Word: fated
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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According to Greg G. Lau '99, a late-night seance ritual with his blockmates may have saved a fate in the Quad...
...society does wonders for Roi's Ophelia, the revelation of this production. Unlike the standard, innocent interpretation, this Ophelia is a sophisticated and mature woman trapped by Hamlet's love because she has nothing else to which she can look forward. Her insanity and death painfully demonstrate the extreme fate of women in many cultures, who have no option but to marry and if that fails no reason to live...
...class of 1999 did not choose who their roommates would be this year, and they did not choose their dorm or the racial make-up of their entryways. The serendipity of the Freshman Dean's Office was the worker, so why shouldn't we trust fate again? To be the guinea pigs is unfortunate because we will be thrust into a house that is two-thirds homogeneous, but randomization is in the interest of the future generations. It is healthier to be in an entryway that is racially diverse than in one that is not, because in the real world...
ELIZABETH HOAK, AN ACCOUNTANT IN New York City, has been downsized twice in the past 3 1/2 years. In each case she was told that her fate did not reflect her performance: nothing personal. Right. "You never quite get over the feeling of unfairness," she says. "No matter what they call it, you always feel as if you've been fired, and fired for no good reason." Still, Hoak had no choice but to do as millions of Americans have done: she resumed the job hunt. The second time, she says, "it was tough. But it became a little ritual...
Some 40 former patients, many of whom eventually conceived or adopted children, have sued Asch and UCI for monetary damages. So far, only the Jorges are waging a custody battle, a decision they made after their attorney Melanie Blum scoured UCI records to determine the fate of their embryos and eggs. Yet it is not entirely clear what outcome the Jorges seek. Last month Loretta told the Register that if only her eggs were involved, she would press for joint custody; then the twins could shuttle between the two couples, who live in the same middle-class neighborhood. "If this...