The conservative press, and reportedly the White House, are chomping at the bit to bomb Iran. A much better idea would be to bomb Iceland instead, in a "shock and awe" spectacular that could be staged as a win-win-win deal all around, even for Icelanders."Why Iceland of all places?" you might ask?
The decision made by the University to deny official independent chaplaincy status to Chabad Rabbi Eitan Webb was not as simple as recent critiques imply.
The University recently rejected a request from Chabad at Princeton, a student religious group, to grant its rabbi a position as a chaplain with official recognition from the Office of Religious Life (ORL). The reasons that have been given for making this decision are inappropriate given the ORL's official policy regarding the recognition of campus chaplaincies.In explaining the decision to deny a chaplaincy position to the Chabad rabbi, Interim Dean of Religious Life Rev.
The April 2 email from University Health Services (UHS) contained some bad news about the future availability and price of birth control supplies for women.
I decided when I wrote my first column that I would never write about anything that could be construed as serious or important.
One of the most constant criticisms of Princeton's undergraduate population is that we're apathetic.
Column too critical of Bush administrationRegarding 'The Global Gag Rule: A shameful policy' (Wednesday, March 7, 2007):Max Wertzberger '08 is either disingenuous or simply careless with his logic in condemning President Bush for "callous disregard for impoverished women" through his support for the Mexico City Policy.
My thesis is named Phoebe, and she will be done by her due date. (Thank you for asking. I know that it was my horrendous waddle as I attempt to walk under the weight of my bulging, book-and-computer-filled backpack that tipped you off that my time approaches.)The University has helped me greatly in the process of carrying Phoebe to term.
The New York Times recently reported on the trends confronting the national elections in France. According to the article, candidates ranging from the far right to the far left have waged a rhetorical battle to determine what it means to be truly French and how best to demonstrate French patriotism in the 21st century.
Ann Coulter is more of an entertainer than a political commentatorRegarding 'A few comments on Ann Coulter' (Tuesday, March 27, 2007):Jason Gilbert '09 is, I believe, missing the point of Ann Coulter.
At first glance, the problem of hallway clutter would not appear to be of global significance. After all, we are not even likely to trip on the ubiquitous campus publications, takeout menus, flyers for various dance performances or invitations to an eating club's latest themed party.
There are certain things that sovereign states simply do not do without severe repercussions. Under normal circumstances, kidnapping the soldiers of a foreign power without provocation and then holding them hostage is one such action.
And doesn't it seem shameful to you to need medical help," says Socrates to Glaucon in the third book of the Politeia, "not for wounds or because of some seasonal illness, but because, through idleness and the lifestyle we've described, one is full of gas and phlegm like a stagnant swamp, so that sophisticated Asclepiad doctors are forced to come up with names like 'flatulence' and 'catarrh' to describe one's diseases?" This, roughly, is the reaction prompted by Kathryn Andersen '08's sermon on the consumption of grass fed cow corpse. Andersen appeals to two values ? sustainability and health.
Black students are from different groupsRegarding 'Study: Universities prefer foreign black students'(Wednesday, March 7, 2007):What I find most surprising about this study is not the higher number of African students on Ivy League campuses relative to African-American students, but rather the ease with which these two groups are equated into "black students." If the aim of this study was to highlight the obstacles regarding adequate representation of black American students on campus, I'm not really sure why black African students on campus were used as scapegoats.
