Edward W. Said '57, who died last week after a long fight against leukemia, was one of Princeton's most extraordinary graduates.
Vincent Humbert went driving in France in late September of the year 2000. I doubt he expected to wake up in a cage nine months later ? the time and space in between as dark and mislaid as all time to follow.He was struck in an auto accident at the age of 19 and left unable to move, unable to speak, and unable to see ? but able to remember who he used to be.
Legitimacy debatedIn response to Brady Kiesling's remark to the Princeton Middle East Society (quoted in "Kiesling criticizes foreign policy of Bush White House," The Daily Princetonian, Sept.
As this year opened, the 'Prince' was presented with the tremendous opportunity and difficult task of selecting new columnists to fill the ranks of graduated writers.
Sex workshop is part of a healthy balance Regarding '"Femsex" and sex toys' (Thursday, Sept.
The first few weeks of school were warm for September, and as I sat in my furnace-like room I was reminded of the thousands of French citizens ? predominantly the elderly ? in homes without air-conditioning, who died in the heat wave this past summer.
I have never been raped. I cannot know what it would be like to find myself alone with a man, to realize he is forcing himself upon me.
Racial reality ignored by racial neutralityRe: 'Should summer programs go race-blind?' (Wednesday, Sept.
It has come. We've had our freshman week ? which, of course, is really not just for freshman, but for everyone.
Porn screenings in the classroom? A field trip to a local eroticwear store? It's not a high school male's fantasy ? it's the reality for Brown University students, where "Femsex" arrived from the West Coast last semester.
According to ancient received wisdom there are three kinds of official untruths: lies, damned lies and statistics.
My summer journey seemed to stop before it even started. The Woodrow Wilson School and Princeton University did not want to fund a trip to such a "dangerous" place, agreeing to do so only a few days before my departure.
Despite the isolated incidents of racial discrimination and hate crimes that occur even today, one would be hard-pressed, especially in the context of college admissions, to point to an overtly racist conspiracy to keep minorities down in society.
For the Supreme Court, the summer was about race. In the humid heat of late June, the justices ruled that affirmative action was constitutional.
Needless to say, America's occupation of Iraq has taken a turn for the worse. Our soldiers continue to be attacked daily, and many Iraqis have gone from supporting our cause to joining the chorus of violent anti-American protests.
Maintaining a narrowly defined Honor Code is tough, but criticalRegarding 'A code we can honor?' (Monday, September 22, 2003):I believe Article V of the Constitution of the Honor System is the relevant section for purposes of understanding the code.I would probably amend the code, by striking "but not limited to" from point 1, and more narrowly define specific conduct in which students pledge not to engage.As to significantly modifying the code because students exhibit a diversity of views as to what constitutes academic honesty . . .Grade inflation has already diminished the impact of exceptional performance on GPAs and class ranking, thus blurring the line between top students and everyone else.
Princeton University has an eating disorder. Unlike bulimia, anorexia or obesity, our sickness is not a function of quantity.
If the person next to you cheated on an exam, would you turn him in? Yes you would ? or at least that's what you had to say, in a signed statement, in order to enroll as a freshman.
Since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, the U.S. has been facing unprecedented challenges in Iraq, greater than those of the war itself.
Last week, the Bolshoi Theater fired one of Russia's premier ballerinas for being, at 5'6" and 109 pounds, too fat.
