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Whose award?

When Secretary of State Colin Powell comes to campus tomorrow morning to make a speech at the centennial celebration of George Kennan, he'll also receive the first Crystal Tiger Award.

OPINION | 02/18/2004

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Taking sides

First things first: I want to thank President Tilghman and Matt Margolin. Tilghman's office confirmed Tuesday that she will hold a USG-organized open meeting with students, along the lines I suggested in my last column, some time soon ? the exact logistics are still being ironed out.This week, I want to suggest a new way of thinking about the administration's role in political debate.

OPINION | 02/18/2004

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Enlarging the applicant pool

If, as Clopin declares in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," "Good intentions are not enough; they've never put an onion in the soup yet," then Nassau Hall will not be serving potage d'oignon any time soon.Chanakya Sethi's article in Monday's 'Prince' ably showed the difficulties facing University officials as they search for minority candidates for high-level administrative positions.

OPINION | 02/18/2004

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My deepest apologies

According to the mountains of hate mail I've received, my last column was outrageously offensive, highly tasteless, and in all respects beneath the dignity of this newspaper.

OPINION | 02/16/2004

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Margolin's challenge

It didn't take long for USG president Matt Margolin to hedge his campaign promises. His campaign posters boldly promised "Free Pequods" leading up to the December elections, but Margolin now says that any price reduction will be slow if it ever happens at all.Successful USG candidates typically do not run on anything controversial.

OPINION | 02/11/2004