by Sam Norton As a sophomore, I have now witnessed three distinctly different USG presidents. The first, Josh Weinstein ’09, was widely characterized as a fighter, someone who wasn’t shy about picking battles with Nassau Hall on controversies that he felt were of great importance, and consequently left office with mixed reviews. By contrast, his […]
by Toni Alimi Vice President Janet Dickerson’s October announcement of her retirement from Princeton University in June certainly came as a hard blow to the University. Among many other achievements, in her ten years here, she masterminded the University’s push for four-year residential colleges, the re-opening of Campus Club, as well as the opening of […]
by Matthew Sanyour ’11 Greece is in serious economic trouble – there is virtual unanimity of opinion upon that point among liberals and conservatives alike. The Greek government has been horrendously irresponsible; the creative accounting practices that Athens has been using to hide its growing profligacy from Brussels in violation of EU economic guidelines are […]
Just one year ago, which marked Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday, a Gallup Poll found that only 39% of Americans “believe in the theory of evolution.” To think that a theory accepted by academia, backed in reason, corroborated by scientific evidence, and adapted from other such theories like natural selection and Mendelian genetics would still be […]
Late last month, Connor Diemand-Yauman and two inferior Princeton students, also seniors, were announced as Young Alumni Trustee finalists. CDY is expected to win as usual, but this time solely on the leadership skills demonstrated in his September 28, 2009 email entitled, “READ THIS IF YOU LIVE IN BROWN!”: “Dear Brownites, A few reminders about […]
by David Pederson ’12 In the last issue of the Tory, Brandon McGinley and I began to articulate a vision of conservatism based upon communities and the common good. Such a vision is, I believe, crucial for rethinking and renewing conservative politics today. But what I would like to discuss in this article is how […]
by Aaron Smargon ’11 Kelsey Hazzard founded and currently runs SecularProLife.org. She was an undergraduate at the University of Miami in Coral Gables and is now pursuing a law degree at the University of Virginia. At 21 years old, she is an emerging leader in what some have called, “The Pro-Life Generation.” What was your […]
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