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The Daily Princetonian

The soul of Firestone

I believe librarians share the concerns Joshua Katz pointed out in his column last Monday. Many of us fear that large academic research libraries throughout the country are losing sight of their main mission, i.e., to serve the students, faculty and staff of their respective institution.

OPINION | 10/02/2007

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Princeton's 100-year war

In 1907, University president Woodrow Wilson, Class of 1879, launched the first salvo in the perpetual conflict between the eating clubs and the University when he proposed replacing the clubs with residential colleges.

OPINION | 10/01/2007

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Real news

How much do Princetonians know about international news? It's no secret that upon reaching campus, all your free time disappears into a black hole of problem sets, papers, club soccer games and forays to the Street.

OPINION | 09/30/2007

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Paradise when?

As the sun slants through the early fall leaves and warms the handsome stones of Whitman College, it's hard to believe that Princeton ? or any other member of the group of wealthy private universities that it belongs to ? faces serious problems.

OPINION | 09/30/2007

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The value in the pages

Earlier this week, a column by professor Joshua Katz appeared in The Daily Princetonian in which he expressed some concerns about planned renovations to Firestone Library, specifically the removal of nearly one-third of its books.

OPINION | 09/27/2007

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The three presidents

It has been an interesting two weeks to be president. From Columbia to Princeton, leaders of both the academic and political worlds have faced controversy and come out with varying degrees of success.

OPINION | 09/26/2007

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Second Life and the soul

You are alive. You are reading this newspaper.Our senses indicate that we live in a physical universe, bound by time and space, but immeasurably enriched by the beauty of life that endlessly surprises us.

OPINION | 09/25/2007

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A little humility

The controversy surrounding an academic invitation to the Iranian president reflects one of the more serious problems that is negatively affecting the image of the United States around the world.It was clear that Columbia president Bollinger and his staff wanted to boast that their university respects freedom of expression by inviting a controversial head of state.

OPINION | 09/25/2007