Opinion

Never-ending slump for the lowly Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention last Thursday. Their loss to the sad-sack Carolina Hurricanes (n Hartford Whalers) put a well-deserved end to an undeserved flirtation with post-season qualification.

OPINION | 04/12/1998

Pulp hooks ease search for days of perpetual youthfulness

If you have testicles and feel like looking older, grow a beard. I did so recently and everyone said, "Wow, you look at least three years older." That was fun until I realized, "I'm 22." At 22, why would anyone want to look older?

OPINION | 04/12/1998

On joy of finding 'inner peace'

Reading Janie Fleming's article entitled "Finding a recipe for happiness in that someone special" in the April 7 issue of the 'Prince,' I felt mildly amused again by some of our naive attitudes toward human happiness.

OPINION | 04/09/1998

Shuffling through the ruins of poetry's wasteland

Quickly now: outside of class, what was the last poem you read?Perhaps this question has left you slack-jawed and silent; if not that, it has most likely forced you to dig a little bit deeper into your memory than if I had asked, say, "What was the last trashy paperback you read?" or "Where was the nearest bathroom your freshman year?"My point, of course, is that the reading of poetry in America as a form of entertainment has fallen into disfavor in recent years, and it is currently so rare that I have given up my search for a soul with whom to spend the early morning hours discussing John Donne's quirky brilliance, T.S.

OPINION | 04/09/1998

Need for a simple 'hello' to encourage social interaction

Am I the only one who realizes that people don't speak to each other outside of the classroom at Princeton?Not speaking is a foreign concept to me.

OPINION | 04/09/1998

Pumping up gas taxes to solve Social Security dilemma

In the State of the Union Address in January, President Clinton had the crowd roaring with his proclamations of good fortune throughout the land.

OPINION | 04/08/1998

University's time to hang ten on Internet wave

In my opinion, Princeton is doomed to mediocrity in computer science. You still think the finest thing is to be a physicist or a mathematician.

OPINION | 04/08/1998

Get on with it

The ongoing process of amending the current P/D/F system is a fine example of students and administration working together.

OPINION | 04/07/1998

Glimpse into the University's future

Seeing my father trying to convince little Kathleen Elizabeth Vanderkam (my brother's kid, born March 10, 1998) that she should follow his lead and study Hebrew when she goes to college started me thinking.

OPINION | 04/07/1998

Letters to the Editor

'Nassau' coverageWe are writing in response to the particularly offensive and unacceptable references to eating disorders published in the Feb.

OPINION | 04/07/1998

Finding a recipe for happiness in that 'someone special'

Sometimes the strangest, most simple thing makes you think twice. Or three times. Or even makes you sit down and write about it.Walking around campus, off in your own world, you miss lots and care little.

OPINION | 04/06/1998

A timetable for senior thesis procrastinators

The rumor mill is reporting that about 20 seniors in the Department of Politics couldn't make it to Corwin Hall with their theses by 5 p.m.

OPINION | 04/06/1998

Devising an accurate test of University admissions policy University admissions policy

Musing on the month, Shakespeare once said, "Proud-pied April, dressed in all his trim / Hath put a spirit of youth in everything."Will was a smart guy.

OPINION | 04/05/1998

Men taking back the night

I am awakened early by someone on my apartment balcony banging on a can; painters trying to open a container.

OPINION | 04/05/1998

Trailer construction

Typical Princeton students who caught basketball fever this spring are having their styles seriously cramped by departmental relocations resulting from the Frist Campus Center's construction.

OPINION | 04/05/1998

Letters to the Editor

On 1998 baccalaureate speakerAround this time last year, when the administration announced that Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee would address the Class of '97 at its baccalaureate services, my roommate Josh Cohen '97 and I protested to the 'Prince' that the University was trotting out yet another politician to address its graduates.

OPINION | 04/05/1998

Reminiscing over The Garden State among the kiwis

Almost morning. My eyes open, I refamiliarize myself with the world. Reality is in the grey color of predawn, the fuzzy undefinition of the not quite blind.

OPINION | 04/02/1998

Letters to the Editor

On dorm-construction dilemmaWhile we all were disappointed with the recent construction developments with Scully Hall as disclosed in the April 1 Daily Princetonian, I think we should attempt to put these events in some perspective.First, I think we would all agree that the administration's recent record of construction management has been exemplary over a broad range of projects.

OPINION | 04/02/1998

Two-way street: Integrating majority, minorities

Integration is a myth. It isn't a reality. I'm at a loss. Growing up biracial has been anything but easy in a country that is still extremely segregated.

OPINION | 04/02/1998

Time for a dip into the University's money pot

In case you haven't noticed, Princeton is rich. Each of us pays nearly $32,000 a year to attend the University, which is nothing compared to the $25 million being spent on a new student center, which is nothing compared to the $750 million being raised by the "With One Accord" anniversary campaign, which is nothing compared to Princeton's endowment of over $4 billion.I don't know about you, but I cannot even fathom such great sums of money.

OPINION | 04/01/1998

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