Responding to criticism: SUV emissions; affirmative action Dear Brian Beck,I appreciate the fan mail, but I am worried that you are not really reading my columns (or at least not all of the words in them) before you respond.
In the seventeenth century, Isaac Newton famously formulated his First Law of Motion, stating that in the absence of outside forces, an object at rest will stay at rest, and a body moving at a constant velocity in a straight line continues doing so indefinitely.
George Bush has ruined a perfectly good case for war. In October 2001, before the dust had settled in Afghanistan, I proposed in this column that the United States initiate war plans in Iraq.
Each year on Alumni Day, the University presents awards to two alumni, one undergraduate, the other graduate, who have given reification to the university's motto of "Princeton in the nation's service and in the service of all nations." This year's winners were Peter Bell, '64, president of CARE, and Bill Frist, '74, United States Senator from Tennessee.
Recent outcry over the 'Gank' search engine posting, which condemned "self-segregation" among a group of Asian students drawing into Spelman, highlights important campus issues.
Princeton has a student body oozing with diverse opinions. Everyday we attend classes in one of the most exciting intellectual forums that America has to offer.
As the war drums continue to sound, the economy continues to tank and consumer confidence reaches new lows, it's worth asking: "Is there a better way to run the country?" Since President Bush made it clear last week that hundreds of thousands of protesters would do nothing to influence his policies, perhaps it's time to consider the possibilities for 'regime change' at home.
Sometime on Tuesday, the search engine gank.princeton.edu listed 21 Asian surnames, taken from draw groups posted that morning, with the following questions: "aZn self-segregation?
Drum beats and chants were audible across campus this Saturday morning. Alumni, returning to Princeton in orange and black ties and tiger print scarves, seemed mystified by the sounds.
Headline bias?I am grateful for last Thursday's article by Alyson Zureick on the lecture by Daniel Flynn that The Princeton Tory sponsored.
Harvard students are often accused of having inflated egos. We at the Prince are pleased to report, however, that they demonstrate a healthy humility in at least one important area.According to a recent story in the campus paper, which we are not making up, student government leaders in Cambridge have determined that Harvard's dating scene is "pretty poor." Not content to let loverless learners languish, they've resolved to take action in order to get more action.
Tilghman has support for social objectives, challenging status quoIn response to Tuesday's letter to the editor: "Tilghman should not use presidency as a forum to advocate social policy."Dear President Tilghman (let's use some respect, boys): DON'T STOP!You have the full support of a large majority of Princeton students.
We laugh at their monarchy, their backwards driving, the pretentious way they talk, but even Americans have to admit the Brits have got one thing right: alcohol.
Let's be honest; the alumni are weird. This was made abundantly clear last weekend when Princeton welcomed the old-timers back for Alumni/Parent Weekend, a nostalgia-soaked Saturday of lectures, awards and dinners.
As any student who keeps a car at school is well aware, parking around the University and in downtown Princeton is often an impossible chore.
It seems that the state of Pennsylvania has failed to answer the tough questions raised by some of its most promising citizens.
Sometimes, I just don't get it. I simply do not see what I have, and what others don't have. In the midst of mounting deadlines for papers and exams, the strain of extracurricular activities, and the youthful ponderings of my life's problems, I lose sight of the bigger picture: I am one of the luckiest people on this Earth.
Tilghman should not use presidency as a forum to advocate social policyDear Shirley: STOP!President Tilghman is at it again.
I was in the middle of one of those pretentious-yet-depressing conversations that can only be had by a bunch of liberal graduate students living under a Republican administration about to take us into an ill-advised war."You know," my computer scientist friend said, "I wouldn't be opposed to this war in principle if I just trusted Bush to get the job done right ? to rebuild Iraq afterwards, to establish real democracy there, that sort of thing.
Who is Colin Powell? Defining himself as the "reluctant warrior" who claims "force should be a last resort, but it must be a resort," our Secretary of State has received much admiration at home and abroad for his diplomatic, multilateralist approach to foreign policy.
