Opinion

Most of the Class of 2001 came to Princeton thinking that a "backdoor pass" would secretly get you into the TI taproom.But after the magical 1997-98 men's basketball season that saw the Tigers routinely beat Ivy opponents by 30 points en route to a national Top 10 finish, the campus was united in a chorus of "Sit down, you suck."Jadwin Gym became more than just a haven for hardcore basketball fans that winter; it evolved into a common sanctuary for anyone donning orange and black, a place where sold-out crowds were as routine as wins over Yale.Who among us hasn't owned a wallet-size men's basketball schedule featuring a picture of Steve Goodrich '98?

OPINION | 09/19/2000

Look Again

Look Again

Dude, I hate that Britney Spears song.""Me too. But she's so hot."As a camp counselor, I learned that children can be astute social critics.

OPINION | 09/19/2000

Debate commission can't change rules for third-party candidates

The Green Party wants to see its candidate, Ralph Nader '55, participate in the presidential debates, which the Commission on Presidential Debates will host this fall.

OPINION | 09/18/2000

Bush must spin pro-life views as legislative, not judicial issue

If the presidential campaign were a Harry Potter book, abortion would be the Issue-Which-Must-Not-Be-Named.

OPINION | 09/18/2000

Letters to the Editor

Excessive Firestone security excludes some from academiaI'm one of those gray-haired old people who sit in the back of the lecture hall.

OPINION | 09/17/2000

Big money, year-round campaigning taint Hong Kong legislative politics

It is easy to bemoan the state of American politics when the candidates' artificially constructed images seem to determine so much.

OPINION | 09/17/2000

Opening Exercises: A time for Hal, not God, to welcome frosh

As a non-believer, I found the University's inter-faith Opening Exercises church service both off-putting and exclusionary.

OPINION | 09/14/2000

Number one in the nation, but students always the last to know

I think it's fair to have high standards for the number one school in the United States when it comes to really simple things like giving students enough information to live in their rooms.

OPINION | 09/14/2000

Letters to the Editor

Drinking ordinance would threaten personal libertiesAll members of the Princeton community should be aware of the extreme danger to personal liberty posed by the proposed new ordinance that would grant police vast new powers to invade private premises without warrants.

OPINION | 09/13/2000

Capital campaign's success merits more attention to human interests

This summer, the University concluded the most successful capital campaign in its history. It raised more than $1 billion in less than five years, far exceeding its initial expectation of $750 million.

OPINION | 09/13/2000

Potential alcohol ordinance

A local ordinance that would allow Princeton Borough Police to enter private residences and cite underage drinkers could change campus social life as much as . . . well, Frist.

OPINION | 09/13/2000

Coverage, not complacency

The major challenge of collegiate journalism is to break through the complacent self-satisfaction of life at a prestigious school ? and nowhere is this challenge more acute than at Princeton.Traditionally, editors-in-chief of the 'Prince' begin the school year by reaffirming their commitment to report the news in a fair, unbiased manner.

OPINION | 09/12/2000

Princeton Hits Puberty

So the Princeton ant colony is up and running again. Beneath those green plastic barns and farm houses, there lies an intricate system of pathways and tunnels, with thousands of little tiger-striped ants on their way to the new student center.

OPINION | 09/12/2000

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

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