serious preparation as Harvard reeked havoc with the Huskies...