Opinion

What are we really saying 'Yes' to?

What are we really saying 'Yes' to?

The announcement on the Princeton web page regarding the choice of Dean Hargadon as speaker for the Senior Baccalaureate has angered me and many other Princeton students, contrary to the majority of comments made public in relation to his selection.A general aura of praise and approval toward Hargadon has been imposed on me and on many others who are uncomfortable with the Dean's conduct.

OPINION | 02/09/2003

Rethinking pick-ups

We wrote on Friday that Bicker is a good system, permitting bicker clubs to achieve a unity, enthusiasm, and year-to-year consistency that might not be possible through sign-ins.

OPINION | 02/09/2003

For politicians, integrity must come from within

A week ago yesterday, The New York Times ran a piece by Matthew Purdy that compared political corruption in Connecticut and New Jersey.

OPINION | 02/09/2003

NASA should continue manned flights

In Tuesday's New York Times, Professor Paul Krugman wrote that "manned space flight in general has turned out to be a bust." Reflecting on the costs of the Columbia tragedy, and the greater utility of unmanned probes and satellites, Krug-man calculates that nearly "almost all the payoff from space travel, scientific and practical has come from unmanned vehicles and satellites." He concludes that the United States should stop sending astronauts into space until it becomes "cost-effective."Although there are strong economic arguments in support of manned space flight ? witness the invention of freeze-dried foods and Velcro, products first designed for astronauts ? the economics of the matter are a secondary point.

OPINION | 02/06/2003

In support of Bicker

"Bicker is an intense nightmare. Six days of passing judgment, six days of banality, or flashcards and cute comments, of emotional pleas, and bitterness are over . . . We want to forget, to wash it out of the system."Surprisingly, a disgruntled sophomore did not make this criticism last night or even last year ? it appeared in the 'Prince' in February 1967, a time when many on campus were calling for an end to Bicker entirely.

OPINION | 02/06/2003

'Jahiliya,' fundamentalism characterize Saudi Arabia

On March 11, 2002, flames engulfed a girls' public intermediate school in the holy city of Mecca.

OPINION | 02/06/2003

'Parenting' the University budget: A reform to the process of tuition hikes

Across the United States, business owners observe rising costs and ask "Why?" In the confines of academia, where recessions are studied more than felt, administrators look at unbridled spending and ask "Why not?"Each fall, the Priorities Committee, a group of sixteen faculty, students and administrators, analyzes Princeton's budget and recommends increases in discretionary spending.

OPINION | 02/05/2003

Maintaining Perspective on the Club System

Every time I've run into a friend in the last month, we've talked about eating clubs and other options.

OPINION | 02/05/2003

Following the money

Sometime before Feb. 18th, Harvard plans to file a brief urging the Supreme Court to validate race-based affirmative action.

OPINION | 02/04/2003

'Real World' in a Princeton Penthouse?

Dear NBC, ABC, WB, MTV, and (heaven help us all) FOX,I would like to file a complaint. Over the past two years, my roommates and I have religiously followed your reality television programming.

OPINION | 02/04/2003

The lure of taking extra classes

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Princeton University! I hope you all had a fantastic and relaxing intersession, as I did.

OPINION | 02/04/2003

We need confidence to debate

Many of you readers may not remember Professor John Fleming's column of Jan. 10, 2003, in which he advocated that Princeton students take a year off between finishing high school and beginning college.

OPINION | 02/03/2003

Weighing intelligence about Iraq

When Secretary of State Colin Powell presents the case for Iraq's violation of U.N. Resolution 1441 to the U.N.

OPINION | 02/03/2003

Detecting intellect

"What happened to student intellectualism?"This is not a question new to Princeton.

OPINION | 02/03/2003

Watch this space: The campus conversation

Beginning with today's newspaper, a new group of editors assumes responsibility for the 'Prince.' We will work hard to fill this page with columns that address both campus and national issues, from a range of perspectives, in a persuasive and informative way.We intend to print a large number of guest columns and letters, to give as many people as possible a chance to join the conversation.

OPINION | 02/02/2003

An Education by Reading

One of my subjects of alleged scholarly expertise, Christopher Columbus, poignantly exemplifies the feeble tendency of the human mind, when faced with what is unknown and unfamiliar, to attempt to force it into the categories of the known and the familiar.

OPINION | 02/02/2003

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