Opinion

University does not plan to reroute Washington RoadContrary to what was reported in Thursday's The Daily Princetonian, the University has no plans to reroute Washington Road, nor is it cooperating with the Borough on a plan to reroute Washington Road traffic from Route 1.

OPINION | 11/24/2002

'Outraged' athletes decry new Ivy League rule on participation

'Outraged' athletes decry new Ivy League rule on participation

(The following was written by the Varsity Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as an open letter to the University community)Late last spring the Ivy League Presidents voted unanimously to institute a seven-week moratorium on varsity athletics participation.

OPINION | 11/24/2002

An Eastern European's take on NATO's largest expansion in history

As a Princeton student and as a Romanian, I would like to share with you some of my thoughts about today's NATO enlargement.

OPINION | 11/21/2002

Friends without benefits . . . Mission impossible?

"Men and women can never be friends because the sex part always gets in the way."Nearly fifteen years ago, Harry met Sally.

OPINION | 11/21/2002

'Death to the Jews!'

Maybe it's just me, but there's something about large, angry crowds chanting "Death to the Jews!" which makes me uncomfortable.

OPINION | 11/20/2002

Does Anti-Israel = Anti-Semitism?

By the time I got on the train to Boston on Friday I had received 27 "Gotcha!" emails adjusting my trivial misquotation of Dorothy Parker.

OPINION | 11/20/2002

Whig-Clio needs a breath of new life

The American Whig-Cliosophic Society is Princeton's oldest student organization and the oldest political, literary and debating society in the world.

OPINION | 11/19/2002

The struggle for relevance in modern American politics

As Democrats struggle to emerge from the debacle of the midterm elections, a consensus has emerged within the power structure of this country for the Republican agenda.

OPINION | 11/19/2002

Reading Rummy: An insider's view of the U.S. Defense Secretary

I've know Rummy for several decades, ever since he walked into my campaign office and volunteered when I was running for the U.S.

OPINION | 11/19/2002

Letters to the Editor

Campus debate on intellectualism reflects national, cultural trendsI read with interest Patrick Deneen's call for the faculty to contribute more to the university's level of intellectual discourse.While I agree that more faculty involvement on campus might alleviate some of the intellectual flatness of undergraduate life, I think he neglects to point out a broader pattern in academia.

OPINION | 11/19/2002

Academics for academics sake: Not just a means to an end

In the interest of our discussion on the state of intellectualism at Princeton, it is useful, perhaps, to look at historical precedents.

OPINION | 11/19/2002

Homosexual marriage: Let it be

In modern America where one in two black children are born into poverty and single moms and divorcees abound, it could be argued that a loving, stable homosexual couple adopting children isn't the worst thing that could happen.

OPINION | 11/18/2002

Letters to the Editor

Quote based on mistake in The New York TimesMy column of Nov. 18 discussed a remark made recently by Karl Rove that he was more concerned about the 3,000 American dead of Sept.

OPINION | 11/18/2002

Political action is more than voting

It happens at least once a week, sometimes more. I'll be sitting with a group of people, maybe for a precept or at dinner, and someone will crack a joke about the Republican Party.

OPINION | 11/18/2002

2002: A crossroads for the Republican Party

On the night of the midterm elections, the pundits were buzzing with bold new predictions about the consequences of the Republican "landslide." Every voice seemed in agreement that the Republicans had really won a lasting victory, and most were equally convinced that the Democrats had suffered a lasting defeat.

OPINION | 11/17/2002

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