Opinion

Propaganda at Princeton

"As you know, there will be a question and answer period during the event. It would be great if you could come prepared with questions, particularly about Mr. Gates' philanthropic efforts." ? Excerpt from the Dean of Undergraduate Students' email to all Gates Scholarship recipients at Princeton.The night before the arrival of the world's richest man, numerous Gates scholars contacted me through AIM asking, "Have you come up with a question for tomorrow?" It was 12:48 a.m.

The Dead Zone: Cell phone reception in Princeton

It was a cold, dark and downright frightening January night ? Edgar Allan Poe style. Bundled up in layers, frost forming at his lips, a brave Princeton student exited his dorm room and trudged through three feet of snow.

Letters to the Editor

Open letter not about ideological diversityRegarding 'Petition criticizes University's speaker choice' (Monday, Oct.

For employees, a small act of repair

The American dream just got a little more real for the University's low and moderate-income workers.On Monday afternoon, the University announced the launch of a new program to enable homeownership among the men and women who wash our dishes, clean our bathrooms and prune our hedges.The program will provide, among other benefits, below market-rate mortgages, will require no down payments and will provide $1,000 to cover closing costs.If this doesn't sound like big news, consider this: The gap between what many Princeton employees earn and what it costs to rent or own a home in Mercer County is now so wide that many University workers face the prospect of homelessness when the paychecks stop coming after school lets out in May.The new program is not a panacea for what is truly a crisis among the University's working families ? many, if not most, will still find it difficult to find affordable housing in Mercer County's overheated real estate market ? but it is a start.The new program is a recognition on the part of the administration that a campus so divided between haves and have nots ? between the students and the servants ? cannot be a healthy environment in which to train the leaders of the next generation.

For employees, a small act of repair

The American dream just got a little more real for the University's low and moderate-income workers.On Monday afternoon, the University announced the launch of a new program to enable homeownership among the men and women who wash our dishes, clean our bathrooms and prune our hedges.The program will provide, among other benefits, below market-rate mortgages, will require no down payments and will provide $1,000 to cover closing costs.If this doesn't sound like big news, consider this: The gap between what many Princeton employees earn and what it costs to rent or own a home in Mercer County is now so wide that many University workers face the prospect of homelessness when the paychecks stop coming after school lets out in May.The new program is not a panacea for what is truly a crisis among the University's working families ? many, if not most, will still find it difficult to find affordable housing in Mercer County's overheated real estate market ? but it is a start.The new program is a recognition on the part of the administration that a campus so divided between haves and have nots ? between the students and the servants ? cannot be a healthy environment in which to train the leaders of the next generation.

Letters to the Editor

Open letter not about ideological diversityRegarding 'Petition criticizes University's speaker choice' (Monday, Oct.

An aesthetic experience

I have always argued that our Princeton education amounts to much more than just an elegant sheet of paper on graduation day.

An aesthetic experience

I have always argued that our Princeton education amounts to much more than just an elegant sheet of paper on graduation day.

Twenty-first century service

When Bob Durkee '69 criticized The Washington Monthly's college rankings, he mentioned that eight percent of Princeton graduates apply to work in a program called Teach for America.

Obligation to help others knows no borders

Here is one of the essay questions for Peter Singer's Practical Ethics class this semester:"After Hurricane Katrina, Americans gave generously to the people of New Orleans.

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Helping in times of crisis

Even before the term began, a group of student leaders met to discuss plans for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

Twenty-first century service

When Bob Durkee '69 criticized The Washington Monthly's college rankings, he mentioned that eight percent of Princeton graduates apply to work in a program called Teach for America.

Helping in times of crisis

Even before the term began, a group of student leaders met to discuss plans for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

Obligation to help others knows no borders

Here is one of the essay questions for Peter Singer's Practical Ethics class this semester:"After Hurricane Katrina, Americans gave generously to the people of New Orleans.

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Steve Jobs, iPods and TV in the bathroom

Well, it worked.Or at least I thought it did. In my last column I called on the Princeton student body to protest Apple until they took the restrictions off streaming songs in iTunes.

Steve Jobs, iPods and TV in the bathroom

Well, it worked.Or at least I thought it did. In my last column I called on the Princeton student body to protest Apple until they took the restrictions off streaming songs in iTunes.

Wishing for flood-free dorms

While the past week's onslaught of rain and gloomy skies was nothing compared to Noah's 40 days and 40 nights of precipitation, it still got a bit depressing after awhile.