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Opinion

The Daily Princetonian

Brought to tears by a commencement address

No one who has sat in my common room could tell me that Princeton students don’t care about the quest for knowledge, not victory, in debate. No one could tell me that grades or cynicism should or can define the Princeton experience. Almost every person I’ve interacted with one-on-one at this school is driven in some way by a love of learning something they are passionate about.

OPINION | 11/22/2010

The Daily Princetonian

Have you considered joining a club?

Jesus chose to hang out with his 12 best bros, drinking some wine and enjoying some simple but good food. The fact that the Last Supper was a proper meal was intentional and closely related to the central message of Christianity: A good meal with friends is the basis for the good, holy life.

OPINION | 11/22/2010

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The Daily Princetonian

Middle East with a side of hummus

You are being deceived. A thin veil (of hummus) is being pulled over your eyes. You are being told that by purchasing Sabra hummus, you are propagating the violation of human rights — that by purchasing Sabra hummus, you are enabling abuses by the Israeli army’s Golani Brigade, whose soldiers are portrayed as cruel perpetrators. This is simply not true.

OPINION | 11/18/2010

The Daily Princetonian

Who cares about freshman elections?

Luckily for us Princeton students, there is no obligation to vote in the USG elections. This year, 587 votes were cast in the runoff election for the position of Class of 2014 president. Simple calculation shows us that approximately 45 percent of the freshman class voted. Princeton students are intelligent, informed and involved in a myriad of activities and projects, so what explains the fact that not even half the class cares who represents them? Why are they so indifferent?

OPINION | 11/17/2010

The Daily Princetonian

Responsible activism

As the child of gay parents who recently celebrated the 22nd anniversary of their civil union, I have paid close attention to coverage of the political activism of politics professor Robert George, who has been actively opposing same-sex marriage through several organizations. If we consider these activities improper, what separates them from the political statements of economics professor Paul Krugman or the activism of African American studies professor Cornel West GS ’80? I would suggest that a lack of academic integrity and consistency — not partisanship — constitutes unacceptable behavior for a professor’s extracurricular activities.

OPINION | 11/17/2010

The Daily Princetonian

Back to basics

As an American, I see no problem with requiring students (more likely their parents) to contribute more directly to the cost of their own education, though the rise in fees seems uncharitably swift and steep. What bothers me in the Browne Review, however, is its single-minded approach to universities as engines of economic growth.

OPINION | 11/17/2010