Opinion

Reflections on the Pamphleteer

Reflections on the Pamphleteer

Today, most of us will leave the campus to join family and friends in a day of thanksgiving. This is one of the few holidays that has survived the swamp of commercialization and the convenience of long weekends, retaining its core purpose year after year.

OPINION | 11/26/2002

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Examining the role of Christianity in social action

Examining the role of Christianity in social action

I would like to issue an apology to Mr. Elliot Ratzman and the rest of the Princeton University campus.

OPINION | 11/26/2002

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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Response to an evaluation of campus intellectualism debateThis Monday marks the beginning of a dialogue about intellectualism on campus.

OPINION | 11/26/2002

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Stats exaggerate U.S. gun violence

Stats exaggerate U.S. gun violence

Firearm homicides: Germany ? 381, France ? 255, Canada ? 165, U.K. ? 68, Australia ? 65, Japan ? 39 and U.S.

OPINION | 11/25/2002

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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Misplaced attack against Whig-ClioCarlos Ramos-Mrosovsky's blast of criticism against Whig-Clio last Wednesday, Nov.

OPINION | 11/25/2002

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Protecting freedom of the press

Protecting freedom of the press

I was dismayed last week to hear about a group of students organizing to confront President Tilghman and demand that the University cut off funding to the Tory.

OPINION | 11/25/2002

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The ethics of writing on ethics

The ethics of writing on ethics

Question: Is it ethical for faculty to write columns about ethical questions?Like a number of faculty members, I have been asked by editors of this newspaper to contribute to a fortnightly feature in which members of the faculty and University community respond to ethical problems and quandaries.

OPINION | 11/24/2002

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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

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

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'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

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

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

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Friends without benefits . . . Mission impossible?

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

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'Death to the Jews!'

'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

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Does Anti-Israel = Anti-Semitism?

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

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Whig-Clio needs a breath of new life

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

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The struggle for relevance in modern American politics

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

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

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

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Letters to the Editor

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

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

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

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Homosexual marriage: Let it be

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

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Letters to the Editor

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

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