Many people say that activism on campus is nonexistent. Without a doubt the Princeton climate does not provoke the kind of activism that is seen on other campuses like Harvard or Berkeley.
For the past eighteen years of my life, I have lived a blissfully "job-free" life. Before coming to Princeton, I had never filled out a tax form or received a paycheck.
Few things are designed as shoddily as the latest round of CD copy-protection technology, which Princeton grad student Alex Halderman pointed out last week can be defeated by holding down the "shift" key.
How does one explain the Princeton social scene? When trying to describe it to an outsider it seems but a parody of 1920s American society: "We spend our evenings in 19th century gothic mansions with libraries and antique pool rooms." While Prospect Street does fly the flag for much of the Princeton social life, freshman and sophomores pre-bicker/sign-in are lucky to have the added camaraderie of their own residential colleges.
When a community of intravenous drug users has no access to clean, sterile syringes HIV, Hepatitis and other blood borne pathogens will spread like wildfire (i.e.: New Jersey) On the other hand, if "IDUs" have access to sterile syringes, the spread of disease is greatly reduced (i.e.: the rest of the country).Nationally, drug use accounts for 25 percent of new HIV infections, but in New Jersey this number is over 50 percent, according to the 2002 New Jersey HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report.
This summer, Senator Bill Frist announced his support for a constitutional ban on gay marriage. Watching him on television, I would have liked to react calmly and coolly, citing the Fourteenth Amendment, which guarantees equal protection under the law, and denying that the Senator's Christian values should be imposed upon the rest of the country.
New stress in collegeRegarding the Wednesday, Oct. 8, article on suicide prevention: I am writing to clarify a misunderstanding of my remarks about stress at Princeton.
One of the highlights of my summer was attending the Pride Parade in Toronto, Canada. However, when I mention to Princetonians that I took part, I am often met with questions of why I would attend, given that I myself am heterosexual.
It's become fashionable to tear down the leading figures of our history. Jefferson and Washington, we are taught, were slave owners.
Many will celebrate Christopher Columbus today, five hundred and eleven years after his arrival Some of us are told his arrival marked the "discovery" of a new continent and a new nation without mention of Columbus' legacy of colonization and exploitation.
U.S. News and World Report allows Harvard to share Princeton's supremacy for a year? I demand a recount!
I am a senior, and I have a hiding place. It's not near any of my favorite haunts: the Chapel, Caf
Career Services works to offer job varietyRegarding 'Seniors in Suits' (Oct. 9, 2003):One of the most rewarding aspects of being a career counselor at Princeton is the opportunity to talk to, work with and advise students with such a diverse array of talents, experiences and interests.
Is it my bitter fate to remain forever an obscure columnist for an obscure publication? What is it that the big guys have that I lack?
It's hard these days to walk across campus without encountering impeccably groomed seniors, wearing their Sunday best and fixed expressions of concentration.
Running innocently on an elliptical machine in Dillon, my attention broke momentarily from a surprisingly engrossing soap opera to find the girl next to me staring at the flashing numbers on my machine.
Not another codeThe 'Prince' rightfully acknowledged ("Nurturing campus diversity," Oct.
This summer I discovered an unexpected passion for the macho, criminal bloodfest otherwise known as the "Godfather" series.
As Chief Medical Officer of Princeton University, I am pleased that Fernando Delgado chose to shed light on a mental health issue that concerns us all deeply here, that of suicidality in the college aged population.
I wish I weren't here. By here, I mean Princeton University.It's not that I hate the place.
