In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, requiring all states to raise their drinking age from 18 to 21.
Once, when I was quite young, my corner of the Ozarks suffered from a protracted drought. My youth was one long drought, and the mere meteorological fact would probably be unmemorable were it not for an attendant circumstance.
During a symposium last week, President Tilghman unequivocally spoke out against intelligent design, calling the trend towards questioning Darwinian evolution in schools "shocking" and "most troubling." By using her platform as the leader of one of America's foremost universities in this way, Tilghman undoubtedly arrayed herself against much of public opinion and courted controversy.
Once, when I was quite young, my corner of the Ozarks suffered from a protracted drought. My youth was one long drought, and the mere meteorological fact would probably be unmemorable were it not for an attendant circumstance.
In one of his most famous essays, Peter Singer poses the following question: if one of us were to pass a drowning child, would we have a duty to try to save that child, even if it meant soiling our own clothes in the process?
In one of his most famous essays, Peter Singer poses the following question: if one of us were to pass a drowning child, would we have a duty to try to save that child, even if it meant soiling our own clothes in the process?
During a symposium last week, President Tilghman unequivocally spoke out against intelligent design, calling the trend towards questioning Darwinian evolution in schools "shocking" and "most troubling." By using her platform as the leader of one of America's foremost universities in this way, Tilghman undoubtedly arrayed herself against much of public opinion and courted controversy.
Ever since the football team defeated Harvard three weeks ago, Princetonians have entertained visions of something no current undergraduate at the University has seen: Cannon Green ablaze in the glow of a bonfire, the traditional celebration for gridiron victories over Harvard and Yale.
You all watched "Saved by the Bell" in high school, right? If you didn't, please rewind your life a few years and do that.
Is it ever justifiable to end one human life to save another? What if killing one person saved many more?
You all watched "Saved by the Bell" in high school, right? If you didn't, please rewind your life a few years and do that.
Ever since the football team defeated Harvard three weeks ago, Princetonians have entertained visions of something no current undergraduate at the University has seen: Cannon Green ablaze in the glow of a bonfire, the traditional celebration for gridiron victories over Harvard and Yale.
Is it ever justifiable to end one human life to save another? What if killing one person saved many more?
Pyne Prize committee open to nominationsI write to solicit nominations for the Pyne Prize, the highest general distinction the University confers upon an undergraduate, which will be awarded on Alumni Day, Feb.
Pyne Prize committee open to nominationsI write to solicit nominations for the Pyne Prize, the highest general distinction the University confers upon an undergraduate, which will be awarded on Alumni Day, Feb.
Somewhere around the 13th interview, I lost track of my schedule. Sandwiched between UBS and CSNY was something called "GWB." I stuck out my hand:"Good morning.
