Opinion

Don't take your guns to town

In perusing Princeton's excellent new feminist blog Equal Writes, I came across a post that linked to a fascinating video.It is a 30-second public service announcement from the government of Queensland, Australia, where, one of the blog's contributors writes, there is a significant underage binge-drinking problem.

Like what you eat

Last Wednesday was Love Your Body Day. To celebrate the day and to raise awareness of the disordered way Princeton students talk, often unconsciously, about food and about our bodies, Princeton's Eating Concerns Advisers (ECAs) ran a poster campaign titled "Overheard at Princeton."We asked our members to keep their ears pricked around campus and write down eating-disordered "verbatims" whenever they heard them.

Asking the right questions about COMBO

Two weeks ago, sociology professor Scott Lynch published a column criticizing the Committee on Background and Opportunity (COMBO) survey for flaws in its selection of respondents.

Letters to the Editor: Oct. 22, 2008

The U.N. shouldn't have to be a take-it-or-leave-it propositionRegarding "Bolton: U.N.

Op art: It could be worse

The evolution of a freshman

Two weeks ago, the doting masses, AKA the parents of the Class of 2012, arrived on campus. This meant many things, both good and bad, for those whose families made the trek.

Communities of the bleary-eyed

During midterms week, many popular study spaces like Frist Campus Center and Firestone are crowded with students finishing up papers and cramming for exams.

Op Art: Recharging

Finding that minute-long midterms high

Sometimes it feels like Princeton accepts a bunch of supposedly incredible students just to spend four years showing us how stupid, worthless and untalented we really are.

The reluctant workaholic

Last week I won a book in a raffle at one of Rockefeller College's events. The book, "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" by Mohsin Hamid '93, follows the path of a Princetonian who joins the world of high finance after graduating near the top of his class.

Is it really the thought that counts?

On Oct. 10, the Korean American Students Association screened a documentary on homeless North Korean orphans, which powerfully portrayed various unimaginable horrors caused by poverty.

Dissent: Equal-opportunity eating

The goal of the University's financial aid policy should be to provide equality of opportunity for all Princeton students.

Op Art: The long and winding road

When rich is poor

Paul Theroux once said that Bombay smells of money; he said it all. It's a city where an evening party is considered a prime opportunity to boast about your hushed-up close relationship to one of the richest families in India, albeit through your aunt's second cousin's nephew's best friend (but you didn't hear it from me). It's considered normal for a Bombay kid to have a "Contacts" list on his cell phone that includes his driver's cell phone number, at least 15 numbers of important people that he never speaks to and his friend's driver's cell phone number.

Leading indicators

If all goes according to plan, you're reading this at nearly the maximum stress point of the semester: the beginning of midterm week.

Editorial: One size doesn’t fit all

The problem is glaring: According to the Committee on Background and Opportunity survey, only 38 percent of students who self-identified as low or lower-middle class are eating clubs members, compared to 72 percent of those who consider themselves middle or upper class.

Op Art: Drinking games

An eye for the awkward

I could not take my eyes off it. No matter how stunning her dress was, how easily she explained the merits of French literature or how bravely she approached the topic of racism, all I could see was the lettuce.

In the service of all employers

With midterms looming and the recruiting process in full swing, seniors have a lot on their plates. Many students who want to hedge their employment bets in the uncertain economy are considering a broad array of options, including jobs in the private and public sectors and graduate or professional schools.

A healthier racial dialogue

A common stereotype about black people is that they enjoy eating fried chicken. In February in Beaumont, Texas, Sen.