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.
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.
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.
Public Safety's lackadaisical response to Forbes fire alarm unacceptableOn Friday night, the fire alarm went off in the Forbes Addition and Annex at 1 a.m.
Tuesday, May 2, 4:35 p.m. East Pyne Courtyard. Eerily, I began thinking about my final paper on "Maus: A Survivor's Tale" for ENG 376: Topics in Literature and Ethics, and I paused to listen.What I was hearing was not the wind in the archway, nor the birds, but a sonorous voice.
As a person who tries not to litter a lot, I know the importance of the environment. In fact, I like the environment.
In regular-Joe fashion, I'm partial to the gothic dorms and Nassau-Hall look. Their style is old and solid, and people still consider the buildings beautiful after countless changes in architectural taste.Similarly, I'm rarely a fan of modernist anything or new whiz-bang gizmos ? stock market gains and scientific progress excepted.
As graduation approaches, there is always the temptation to go to the rhetorical well and draw out impassioned, reflective prose about one's own inner life and personal growth.
Women at the 'Street'Prospect Avenue was once a bastion of beer and boys. Some things never change.But they should.While four of the 11 eating clubs elected female presidents this semester, the threat of sexual harassment continues to be a problem for some female club members.
Thirty-thousand dollars may get you a quality education at Princeton, but it probably won't get you quality health care.
Back in the old days, way before college, whenever I stepped in something wet in a private building, I simply assumed it was water.
Stephens' honor code lessons for Arizona are more elitist than educationalJosh Stephens '97's "More than just a pledge" column in the May 1 edition of the Daily Princetonian bothered me.
Shame on 'Prince' for elitist 'At Your Convenience' seriesThe 'Prince's second installment in the "At Your Convenience" series ? chronicling a 'Prince' staff writer's experiences toiling as a convenience store worker at the Wa ? in the April 27 edition was an unfortunate example of the kind of thoughtless observations that come across as Ivy League snobbery.
