Opinion

Reconsidering Self-hatredIt is ironic that Pini Gurfil, who accuses Jewish critics of Israeli policies in the occupied territories of "self-hatred" (Daily Princetonian, April 3) is himself indebted to the most virulently anti-Semitic topoi used by the Nazis.To speak of the "Jewish people" as having "long been cursed" should give the shivers to anyone with a modicum of historical consciousness.

OPINION | 04/04/2002

Visiting ground zero: A belated trip to the brink

Visiting ground zero: A belated trip to the brink

I must admit, I wasn't fully prepared. Even after more than six months of anticipating how I would feel when I actually saw it, the first sight still left me dumbstruck.

OPINION | 04/04/2002

Take a break from cellular phone use

Do you remember those games in "Highlights" magazine that you used to play in doctors' waiting rooms?

OPINION | 04/04/2002

M is for March Madness: An alphabetical overview

With the culmination Monday of March Madness and the Final Four, two words still linger at the forefront of every hoop fan's brain: Alaa Abdelnaby.

OPINION | 04/03/2002

Invaluable lessons from the best teachers at the University

When I told my parents I did something religious on Easter Sunday, they were shocked. I could see them at home, wondering what kind of transformation had befallen me in college.

OPINION | 04/03/2002

Personal ways to reduce waste

Last week, I performed an experiment. I guess this isn't so surprising given my B.S.E. status, but this one was actually sort of relevant to the student population at large.

OPINION | 04/02/2002

Letters to the Editor

On Self-Hatred and TerrorOn the evening of Wednesday, March 27 2002, the Seder, the dinner that celebrates the first night of Passover, was held by Jews worldwide.

OPINION | 04/02/2002

The language of violence, the violence of language

We all know that one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter, but must language wither away entirely in the face of political and military conflict?

OPINION | 04/02/2002

The 'art' of making beautiful music

A jazz band plays as crowds gather in the hall. People stand in a long line for the coat check. The chefs arrange hors d'oeuvres on buffet tables.

OPINION | 04/01/2002

The difficult decision to react with inaction

A political leader, by virtue of the office, must mediate between two dichotomous personas that determine the nature of policy enacted.

OPINION | 04/01/2002

Why Woody Woo should switch to open-enrollment

Despite my recent acceptance into the Woodrow Wilson School, with which, I admit I am rather pleased, I cannot help feeling uncomfortable that many qualified and ambitious fellow students were rejected.

OPINION | 03/31/2002

Meeting our responsibility to low-wage workers

This month marks the one-year anniversary of the Harvard Sit-In, the daring occupation of Harvard's Mass Hall perpetrated by students protesting Harvard's "poverty wages." In April 2001, Harvard (like Princeton) was paying very low wages to some of its workers in spite of the high cost of living in the Cambridge area.

OPINION | 03/31/2002

Dude, where's my grandma?

Great-grandmother Pearlie Rucker is hardly the kind of person who one would expect to find on the wrong side of the law.

OPINION | 03/28/2002

Letters to the Editor

Arafat regime blamed for povertyIn "Celebrating Passover, freedom and peace in Israel," authors Laura Kaplan and Julia Salzman decry the conditions in which Palestinians live and call for Princeton to "divest" itself from Israel.

OPINION | 03/28/2002

Ignoring information in the information age

This past Tuesday was an important day. It was the day when OIT's change in the e-mail server took place.

OPINION | 03/28/2002

The image of feminism

Gloria Steinem is no supermodel. Though she is over sixty years old, complete with the wrinkles and hips of average women, Steinem appears on the cover of this month's Ms. Magazine, celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the publication she helped to found.

OPINION | 03/27/2002

Criticism of Frank Gehry's designs is still premature

Dan Wachtell's column of March 14, "Disjunctive Architecture and a Lack of Space," raises many valid observations that University administrators would be well served to consider at length when planning future development.

OPINION | 03/27/2002

Little thoughts from a courtyard window view

Gazing outside my window overlooking the Little Hall courtyard over the past seven months has changed my outlook more than I could have imagined when I returned this past September as a Princeton senior.

OPINION | 03/27/2002

Princeton students embody more than the books they read

After reading Aileen Nielsen's March 26th article "Anti-intellectual pursuits: Too much play or too little work," I would like to voice my displeasure with her obviously myopic interpretation of the term "learning" as well as her refusal to see value in anything beyond the academic.

OPINION | 03/27/2002

Celebrating Passover, freedom and peace in Israel

Tonight marks the start of Passover, a holiday which derives its meaning from the remembrance of the Israelites' exodus from slavery in Egypt.

OPINION | 03/26/2002

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