Opinion

"Are you American?" an Egyptian stranger asked. "I'm so sorry about what happened in your country; I really hope your family is safe." This woman's question to an American living in Cairo typified the response of the Egyptian public to the attacks on New York and Washington one week ago.

OPINION | 09/20/2001

The many faces of patriotism

The many faces of patriotism

I spoke with a friend last night who described standing upon Robert Moses Bridge on Long Island, watching the center of the world burn down, his fists clenched in rage.

OPINION | 09/19/2001

Letters to the Editor

Last Tuesday's terrorist attacks cannot possibly be supported by human reasonMany in the community may have read a column in the Sept.

OPINION | 09/19/2001

'When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again, Hurrah!'

Pardon me for confessing that the bars of this Civil War era ballad were running through my head two days after the unforgettable tragedies in New York and Washington, upon hearing the press conferences of President Bush and Secretary of State Powell on Thursday.

OPINION | 09/18/2001

The Case for the United Nations

I hope a military response to Tuesday's attack does not make a real solution impossible.Certainly, someone must pay.

OPINION | 09/17/2001

Letters to the Editor

Princeton's leaders should have encouraged a more expedient response to attacksPrinceton held a memorial service Sunday.

OPINION | 09/17/2001

A time for restraint

Terrorism does not happen only to the United States, nor is it perpetrated solely by Islamic fundamentalists.

OPINION | 09/16/2001

The forging of a sacred bond

Let's face it, America's not always the nicest neighbor to have lurking around. From an expansionist McDonald's to environmental walkouts to the missile shield, all coupled with a certain American hubris, the rest of the world has cause to grumble a bit.

OPINION | 09/16/2001

Letters to the Editor

Attackers not motivated by anti-consumerismI would like to point out that in Mike Long's September 14 letter about American consumerism and his inferences that the Americans' wealth was cause of the terrorism in the World Trade Center, that the people being suspected of this atrocity are not the poor, oppressed people under the yoke of Western capitalism, but rather the suspects are well-financed zealots waging war under the banner of a religious Jihad.I truly doubt that the "oppression of capitalism and Western consumerism" was a motive in this case, and it was more a case of a severe misinterpretation of a religious text.

OPINION | 09/16/2001

Letters to the Editor

Religious leaders encourage goodwill toward all innocentsWe are appalled and saddened by the events of September 11 as all people of good will are.

OPINION | 09/13/2001

Reaching across boundaries the whole year through

Coming back to campus in the fall is a surreal ? and somewhat disheartening ? experience.

OPINION | 09/13/2001

Letters to the Editor

Horrible attack calls for compassion instead of hatredAs a concerned Muslim and Arab-American student, I stand in deepest sympathy with the students and other members of the campus community who have relatives and friends who have suffered in the senseless attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.As an anti-racist student at Princeton University, I call on all members of this diverse and multicultural community to oppose and stand against anti-Arab and anti-Muslim hysteria in response to the attack on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon.Remembering the attacks on Arab Americans in the wake of the Oklahoma city bombing, I urge all of us not to resort to anger or hatred in this time of crisis.

OPINION | 09/12/2001

The European Precedent

The contemporary landscape of most European cities is shaped as much by what is gone as by what remains.

OPINION | 09/12/2001

At the pinnacle

Every year, the publication of U.S. News and World Report's top college rankings never goes unnoticed.

OPINION | 09/12/2001

Orientation can begin in the woods

After all of the cardboard boxes are thrown away and the Public Safety officers end their week-long hiatus from ticketing cars parked on campus, much of Freshman Week and the activities associated with it will be long forgotten.

OPINION | 09/11/2001

Looking forward after a horrific day

Many of us awoke yesterday to see an image stranger than many dreams and more horrific than any nightmare.

OPINION | 09/11/2001

Mountains become molehills

I cried on the first day of my Outdoor Action trip freshman year. But you couldn't tell because it was raining so hard.

OPINION | 07/15/2001

Does our educational system make the grade?

"Save America ? Abolish Government Schools." That's the latest conservative-activist slogan I came across the other day while perusing one of my favorite Internet forums.

OPINION | 07/15/2001

Won't the real Britney Spears fans please stand up?

On the night of Saturday, April 22, thanks in part to the Trustees Alcohol Initiative, I had a transcendent experience staring at a seventeen-year-old's perfect navel.

OPINION | 07/15/2001

Just like peas and carrots

For the Supremely Motivated Self-Starting Student, the senior thesis is an opportunity to shine ? a chance to show the world what comes of four years of training at Princeton University, a chance to contribute to the academic body of knowledge, a chance to learn something about life.For me, it has been an intimidating and lethal obstacle that has shown me how to empathize with Dubya.I have to say, this is a slightly uncomfortable feeling for me, as I'm not especially a fan of Dubya.

OPINION | 07/15/2001

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