The only thing approximating the agony of the college admissions process is watching someone else whom you love endure it.
One of my friends from home wakes up early every morning at college so he can read The New York Times and watch CNN before class.
With a major election approaching, we must reflect upon two critical issues: abortion and embryo-destructive research.
Regarding 'MicroFridges garner positive response' (Sept. 23):A new MicroFridge costs $374 from the manufacturer, while used ones go for about $200 on Ebay.
Regarding 'Paralyzed, moving on' (Sept. 22):I was sincerely moved reading the story of Andrea Wilson and her loyal companion Bradley, and I look forward to meeting her.
Ever since John Kerry became the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, the campaign has centered around one issue more than anything else: the Vietnam War.The right tried to claim that a difference exits between medals and ribbons.
Do you remember when Britney Spears was single . . . and a virgin? Or how about the time when Macaulay Culkin was just a kid trying out aftershave (instead of marijuana) for the first time?I guess it's about time the '90s nostalgia set in.
A few weeks ago, I was at Southwest's terminal in the Oakland airport, running late for a flight home to Las Vegas when I was randomly selected for a search.
This column last appeared in this space 37 years ago. Nineteen sixty-eight was a watershed election year.
Regarding 'Postpone rush' (Sept. 21):Rarely have I encountered a debate as mind-boggling as the current one over Greek life.
In the late spring, this board published an editorial urging the administration to accept the request of student groups like the College Democrats and College Republicans that they be allowed to register voters on campus.
Soon after President Tilghman took the helm of the University, she made it clear she was uneasy about the unsanctioned Greek life that exists on campus.
Students might think they're getting a good deal when they get their discounted computers from the Student Computing Initiative, but if only they knew what was out there.Forget the pencil and the compass, today's college students get hi-tech gadgetry.
The global phenomenon of anti-Americanism is quite worrying, but it is not actually of recent genesis.
I remember coming across a rather startling statistic three years ago when I first arrived on campus.
Chan column 'insulting' to Princeton's religious community Regarding 'In politics, religious zeal can be blinding' (Kai Chan, Sept 16):Before Kai Chan goes accusing everyone of unquestioningly following the religion of their parents, he might want to visit a number of religious organizations on campus.
Recently, University officials have expressed concern over the departure of between 10 and 15 minority staffers during the past few months.
University has the wrong take on what Greek life is Regarding 'Frosh Cautioned against going Greek' (Sept.
In a recent Ivy newsletter, former lecturer and former inspector general of the CIA Frederick Hitz '61 described a "nationwide calamity facing federal government recruiters in elite colleges." If Princeton students are to pursue public service, he wrote, then "they want to be assured that their efforts will make a difference, and they believe that is more likely in a nongovernmental organization like Doctors Without Borders or Care."However, as Hitz explains, this coming generation of Princetonians in the post-9/11 world have shown a much stronger inkling for government service.
