Opinion

Grafton: Welcome to Princeford

If you listen to the presidents of the great American private universities, follow their policy decisions and their big investment plans (now mostly on hold, but they’ll be back), Stanford — the Farm — looks like the model that the others are trying to emulate.

Cartoon: Princeton apathy

Graduate student malaise

The sense of drift and lack of purpose that I had experienced over the past year is probably the worst part of my graduate school experience.

10/24 PrinceCast: Young graduate alumni trustees, library and RCA cuts, and atheism at Princeton

Columnists Molly Alarcon, Charlie Metzger and Peter Zakin discuss young graduate alumni trustees, library and RCA cuts, and atheism at Princeton.

Editorial: Bringing graduates on Board

The Board of Trustees should create two seats to be filled by young graduate student alumni.

Cartoon: What happens to the Organization Kid

Changing the conversation on college

The search for economic “value” in colleges has obscured the deeper discussion which needs to occur.

The shame of the game

It’s hard to trust the stewards of baseball after they stomped all over it.

Cartoon: You are my sunshine

My date with Ramachandran

One of the most interesting pieces of advice this scientific guru had to offer was his golden rule: “If someone sounds crazy, usually it means you are not smart enough to figure it out.” With that I say, question everything.

Independence in a photo

Being at ease at Princeton is more about being able reassure myself of the persistence of a familiar world than about having the confidence to move into new ones. Relentless forward propulsion is as exhilarating for me as it was for my mother, but it also induces a kind of motion sickness.

Marital responsibilities

And so we cannot relegate marriage to that growing box marked “private” where other people and the University cannot legitimately have their word. Indeed, quite the opposite. Marriage is of such social importance that, if the unofficial motto “Princeton in the nation’s service” is to have any value, then preparing young people for marriage and family life is crucial.

The North Korean nuclear crisis and Sino-U.S. relations

Fifteen years ago today — on Oct. 21, 1994 — the Clinton administration and the Kim Jong-il leadership reached the “Agreed Framework,” an understanding precipitated by Jimmy Carter’s trip to Pyongyang. Though it collapsed in October 2002, the framework has continued to shape thinking about how to deal with North Korea

Cartoon: Crime at Princeton

Editorial: Holding out a lifeline

Though it is reasonable to ask that those who call the authorities remain cooperative, the only questions they should be obliged to answer are those directly related to medically treating the intoxicated person. The fear of required disclosure or interrogation could continue to deter underage drinkers from calling for help.

Becoming a freshman again

Like Tom DeLay on “Dancing With the Stars,” I am out of my element, but extremely enthusiastic nonetheless. Unlike Tom DeLay, I will not let something like a minor foot injury keep me down. Nor have I been criminally indicted. Nor am I a Republican. OK, not the best comparison.

The price of a liberal arts education

As soon as we were far back enough for our conversation to go unheard, my mom grabbed my arm and hissed in my ear, “You are never majoring in anthropology! If you go to this school, by god, you are coming out employable!”

And to think I saw it on Olden Street!

My first class of the day was Fluid Dynamics. / Our subject today was air flow though hammocks. / Our homework is to do some rigorous testing, / The assignment is called “The Dynamics of Resting.”

Cartoon: Fruits of labor

The cough drop of friendship

I pity the fool who offers me his or her hand. Does she not see any- and everything oozing out of my nose? Does he not hear the boorish combination of phlegm and wheezing? Are these people merely acting as Jesus would have? More importantly, can I absolve myself of blame with their imprudence? Have I Purelled within the last 10 minutes?