Students should value reading assignments, however longWhile Ryan Salvatore '02's column of March 26 probably demonstrates the plight of some unfortunate Princeton students, I would be loathe to apply his opinion to the majority of the student body.
Spring break is about patriotism, sort of. It's a time to join other Americans in the party pilgrimage to places like Cancun, Puerto Rico or Ibiza.
Defense shield will precipitate arms build-upMelissa Waage '01's March 26 column deriding national missile defense proposals parallels most critical writing on the subject in its tendency to portray unsupported assertions as truth.
Over Spring Break I heard the Philadelphia Orchestra perform at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia.
After only a few weeks in Hanoi, I walked into a small family-planning clinic in rural Viet Nam, stepped over some bloody instruments resting in a dirty basin and sat near a women lying on a straw mat on a mud floor of the 'Recovery Room,' and asked her questions about the abortion she had just had.
Shortening assignments will heighten intellectual growthRyan Salvatore '02's column on the overwhelming amount of class reading was on the mark.
The sourdough is spectacular, and, at $1.29 for a bottomless cup, the gourmet coffee is a relative bargain.
Several years ago, a friend came back from an interfaith discussion on campus. I asked him how it went, and he replied that everyone basically sat around carping about how terrible Christians were, apparently because Christianity espoused the view that it is the only true religion, the only path to salvation.
I appreciate the detailed coverage the 'Prince' gave to graduate student elections in its March 9 article "GSG holds first popular elections."One of the quotes attributed to me, however, did not convey the point I had intended.
I am compelled to respond to Niraj Bhatt '03's piece that appeared in the March 12 issue of the Prince Magazine.
Since we all have so many academic and extra-curricular commitments, it is not infrequent that students do not finish assigned readings, particularly in social science or humanities courses.
The Bush administration is looking to pick a fight with Russia.The administration has already decided to build a national missile defense system: a virtual "shield" protecting the U.S.
Princeton University gets a lot of public relations mileage out of its preceptorial system. The school's tour guides, its admissions interviewers and its official web site all make a point of telling prospective students exactly what preceptorials are and why they are a such a unique, important feature of the undergraduate academic program.Unfortunately, however, the usefulness of the preceptorial system does not extend very far beyond the realm of advertising.
Overall financial picture must include workersThere are numerous factual mistakes in Brad Simmons '03's column on WROC appearing in the March 14 'Prince' ? too many to cover in a short letter.
Last week, the eating clubs took a step towards responsible drinking on campus by testing out the proposal of wristbands.
"Moderation is a fatal thing; nothing succeeds like excess," wrote Oscar Wilde. Wilde would have loved Princeton.
When the Graduate Student Government enfranchised its constituents last week and held the first student body elections of the GSG executive board, it simultaneously strengthened its visibility, legitimacy and relevance for all graduate students.
Magazine article exhibits ignorance toward religious beliefs and practicesAs someone who is neither Christian nor Hindu, I still found the article in the 'Prince' Magazine on Mother Teresa deeply disturbing.
Last week, an article in the New York Times sports section brought up an interesting question about the World Wrestling Federation's good-for-nothing new football league, the XFL: Might it, in fact, be good for something?Specifically, the XFL is considering a plan to allow 18- and 19-year olds who have finished high school but have not met the academic requirements to attend college (or have no desire to attend) the opportunity to turn pro and join the new league.
The recently formed Workers' Rights Organizing Committee (WROC) has effectively divided students into two groups: those that 'support Princeton's workers' and those that are 'anti-workers' rights.' Such a black-and-white depiction of this particularly complex issue is disturbing ? for its neglect of a wide range of people standing on common ground, and for its tendency to shun skepticism, however reasonable, from members of the University community.This supposed dichotomy of the issue is particularly unwarranted, in fact, because WROC has failed to provide critical pieces of information that students need before they can assess the movement.My first question: what exactly are the wages and benefits entailed in employment at Princeton?
