My initial reaction was to think: “What’s the point of studying that?” This was followed a split second later by the realization that as an astrophysicist, I was not exactly in a position to pass judgment on the practical utility of other people’s research.
Last year, I ended up with not one, not two, but three copies of “Chemical Principles: Sixth Edition” by Steven S. Zumdahl, the textbook for my chemistry course. Now I loved CHM 207, but that’s taking it too far.
While I was forming these ideas and calling myself a vegetarian, my actions didn’t exactly follow suit. In truth, I began the process of becoming a vegetarian at the age of 8, but I did not give up all meat overnight.
Why doesn’t Princeton, which even offers Swahili and Sanskrit courses, offer some kind of for-credit class in ASL?
In some sense, we all came to Princeton dumber than we’d like, and the only way to fix this is by asking for help.
Last week, many juniors and seniors arose before 7:30 a.m. to make the perennial mad rush to sign up for classes. It is understandable that the online system opens so early to give students an equal opportunity to enroll in courses when there are no other activities or classes scheduled and to reward those students who are committed enough to their courses to rise early. But for high-demand, competitive classes, the “early bird gets the worm” mantra does not apply.
Almost all desirable goods and services in an economy must be rationed somehow — either through the market or by government. One can have a lively debate on which of these approaches to rationing is “better.” It would be a highly subjective assessment, driven in good part by one’s ideology or position in the nation’s income distribution, or both.
This paper ran two articles last week covering certain controversies surrounding the Conflict of Interest Reduction (CIR) referendum. As the original sponsor of the referendum, I wish to voice my thoughts on this matter.
Princetonians can rally behind an orange sword aimed at a crimson-colored shield, creating cohesion in the process.
After interviewing each candidate and weighing their skills, this board believes the best choice for USG president is Yaroshefsky.
Doubtless, there are many students out there with potential who have had to overcome significant obstacles in their lives, but admission officers cannot rely on blind faith by admitting a student who has not excelled, regardless of whence they come.
Are our obligations to our family proportionate to our geographic distance from them? Does the acceptability of shameful decisions increase as the train approaches Princeton Junction?
When I tell friends that I don’t have a Facebook, their eyes widen. Then they gush support for my decision. “Yeah, I’ve been thinking I should do that too,” they say. “It takes up so much time!” But I didn’t deactivate my account because I felt like I wasn’t productive enough.
I can honestly say that I would never have applied for the Rhodes later that same August had Dean Frank Ordiway not e-mailed me encouraging me to do so. Thankfully, I had enough good sense to respond to his e-mail and to explain to him why I wasn’t planning to apply. What he replied, in short, was: “Let us or the Rhodes committee reject your application: Don’t reject yourself.”
Using those very structures that some perceive as oppressive, the B.S.E. program ultimately allows us the most intellectual freedom.
