Opinion

And you thought your ballot was long

On Nov. 2, while the rest of the country watched their blue and red colored states on national television and continued to debate the bigger issues of abortion, Iraq, Vietnam, health care and education, the citizens of Alabama were on the edge of their seats.

The wrong reaction

There has already been a glut of post-election analysis, and I add to the excess only because there is an elephant in the corner that nobody is talking about.There is a disconnect between the sentiments expressed in John Kerry's concession speech and the feelings expressed by Kerry supporters over the past week.

Letters to the Editor

Insults aren't what our country needsI was disappointed with the opinion presented by my former hallmate, Steven Sucharski '06 in Friday's paper (''Prince' article shows paper's liberal bias,' Letter, Nov.

Revenge of the jocks

By my estimation, 1984 witnessed three truly epic events: my birth, the reelection of Ronald Reagan and the release of the American film classic "Revenge of the Nerds." Which of these three cultural milestones will have the greatest impact on Western civilization has yet to be determined, but I must say, the film (which saw Anthony Edwards as a geek before he became Tom Cruise's wingman Goose in 1986) is losing ground every day.

A call for first-rate mischief

I fear deeply for Princeton. I fear that our sons and daughters, reading the annals of Princeton in 2004, will, after deep reflection, have only one thing to say of us: we were boring.

The 13 rules for a good campaign

With the dust settled on what was my college election and the acrimonious political landscape looking more and more like a hate-filled chapter from the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, I want to take a moment to point out some of the sad lessons and realities that I learned from what were frankly two disappointing campaigns.

Bringing it all back home

The presidential campaign is mercifully complete. Whether or not it was your side that won, it is time to bring our focus back to making this place better.Princeton University is home to some of the world's greatest thinkers, poring over issues of war and peace and of poverty and prosperity.

Communication breakdown

When a few years ago the Power installed our very large and ambitious Writing Program, my attitude was the emphatic lukewarmth of a decisive trimmer, so to speak.

Democracy in America

The most unusual things happened Tuesday night: people headed out to party complained about Kerry being behind 200,000 votes in Florida between vodka shots, neurotic gym rats stopped running on treadmills as Pennsylvania came in on the TVs at Dillon, and every Canadian I saw on campus openly expressed their desire to be an American (even if they claimed it was just to kick Bush out of office). What we saw on Tuesday night was a firm affirmation of democratic governance, that we as a people are smart enough to govern ourselves without help from the U.N., Cuba or The Guardian.So, now that we have all exercised our rights, what have we as a nation bought ourselves?

The most wonderful time of the year

Stayed out late on a Wednesday night and skipped your Thursday classes?Who cares?!Haven't touched that history book for a couple days ? er ? weeks?Who cares?!Midterms are over.

Elyse's pieces

Students' post-election anger is warranted

Enough anger? (Editorial, Nov. 4) How about enough complacency? Or enough spineless acquiescence?

Enough anger

There is at least one piece of encouraging news from Tuesday's election, regardless of your affiliation: Voter turnout was at its highest since 1968, when Richard Nixon defeated Hubert Humphrey.

Princeton is an example of athletics done the right way

Regarding 'NCAA president discusses fiscal responsibility' (Nov. 2):The story concerning Myles Brand's speech that was given on Monday evening hit upon many good points but missed what I believe is the most important point of his visit here at Princeton.Dr. Brand consciously selected Princeton to give his inaugural speech "Achieving Fiscal Responsibility" at NCAA member institutions precisely because he believes the funding model in existence at Princeton and in the Ivy League is the model that ought to be emulated by all Division I institutions.

Editorial cartoon

On language, Princeton style: The 'Wa

Upon witnessing a freshman girl hang her head in disappointment as she watched the metal gate of Frist's food area close, I tried to offer consolation and said, "Just go to the Wa." She stared back at me in confusion.

Our peculiar northern neighbors

Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in October. How many of you knew that? If you are like most Americans, then you are probably unaware of this fact.

Our political future begins today

This election represented more then just a once-every-four-years chance to elect the president. It signaled a seismic shift in the political nature of young adults.

No time for retreat

We do not know who will be the next president of the United States. As I write this, in the early hours of Wednesday morning, some of the networks have called the state of Ohio for President Bush.

Bush's image problem

Cultural manifest destiny is a dangerous and costly ideology. Neo-conservatives in the Bush administration feel America has a divine duty to change other nations into carbon copies of ours.