Opinion

Getting the facts right on Dutch euthanasia

Getting the facts right on Dutch euthanasia

In opposing the legalization of physician-assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia, Peter Harrell '02 in his April 3 column claims that the example of the Netherlands ? so far the only country in the world where both of these practices take place openly and without fear of prosecution ? shows that this would be a dangerous course to follow.

OPINION | 04/06/2000

Small Body Part, Big Deal

So the Supreme Court ruled last week that local governments have the right to enforce stricter laws on the attire worn by nude dancers, but only if they can prove that strip clubs have harmful "secondary effects" on a community, such as increasing crime or lowering property values.Let me rephrase that in plainer English: The Supreme Court ruled last week that under certain debatable circumstances, local governments can make nude dancers wear g-strings and pasties instead of just g-strings.It's good to know that our tax dollars are finally making a profound impact on the country.Let's face it, pornography is an institution that's not about to go flaccid anytime soon.

OPINION | 04/05/2000

Obsession with Elian sparks renewed anti-Castro sentiment

Elian! Elian! Elian! Why is everyone fixated over the Elian Gonzalez story? We all know why hardened anti-Castro activists are obsessed with the boy's custody battle ? Elian Gonzalez could not have come at a better time for them.Despite their success in securing passage of the Helms-Burton Bill in the mid-1990s, anti-Castro forces were beginning to lose their influence over American foreign policy.

OPINION | 04/05/2000

SVC-sponsored YouthReach: At-risk children are not off-limits

A survey of recent headlines about U.S. children will uncover a pattern of negative portrayals. Articles about "kids killing kids" and "children having children" mingle with commentaries on couch-potato teeny boppers who presumably have little substance or intellect.

OPINION | 04/04/2000

We're ruining a perfectly good rave culture with 'E' at Princeton

Rumors of increased ecstasy use on campus have been flying around in the last few months. Unfortunately, the situation is difficult to investigate because no one is willing to go on record as having done it or even having known anyone who did.

OPINION | 04/04/2000

Take a cue from Quakers and let us register for classes online

I visited a friend of mine two years ago at Penn and was in awe of his Penncard ? the I.D. card he can use to buy just about anything on campus.

OPINION | 04/03/2000

Transcending the Ivy League rep is a smart move for smart politicians

In late February, James McCormick, Chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, appeared before the state house appropriations committee.

OPINION | 04/03/2000

Euthanasia transforms Hippocratic oath into medical hypocrisy

One of Peter Singer's more popular views is that we ought to legalize physician-assisted suicide and, in some cases, active euthanasia of the terminally ill.

OPINION | 04/02/2000

Australian students are misguided in protesting for free education

At dinner the other night, I found myself talking to one of Peter Singer's old classmates. The man said that during Singer's university days in Melbourne, he was "reserved and thoughtful" but also into general student radicalism.

OPINION | 04/02/2000

Letters to the Editor

'Faith' articles stuck on superficialitiesI have been following the "Faith at Princeton" series in the 'Prince' throughout the semester.

OPINION | 04/02/2000

Changes in Academy etiquette would make Oscars wilder

If the Super Bowl is the ultimate American spectator sport, the Oscars are the ultimate American spectacle.

OPINION | 03/30/2000

Letters to the Editor

Don't slight charitable contributionsElliot Ratzman, your letter in the March 29 'Prince' was most unnecessary and unfair.

OPINION | 03/30/2000

Visions of Princeton

The low turnout for the Visions of Princeton survey is a disappointment, not only for the USG, but for everyone who expected USG president PJ Kim '01 to unveil his administration's goals following the survey.

OPINION | 03/29/2000

Letters to the Editor

Gay marriage an issue of moral grounds, not rightsIn his March 27 editorial, Jeff Wolf '02 sought to defend homosexual marriages as perfectly legitimate and thus deserving of the same legal status as heterosexual unions.

OPINION | 03/29/2000

Unplugging from modern-day Matrix for a week of Internet abstinence

In last year's post-apocalyptic sci-fi hit "The Matrix," Morpheus offers Neo a critical choice: "Take the blue pill.

OPINION | 03/29/2000

Why do bad alumni names always happen to good buildings?

Names mean a lot more than we think. For example, if Superman weren't named Superman, would he command nearly the same respect?

OPINION | 03/28/2000

Letters to the Editor

Students blinded by upper-class statusIn between complaints about the low quality of chocolate milk and the injustices of homework, an occasional student tries to smugly address issues of politics.

OPINION | 03/28/2000

Possible female running mates not proof of gender equality

In the three weeks since Super Tuesday shrunk the 2000 presidential campaign to a two-man race, political pundits have refocused their attention from the question of "Who will make the best president?" to that of "Who will make the best running mate?" Among those publishing speculations, the March 20 Newsweek listed seven possible choices for Al Gore and nine for George W.

OPINION | 03/28/2000

Zen and the art of dart-ness: Center thyself and become the bull's-eye

What would life be without those sports of daring, precision and skill collectively known as "pub games"? On the wall of Cottage Club's pool room are inscribed the words of a prophet: "To play a good game of billiards is the mark of a well-rounded education; but to play too good a game of billiards is the mark of an ill-spent youth." After an adolescence spent in the pool halls and sports bars of eastern Tennessee, I must respectfully disagree with the prophet.There is no such thing as playing too good a game of billiards, or darts or poker.

OPINION | 03/27/2000

Races must team up for victory against discrimination

When civil rights leader and NAACP Chairman Julian Bond spoke last week in McCosh 50 on the future of race relations in America, he began by wondering aloud how to talk about race without making people uncomfortable.

OPINION | 03/27/2000

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