In the past couple of years, the University has successfully instituted several dorms designated as substance-free housing and a very few areas as smoke-free zones.Given that the vast majority of undergrads on campus are nonsmokers, there seem to me to be several compelling reasons for the University to significantly increase the amount of smoke-free housing available.
A sign posted in a friend's room reads, profanity-adjusted, "Procrastination is like masturbation.
Earlier this month, George Bush was reelected president of the United States. To many, his reelection came as a bitter disappointment and, what is more, a shocking surprise.
In her column concerning the legacy of Yasser Arafat ('Arafat is no Moses,' Nov. 17), Alexandra Silver '05 carelessly misrepresents the views expressed in the eulogy of Arafat written by Omar Raddawi '07 and me.
On Wednesday, the 'Prince' reported on the founding of the Princeton Coalition Advocating Investor Responsibility (P-CAIR). This group wants Princeton University Investment Company, through proxy voting, to pressure companies in which Princeton owns a substantial share of stock to adopt socially and environmentally progressive business practices.
The more I see of humanity, the more I am convinced that something is terribly wrong. Dostoevsky wrote "I will not and cannot believe that evil is the normal condition among men." This begs the question: what is the normal condition among men?
The capital of Lebanon is the second thing that comes to mind when the college student hears "Beirut." Images of beer-soaked chins and recollections of that unmistakable ping-pong tang first flood our memories.
Regarding 'Impact doesn't have to be global to be big' (Katherine Reilly, Nov. 17):I graduated in 1971, one of the "baby boomers" who was not going to get caught in the "sucess trap," who was never going to get old and who was going to change the world for the better.
Not so very long ago, the idea of "Romance" centered upon the basics: your age when you were betrothed, your rank in the family business and how much wrist you got to see while dancing in parallel lines.
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court spared millions of legal immigrants from the threat of deportation for a drunk driving accident.Josue Leocal, a Haitian immigrant living in Miami, confessed to inflicting serious bodily injury on two people while driving under the influence in 2000.
Regarding 'Bioethics class visits neonatal facility' (Nov. 15):In 1914, my grandmother gave birth to two little girls, my Aunt Ernesting and Aunt Christine.
My father died on Saturday, Nov. 6, in Philadelphia, a city in which he did not live. He was 52 years old.I could write many more than seven hundred words about my father.
Differences between Singer and Hiatt exaggerated Regarding 'Bioethics class visits neonatal facility' (Nov.
How ironic that the authors of a recent editorial wrote of Palestinian olive trees being uprooted by Israelis.
Election night a few weeks ago was an exciting time to be from Ohio. The country's fate was left to the Buckeye State, and while I regret the way my fellow Ohioans voted, I still enjoyed the national attention we received.
Some time last year, a friend of mine said something that really struck a chord. In the middle of a discussion on the tendencies of Princetonians, my companion summarized, "Princeton students are very good at working but not very good at thinking."I have had some time to process these words and have realized that the more I ponder them, the more revealing they seem to be in describing how we conduct our education here at Princeton.Critiquing the lack of intellectualism at Princeton is certainly nothing new.
Regarding 'Tilghman to address stem cell symposium' (April 22):President Tilghman says, "We have to weigh the rights and privileges of a ball of cells versus those of a child with juvenile diabetes and judge between them.
Two weeks ago, on the eve of the election, I told you that I knew who would win the election and why ? without, of course, telling you either thing.