Opinion

Abortion problem goes beyond the womb

Abortion problem goes beyond the womb

Last week the FDA balked at making a real decision about whether to allow over the counter sales of the morning-after pill due to a firestorm of political pressure.The abortion debate always centers on one central question: Should a woman have the right to choose whether or not to have an abortion?

OPINION | 02/19/2004

Kennan the outsider

George Kennan, the great statesman and visionary, whose 100th birthday Princeton celebrates this week, was a miserable outcast as an undergraduate.

OPINION | 02/19/2004

Powell is no Kennan

Colin Powell rose to international prominence after leading the United States to victory during the Gulf War as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

OPINION | 02/19/2004

Say 'CUL8R' to Instant Messenger

There are four things in life a person can't escape: death, chicken pox, zits and Instant Messenger.

OPINION | 02/19/2004

Whose award?

When Secretary of State Colin Powell comes to campus tomorrow morning to make a speech at the centennial celebration of George Kennan, he'll also receive the first Crystal Tiger Award.

OPINION | 02/18/2004

Taking sides

First things first: I want to thank President Tilghman and Matt Margolin. Tilghman's office confirmed Tuesday that she will hold a USG-organized open meeting with students, along the lines I suggested in my last column, some time soon ? the exact logistics are still being ironed out.This week, I want to suggest a new way of thinking about the administration's role in political debate.

OPINION | 02/18/2004

Enlarging the applicant pool

If, as Clopin declares in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," "Good intentions are not enough; they've never put an onion in the soup yet," then Nassau Hall will not be serving potage d'oignon any time soon.Chanakya Sethi's article in Monday's 'Prince' ably showed the difficulties facing University officials as they search for minority candidates for high-level administrative positions.

OPINION | 02/18/2004

Me and my 'cellulare'

Friday night's performance of the "Vagina Monologues" included more vibrators than you'd ever think you wold find in a theater.

OPINION | 02/17/2004

No drug like Triangle

I got through Princeton and the three decades that followed without seeing a Triangle show and its all-male kickline of repute ? or disrepute.

OPINION | 02/17/2004

Minority administrators

Wealthy, white and male: a stereotype of the typical Princetonian that has defined perceptions of the University for much of its 258 years.

OPINION | 02/17/2004

Iraq war doesn't affect the privileged

In his State of the Union address, President Bush declared the nation still at war; but that's not quite true.A part of the nation is at war ? a slice of America where patriotism runs deeper than pockets, where parents don't belong to country clubs and children don't attend exclusive private schools.

OPINION | 02/16/2004

Let the campaign begin

Before you vote, you'd want to know as much as possible about the candidates, right? Of course you would.If you were running, wouldn't you want to let voters know what your views were?

OPINION | 02/16/2004

My deepest apologies

According to the mountains of hate mail I've received, my last column was outrageously offensive, highly tasteless, and in all respects beneath the dignity of this newspaper.

OPINION | 02/16/2004

Improving intro courses

The English Department's recent decision to remove ENG 202 from its curriculum presents the rest of the University with a fundamental question: What is the purpose of an introductory course?

OPINION | 02/15/2004

USG president Margolin gives response to editorial

Regarding 'Margolin's Challenge' (Feb. 12):As president, it is my job to make students' lives better and for this, I will be accountable.

OPINION | 02/15/2004

A model for world peace at Princeton

Religious exchange is the key to world peace. This is my conclusion after spending a week with the Religious Life Council in D.C.

OPINION | 02/15/2004

Meetings and the media

During the monthly faculty meeting two weeks ago, in vacant or in pensive mood, I happened to notice that there was no 'Prince' reporter, with pencil poised, lurking by the door.

OPINION | 02/15/2004

Dialogue serves a key function

Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky's critique of dialogue on Feb. 11 failed to demonstrate an understanding of the type of problems on this campus that necessitate the use of dialogue.

OPINION | 02/12/2004

A defense of marriage

Marriage is a hot topic these days and not because tomorrow is Valentine's Day. President Bush wants to spend $1.5 billion to promote marriage in poor communities.

OPINION | 02/12/2004

Campus should focus more on intellectual diversity

Regarding 'Tory's vision for Princeton is a misguided one' (Feb 12):Anyone savvy in campus politics understands that being a conservative is not mainstream, popular or easy.

OPINION | 02/12/2004

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