I have to do jury duty over winter break. I know it's my civic duty; I know that it's part of being a good American, which since last Tuesday is something I suddenly really want to be.
University is fully committed to ?vitally important' grad. students' well-beingRegarding "Economic crisis may impact graduate student funding," (Tuesday, Nov.
The plethora of language, math and science courses offered at Princeton is a boon for the student body.
Princeton football got its national showcase Friday evening, with ESPNU broadcasting the team's 100th encounter with Penn.
When I was younger, I never guessed on tests; it was against my perhaps naive notion of intellectual integrity.
Dorm room windows don't get a lot of attention. We open them in warm months, slam them shut in the colder months and blame them when we enter our room to find a squirrel swimming in a pile of Doritos.
What are we here for? Readers of the Opinion section of this paper have in the past few weeks learned that one undergraduate, Sam Norton '12, believes that we (or at least you) should pay close attention to the fact (if it is a fact) that "the average starting salary of a computer science graduate is $67,000, while a comparative literature major can expect to earn about $37,000." "This," he continues, "is the kind of crucial information that students need to have available as they select their courses and aim toward a concentration." To this, another undergraduate, Brendan Carroll '11, retorts that "[i]t is emphatically not the purpose of Princeton University to teach its students how to make gobs of money." What does a member of the faculty think?The first thing to say is that it would be unfair to take a few words out of context and pretend that they epitomized the whole argument.
I was the only international student on my Outdoor Action trip. During our far-too-long hikes, just as we reached the "Why did I decide to do this to myself?" point, one or more of the students in our group would sing to encourage us all to keep going.
After midterms, students encounter stress from another source: course selection. Related classes are scheduled for the same few time slots, and students are faced with the unpleasant task of deciding which of their interests to prioritize and, in some cases, which major to forego.
Have you ever wondered what would happen if a half-empty bag of Pizza Cravers Doritos met a half bowl of tomato soup?
Tuesday was a historic day, especially for African-Americans. As the march for civil rights and racial equality continues, electing a black man to the presidency is quite a leap for America.
Midterm grades for 100- and 200-level courses were posted online this week, giving anxious students either a sense of relief or the impetus for mid-semester change.
I was surprised to read in The Daily Princetonian on Oct. 15 that this University is failing in its mission.
Princeton precepts are full of magicians. We may not pull rabbits out of hats, but we can pull ideas out of an equally surprising place.
During midterms two weeks ago, I had an exam that, for once, made me think rather than just vomit back material in a new and colorful way.
