Opinion

At University, a crisis of courtship

When I asked a friend how to begin a column on dating at Princeton, his response was simple: "Good luck." Those who have seen freshman week's most popular program, "Sex on a Saturday Night," will remember the various representations of dating on campus.

Letters to the Editor

Public Safety plays vital role on campusRegarding 'Public Safety should protect, not party-crash' (Wednesday, Sept.

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Public safety should protect, not party-crash

Living and working in a tranquil environment like Princeton can cause us to forget that crime and other problems can plague us just as they do communities outside the gates of the University."So begins the message from the Director of Public Safety, Steven J.

Both sexes need to play on 'Home Team'

I walked out of "March of the Penguins" this past July and couldn't help but marvel at the fact that for two excruciating months during which they did not eat, the male penguins ? the fathers ? guarded their eggs from the extreme cold until they hatched, while the female penguins went out to replenish their own exhausted and malnourished bodies.

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Educating about alcohol

As soon as freshmen set foot on campus, they are inundated with a flood of mandatory activities, speakers and flyers.

Campus Club's demise reveals social problems

Having been Beverage Chair of Campus Club for the past year, I have had the uncommon experience of watching from the inside as an eating club died.

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Letters to the Editor

Eating clubs give alumni a continued sense of belongingRegarding 'Valuing the eating club system' (Thursday, Sept.

Remembering better days: The Campus Club of old

Perhaps I do not deserve the privilege of eulogizing Campus Club. I did not belong to it; yet, I felt that Campus belonged to me.

An evening with Elie Wiesel

Wednesday evening found me sitting in Lahiere's, eating dinner and chatting with two close friends, several Nobel laureates, Princeton professors, President Tilghman and the man we had been waiting half a year to see: Elie Wiesel, the author of "Night," survivor of the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, teacher, writer and defender of the oppressed.

In search of some natural delicacies

Evidence of the progress of learning at Princeton is abundant but also ambiguous. For example I might cite the relationship between the efflorescence of the life sciences and the decline of the wild mushroom omelet.

Students should get equal access to Rice speech

On Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will deliver the keynote address for the Wilson School's 75th anniversary celebration.

The lock on the gate of the Ivory Tower

It seems obvious that humans need jargon. If you are a mechanic, it does not suffice to ask your assistant for "that thingamajig that makes this part of the engine work again." In fields where great precision of language is necessary, including many academic fields, people argue about suitable definitions for words.

Lawnparties: The quintessentially Princeton way to spend a crisp fall Sunday

Sundays are relaxing. Some people sleep in, some go to church, others watch football and some frantically scurry to catch up on a week's worth of neglected reading.

Frist has lost a valuable social space for students

Students returning to campus this fall looking for a late-night Snapple or slice of pizza at Frist are in for an unpleasant surprise: From now on, the downstairs gallery will be closing with the last late meal.

A look at giving back: Service and accountability at Princeton

In the U.S. News ranking war to which Princeton is only officially indifferent, we nearly always top the list.

Letters to the Editor

University should recognize Washington Monthly rankingsRegarding 'University rankings vary by criteria' (Thursday, Sept.

Valuing the eating club system

As a senior, scarily and irreversibly close to my unwanted title of alumnus, I often read the campus life rumblings in the Princeton Alumni Weekly ? a postgraduate publication that keeps the vast network of Princeton grads in tune with events and discussions percolating on campus.