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.
In late February, James McCormick, Chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, appeared before the state house appropriations committee.
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.
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.
'Faith' articles stuck on superficialitiesI have been following the "Faith at Princeton" series in the 'Prince' throughout the semester.
If the Super Bowl is the ultimate American spectator sport, the Oscars are the ultimate American spectacle.
Don't slight charitable contributionsElliot Ratzman, your letter in the March 29 'Prince' was most unnecessary and unfair.
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.
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.
In last year's post-apocalyptic sci-fi hit "The Matrix," Morpheus offers Neo a critical choice: "Take the blue pill.
Names mean a lot more than we think. For example, if Superman weren't named Superman, would he command nearly the same respect?
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.
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.
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.
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.
In the spring when the weather is inviting, it is especially difficult to sit down and concentrate on the work at hand.
What I want to know is, why is it so fun to be bad? Not like dining hall food-bad, but naughty-bad.
The recent apology of Pope John Paul II for the sins committed in the past by those acting in the name of the Roman Catholic church against Jews, women, the poor, dissidents and various ethnic groups, among others, has generated much comment and controversy.Within the Jewish community in this country, in Europe and in Israel, voices have been heard complaining that this is too little, too late.
Yes, America, we have reached that point: Our insatiable love for gossip has permeated our presidential campaigns.
By delaying its final decision on the proposed smoking ban until May, the Princeton Regional Health Commission gave us all some extra time to ponder the health hazards associated with secondhand smoke, the economic benefits associated with entrepreneurial free choice and finally, the appropriate bounds of local government.Perhaps more importantly, the delay will give the commission time to figure out the smoking ban's legal consequences ? namely, the likelihood of the Borough and Township being sued successfully by local bars, restaurants and taverns, the establishments most directly impacted by the proposed ban.But even once the issue of liability is resolved, other questions will remain.
