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.
Not another codeIf the proposed "social honor code" is anything like the academic honor code, it is an extremely bad idea.The honor code is not just a statement of support for academic integrity.
"My Summer Vacation." Like clockwork year after year I can remember the elementary school teachers giving this assignment, as we, their little charges, returned from months of mental sloth and academic apathy.
The standard reaction to the word "Africa" in the West is a sense of overwhelming frustration.
Several campus groups have recently proposed that the University issue a statement of support for minorities, or consider asking freshmen to sign a pledge of support for diversity.
Some nights ago I was playing chess with a suicidal man. Hurricane Isabel had turned out largely disappointing for most of the campus, but I certainly felt like I was in the eye of a storm.
I consider myself a pretty easygoing guy; there are precious few things in life I really dislike.
