Opinion

Do it for Dewey ...

We applaud The Daily Princetonian's Editorial Board for its recent attempt in "Do It for Cicero" to bring a critical perspective to campus efforts to engage students civically; at the same time, however, we regret its ill-crafted critique, which misrepresents civic engagement at Princeton and ultimately fails to deepen our understanding of the concept and the role that it can play on campus.Civic engagement is not an easy term to define, but it is incorrect to claim that its breadth and ambiguity are necessarily weaknesses.

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Living in the Inn does have its perks.

Discipline process needs necessary changes

Most undergraduates will tell you that there are problems with Princeton's disciplinary system. Hundreds of students are put on probation every year.

Letters to the Editor

Cicero, explainedRegarding 'Do it for Cicero' (Monday, April 16, 2007):I agree that learning how to think is at the core of a liberal arts education.

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On corn dogs and other things

This is my last column of the year, and I feel pressure to talk about something important. John Milton's final work was a long, fractious religious tract outlining his heretical views on Christianity; Geoffrey Chaucer died while trying to create The Canterbury Tales, one of the greatest works in the English language.

Students for Barack Obama

In a recent edition of The Daily Princetonian, we came across a column entitled "True Confessions of an Obamaniac." In it, columnist Catherine Rampell '07, a self-professed supporter of Sen.

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University should improve storage

With summer quickly approaching, University Building Services has announced that it will cease to offer free summer storage options to undergraduate students.

The narrow reach of 'community'

Students gathered in Richardson Auditorium last night for a service in memory of the victims of Monday's shooting at Virginia Tech," reported The Daily Princetonian on April 18.

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The Manhattan migration

After graduation from Old Nassau, Princeton students spread themselves across the country. We go to graduate schools, work at banks, pursue fellowships, do volunteer work and embark on an endless list of other pursuits.

Courage under fire

It is truly amazing to see how friends and family members of the slain at Virginia Tech are doing everything in their power to provide each other comfort from the nightmare that has been realized.

A call for community

The shooting at Virginia Tech serves as a tragic reminder of the importance of a strong campus community, one in which people know and look out for each other.

Letters to the Editor

A helpful suggestion for B.S.E freshmenThe lackluster and poorly taught introductory courses required of freshmen engineers certainly paint a discouraging picture of the B.S.E.

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Finding meaning in tragedy

As the epigraph for "The Brothers Karamazov," Fyodor Dostoevsky presented John 12:24:"Verily, verily, I say unto you, except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit."At first glance, the verse is difficult to decipher due to the vexing translation.

Sub-free room draw policy should change

Spring has returned to Princeton, and with it, room draw. Though this process has its ups and downs, one of its definite strengths is its system of designated substance-free housing.

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Conservative conception of morality

It is quite strange to me how in this country, Republicans have always been considered to be the party of "family values" and "morality." Republicans want to end social welfare programs, criminalize homosexuality and institute a system of forced-childbirth for our nation's women.