Opinion

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.

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Prevent senioritis before it's too late

You've probably read dozens of columns and heard quite a few speeches about providing valuable advice to incoming freshmen.

Yearning for the Frist of yesteryear

Never again will we get to see the look of profound disappointment on our inebriated classmates' faces as the Frist Food Gallery's portcullis, as if mocking the hungry, slowly closes at 2 a.m.. Never again will we be able to take a 1:47 a.m.

Grade deflation: Good progress, uneven process

At Monday's faculty meeting, Dean of the College Nancy Weiss Malkiel offered the University community its first glimpse of the results of the grade deflation policy adopted by the faculty in April 2004.

Adventures of an American student in China

Calling my first few weeks in China a "train wreck" doesn't quite capture the experience.

Lack of preparation compounds a tragedy

It is reassuring to see my fellow classmates taking an active role in relief and reconstruction efforts in the Gulf States.

Seeing a world outside the bubble

Growing up in the Midwest, I never experienced an actual "Chinatown." While New Yorkers and Californians boasted of bubble tea shops springing up on every street corner and described their weekly feasts of dim sum and lychees, I simply nodded, bewildered.

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A step forward for professors with families

Last month, the University announced reforms to its tenure process that we as a board believe will have positive effects on our campus.

A decidedly productive way to fiddle around

Most college professors at one time or another have to face the Ivory Tower Crisis, by which I mean we must come to terms with the fact that we lead privileged lives of leisured contemplation in a world in which millions scavenge for the merest elements of subsistence.

Bureaucracy falls short in time of crisis

Sitting at my desk with Wolf Blitzer's information-overload "Situation Room" blaring in the background and looking at commercially available before-and-after satellite photos of the Big Easy, I'm desperately trying to figure out why a benevolent god would allow a tragedy like Hurricane Katrina to happen.More distressing is the fact that the U.S.

A future for Campus Club

After weeks of uncertainty, Campus Club is expected to announce its decision not to reopen as an eating club today.

The Big Hargadon

Welcome Freshmen wasn't just an outstanding show on Nickelodeon from 1991 to 1993; it was also something that former Dean of Admission Fred Hargadon used to do.

So you want to advise the freshmen

After two years of reading and writing Daily Princetonian opinion columns, one begins to anticipate when certain topics will appear in print.