Opinion

On encouraging Rhodes Scholars

On encouraging Rhodes Scholars

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.”

OPINION | 12/02/2009

The freedom of being B.S.E.

Using those very structures that some perceive as oppressive, the B.S.E. program ultimately allows us the most intellectual freedom.

OPINION | 12/01/2009

Cartoon: Life lessons

OPINION | 12/01/2009

Dissent: On grade deflation

The Editorial Board offers a majority and dissent on grade deflation.

OPINION | 12/01/2009

Editorial: On grade deflation

The Editorial Board offers a majority and dissent on grade deflation.

OPINION | 12/01/2009

Warming up to skeptical engagement

“Can you delete any e-mails you may have had with Keith re AR4?” It sounds like a shady government conspiracy about torture or ethically questionable pardons.

OPINION | 11/30/2009

Cartoon: Black Friday

OPINION | 11/30/2009

Flying home

A typical college road trip, save our final passenger: a live goose.

OPINION | 11/30/2009

Functional families don't play Scrabble

Real families happily argue in cars and throw things at one another in a healthy manner. They aren’t forced into contrived family bonding activities, whether they are board games, camping trips or potato sack races.

OPINION | 11/30/2009

A changing profession

Princeton expects a lot of its professors. We are supposed to teach gifted undergraduate and graduate students; run or help run departments and programs; and do original research — research that pushes the borders of our fields. We also collaborate with colleagues here and around the world, organize meetings and workshops, edit, and serve as referees, judge fellowship and prize competitions and hire new colleagues. It makes for a busy life.

OPINION | 11/29/2009

What are we gonna do with our lives?!

We thought getting into Princeton would sort out our lives, but it didn’t. Most likely, getting into McKinsey or Goldman Sachs isn’t going to sort out our lives either. We’re never going to know exactly what the hell we’re going to do with our lives, and frankly, we probably don’t want to.

OPINION | 11/29/2009

Editorial: Fairer FRS applications

More than 1,200 applications were submitted for 75 freshman seminars in the fall and spring terms. But since the number of freshman seminars cannot meet the high demand for them, it is important to ensure that the seminar application process gives students ample opportunity to compete for the seminar they want.

OPINION | 11/29/2009

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