While there are many things that I’ll miss about Princeton, it’s the people — y’all — that are at the top of my list. So, that’s what I’m going to talk about here: our own social atmosphere and what makes it special.
Professors often don’t see eye-to-eye with administrators. At many universities, colleagues complain that a corporate model of management and work has actually replaced an older, collegiate way of doing things.
Breakout is a valuable program, not because it gives students an opportunity to learn more facts, but because it allows us to give those facts faces.
In the end, you desperately hope to be accepted by a bicker club because, being a Princeton student, you love feeling like you’ve accomplished something. Acceptance becomes another gold star on your self-esteem resume.
Alex Beal '89 applauds Princeton's progress in respect for the LGBT community, and Matthew Schmitz '08 criticizes an inconsistent argument.
On Friday, March 26, the University Board of Trustees will meet to discuss the fate of the former Fields Center, a 19th-century building located at 86 Olden St.
If you are a prospective graduate student reading this column, you are probably visiting the Princeton campus and your prospective academic department. You are now facing a dilemma.
The Census Bureau’s website says, “When you do the math, it’s easy to see what an accurate count of residents can do for your community. Better infrastructure. More services. A brighter tomorrow for everyone.” We believe that “everyone” should include people of all sexual and gender identities in America.
It seems that we’re all asleep most of the time. In my lecture last week, I could identify more than one of each of these types. In fact, when I looked around, the whole room seemed nothing short of comatose.This is not to be mistaken for laziness. This is, in fact, a talent.
Last fall marked the opening of the newest of the three dining co-ops, the International Food Co-op (IFC). Even with this addition, however, all three co-ops have already filled to capacity for the upcoming academic year, with dozens of students stranded on the co-ops’ waiting lists. In response to this increased demand, the University should promote the establishment of more co-ops.
It’s pretty amazing that a musical from the 1970s about the contemporary lives of middle-aged New Yorkers remains relevant today. What’s even more amazing is that it remains relevant for college students in 2010, 40 years after its debut.
While I do not challenge the right of people to exercise their free speech or academic freedom to express their views about Israel, I believe the “Apartheid Week” activists have gotten it wrong. Israel is not an apartheid state and does not deserve to be labeled or treated as such.
Beverly Hamilton-Chandler defends the Office of Career Services while Dylan Shinzaki insists that laboratory requirements should stay the way they are.
I think there is an argument for improving the way in which the Wilson School caters to first- and second-year students and how this serves as a microcosm for public service at Princeton.