Opinion

Independence in a photo

Being at ease at Princeton is more about being able reassure myself of the persistence of a familiar world than about having the confidence to move into new ones. Relentless forward propulsion is as exhilarating for me as it was for my mother, but it also induces a kind of motion sickness.

Marital responsibilities

And so we cannot relegate marriage to that growing box marked “private” where other people and the University cannot legitimately have their word. Indeed, quite the opposite. Marriage is of such social importance that, if the unofficial motto “Princeton in the nation’s service” is to have any value, then preparing young people for marriage and family life is crucial.

The North Korean nuclear crisis and Sino-U.S. relations

Fifteen years ago today — on Oct. 21, 1994 — the Clinton administration and the Kim Jong-il leadership reached the “Agreed Framework,” an understanding precipitated by Jimmy Carter’s trip to Pyongyang. Though it collapsed in October 2002, the framework has continued to shape thinking about how to deal with North Korea

Cartoon: Crime at Princeton

Editorial: Holding out a lifeline

Though it is reasonable to ask that those who call the authorities remain cooperative, the only questions they should be obliged to answer are those directly related to medically treating the intoxicated person. The fear of required disclosure or interrogation could continue to deter underage drinkers from calling for help.

Becoming a freshman again

Like Tom DeLay on “Dancing With the Stars,” I am out of my element, but extremely enthusiastic nonetheless. Unlike Tom DeLay, I will not let something like a minor foot injury keep me down. Nor have I been criminally indicted. Nor am I a Republican. OK, not the best comparison.

The price of a liberal arts education

As soon as we were far back enough for our conversation to go unheard, my mom grabbed my arm and hissed in my ear, “You are never majoring in anthropology! If you go to this school, by god, you are coming out employable!”

And to think I saw it on Olden Street!

My first class of the day was Fluid Dynamics. / Our subject today was air flow though hammocks. / Our homework is to do some rigorous testing, / The assignment is called “The Dynamics of Resting.”

Cartoon: Fruits of labor

The cough drop of friendship

I pity the fool who offers me his or her hand. Does she not see any- and everything oozing out of my nose? Does he not hear the boorish combination of phlegm and wheezing? Are these people merely acting as Jesus would have? More importantly, can I absolve myself of blame with their imprudence? Have I Purelled within the last 10 minutes?

Islam, the West and cartooning carefully

Disrespect is disrespect, however, careless or not. The world over, the cartoon said Muhammad was a terrorist, not that extremists had made him one.

Home alone

For my part, though I would love to have everyone in class every day, I’m grateful indeed that people are staying away when they’ve got a communicable disease.

Editorial: Going beyond Google Books

Princeton’s involvement with Google — though a positive and useful partnership — could pose problems in the future.

Cartoon: Relative outrage

10/16 PrinceCast: Coed housing, chastity center and printing

Opinion columnists Charlie Metzger ?12 and Peter Zakin ?12 join Executive Editor for dailyprincetonian.com Kate Benner '10

Cartoon: Man vs. squirrel

Letters to the Editor: Oct. 16, 2009

Princeton band and 'Prince' are arrogant; Biology should really be a walk in the park

Rethinking affirmative action

We can comfortably tell morality tales about race, replete with bad men driven by evil ideas; class is not so simple.

Editorial: Not time for a chastity center

In providing condoms and counseling, Princeton acts not to endorse any viewpoint but rather to respond to vital and inevitable health concerns. In this regard, claiming that the provision of such services endorses a sexual ethos is akin to claiming that the provision of antibiotics endorses getting sick.

In defense of monogamy

Too much of the sexual ethics debate at Princeton is polarized, with images of the Center for Abstinence and Chastity on one hand and images of an imagined world of syphilis-ridden, vice-laden casual sex on the other.