Opinion

An aspiring journalist tackles his most personal assignment

An aspiring journalist tackles his most personal assignment

When I visited my grandfather in a St. Louis hospital in May of last year, I arrived at his bedside having received instructions from him to bring three things: a pen, a notebook and an envelope from Bopp Chapel, the local funeral home.The instructions came without emotion ? even matter-of-factly ? reflecting a characteristic stoicism that runs in certain parts of the family.

OPINION | 07/16/2000

A different kind of education

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of having dinner at the house of professor Steve Slaby. A modest, unassuming man in his late seventies, Slaby seems like a typical emeritus professor.

OPINION | 07/16/2000

Abroad, yet right at home

Life sometimes takes us to unexpected places. If on Easter Sunday a year ago someone had told me I would be spending Easter 2000 in Hobart, Tasmania, I wouldn't have believed him.

OPINION | 07/16/2000

Buildings beware: Alumni should be careful where they drop their names

Names mean a lot more than we think. For example, if Superman weren't named Superman, would he command nearly the same respect?

OPINION | 07/16/2000

The quickest four years

Two months ago, on an unseasonably cold May night, I walked along Nassau Street with two friends from the Class of 2000.

OPINION | 07/16/2000

500 students later . . .

The trustees' decision to adopt the recommendations of the Wythes Committee Report will have crucial implications for future generations of Princeton students.

OPINION | 05/25/2000

Millstone Bypass: A new road that could ruin old memories for Princetonians

I remember the day: I sat in the way-back of our station wagon, tense with anticipation, as we took the right turn off U.S.

OPINION | 05/25/2000

University needs refresher course in how to keep student groups up-to-date

Throughout the year I have been frustrated with the University's meager support and encouragement of student groups.

OPINION | 05/11/2000

Letters to the Editor

Frist Campus Center will offer a number of upperclass meal optionsI would like to provide the following clarification to the opinion piece in the May 10 'Prince' regarding future meal plan options in the Frist Campus Center.Liriel Higa '02's opinion article misunderstands the plans for meal options at the Frist Campus Center.

OPINION | 05/11/2000

The year in review

As we close out the year at the 'Prince,' we wanted to share our thoughts about the character of the year gone by.

OPINION | 05/11/2000

Mom and Dad had a chance to protest — why can't I have one, too?

As I read Tim O'Brien's Vietnam memoir, "The Things They Carried," as part of a recent reading-period assignment, I was struck, though not surprised, by how central the war has been to the way in which he views the world.

OPINION | 05/09/2000

Life at Princeton makes it hard to declare independence

The University's stance regarding the eating clubs is perplexing and inconsistent. While the administration says it is trying to diminish the image ? and reality ? that Princeton's social scene revolves around the 'Street,' its actions do not adequately live up to its words.To its credit, the administration is taking some steps to diminish the 'Street's hold on students' time and attention.

OPINION | 05/09/2000

Letters to the Editor

'Prince' justified in coverage of student arrests for alleged lewd behaviorI am writing in response to Tage Howerton '03's May 8 letter defending his friends, Dennis Alshuler '03 and Sloan Bermann '02, who were arrested on charges of lewd conduct April 27.

OPINION | 05/09/2000

Letters to the Editor

Public Safety's lackadaisical response to Forbes fire alarm unacceptableOn Friday night, the fire alarm went off in the Forbes Addition and Annex at 1 a.m.

OPINION | 05/07/2000

Every day is a chance to honor Holocaust victims

Tuesday, May 2, 4:35 p.m. East Pyne Courtyard. Eerily, I began thinking about my final paper on "Maus: A Survivor's Tale" for ENG 376: Topics in Literature and Ethics, and I paused to listen.What I was hearing was not the wind in the archway, nor the birds, but a sonorous voice.

OPINION | 05/07/2000

Why we stay off the grass

As a person who tries not to litter a lot, I know the importance of the environment. In fact, I like the environment.

OPINION | 05/07/2000

Letters to the Editor

Women at the 'Street'Prospect Avenue was once a bastion of beer and boys. Some things never change.But they should.While four of the 11 eating clubs elected female presidents this semester, the threat of sexual harassment continues to be a problem for some female club members.

OPINION | 05/04/2000

'HUM Sequence' a mental investment, but the educational dividends pay off

As graduation approaches, there is always the temptation to go to the rhetorical well and draw out impassioned, reflective prose about one's own inner life and personal growth.

OPINION | 05/04/2000

Modernist residential college would be worth the bank-breaking

In regular-Joe fashion, I'm partial to the gothic dorms and Nassau-Hall look. Their style is old and solid, and people still consider the buildings beautiful after countless changes in architectural taste.Similarly, I'm rarely a fan of modernist anything or new whiz-bang gizmos ? stock market gains and scientific progress excepted.

OPINION | 05/04/2000

McCosh Health Services

Thirty-thousand dollars may get you a quality education at Princeton, but it probably won't get you quality health care.

OPINION | 05/02/2000

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