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Readers respond to Princetonians' donations

Readers respond to Princetonians' donations

[Editor's note: Yesterday, reporter Melisa Gao's article 'Professors fund liberal candidates' was linked on the online news site drudgereport.com. Below are some of the letters the 'Prince' received from across the United States.] Look here!

OPINION | 09/13/2004

Bad situation yields hope

The resignation of Jim McGreevey was a mix of the familiar and the sensational. Rumors floated over the Internet for hours, first that he would resign, then that he would acknowledge an affair with a man.

OPINION | 09/13/2004

Culture shock abroad and at home

When I was little, my dream was to be the equivalent of Dr. Doolittle with people, able to converse with and understand individuals from all over the globe.

OPINION | 09/12/2004

Longing for tradition

As usual, in the summer the campus has been a chaos of construction, renovation and repair, with several projects almost, but not quite completed before the return of the students.

OPINION | 09/12/2004

Talking about sex doesn't need to be so vulgar

Though we lament the recent explosion of young, female sex columnists all attempting to follow lamely in the wake of Carrie Bradshaw, we do understand that Rachel Axelbank's job as a 'Prince' columnist is to cover sex.

OPINION | 09/12/2004

Don't stand there, do something!

The drive to bring about major change in the way the United States collects, analyzes and disseminates intelligence information became inevitable this summer with the completion of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence study of intelligence failings surrounding the onset of the Iraq war, and the publication of the 9/11 Commission report.

OPINION | 09/09/2004

Solo in the city

This summer I left the Princeton bubble for a relative adventure in the concrete jungle: New York City.

OPINION | 09/09/2004

You can be a columnist

Can you write? Do you have opinions? Do friends hang on every word you say? Why not put that talent to use by becoming a 'Prince' columnist?

OPINION | 09/09/2004

Stepping out into the unknown

It's surprising how fast the summer goes by every year. One minute you're trying hard not to die of a heat stroke in the middle of a final spring exam held in McCosh Hall, by keeping yourself alive with hazy thoughts of the summer barely ahead of you.

OPINION | 09/08/2004

We're number one!*

"I have always believed," Dean of the College Nancy Weiss Malkiel told the 'Prince,' "that the U.S.

OPINION | 09/08/2004

In search of a center

Yale has its Old Campus, Stanford the Old Quad; Harvard has its Yard. These venerated spaces do more than anchor their campuses as geographic crossroads; they are centers of campus life, indispensable sentimental, historical, ceremonial and functional terrain.

OPINION | 09/08/2004

Want to be a columnist?

Can you write? Do you have opinions? Do friends hang on every word you say? Why not put that talent to use by becoming a 'Prince' columnist.

OPINION | 09/07/2004

Some friendly advice

Class of 2008, as my contribution to your college initiation, I have decided to offer a tidbit of wisdom that if followed correctly would lead you to a fitter, happier and more productive life at this hallowed institution.

OPINION | 09/07/2004

Reflections of a Princeton Sophomore

They say the point of freshmen week is to get the new students acclimated to the Princeton environment and life in college.

OPINION | 09/07/2004

The perils of anonymity

There's an odd glow that seems to hover over Princeton in May, when seen through the eyes of a graduating senior.

OPINION | 05/13/2004

Bicker is a good way to apportion limited spots

Regarding 'Rethinking Bicker from the inside' (Stephanie Greenberg, May 12):After reading the anti-Bicker sentiments in the last two issues of the 'Prince,' I felt it necessary, as a former officer of a bicker club, to offer some perspective from the other side of the coin.Yes, bicker is exclusive.

OPINION | 05/13/2004

Bicker is just one of many of life's tests of friendship

Regarding 'Rethinking Bicker from the inside' (Stephanie Greenberg, May 12):It is a shame that Greenberg's well-intentioned piece will do little to change the phenomenon at work every fall and spring as sophomores and juniors vie for spots in eating clubs.

OPINION | 05/13/2004

When Campus Club went Bicker, I went for the door

I really appreciate Stephanie Greenberg's column about the ugliness of Bicker.

OPINION | 05/13/2004

A world quite different

The weather was hot, a-nearly 90 degrees. The man standin' next to me, his head was exploding, Well, I was prayin' the pieces wouldn't fall on me. Yeah, the locusts sang off in the distance, Yeah, the locusts sang such a sweet melody. Oh, the locusts sang off in the distance, And the locusts sang and they were singing for me. I put down my robe, picked up my diploma, Took hold of my sweetheart and away we did drive, Straight for the hills, the black hills of Dakota, Sure was glad to get out of there alive. And the locusts sang, well, it give me a chill, Yeah, the locusts sang such a sweet melody. And the locusts sang with a high whinin' trill, Yeah, the locusts sang and they was singing for me, Singing for me, well, singing for me.? Bob Dylan H '70, from "Day of the Locusts" Summer is here, and the sound of whirring and drilling floats through the open windows of libraries and dorm rooms.

OPINION | 05/13/2004

Rethinking Bicker from the inside

For the past two years, I have been a member of one of Princeton's Bicker eating clubs, including a year spent as an officer and a resident.As I near graduation and reflect on my undergraduate experience, I regret the role I've played in perpetuating Bicker and urge Princetonians to work toward ending this frighteningly well-organized system of social exclusion.I value deeply my friendships with fellow members, and many of my happiest memories from Princeton emerge from club activities.

OPINION | 05/11/2004

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