Opinion

Even here, seven-year-olds with no place to sleep

Even here, seven-year-olds with no place to sleep

The most common age of a homeless person in this county is seven. When I was seven I was playing coach's pitch baseball, watching Sesame Street and eating three meals a day (assuming my parents could force me to eat breakfast). I certainly was not trying to find a roof for the night or searching for food on the streets.Considering that New Jersey is the richest state (per capita) in the nation, I am proposing that seven-year-olds need not be homeless.

OPINION | 09/15/2003

Visa troubles close to home

There were once two girls who grew up in New Jersey. They attended the same school, shared most of their friends, and were remarkably dedicated band geeks.

OPINION | 09/14/2003

Outside the bubble, a world of challenges

As we enter the beginning of the academic year, one fourth of the University community is looking forward towards graduating and piercing the confines of the bubble that has shaped their lives for three years, while another fourth looks to enter the boundaries of Princeton.

OPINION | 09/14/2003

Our big fat Greek school

One of orientation's main functions is to acquaint freshmen with the realities of Princeton's social scene.

OPINION | 09/14/2003

Sept. 12: reflecting in the sunshine of the next day

When four airplanes were hijacked and steered into the twin towers, the Pentagon and the Pennsylvania countryside, the United States of America saw the first overt military action on its own shores since Pearl Harbor.

OPINION | 09/11/2003

Back at school, the 'gods of fun' smile again

Well, it's that time again. Welcome freshman! Welcome back everyone else! Whether or not we wanted summer to end, it has, and now it's back to Princeton.

OPINION | 09/11/2003

Hang on, Bush — you've got the wrong man!

He didn't do it. There is no good evidence that Saddam Hussein had anything whatsoever to do with the attacks of two years ago.

OPINION | 09/11/2003

As senior year begins, finding time to envy frosh

I swore this year would never come. I'll admit, at the beginning of freshman year, things were scary.

OPINION | 09/10/2003

Anniversary of a changed world

A year ago today, I found myself at Ground Zero at 8:45 a.m. My friends and I had driven into New York City at the start of our sophomore year at Princeton.

OPINION | 09/10/2003

A southern girl's 'Howdy, y'all' to the incoming herds

The herds have arrived. They move in unison, from Wilson to Richardson. Butler to the U-Store. Forbes to Frist.

OPINION | 09/09/2003

Intern, or interned?

For many, "back to school" means a return to routine. Classes, books, papers and problem sets will soon erase the fading wisps of summer freedom.

OPINION | 09/09/2003

Reasons to read

The first few days of a campus paper's fall operation can be a frantic time for reader and writer alike.

OPINION | 09/09/2003

'A few kids, yes — I just never thought I'd have six'

My suite is packed with stereotypes. Then again, seven college female twenty-somethings with backgrounds as comfortable as D.C., exotic as China and backwards as Alabama rewriting the college experience allow for a fair amount of material.Together we're vocal, democratic, religious, athletic, conservative, quiet, studious, artistic, prox-biting, creative, and relatively insane.

OPINION | 07/13/2003

An excellent woman, again

Janet Rapelye, Princeton's newly named dean of admission, is an excellent choice by any measure. Her experience leading Wellesley's admission office will likely help her succeed here.

OPINION | 07/13/2003

SCOREing for the first time as a Princeton student

Last December I scored for the first time ever. I am, of course, referring to the Student Course Online Registration Engine, the University's attempt to bring course registration into the 21st Century.

OPINION | 07/13/2003

Tilghman should clarify her vision for Princeton

Anyone who has followed the debate surrounding President Tilghman's fourth high-profile female appointment knows that deep down this is not a debate about gender.

OPINION | 07/13/2003

An education by reading

One of my subjects of alleged scholarly expertise, Christopher Columbus, poignantly exemplifies the feeble tendency of the human mind, when faced with what is unknown and unfamiliar, to attempt to force it into the categories of the known and the familiar.

OPINION | 07/13/2003

A sense of place: Special campus spots and memories

My favorite thing about coming back to campus in the fall is seeing all of "my places." I'm sure you know what I'm talking about: There are those places on campus that you walked by all the time in past years, places where you always hung out, places that really remind you of certain times in your Princeton career.I realized how important these places were during this past summer away from Princeton.

OPINION | 07/13/2003

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