In its attempts to be humorous, the Princeton Tiger magazine often crosses the line of decency and good taste.
For the U-Council, a test of convictionTaking a cue from David Brooks's critique of the Stephens-Center-toned, Street-frequenting, Econ-trained, McKinsey-bound, but, alas, discourse-shy Princeton undergrad, the U-Council recently published an open letter which lamented the dearth of deep conversation among undergraduates."Students," the Councilors wrote, "complain that dinner conversations rarely shift to intellectual topics." The Council took this predilection for banal chitchat, coupled with unused office hours, undergrad-free public lectures, hesitance to challenge authority, and ? worse still ? a workload that leaves undergrads without the time even to read a newspaper, as symptoms of chronic intellectual atrophy.Such a public proclamation is both unprecedented and quite necessary.
The Bush administration's response to Sept. 11 and the corporate scandals will define its legacy.
As we go to the polls today we should be concerned not only about a candidate's position on the issues (if, by some miracle he has one) but also about the effects of his or her election on the electoral process.
Not 'Anti-Intellectualism'From the great diversity and volume of responses to our letter on undergraduate intellectual life, it is clear that we have struck a nerve with the student body and the University at large.
Would you consider yourself reckless? Do you drink coffee? If you are reckless and you drink coffee you might be in a lot of danger.
Often students express concern about being trapped in the "Princeton bubble." They talk a lot about concerns over whether they're completely missing out on the real world.
Last week before returning to Princeton, I logged onto the Amtrak website to see what train was best for going from Washington D.C.
Although tomorrow is election day, the moment when the American people wake from their slumber and remake the government in Washington, you could be forgiven for feeling pretty bleak about democracy right now.
At 4:30 a.m. last Monday morning, one of my roommates answered the phone. "Hi. No, don't worry.
Fostering dialogue without sensational claimsNo doubt that most Princetonians who take time to read The Tory have already set aside this month's issue in disbelieving disgust.
After a week of midterms, intellectualism may be a sore subject. We've spent the past five days reading pages of texts, struggling through practice problems, and completing exams.
This semester I have, without fail, missed the last 30 seconds of every lecture in every class. No, I have not been sneaking out early.
The Anglican confession of sins includes the dual category of "things done and left undone," for inaction can be as fatal as malfeasance.
Reactions to the recent issue of "The Princeton Tory" ran the gamut: The customary contempt and praise were to be expected, and probably in that order.
Eating healthy at Princeton is more than counting caloriesAs the group responsible for treating eating disorders on the Princeton campus, the PUHS Eating Disorders Team feels it necessary to comment on the article, published Friday, Oct.
It's a fair bet that Karl Rove, Bush's chief of staff, didn't think his boss would resign over the Enron scandal, even if the connections between the corrupt power company and the Republican hierarchy reached all the way to the Oval Office.
Walking in front of Firestone this morning, I couldn't help but stop and admire the trees whose leaves are turning that bright, natural yellow that so reminds me of my childhood.
On the whole, I was glad to see the open letter addressed to the student body from the USG about the lackluster intellectual life at Princeton.
America should value life and choose peace, not warIt was excellent that Michael Frazer voiced the view that "the people making the case against a war on Iraq on campuses . . . have, over the course of the past year, disqualified themselves from putting forward." Nevertheless, I have both the need and the qualifications to discuss the comments in his piece Wednesday.There are individuals, some of them respected and successful, who believe that war is not the best solution to any conflict, that violent retaliation is always unadvisable.
