Racialism perpetuates racismIf only I could be as blunt as Joe Kochan '02 was in his Nov.
Lately in Frist, I've been hearing a number of comments about the computer display wall outside of Caf
USG not motivated by classism, racism, in organizing concertLet me be blunt. I am "bothered and offended" by Dan Wachtell '02's column from last Friday attacking the USG for bringing Billy Joel to campus for the Fall Concert.
One of my recent antagonists on this page, in imputing to me authorial "sin," reminded me of the certain connections, too seldom affirmed, between journalism and medieval moral theology.
I often send a friend an online link to a good newspaper article or to a story in the Arts section of the New York Times.
Correction appended Those who oppose military action in Afghanistan have come under attack for being "anti-American" and "unpatriotic." Barbara Lee was called a "communist" for doing so.
There has been a great deal of debate recently ? and not only in the pages of this newspaper or even just on this campus.
While the United States' attention is fixed squarely on the campaign against terrorism as it manifests itself in the bombing of Afghanistan, it is important to consider how this campaign refers to the overall U.S.
Dean seeks nominations for the M. Taylor Pyne PrizeI write to solicit nominations for the Pyne Prize, the highest general distinction the University confers upon an undergraduate, which will be awarded on Alumni Day, Saturday, Feb.
As it often does, the Princeton a capella group Shere Kahn hosted an arch sing in 1879 arch on Saturday night.
The Third World Center. Judging simply by the ambiguous nature of the name, one would assume that the organization served some type of interest for those in far-away developing nations.
Diversity: Strictly a minority affair?In his Oct. 17 letter entitled "Minority Issues and Student Responsibility," Nathan Arrington '02 stated that the USG report on "Minority Issues" unknowingly "reveals an underlying problem facing diversification at Princeton: the failure of many minority students to accept personal responsibility for solving the problems." I argue that this statement of Arrington's reveals the true problem facing diversity at Princeton: the belief that diversity is strictly a minority concern.
Indeed, it's been almost two months since the terrorist attacks pushed a weak economy over the precipice.
Let me be blunt. I am bothered and somewhat offended by the USG's plan to have Billy Joel as this year's fall concert performer.
One Princeton rite of passage is receiving (but of course not reading) the "Rights, Rules, and Responsibilities" booklet before each year begins.
Fanatic terrorists not simply the spawn of IslamOn Oct. 18, professor John Fleming wrote a piece about the nature of the current Islamic world, as he sees it, and several readers have responded subsequent to that date.
Many of the opportunities Princeton offers its students occur outside of the classroom. One in particular has impressed me over the years: the lectures given by outside speakers.
I have the answer to all of your problems. Well, not really, but I might have the answer to one of your big ones.
This was supposed to be my first election as an American voter. Days after my 18th birthday, I registered with the county elections officer, looking forward to casting my vote in the 2001 New Jersey gubernatorial election.
In recent weeks, many have argued that the magnitude of the attacks on America makes any critical engagement with U.S.
