Opinion

Thinking like the Others

There's not really that much to get excited about in Princeton, N.J., over the summer. So it was probably the highlight of my June afternoon to find a rousing article by Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker in a month-old copy of "The New Republic." Titled "The Stupidity of Dignity," the article describes the ways in which the ambiguous concept of dignity has become a guiding principle in Bush policy.

Why so studious, Batman?

Hey, remember that exciting Batman movie that came out this summer? No? OK, let me rephrase that. Remember that exciting Heath Ledger movie that came out this summer?

Letters to the editor: Sept. 29, 2008

Spelman article completely misses the pointRegarding "For University, Spelman 8 a great success," (Thursday, Sept.

The silver lining to the financial apocalypse

Even though the U.S. economy has not collapsed, Princeton students may feel like we have front row seats to impending doom as bank after bank cancels its recruiting session this fall.

Op Art: Ron Paul was right!

Setting a standard

Last week, a commission led by Harvard Dean of Admission William Fitzsimmons published a report suggesting college admission committees rely less on SAT and ACT scores in making admissions decisions.

PrinceCast #1: Segway tricycle edition

Everybody Hertz

The world is going down the drain. Somewhere below the Swiss border, large hadrons lie dormant, waiting to collide and destroy the planet.

Band on the run

As every good pseudo-intellectual knows, the actor Edward Keane (apocryphally) used his final breaths to utter the phrase, "Dying is easy; comedy is hard"; the Princeton University Band, in a much-flamed-about incident, attempted both this past Saturday at The Citadel, and by almost all measures, it failed miserably at each: The cadets were not particularly amused by the band's shtick, and the only casualty was a fallen clarinet.

Think you can vote on Nov. 4?

In President Tilghman's opening address to the Class of 2012, she challenged the freshmen to "take as [their] first class project the goal of registering every single eligible voter and ensuring that he or she votes on Election Day." Tilghman's ambitious and laudable goal will no doubt be made more achievable by the work being done by the University and student groups like P-Votes to facilitate the registration process and educate first-time voters.

Op Art: Are we sure that's real?

A good recipe gone sour

Five cups flour, three cups sugar, four sticks of butter, four eggs, vanilla, a pinch of salt, baking powder and a smile.

Letter to the Editor: Sept. 25, 2008

Citadel cadets also elite, overpriveleged Regarding ?Letters to the Editor,' (Tuesday, Sept.

Princeton makes its move

The Wall Street collapse has left Princeton at a critical juncture. Many business-minded Princetonians, who until recently savored the riches to come after graduation, are desperately concerned about what is now an uncertain labor market.

Op Art: The last brokerage

The band and the culture war

The culture wars are raging, and now Princeton has been implicated in them. As the fallout from the Princeton University Band's (PUB) clash with Citadel cadets last weekend further attests, "The War between the States" did not end with the surrender at Appomattox.

Op Art: Chain of events

Letters to the editor: Sept. 24, 2008

Band was inflamatory and not very goodRegarding "University band harassed by cadets at Citadel," (Monday, Sept.

Shop till you drop

Rejoice, for the end of shopping period is upon us! Now we have one fewer thing to stress over, and let's face it, shopping period can be monumentally stressful.

All projects great and small

USG president Josh Weinstein '09 faced a challenge when he came into office last February, taking the reins of a USG that needed to convince both students and administrators that it was an institution worth working with.