Word: dilemma
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Juri E. Henley-Cohn '00 was victim to a classic pre-frosh dilemma in April 1996. The bed-switch. "My pre-frosh host was a good childhood friend of mine," he explains. "She had three other roommates, one of which had a friend visiting that weekend. The roommate and her visiting friend were both going to leave early the next morning, so they decided to sleep on the common room futon (where l was supposed to have slept). This way, they would not wake anyone when they got up." Unfortunately, Juri ended up sleeping in the roommate...
Matthew F. Delmond '00 has a story about one of his blockmates that he couldn't wait to blab. The tale revolves around another perennial pre-frosh dilemma: the guest bathing. "She was getting out of the shower--naked--when her host's boyfriend walked into the bathroom. l guess he just stared at her in shock for like five seconds...
...Milosevic himself now represents a morally repugnant dilemma. As engineer of the brutality, he is both the man we have to deal with and the man we want no dealings with whatsoever. Threats to charge him with war crimes at the Hague tribunal may feel good, but an indictment would disqualify diplomats from sitting in the same room with him. He may have committed too many terrible deeds for the West, in good conscience, to make political deals with...
...dealt directly with nearly every major dilemma Cambridge has confronted in the past 40 years, from racial unrest and student protest in the 1960s to economic woes and crime waves in the '70s, through the desegregation wars of 1980 and 1981 to the economic renaissance of the late...
...Harvard community. Lasy semester's infamous "Gong Incident" and the draconian enforcement of interhouse prohibitions (especially when hardworking Crimson editors come seeking a hot meal) have left a sour taste in many mouths. We recognize that Adams House's newly renovated dinning hall and at times, overwhelming crowd control dilemma. We trust that the Palfreys, two apparently very intelligent people, will discover a solution that pleases residents and outsiders alike...