Opinion

Think we've got it bad? U. Chicago has it worse

Think we've got it bad? U. Chicago has it worse

Two weeks ago, I visited a friend at the University of Chicago. A renowned research institution, Chicago's undergraduate program is better known as the school "where fun goes to die." With a quarter system, Chicago students endure three sets of finals per year.

OPINION | 03/06/2000

Keeping up with your comrades after declaration of culinary independence

It's second semester senior year. I have no job prospects. I am not going to graduate school. I don't even know what country I'm going to be in.

OPINION | 03/06/2000

Achtung! Lot 23 security kiosk offers meager line of defense against visitors

All I can say is that if this were the Middle Ages and a pack of unkempt Germans had their sights on us, we'd be screwed.

OPINION | 03/05/2000

Letters to the Editor

Diallo verdict newsworthyOn Feb. 25, the American judicial system acquitted the police officers allegedly involved in the killing of African immigrant, Amadou Diallo.

OPINION | 03/05/2000

At what age do young criminals deserve adult consequences?

Last week's fatal shooting in a first-grade classroom in Mount Morris, Mich., should be a wakeup call for law enforcers and lawmakers alike.

OPINION | 03/05/2000

Interaction with alums adds needed perspective

At about 1:30 a.m., we both looked at our watches and said, "Whoa" almost simultaneously.

OPINION | 03/02/2000

Battling queryphobia: Don't shy away from asking controversial questions

The world is not, in general, a comfortable place. So why does it seem that people around here, including myself, are always trying to pretend that it is?

OPINION | 03/02/2000

Letters to the Editor

Students, not professors, balance workloadJeff Wolf '02's column in yesterday's 'Prince' left much to be desired.

OPINION | 03/02/2000

Heavy workload turns well-rounded students into squares

If you take a lot of humanities classes like me, the following will be a familiar scenario: After reading over your syllabi, you realize your professors want you to read four books this week, among other assignments.

OPINION | 03/01/2000

Administrative mishaps sap festivity from graduate school centennial

The University witnessed something unprecedented this week, something that should make it pause in concern.

OPINION | 03/01/2000

English proficiency test

Raising the standard for English proficiency among graduate students is a good first step in raising the overall quality of teaching and learning ? but there are many important steps that must follow.

OPINION | 02/29/2000

Letters to the Editor

USG already seeks student opinions onlineI'm writing in response to the suggestion made by Joe Dague '01 in the Feb.

OPINION | 02/29/2000

Liberal arts education should include exploration of all religious faiths

The R-word ? religion ? can be a very dirty word on our nation's college campuses. The end of any kind of religious schooling for many, the absence of parents and a seemingly consequence-free environment can lead many students who were brought up with any sort of religious background to cast it off.

OPINION | 02/29/2000

Letters to the Editor

Inaccurate depiction in D-Bar cartoonI was impressed last Thursday to see the 'Prince' report on the current D-Bar situation in a well researched and accurate manner.

OPINION | 02/28/2000

McCain's reform agenda conceals right-wing roots

Initially doubted as a serious challenge to Gov. George W. Bush, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) ? after sweeping Bush in New Hampshire, Michigan and Arizona ? is a very real contender for the Republican nomination.

OPINION | 02/28/2000

Theses exacerbate senioritis symptoms

It's an awful feeling. And it hit me at the worst time. The daily, excruciating grind of writing my thesis had finally gotten to me.

OPINION | 02/28/2000

Letters to the Editor

D-Bar another case of grad student neglectThe D-Bar fiasco is but another chapter in the saga of continual neglect of graduate students at Princeton.

OPINION | 02/27/2000

Online democracy could supplant rule by USG's arbitrary oligarchy

Last month, undergraduates received their final e-mail from Spencer Merriweather '00, the outgoing president of the Undergraduate Student Government.

OPINION | 02/27/2000

Room for improvement in race relations at Princeton

Many of the debates that currently have the University's attention ? from the determination of the proper roles of the Frist Campus Center and the eating clubs to the Wythes proposal to expand class size ? are rooted in an important issue that is seldom discussed with candor at Princeton: race relations.While plays, discussions and workshops on diversity are a staple of freshman orientation here, once students congeal into closely-knit social groups, most forms of cross-cultural and multiethnic discourse are thrown aside as quickly as those smelly OA hiking boots.

OPINION | 02/27/2000

Open Bicker would exacerbate existing problems at the 'Street'

This December, a handful of Bicker club presidents and grad boards voiced support for allowing students the option of bickering more than one club.

OPINION | 02/25/2000

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