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In the closet, out of the closet, who cares?

In the closet, out of the closet, who cares?

Throughout this week, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students have been illuminating themselves through arch sings, multimedia displays, discussion groups, and ice cream socials."Pride Week," as LGBT calls it, is different from the annual fall "Awareness Week" in that it is not noted as an educational week, but rather a celebration.

OPINION | 03/31/2004

Grad students welcome at the Street any time

Regarding 'Hi-tech tools are needed to safeguard clubs' (John Lombardini GS, Susan McWilliams GS and Andy Rachlin '04, March 31):I am shocked and surprised to find that Lombardini and McWilliams felt I was considering the presence of Graduate Students at the Street to be a nuisance of any type.

OPINION | 03/31/2004

'Prince' article unfair to Isenberg's book

Regarding 'Isenberg case reveals discord, controversy' (Monday, March 29, 2004):I am distressed at the Prince's misrepresentation of at least one of the reviews of Andrew Isenberg's first book in the context of his tenure case.

OPINION | 03/30/2004

Detoxing the social scene

"I think I'm going to stop drinking," said a slightly drunken friend of mine. "It's bad for me, and I need to get my life together.""Okay," I said.

OPINION | 03/30/2004

A lifetime with the pledge

My personal history with the Pledge of Allegiance goes back to 1946. When I was a kid growing up in Pennsylvania we said the Lord's Prayer in public school every day followed by a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance standing with hands over hearts facing the flag.

OPINION | 03/29/2004

Lessons from 'Sunshine'

In "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," Jim Carrey's character has his ex-girlfriend, played by Kate Winslet, expunged from his memory through a procedure on his brain.First to go are his most recent memories ? a bitter breakup, a painfully dull dinner ? with which he readily parts, followed by others ? an amorous tryst, running along the beach ? which he realizes, too late, he wants to keep.

OPINION | 03/29/2004

Of course the Street isn't like Wheaton College

Regarding 'Let's really be honest about the Street' (Jonathan C.

OPINION | 03/29/2004

2004 Daily Princetonian Cartoon Contest

A key part of any editorial page is the cartoons that run on it. The cartoon to the right by Henry Payne '84, now the editorial cartoonist at The Detroit News, has become a 'Prince' classic, running every year in the freshman issue.Today begins the 2004 Daily Princetonian Cartoon Contest.

OPINION | 03/28/2004

In emendation we trust

I swear (or affirm) I had no intention of soon returning to a religious theme, but emergent occasion ? all the kafuffle about the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance ? is forcing my hand.

OPINION | 03/28/2004

Changing the calendar

We're hoping Professor Lawrence Rosen's column in last Monday's 'Prince' about revising the University calendar is turning some heads.

OPINION | 03/28/2004

Let's really be honest about the Street

Regarding 'Let's be honest' (Cullen Newton, March 26):If it is true that "there is no safer college party environment in the United States than Prospect Avenue," then we have a serious problem.Newton's latest column is an insult not only to journalistic integrity but to his readers' credulity.

OPINION | 03/28/2004

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

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