As a non-believer, I found the University's inter-faith Opening Exercises church service both off-putting and exclusionary.
I think it's fair to have high standards for the number one school in the United States when it comes to really simple things like giving students enough information to live in their rooms.
Drinking ordinance would threaten personal libertiesAll members of the Princeton community should be aware of the extreme danger to personal liberty posed by the proposed new ordinance that would grant police vast new powers to invade private premises without warrants.
This summer, the University concluded the most successful capital campaign in its history. It raised more than $1 billion in less than five years, far exceeding its initial expectation of $750 million.
A local ordinance that would allow Princeton Borough Police to enter private residences and cite underage drinkers could change campus social life as much as . . . well, Frist.
The major challenge of collegiate journalism is to break through the complacent self-satisfaction of life at a prestigious school ? and nowhere is this challenge more acute than at Princeton.Traditionally, editors-in-chief of the 'Prince' begin the school year by reaffirming their commitment to report the news in a fair, unbiased manner.
So the Princeton ant colony is up and running again. Beneath those green plastic barns and farm houses, there lies an intricate system of pathways and tunnels, with thousands of little tiger-striped ants on their way to the new student center.
When I visited my grandfather in a St. Louis hospital in May of last year, I arrived at his bedside having received instructions from him to bring three things: a pen, a notebook and an envelope from Bopp Chapel, the local funeral home.The instructions came without emotion ? even matter-of-factly ? reflecting a characteristic stoicism that runs in certain parts of the family.
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of having dinner at the house of professor Steve Slaby. A modest, unassuming man in his late seventies, Slaby seems like a typical emeritus professor.
Life sometimes takes us to unexpected places. If on Easter Sunday a year ago someone had told me I would be spending Easter 2000 in Hobart, Tasmania, I wouldn't have believed him.
Names mean a lot more than we think. For example, if Superman weren't named Superman, would he command nearly the same respect?
Two months ago, on an unseasonably cold May night, I walked along Nassau Street with two friends from the Class of 2000.
The trustees' decision to adopt the recommendations of the Wythes Committee Report will have crucial implications for future generations of Princeton students.
I remember the day: I sat in the way-back of our station wagon, tense with anticipation, as we took the right turn off U.S.
Throughout the year I have been frustrated with the University's meager support and encouragement of student groups.
Frist Campus Center will offer a number of upperclass meal optionsI would like to provide the following clarification to the opinion piece in the May 10 'Prince' regarding future meal plan options in the Frist Campus Center.Liriel Higa '02's opinion article misunderstands the plans for meal options at the Frist Campus Center.
As we close out the year at the 'Prince,' we wanted to share our thoughts about the character of the year gone by.
As I read Tim O'Brien's Vietnam memoir, "The Things They Carried," as part of a recent reading-period assignment, I was struck, though not surprised, by how central the war has been to the way in which he views the world.
The University's stance regarding the eating clubs is perplexing and inconsistent. While the administration says it is trying to diminish the image ? and reality ? that Princeton's social scene revolves around the 'Street,' its actions do not adequately live up to its words.To its credit, the administration is taking some steps to diminish the 'Street's hold on students' time and attention.
'Prince' justified in coverage of student arrests for alleged lewd behaviorI am writing in response to Tage Howerton '03's May 8 letter defending his friends, Dennis Alshuler '03 and Sloan Bermann '02, who were arrested on charges of lewd conduct April 27.
