Flying broomsticks. Talking hats. Magical wands. Sounds like a child's magical wonderland. And it is.
It's been three months since Sept. 11, and things seem nearly back to normal. The nation has largely stopped following the war in Afghanistan ? the Taliban have obligingly conceded to American bombing and the ground assault of the northern alliance; Osama bin Laden has been driven deeper into his cave network, apparently surrounded by U.S.
"To those who scare peace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty, my message is this: Your tactics only aid terrorists ? for they erode our national unity and diminish our resolve."? John Ashcroft, Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dec.
Forum misrepresented problems at the 'Street'Tuesday's 'Prince' article about the USG's forum on the University's sexual climate notes that the forum was begun by "reading two accounts of date rape and sexual aggression."My first response to hearing this was sympathy for the victims of these two incidents.
It is difficult to explain how I ended up a college professor. I had a perfectly normal, indeed nearly quintessential American boyhood on a farm with real people, real animals and dark, wooded mountains as far as the eye could see.
September attack brings United States to crossroadsThe terrorist attacks against America on Sept.
Last week, I ran into an acquaintance I hadn't seen in a while. After the formulaic pleasantries, he asked me if I was part of the Organization of Women Leaders.
The lines are clearly drawn in the argument over the use of military tribunals against terrorist suspects.
Marshall Plan should be a model for U.S. foreign aidI applaud David Sillers '04's Dec.
I have filed my course card with the registrar. I share this with the Princeton community because it may well be my proudest accomplishment of the four months I have spent here.
I'll tell you how I know that I am a complete dork: I love Firestone. I think it is the most wonderful place on campus.
With a co-ed membership that numbers more than 600 students, the Organization of Women Leaders has become one of Princeton's more dynamic and visible student organizations during the past year.
Israeli action a far cry from terrorismIn Alexandra Snyder '03's Dec. 6 column, Israel is accused of perpetuating a "cycle of violence" that has resulted in many deaths on both the Israeli and Palestinian sides.
Palestinian Authority not innocent of terrorist activityI'm writing in response to Alexandra Snyder '03's opinion piece that ran yesterday ("Chicken or the egg: Terminate the cycle of violence"). I will defend to death Snyder's - and anyone else's - right to disagree with me.
The world today is experiencing the highest levels of insecurity since the end of the Cold War, and the United States has again asserted primary responsibility for restoring the stability that we have struggled for so long to create.
The fact that six Palestinians have chosen to end their lives along with Israelis' in the past four days suggests that part of this story is not being told.To explain recent terrorism, Israeli officials make a direct parallel between Yasir Arafat and Osama bin Laden and their "networks of terror." This is simply incorrect.
Totalitarian regimes control their people by bludgeoning and incarcerating them. (Don't we all remember Tiananman Square?) Critics of Western societies claim that democratic governments maintain approval for their actions through the "manufacture of consent," a cryptic and insidious form of propaganda."How?" you ask skeptically.
Predicting the OWL's last screechGiven the recent internal strife, one must ask: Is the death of the Organization of Women Leaders imminent?
On Wed., Nov. 29, the Princeton Peace Network hosted an excellent open forum to discuss the moral issues of the present war in Afghanistan.
Last week, while the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit was deployed in southern Afghanistan, researchers from Advanced Cell Technology in Worcester, Mass., announced that they had achieved the first successful cloning of a human embryo.
