Opinion

My grandfather has a neat reformulation of Lord Acton's dictum that "power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." His idea is that power does not corrupt but instead reveals; having power doesn't make you evil as much as having power gives you the ability to do what you want and therefore reveals your true feelings.

OPINION | 03/03/2008

Letters to the Editor: March 4, 2008

Letters to the Editor: March 4, 2008

Our lead is still strongRegarding ?Fiddling while our lead burns,' (Wednesday, Feb.

OPINION | 03/03/2008

Good public (and campus) policy

This week, Pro-Choice Vox chapters across the country are raising awareness about the national birth control availability crisis, which is felt particularly on college campuses.

OPINION | 03/03/2008

More of a good thing

The University's recently announced "bridge year" program to provide need-based financial assistance to admitted students who defer for one year to undertake service projects abroad is a bold step that deserves much praise.

OPINION | 03/02/2008

Lost minutes and unsaved lives

The events at Northern Illinois University (NIU) earlier last month remind us of the tragic reality and possibility of violence in educational communities.

OPINION | 03/02/2008

Op Art: Letter home

OPINION | 03/02/2008

Glitz and ghosts in the library

A student just sent me a piece that Witold Rybczynski posted on slate.com last Wednesday. The author, a brilliant architecture scholar who teaches at Penn, begins by asking "How do you build a public library in the age of Google?" Then he answers his own question, but not with an old-fashioned article or an op-ed piece.

OPINION | 03/02/2008

An authentic Arab leader

The Wilson School has done well by inviting Jordan's King Abdullah II to speak about the Middle East.

OPINION | 02/28/2008

Op Art: Michelle '85 in '85

OPINION | 02/28/2008

A place to weather the storm

A University center supporting the chaste lifestyle would be an important addition to our campus community.

OPINION | 02/28/2008

Is it time for a chastity center?

Last week, Daily Princetonian Columnist Brandon McGinley '10 sparked fierce debate by advocating for the establishment of a University-supported center for "morally traditional" students.

OPINION | 02/28/2008

How to be a feminist without anyone knowing

I'm not a feminist, but..." is a phrase I hear women at Princeton say quite often. Speaking here last week, author Courtney Martin encouraged her audience to break out of that mindset and embrace a new f-word: feminism.

OPINION | 02/27/2008

The deeper human meanings of Wall Street: Some eccentric thoughts for Princetonians

A goodly number of Princeton students plan to work on Wall Street. Virtually all of these students would attribute "the Street's" current wild ride to some usual configuration of purely economic factors.

OPINION | 02/27/2008

Op Art: Chillin' at the Borough

OPINION | 02/27/2008

Letters to the Editor: Feb. 28, 2008

Musical wisdom from an alumRegarding ?On tap with ... Brandon Denham,' (Wednesday, Feb.

OPINION | 02/27/2008

Op Art: Michael goes monastic

OPINION | 02/26/2008

Fiddling while our lead burns

Last week, Stanford University joined the growing number of universities that are increasing financial aid for students from lower- and middle-income families.

OPINION | 02/26/2008

A failing grade for the P/D/F policy

Now in the midst of our fourth week of the semester and nearly two weeks past the deadline for altering our schedules, most students are finally locked into their course selections.

OPINION | 02/26/2008

Letter to the Editor: Feb. 27, 2008

On behalf of the Cornell University Big Red Pep Band, I wish to apologize for our behavior at the men's ice hockey contest on Saturday, Feb.

OPINION | 02/26/2008

Context and continued dialogue on Spelman 7 and 8

Several students have voiced concerns about one of the changes to room draw this year. We are writing to provide some additional context to the decision to allocate Spelman 7 and 8 to Whitman College next year.

OPINION | 02/26/2008

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