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Finding humanity in movie aliens

Finding humanity in movie aliens

Princeton was graced last Tuesday by the presence of eminent philosopher Bernard Williams, who delivered a reflective and provocative lecture defending "The Human Prejudice." Williams' lecture was a ranging exploration of the unavoidability and even desirability of "the human prejudice," namely that preference that human beings exhibit toward other humans by means of such concepts as "human rights." He argued that accusations of "specieism" are without merit by noting that, unlike such prejudices as racism and sexism, there is no expectation that animals will ever speak up in defense of their rights as has been the case of human members of repressed races or genders.

OPINION | 10/20/2002

Letters to the Editor

Underscoring cooperation on ProspectWe appreciated your Oct. 17 editorial on the recent New York Times coverage of the eating clubs.

OPINION | 10/20/2002

Unexplained Princeton mysteries

Well, it has been over a month since I've been here at Princeton University, and though this noble campus has revealed many of her secrets to me, there is still some mystery lurking about in her crevices.

OPINION | 10/20/2002

Addressing the organ shortage

Are you an organ donor? Probably not. Even for those of you who checked "yes" on your driver's license or have taken the time to fill out an organ donor card in the case that your organs could be used to save a life, they probably won't be.Every year more than 6,000 Americans die waiting for an organ transplant.

OPINION | 10/17/2002

Letters to the Editor

Rethinking the 'glass ceiling'I was highly offended by OWL's vindictive response to what I considered a thoughtful editorial on campus feminism.

OPINION | 10/17/2002

She who holds the prox: The power of the pocket-sized card

I think everyone on campus has lived with my roommate at some point or another. You know the type: dedicated studier, amazingly fun at parties and a room that pains you to walk in.But being messy isn't the problem.

OPINION | 10/17/2002

Letters to the Editor

Bus ride reveals students' latent prejudiceLast Thursday my roommate Randy and I boarded the bus for the Mathey College trip to "Carmen" in New York.

OPINION | 10/16/2002

Tapping into the 'Street'

On Sunday, Oct. 13, a story titled, "The Halls of Ivy, the Smell of Beer" ran on the cover of The New York Times New Jersey Section.It seems to have struck a few nerves in Princeton.The piece was a sober and comprehensive look at the proposed "alcohol ordinance" and drinking at the University, specifically at the eating clubs.Initial reactions to the piece on campus ranged from embarrassment to outrage that University students were characterized as elitist rule-breakers who are constantly drunk.Most students say what was reported is accurate, albeit taken out of the context of a special event at the Ivy Club.Later Sunday, however, members of the Ivy Club alleged that several passages and quotations in the story stemmed from discussions with an unidentified couple on Sept.

OPINION | 10/16/2002

A new direction for Old Nassau

In last Friday's "Prince" there appeared a full-page open letter from the Undergraduate U-Council addressed to President Tilghman and members of the Council of the Princeton University Community.

OPINION | 10/16/2002

Careers at Princeton: The allure and drawbacks of elite jobs

Last month McKinsey & Company held one of the year's first recruiting meetings and, intentionally or not, became another part of the class of 2003's thoughts about life after Princeton.

OPINION | 10/15/2002

Patch Adams mixes medicine and message on war against Iraq

Hunter Patch Adams, the subject of a film starring Robin Williams, came to Princeton to give a lecture on Sept.

OPINION | 10/15/2002

Letters to the Editor

Student leadership marks history of OWL on campusIn the recent editorial, "Rethinking campus feminism, looking at the first years of OWL," the authors achieve neither aspect of the title.

OPINION | 10/15/2002

Acclimating to Princeton

The Princeton-Oxford program exchanges the best and the brightest America and England have to offer.

OPINION | 10/15/2002

Paralleling the prospects of war to Cuban Missile Crisis

President Bush, in his speech last week outlining his position on Iraq, evoked a comparison with John Kennedy's stand against Russia during the Cuban missile crisis.

OPINION | 10/15/2002

The Left that cried wolf: Al-Qaeda and war with Iraq

There is a world of difference between radical evil and sheer stupidity, between a course of action that is immoral and one that is merely, if severely, ill-advised.Saddam Hussein, for example, is an evil man, and his tyrannical rule in Iraq is profoundly immoral.

OPINION | 10/15/2002

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