In recent weeks, many have argued that the magnitude of the attacks on America makes any critical engagement with U.S.
Discussions of right and wrong cloud the debate on U.S. terrorist policyIn her Oct.
If there's one thing to remember in the War on Terrorism, it's this: Our ground war in Afghanistan is only a short-term solution to terrorism, at best.
English version: "Cobbler, stick to thy last," meaning "Do not presume to address matters beyond your competence." Though no credentialed Islamicist, I did presume in my last column to make two claims: that by normal standards of political and economic reckoning the contemporary West is superior to the Islamic world and that terrorism committed in the name of Islam does actually have something to do with Islam.
This past Monday night, the third floor of the Frist Campus Center was bustling with activity as students studied for the week's upcoming exams.
Students should take advantage of Middle East expertsIn his Oct. 18 column, "War's first several casualties," professor John Fleming has raised serious issues on the contrast between Islam and the West.
Last spring, my parents spent a lot of time worrying. I was studying abroad in Cape Town, South Africa, the rape capital of the world and hotbed of many other violent crimes.
America on the side of goodWhile reading Karen Bauer GS's Oct. 22 letter to the editor, I was deeply disturbed by one of her comments, and I feel obliged to respond in defense of American values.
In the preface of his work "The Genealogy of Morals," Friedrich Nietzsche writes, "To be sure, one thing is necessary above all if one is to practice reading as an art . . . one thing that has been unlearned most thoroughly nowadays ? and therefore it will be some time before my writings are 'readable' ? something for which one has almost to be a cow and in any case not a 'modern man': rumination."This quotation has much to tell us about our education in general.
"Midterms." Simply this word ? along with "Finals" ? makes every student shudder.
For the past couple of weeks, my mood ring has been indicating a near-constant state of freak-out.
I must admit I was a skeptic. When I first heard that the United States would possibly participate in overthrowing the Taliban, I balked at the idea.
Unocal did not give $500 million to TalibanAfter a very helpful letter from Chris Karr '02 in response to my Oct.
Now more than ever, the American flag holds a special place in the hearts of U.S. citizens. In the weeks that have followed Sept.
Looking beyond the University for the spirit of AmericaOn Oct. 8, the Princeton Peace Network held a peace rally in Firestone Plaza in response to American bombing of select Taliban-sponsored military sites in Afghanistan.
In my Oct. 9 column, I rejected calling the terrorists evil since their action was really no different in principle from the actions taken by other states and political entities throughout history.
Just over two years ago I made my debut as a 'Prince' columnist with a piece entitled "Calling all cell users: Lose the prop." I argued that Princeton's campus was being overrun by the impersonality and superficiality of cellular telephone usage and users, and in the days that followed I was castigated in the pages of the 'Prince' for my opinions.
These are the times when we define ourselves ? as individuals and as nations. Are we confronters or evaders?
Fleming passes judgement too generallyI fear that in his Oct. 18 opinion piece "War's first several casualties," professor John Fleming has fallen into the trap of essentializing.
Proportionality. A catchword that, in light of the recent anthrax crisis, has not been quite so catchy.Take, for example, the Cipro craze.
