I remember it all like it was just yesterday. Election night, 1994 in the procastinariffic Joline TV room during my formative Mathey years.
Opening doorsThe remarks made by Boston University Director of Financial Aid Barbara Tornow accusing Princeton of trying to "buy" students with its new expanded financial aid policy are ridiculous.Ms. Tornow accuses Princeton of stealing lower and middle class students from Boston University and other similar institutions by making it possible for them to attend Princeton.
Contextual mistakeI am writing in response to The New York Times' article on Wednesday concerning the grade inflation at Princeton.
In response to a University report on grade inflation over the last 24 years, a front-page article in The New York Times Wednesday entitled "Just Because the Grades Are Up, Are Princeton Students Smarter?" portrayed Princeton as a glorified summer camp where a 4.0 GPA is the norm.The article did not offer an accurate picture of academic life at the University.
After my sophomore year, I was lucky enough to procure a federal grant to work at a private biomedical research foundation in San Antonio, Texas.
'Misstatement'I have appreciated your thoughtful coverage of the grading issue, but I do want to set the record straight on an important misstatement of fact in your story on Feb.
There's something about air travel that unknots the soul, that approximates the unreality of never-to-be-fulfilled dreams.
The Princeton Tory is the bastion of conservative thought on campus ? that is, if any bastion can be a ramshackle, ill-defended affair and still be worthy of the name.
Media qualmsWhile 7000 fans watched the Tigers take on the Pennsylvania Quakers at Jadwin Gym, I had to depend on Dan O'Brien and the guy from the Tiger Sports-line for the score and highlights from the game.
Her eyes had seen much in their eighty-odd years, and those eyes were tired. And as I sat in that cold hospital room watching my grandmother, I wished I could see her eyes flicker with excitement once more.
I was pretty excited for Saturday night's men's basketball game against Yale. Not because of Princeton's national ranking.
A few entrepreneurial students smelled profit in the wafting salt-pepper-oregano scents of Hoagie Haven.
Few would agree with the assertion that oppression is wrong and should be stopped. And most, but sadly not all, would agree that it would be oppressive of the United States to first starve and then bomb the people of Iraq in order to twist the arm of one man, Saddam Hussein, into compliance.
On 'honest' USG funding mistakeI am writing to clarify a few facts regarding the USG's budget allocation to the Projects Board for this semester.
An important concept often forgotten in philosophical and policy discussions is the distinction between efficiency and equity.
Women make a differenceSeemingly lost in the debate over grade inflation at Princeton is an examination of the causes of that trend.
The men's basketball team is currently 18-1. The Tigers are first in the Ivy League standings, ranked 10th in the Associated Press Poll and ninth in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll ? their first foray into the nation's top ten since 1967.
Trying to kill time before we headed out to the 'Street,' my friends and I borrowed our neighbor's copy of Jerry Springer's "Too Hot for TV" video special ? a collection of dozens of clips edited from his show because of their graphic nature.
Do you ever think you'll be smarter than you are right now? I suppose the answer depends on how you define "smart," but my answer to the question would be a resounding "no."No matter what I do with the rest of my life, I'll most likely be forced to specialize in a single corporate or academic pursuit.
On changing careersTo the University community:Following your heart's desire is the most important issue in career planning and development in my view.
