Opinion

A time to consider what lies on the other side of the fence

A time to consider what lies on the other side of the fence

The benefit of a university environment is the ability to debate any topic under the sun. Race relations, poverty, current events ? there is always some dialogue on campus pitting two (or more) opposing sides against each other in order to flesh out the intricacies of a certain topic or subject matter.

OPINION | 04/04/2001

Letters to the Editor

Animals deserve human love, not inhuman lustLaura Vanderkam '01 shrewdly contends in her March 8 column that Princeton professor Peter Singer is not simply moonlighting in bestiality to supplement his philosophic day job.

OPINION | 04/03/2001

A message to our readers

David Horowitz's advertisement, "Ten Reasons Why Reparations for Slavery is a Bad Idea ? and Racist Too," is an offensive piece of work.

OPINION | 04/03/2001

Fearing the people factories

A few weeks ago, I claimed that cloning was small moral peanuts in comparison to our neglectful treatment of nonhuman organisms and future generations in environmental issues such as global climate change ("Created in Our Image," March 6). My position should not be mistaken for one that condones cloning humans.

OPINION | 04/03/2001

Letters to the Editor

Musicians should express themselves without considering their listeners' tastesI am writing to you to express a few thoughts on the March 28 column "On Musical ? and Audience ?Appreciation," in which Nathan Arrington '02 criticized the Philadelphia Orchestra's concert program for its inclusion of the Fourth Symphony by Michael Tippett.

OPINION | 04/02/2001

The Borough's alcohol ordinance

The alcohol ordinance that was sent to the Princeton Borough Council last Friday will likely do very little to end underage drinking at Princeton.

OPINION | 04/02/2001

Just like peas and carrots

For the Supremely Motivated Self-Starting Student, the senior thesis is an opportunity to shine ? a chance to show the world what comes of four years of training at Princeton University, a chance to contribute to the academic body of knowledge, a chance to learn something about life.For me, it has been an intimidating and lethal obstacle that has shown me how to empathize with Dubya.I have to say, this is a slightly uncomfortable feeling for me, as I'm not especially a fan of Dubya.

OPINION | 04/02/2001

Horowitz's inexperience hinders his refutation of reparation cause

The plan to distribute reparations to African Americans for past injustices carries many merits but some shortcomings as well.

OPINION | 04/01/2001

Why Horowitz overlooked Princeton

David Horowitz has never lost his desire to shock.The "red-diaper baby" of Communist parents, Horowitz spent his youth as an ally of the Black Panthers, creating mayhem and protesting that black men could never get a fair trial in the United States.Then the Black Panthers murdered one of his friends, and suddenly the criminal justice system didn't look so bad.

OPINION | 04/01/2001

Letters to the Editor

Funds should support rearing, not abortingI would like to respond to Natasha Burley '00's March 28 column: "Family planning requires taking a hard look at reality."I believe in choices.

OPINION | 04/01/2001

Missing Out

You may have noticed a trend in my articles. I may be fooling myself into thinking that there is anyone out there besides my mother who has read more than one of my articles.

OPINION | 03/29/2001

Life on the Jolly Island

In case you haven't noticed, I'm studying abroad this year. As a service to underclassmen who are curious about the possibilities for "expanding your horizons" and "being old enough to buy beer," I would like to share a few of my foreign experiences.In many ways my life in England is similar to my life in the States.

OPINION | 03/29/2001

How dare you call me a power tool

May I vent? I would just like to say for the record that I am not "a power tool." I do not appreciate being informed by a man with a skewed impression of the typical Princeton student that my "workaholic" habits are the product of my need to build a perfect resume.

OPINION | 03/28/2001

Letters to the Editor

Students should value reading assignments, however longWhile Ryan Salvatore '02's column of March 26 probably demonstrates the plight of some unfortunate Princeton students, I would be loathe to apply his opinion to the majority of the student body.

OPINION | 03/28/2001

Bush's chilly foreign policy hearkens to Cold War

Spring break is about patriotism, sort of. It's a time to join other Americans in the party pilgrimage to places like Cancun, Puerto Rico or Ibiza.

OPINION | 03/28/2001

Letters to the Editor

Defense shield will precipitate arms build-upMelissa Waage '01's March 26 column deriding national missile defense proposals parallels most critical writing on the subject in its tendency to portray unsupported assertions as truth.

OPINION | 03/27/2001

On musical — and audience — appreciation

Over Spring Break I heard the Philadelphia Orchestra perform at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia.

OPINION | 03/27/2001

Family planning requires taking a hard look at reality

After only a few weeks in Hanoi, I walked into a small family-planning clinic in rural Viet Nam, stepped over some bloody instruments resting in a dirty basin and sat near a women lying on a straw mat on a mud floor of the 'Recovery Room,' and asked her questions about the abortion she had just had.

OPINION | 03/27/2001

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