Opinion

Looking forward to a look back

Looking forward to a look back

After attending the recent town hall meeting with President Tilghman, where where she outlined Princeton's future, I imagined how an editorial might read in an edition of the 'Prince' twenty years henceforth, considering the changes hinted at during the discussion:"As I traverse the grassy planes of Whitman College, the envy of every non-Whitman undergrad, I wonder what this campus was like 20 years ago.

OPINION | 03/25/2004

Let's be honest

There is no safer college party environment in the United States than Prospect Avenue.Not only is there no hard alcohol available in the clubs, but students go out with friends who look out for one another.

OPINION | 03/25/2004

Part one

Monday's first town hall meeting with President Tilghman was the right beginning for improving communication and creating a real exchange of ideas between students and administration.

OPINION | 03/25/2004

It's a wonderful thesis

I was looking forward to writing today's column. It was all planned out. In fact, I was probably going to pen some thoughts regarding the War on Terrorism, or perhaps the recurring troubles in Iraq.

OPINION | 03/24/2004

Settling all bets on the war with Iraq

One year ago, as the war in Iraq raged, I was studying abroad in Cape Town, South Africa. Living with 20 other foreign students certainly made for vigorous debates.

OPINION | 03/24/2004

Letters to the Editor

Barillari misunderstands the Prospect InitiativeRegarding 'This one's doomed from the start' (March 23):The key component of the Prospect Initiative isn't the money given by the University, or just having more alcohol free events, as the 'Prince' editorial on March 10 claimed.

OPINION | 03/24/2004

The 'everyone wins' ideas

Why do people become columnists? The stock answer is something about how opinion writing is a public service, and it's partly correct.

OPINION | 03/24/2004

God at Princeton

Today the Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding the constitutionality of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance.

OPINION | 03/23/2004

Letters to the Editor

Rosen's revisions deserve to be carefully exploredRegarding 'Rethinking the calendar at Princeton' (March 22):I commend Professor Rosen for thinking outside the box.

OPINION | 03/23/2004

Seeing the troubles in front of us

In the last two years, I've passed by airport security checkpoints more often than I've sat behind the wheel of a car.

OPINION | 03/23/2004

This one's doomed from the start

The latest salvo in the University's crusade against underage drinking graced the front page of the 'Prince' earlier this month.

OPINION | 03/22/2004

Spanish terror: Score one for democracy

I spent spring break in the town of O

OPINION | 03/22/2004

Spanish terror: Score one for terror

The March 11 Spanish train bombing marks the lowest point yet of the war on terrorism. Two-hundred and two innocent civilians were murdered in Europe's worst terrorist attack since the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 by Libyan agents in 1988.

OPINION | 03/22/2004

Rethinking the calendar at Princeton

As the goals of an educational system change it becomes crucial to integrate them into a consistent whole.

OPINION | 03/21/2004

Tilghman speaks

For the first time in President Tilghman's administration, students will have a public forum set up to let her know what they think.Tilghman will take questions during this afternoon's CPUC meeting in a format similar to the one 'Prince' columnist David Robinson urged her to adopt last month with brief opening remarks and questions slated to take an hour.Tilghman is not entirely new to this: She has addressed students concerns on issues before ? most notably a forum sponsored by OWL where she defended her female appointees and during the debate over the athletics moratorium.

OPINION | 03/21/2004

Material letter

Most people believe that when Eliot famously wrote that "April is the cruelest month" he was thinking of the IRS, but he may have had the Princeton faculty in mind.

OPINION | 03/21/2004

'Hors d'oeuvre' of letter writing lives on in e-mail

Within a Dec. 3, 1809 missive written by an elder statesman to his grandson, the following intimation appears: "Letter writing is an hors d'oeuvre.

OPINION | 03/11/2004

The progressives' dilemma

One of the best things about studying in Britain is getting to observe a country that's similar to ours grappling with the same problems we face.Currently, British intellectuals are fixated on a piece in "Prospect" by David Goodhart.

OPINION | 03/11/2004

Line up behind Kerry

Our generation did not pick John Kerry. On Super Tuesday, as the networks reported win after win for the senator from Massachusetts, students who supported Dean, Clark and Edwards sat wearily in front of televisions all over campus.

OPINION | 03/11/2004

Letters to the Editor

Religion at Princeton has been covered beforeRegarding 'No faith in the 'Prince' ' (March 9):While I in no way argue that the 'Prince' always does a perfect job (though I know its editors and writers seek to do their best) I would like to point out that Emma Soichet '02 wrote a series on religion at Princeton in February and March of 2000.

OPINION | 03/10/2004

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