As we go to the polls today we should be concerned not only about a candidate's position on the issues (if, by some miracle he has one) but also about the effects of his or her election on the electoral process.
Not 'Anti-Intellectualism'From the great diversity and volume of responses to our letter on undergraduate intellectual life, it is clear that we have struck a nerve with the student body and the University at large.
Would you consider yourself reckless? Do you drink coffee? If you are reckless and you drink coffee you might be in a lot of danger.
Often students express concern about being trapped in the "Princeton bubble." They talk a lot about concerns over whether they're completely missing out on the real world.
Last week before returning to Princeton, I logged onto the Amtrak website to see what train was best for going from Washington D.C.
Although tomorrow is election day, the moment when the American people wake from their slumber and remake the government in Washington, you could be forgiven for feeling pretty bleak about democracy right now.
At 4:30 a.m. last Monday morning, one of my roommates answered the phone. "Hi. No, don't worry.
Fostering dialogue without sensational claimsNo doubt that most Princetonians who take time to read The Tory have already set aside this month's issue in disbelieving disgust.
After a week of midterms, intellectualism may be a sore subject. We've spent the past five days reading pages of texts, struggling through practice problems, and completing exams.
This semester I have, without fail, missed the last 30 seconds of every lecture in every class. No, I have not been sneaking out early.
The Anglican confession of sins includes the dual category of "things done and left undone," for inaction can be as fatal as malfeasance.
Reactions to the recent issue of "The Princeton Tory" ran the gamut: The customary contempt and praise were to be expected, and probably in that order.
Eating healthy at Princeton is more than counting caloriesAs the group responsible for treating eating disorders on the Princeton campus, the PUHS Eating Disorders Team feels it necessary to comment on the article, published Friday, Oct.
It's a fair bet that Karl Rove, Bush's chief of staff, didn't think his boss would resign over the Enron scandal, even if the connections between the corrupt power company and the Republican hierarchy reached all the way to the Oval Office.
Walking in front of Firestone this morning, I couldn't help but stop and admire the trees whose leaves are turning that bright, natural yellow that so reminds me of my childhood.
On the whole, I was glad to see the open letter addressed to the student body from the USG about the lackluster intellectual life at Princeton.
America should value life and choose peace, not warIt was excellent that Michael Frazer voiced the view that "the people making the case against a war on Iraq on campuses . . . have, over the course of the past year, disqualified themselves from putting forward." Nevertheless, I have both the need and the qualifications to discuss the comments in his piece Wednesday.There are individuals, some of them respected and successful, who believe that war is not the best solution to any conflict, that violent retaliation is always unadvisable.
Cristoval Colon was born to a respectable family in Genoa, Italy in 1451. As the proclaimed father of the New World, he landed in the Americas in 1492.
Princeton was graced last Tuesday by the presence of eminent philosopher Bernard Williams, who delivered a reflective and provocative lecture defending "The Human Prejudice." Williams' lecture was a ranging exploration of the unavoidability and even desirability of "the human prejudice," namely that preference that human beings exhibit toward other humans by means of such concepts as "human rights." He argued that accusations of "specieism" are without merit by noting that, unlike such prejudices as racism and sexism, there is no expectation that animals will ever speak up in defense of their rights as has been the case of human members of repressed races or genders.
Underscoring cooperation on ProspectWe appreciated your Oct. 17 editorial on the recent New York Times coverage of the eating clubs.
