Opinion

Justifying the lesser-known angles of a University icon

Justifying the lesser-known angles of a University icon

I've heard a lot of talk in the last few weeks about Professor Toni Morrison what with all the commotion about Oprah's secret visit, the release of her new book "Paradise" and the filming of "Beloved." Though we may hold these truths to be self-evident, there is an underlying cynicism surrounding Toni-mania based in nothing but jealousy and gossip.Let's examine . . . Has Toni Morrison ever claimed to be the Pope?

OPINION | 03/12/1998

Letters to the Editor

On defense of 'vanity' publishingI was mildly amused by Mr. Kailing's crabby missive of March 11, wherein he suggested that I used a "vanity press" to purchase bragging rights.

OPINION | 03/12/1998

Sensuality and the fine art of on-screen nudity

Even though I loved the movie Titanic, I will not waste space in the 'Prince' by defending its merits because whether you liked it or not, my 500-word column is surely not going to sway your opinion.

OPINION | 03/12/1998

University mascot

If Princeton fans in the Hartford Civic Center think they smell a waft of mothballs tonight amidst the pleasant odors of popcorn and hot dogs, they are probably not mistaken.

OPINION | 03/11/1998

Life lesson from Miss Zhang

It's March, and like many seniors, I'm wondering what on earth I'll be doing next year. For those of us who have spent four years parrying questions like "What do you plan to do with a degree in X?", admitting that we still don't know what we'll do when we grow up has become acutely embarrassing.

OPINION | 03/11/1998

Staying true to 'a simple game'

Not too long ago, I attended my first Princeton basketball game. It was the Friday the 13th serial killing of Brown.

OPINION | 03/11/1998

Paying tribute to 'humble' alumnus statesman

Last fall, the Princeton community learned that plans were underway for a Student Center in the heart of campus, a commons much like those in other colleges where students could buy food, study, check email and real mail, and generally hang out.

OPINION | 03/10/1998

Letters to the Editor

On money-influenced publishingI was rather astounded to see the prominent front-page article on John F.

OPINION | 03/10/1998

Culinarily impaired independence

I could never go independent; I would starve to death ? or end up eating Cheerios for dinner every night.Such utterances are commonly heard among sophomores and juniors as they toss out independence as a future eating option.

OPINION | 03/10/1998

Railing rationality

It has been a wild ride lately for local skateboarders. First, with the installation of the Blair Arch railings, they enjoyed the thrills of a veritable amusement park ride.

OPINION | 03/10/1998

Finding balance between athletic recruitment, academics

There are 2,000 athletes at Princeton, on 38 varsity and 34 club sports. The vast majority of them are very much qualified to be here.

OPINION | 03/09/1998

A spicy, curry-based entrepreneurial venture

Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Italian, French, Mexican, American, Mexican-American. You name a cuisine, we've got a place that serves it.

OPINION | 03/09/1998

Letters to the Editor

On academic, athletic trade-offWhen I read John Kuhner's March 3 column "The Crumbling Ivory Tower," I was impressed to see that somebody is finally raising issues about the academic integrity of the Princeton campus.I encourage Mr. Kuhner, however, to back up his generalizations (which I expect are entirely true) and focus his arguments in his articles to come, in order to ensure that the University community does not write him off as misinformed.

OPINION | 03/08/1998

NCAA basketball tournament

Regardless of how the men's basketball team fares in this year's NCAA tournament, it truly has been a season to remember.

OPINION | 03/08/1998

USG's attempt to maintain 'A-filled status quo'

At a Whig-Clio debate last Wednesday, USG president David Ascher and academics chair Todd Rich defended their administration's position on the question of grade inflation.

OPINION | 03/08/1998

Letters to the Editor

Call to theoristsThe column "Drivers seat of a cadillac major" by Greg Ayres '99 (March 3), was so disjointed in its logic that a reply is necessary.

OPINION | 03/05/1998

Moving the information age beyond 'memex'

In July of 1945, Vannevar Bush, then Director of the United States Office of Scientific Research and Development, penned an article entitled "As We May Think" in The Atlantic Monthly describing a magical device called the "memex." The memex, Bush explained, would be . . . a device in which an individual stores all his books, records, and communications, and which is mechanized so that it may be consulted with exceeding speed and flexibility.

OPINION | 03/05/1998

Letters to the Editor

Athletic rebuttalForgive me, please, while I attempt to collect my ever-so-simpleminded thoughts.

OPINION | 03/04/1998

Adding dose of modernity to First Amendment

It was just a joke, the writers of The First Amendment said, all just a joke.Nine kids at Miami's Killian High thought it would be fun to get together and compile a pamphlet of their finest art, poetry and prose, and name it "The First Amendment." Their final product was certainly some piece of work ? a vulgar collection of racist commentary, innuendo and crude depictions of sex.One featured essay was entitled, "One Student's Complaint." Like all the other contributors to "The First Amendment," this one student remained ever so bravely anonymous while wondering "what would happen if I shot Dawson in the head?" Dawson, Principal Timothy Dawson, just so happens to be in charge at Killian High.Those fluent in psychobabble have chalked the booklet up to adolescent angst, that term now used to justify what once was known in many cases as juvenile irresponsibility.

OPINION | 03/04/1998

Lights out in land of sheep dogs

AUCKLAND, Feb. 24 ? New Zealand, like any island state, guards its borders closely. Undesirables and foreign plagues ?fruit flies, the potato blight ? must be kept out.

OPINION | 03/03/1998

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