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...small group with other test-takers. My name was called and I went with a grader into the hallway with two other first-years. The grader asked that we rotate in answering the questions. Halfway through the test, we reached a problem concerning the notion of the prisoner's dilemma. The fellow to my right explained that his section had not yet covered that concept. The grader accepted this excuse and began to move on to the next question. The third member of our group abruptly interjected...
...This dilemma is typical of volcanology as a whole: more and more, researchers are realizing that the degree of protection their science can offer will be directly linked to the amount of money it receives. The USGS volcano program has been getting by on what in Big Science is a starvation ration: $17 million annually. Next year even that will be slashed by $2 million. The USGS's volcano swat team carries out its volcanic smoke jumping on a budget of just $750,000 a year...
...seems to me that the Loker dilemma has a very simple solution: reduce the number of classes a student must take each semester. This plan requires a subsequent reduction in course requirements. If students take fewer courses, they will have less work and consequently have leisure time, which Loker is attempting to capitalize upon. This plan has an added benefit. Since each student can take fewer courses, the number of students in each class will decrease drastically. With this plan, not only will attendance at Loker social events boom, but Harvard will rise up once more in the U.S. News...
...Paddy, a destruction of the unions by mob cohorts produces a more deadly dilemma: if he cooperates with the Italians and agrees to bully union leaders into resigning, he will destroy his brother's chances, his family's livelihood and forge an alliance with the Mafia that is potentially lethal. If he refuses, he will be eradicated by the violence that has made him rich. Both brothers are faced with impossible choices and impossible decisions that draw them deeper into the world of the New York underground than a sandhog ever ventured...
While Cambridge shares the problem of dwindling federal funds with many U.S. communities, its dilemma is distinguished by a unique set of circumstances. One of the most devastating blows to Cambridge's supply of low-income housing was the recent loss of rent control...