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The President's speech against cloning: Rhetoric rather than reason

The President's speech against cloning: Rhetoric rather than reason

Last Monday I had the privilege of joining a group of professors and students for dinner preceding the Bioethics Forum lecture, "When Does Life Begin?" Near the end of the meal, I noticed Professor Peter Singer engaged in an animated discussion with Nigel Cameron, one of the speakers for that evening.

OPINION | 04/17/2002

The potential to cure

Currently, there are two bills working their way through Congress, both entitled the "Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001." The bill offered by Senators Feinstein and Kennedy (Dem.) would ban only reproductive cloning ? cloning that would lead to the birth of a child ? whereas the bill sponsored by Senators Brownback, Bond '60 and Smith (Rep.) would ban both reproductive and therapeutic cloning.Underneath all of the controversy and political rhetoric, it is important for us to carefully examine the arguments for and against both forms of cloning, in order to make an informed decision as a society.In a speech last Wednesday, President Bush expressed worries that cloning research would inevitably lead to "a society in which human beings are grown for spare body parts and children are engineered to custom specifications." Both of these concerns may be unfounded.The president is mistaken that cloning will result in children that are engineered to custom specifications.

OPINION | 04/17/2002

A secular argument against cloning

Cloning is wrong, no matter the reason. Admittedly, George W. Bush is not the best with words, and his explanation as to why cloning is morally unjustifiable leaves something to be desired.

OPINION | 04/17/2002

Letters to the Editor

No 'gratuitous diversity' at this UniversityAfter reading the Publisher's note on the inside of the front cover of this month's Tory, I was upset to find that there are certain people on this campus who believe Princeton concentrates too much on diversity while ignoring more important Western values.Pete Hegseth '03, the writer of this piece, acknowledges that "Diversity is a note-worthy discussion topic, yet highly overvalued at this University." After reading this sentence I went back to check to make sure Pete Hegseth actually attended Princeton, a school which in my mind is lacking in its development of a diverse environment.

OPINION | 04/16/2002

Not your average publication

The April issue of the Princeton Tory, entitled "Killing Feminism: OWL sabotages the women's movement" is on your doorstep and I sincerely hope you have perused the issue.

OPINION | 04/16/2002

The worthy goal of diversity

(This column is in response to Pete Hegseth's recent article about diversity in The Tory).If we wish to define diversity simply as "differing view points" we are deceiving ourselves.

OPINION | 04/16/2002

Professor first, prestige second

Princeton's appointment of Professor Cornel West adds another outstanding scholar to the university's faculty rosters.

OPINION | 04/15/2002

Academic Sharptonism

Cornel West's return to Princeton seems to have been acclaimed as the greatest faculty acquisition since Albert Einstein.

OPINION | 04/15/2002

There should not be an African-American Studies Department

The re-acquisition of Cornel West to Princeton University places the final jewel in the crown of the ambitious Program in African-American Studies, which has made it known that it wouldn't mind being a full-fledged department.

OPINION | 04/15/2002

The pain in flying home: Torn by loyalty and faith

I have seen the incredible range of emotions recently felt by every person in Israel. No one has not cried, cheered, been struck speechless, been angry, been confused or been horrified.

OPINION | 04/14/2002

More than just a ribbon: Hope and encouragement

As founder and president of PACT: Princeton Against Cancer Together, I am responding to Aileen Nielsen's inaccurate and irresponsible piece of journalism (April 9).In her not-quite seven months at Princeton, Ms. Nielsen seems to have formulated a strict and regimented "drill" to deal with proactive campaigns on campus.

OPINION | 04/14/2002

Fact and fiction: Understanding the Palestinian perspective

The following is a fictional account based on real events.My name is Ali Shadid, and I am 20 years old.

OPINION | 04/11/2002

Letters to the Editor

Middle East conflict, divestment campaignI was disappointed to see the Daily Princetonian's article about the divestment campaign's use of the amnesty website placed under the large heading "The Middle East Conflict: In Focus." Did this article help to clarify the issues at stake in the Middle East conflict or their reception on campus?

OPINION | 04/11/2002

Kenny's dead! Long live Kenny!

It was a more innocent time ? before bin Laden, before 'Dubya,' even before Lewinsky. The word "Jalalabad" never crossed American lips, chads remained utterly unimpregnated and a cigar was still just a cigar.

OPINION | 04/11/2002

A dangerous campaign

Itake offense to the tactics of the Princeton divestment campaign. This campaign, urging the University to withdraw investments from corporations doing business with Israel, does not aim to educate a population toward making an informed political decision, but rather uses misleading quotes and graphic posters to quickly sway a large number of people to support the Palestinian cause, and to incite anti-Israel sentiment.The use of Archbishop Desmond Tutu's quote ? "I am a black South African, and if I were to change the names, a description of what is happening in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank could describe events in South Africa" ? is misleading.

OPINION | 04/10/2002

Challenging the test

Lindsay Earls could have been our classmate. An honor student at her Oklahoma high school, she is now completing her first year at Dartmouth.

OPINION | 04/10/2002

The allure of returning home remade for the big screen

It's hard to believe that in 1982, while I was a teenager enjoying Reese's pieces at my local theater (for one dollar admission!) watching E.T.

OPINION | 04/09/2002

Finding signs of the times in a pile of molding leaves

The giant sucking sound one hears on the Princeton campus in the late fall has nothing to do with Ross Perot's predictions about NAFTA; it is made by a huge leaf-scrunching machine proudly deployed by the grounds men and synchronized to move about campus in unison with the schedule of my course lectures.

OPINION | 04/09/2002

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