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The Daily Princetonian

Appreciating Princeton's simple joys

For the past week, I've been waking up early. Early for me, at least, which is around 8 a.m. It started as the result of jetlag and has evolved into a habit, shocking no one more than myself (and perhaps my alarm clock, whose snooze button I now press a mere one or two times). I'm not sure how long this pattern will last, but for now the experience of waking up early is worth it if for no other reason than the tree outside my window, whose yellow leaves are perfectly backlit by the morning sun that streams into my room and pauses to turn these leaves the color of gold.

OPINION | 11/15/2005

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The Daily Princetonian

Appreciating Princeton's simple joys

For the past week, I've been waking up early. Early for me, at least, which is around 8 a.m. It started as the result of jetlag and has evolved into a habit, shocking no one more than myself (and perhaps my alarm clock, whose snooze button I now press a mere one or two times). I'm not sure how long this pattern will last, but for now the experience of waking up early is worth it if for no other reason than the tree outside my window, whose yellow leaves are perfectly backlit by the morning sun that streams into my room and pauses to turn these leaves the color of gold.

OPINION | 11/15/2005

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Vanities of the Bonfire

Once, when I was quite young, my corner of the Ozarks suffered from a protracted drought. My youth was one long drought, and the mere meteorological fact would probably be unmemorable were it not for an attendant circumstance.

OPINION | 11/13/2005

The Daily Princetonian

Defending evolution with sound, scientific thought

During a symposium last week, President Tilghman unequivocally spoke out against intelligent design, calling the trend towards questioning Darwinian evolution in schools "shocking" and "most troubling." By using her platform as the leader of one of America's foremost universities in this way, Tilghman undoubtedly arrayed herself against much of public opinion and courted controversy.

OPINION | 11/13/2005