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A senior's education in the tradeoffs of university life

A senior's education in the tradeoffs of university life

In the post-acceptance euphoria of my senior year of high school, one piece of advice that my father offered still gives me pause for thought today: He told me that the point of college was not to get good grades, it was to get an education.

OPINION | 12/02/2003

Learning to teach for America, one minute at a time

My eyes gleamed as I browsed my Teach for America interview day materials. As part of the half-day evaluation, I was required to teach a five-minute lesson.

OPINION | 12/02/2003

Letters to the editor

Cavallo should be welcomed to campusRegarding 'Speaking out about Princeton's guest lecturers' (Tue., Nov.

OPINION | 12/01/2003

'Tragedy of the Commons' — in the Princeton bathroom

Columnists for this paper like to write somber, reflective pieces about how we lack awareness of the world beyond the Princeton "bubble." They tell us we should care more about the environment, the war in Iraq, the delicacies of race relations, or some other weighty issue.

OPINION | 12/01/2003

Charisma competes with substance in the 2004 election

As Bush popped out from behind a camouflage curtain for his surprise Thanksgiving visit in Iraq, "whoa's" and "wow's" flowed from the American soldiers in the crowd.

OPINION | 12/01/2003

Midnight madness in the mall

Midnight Madness came late this year. Competitors rose early, having trained for months in anticipation of this yearly epic event.

OPINION | 11/30/2003

A few of the many reasons to envy Canada

Admit it. All of you secretly wish that you were Canadian. From flag-waving American undergraduates to overseas graduate students, you are all envious of the Canadian mystique.

OPINION | 11/30/2003

Lewdness at play: Bring your intellect instead

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing. ? Johann Wolfgang von GoetheImprovisational comedy is like midair acrobatics without a safety net.

OPINION | 11/25/2003

Professor life is really not that bad after all

If reaction by various "bloggers" is any indication, David Brooks' recent New York Times column on the "lonely campus voices" of campus conservatives has caused quite a stir.

OPINION | 11/25/2003

Artists selling out not as bad as we make them out to be

Rock and roll emerged with social revolution, expressing the frustrations of an entire generation.

OPINION | 11/25/2003

Letters to the Editor

Say it loud, I'm a geek and I'm proudIn response to the article on the Mr. Engineering Pageant (Nov.

OPINION | 11/25/2003

Our friends, the ones that call Bush a cowboy

President Bush got the deluxe tour of England last week, under the beaming gaze of Tony Blair and the polite smiles of Queen Elizabeth.

OPINION | 11/25/2003

Speaking out about Princeton's guest lecturers

An article in Philadelphia's City Paper last year asked the following rhetorical questions. Would you invite Enron's Kenneth Lay to talk about corporate ethics?

OPINION | 11/24/2003

Enthusiasm for study abroad should be qualified

I believe that most students could use a heavy dose of cultural immersion abroad. What I learned from 18 years of living in the United Kingdom is the invaluable appreciation of another culture and another way of life.

OPINION | 11/24/2003

Saving political debate from slogans and one-liners

Were John Ashcroft's minions observing my movements over the past few weeks, I would probably rate a file in the cabinet of some shadowy Homeland Security organization.

OPINION | 11/23/2003

Letters to the editor

Instead of protesting, students should support democracy in TaiwanRegarding 'New York protest draws Chinese grad students' (Fri., Nov.

OPINION | 11/23/2003

Excessive apologizers should give others a stab at 'I'm sorry'

I am sick and tired of constantly apologizing; I can not stand my penitent demeanor which always puts me in the wrong and everyone else in the right.

OPINION | 11/23/2003

Massachusetts court ruling is a victory for all people

When the Massachusetts State Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that same-sex couples have the constitutional right to marry, only the justices were able to remain dispassionate.

OPINION | 11/20/2003

Living in a 'McWorld'

The folks at McDonald's have a beef with the folks at Merriam-Webster, whose latest dictionary records the neologism "mcjob,"defining it as a "low-paying job that requires little skill and offers little opportunity for advancement." Mcjob thus claims its place alongside mcmansion, mcpaper and other etymological witnesses to the phenomenal success of the hamburgerer-in-chief.Whether it is a favorable or friendly witness is of course questionable, and James Cantalupo, the Chief Executive Officer of McDonald's, has issued a formal protest and a demand that the word be expunged from the lexicographical record.

OPINION | 11/20/2003

Letters to the editor

Moderation may appease the masses, but it does not make a good presidential candidateRegarding "Sen.

OPINION | 11/20/2003

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