Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Frats and sororities not the only exclusive groups aroundRegarding 'University confronts Greek life' (Monday, May 9):The school seems to be after fraternities and sororities only because they are symbolically more associated with drinking and exclusivity than anything else.

As summer approaches, looking ahead to the fall

Summer will soon be here and Princeton students are preparing to spread out to the four corners of the earth.

Protesting the mob mentality

Careful personal reflection has revealed that I have only two major pet peeves in life: people who waste their money on personalized license plates that are never worth what they say (e.g.

Perils and pitfulls of academic puppy love

The fall of my freshman year, I made the mistake my mother had warned me against. I got involved with an older man.

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Not all stem cell research is equalRegarding 'Academy issues stem cell proposal' (Wednesday, May 4):As New Jersey Acting Governor Codey begins to implement his $380 million proposal for human stem cell research, let's remember that adult stem cells (ASC), not the morally controversial embryonic stem cells (ESC), have far greater disease-fighting potential ? certainly in the near term, and probably even in the long term.Scientists originally assumed that because ESCs differentiate in utero into every tissue, they could be applied clinically.

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Observing an ever-evolving university

Last week, I gave some account of my whirlwind tour of several Princeton Clubs in the Heartland. It needs to be balanced by some account of my gusty return.

The 'Access Generation' comes of age

Access can be a wonderful thing.Thanks to funding sources and connections from the University community, I had the chance to spend last summer in Beijing, carrying out thesis research and holding an internship.

Seniors have responsibility to serve

This is my final column for The Daily Princetonian. In a few weeks, I will graduate with the great class of 2005.

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History of Armenian genocide not debatableRegarding 'Letters to the Editor' (Thursday, April 28):In response to 'Armenian genocide talk was one-sided':First of all, Yesim misrepresented the question posed and failed to note the response given by the panel of organizers.

'Nuclear option' is partisan politics

The Frist Center Filibuster once again took center stage Wednesday as the "Hardball" crew descended on campus, sparking a rally of some three hundred students, faculty and members of the local community.

Course selection schedule should be reconsidered

As a University committee reconsiders the academic calendar over the next several months, we urge the administration to address a scheduling issue that may well be overlooked: the timing of student course selection.We are hard-pressed to conceive of any compelling reason why course selection must always occur so early; indeed, we don't see why course selection needs to occur during the semester at all.

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Democrats' stance on filibuster hypocritical

Bill Frist '74 recently proposed to end the Democrats' obstruction of judicial confirmation procedures by changing the Senate rules that allow a mere 40 senators to block a confirmation vote indefinitely.

The song that took us there

The first time I heard Bon Jovi's "Living on a Prayer," I stopped dancing during the OA Welcome Dance and nearly laughed out loud.

Time at college is just what you make of it

As most alumni do, I visited my "alma mater" while at home on winter break. I strutted about the halls of my high school, having mature conversations with old teachers about the status of their lives and shrieking wildly when catching sight of an old friend.

The joys of adding insects to your daily diet

The food options at Princeton are rather threadbare: The dining halls serve the same things day after day; Frist is simply atrocious; and the so-called eating clubs are places where I shudder to dine ? but I'm happy to mooch a meal there if you care to invite me.

Transparent investing practices needed at University

Complicity. It is in the clothes we wear, the food we eat and the investments we make. Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote in his 1860 essay, "Fate," "You have just dined, and, however scrupulously the slaughterhouse is concealed in the graceful distance of miles, there is complicity." And yet even today, as more and more investors and companies recognize the value of Socially Responsible Investing (SRI), the slaughterhouse is still very much hidden carefully out of sight of consumers and investors alike.The admirable goal of PCAIR (Princeton Coalition Advocating Investor Responsibility) is to educate the University community about the implications of its endowment investments and ensure that our values as a community, whatever they may be, are at least taken into consideration when endowment managers decide investment strategy.Why shouldn't we attempt to know more about how the University's endowment is being spent?

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