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Point-Counterpoint: Ending The Student Agencies Monopoly

/May 11, 2011

Pro: The Student Agencies Monopoly Stifles Competition By Andrew Blumenfeld ’13 For all the terrific services offered by the University, students have continuously sought to fill still-unmet needs on campus—and to derive a profit while doing so. For about 100 years, this has meant the presence of the Princeton Student Agencies– University-recognized businesses that are […]

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Why We Don’t Serve Tea at our Parties

/May 11, 2011

By Andrew Stella ’13 Earl Sinensis sat in his bed, reading the spiritless textbook assigned for his AP U.S. Government class. He hadn’t realized he had drifted off to sleep when suddenly he awoke with a start. Light was bursting out of the space between his closet doors, and it spread as they were opened […]

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Dealing with the New Borough Policy: A Student Perspective

/May 11, 2011

By George Maliha ’13 The Department of Public Safety (DPS) recently announced that all calls received from the Street—including those related to alcohol—would be reported to the Princeton Borough Police, which would presumably be expected to respond as well. While the eating clubs, as private property distinctly separate from the University, properly fall under the […]

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The Ethics of Egg Donation

/May 11, 2011

By Audrey Pollnow ’13 “Egg Donation – $6,000+ – Thinking about Egg Donation?” Ads like this are prevalent, especially on college campuses. In fact, at a college campus with Princetonian SAT scores, eggs usually go for much more than that. (A recent study by the Hastings Center found that each increase of 100 SAT points […]

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Relief from Party Politics

/May 11, 2011

By Colleen McCullough ’12 Party politics in America is an ad hoc amalgamation of principles. It is a historic coincidence that the party of fiscal restraint is also the party of social conservatism while the party of social welfare is also the party of social libertarianism. Politicians on each side of the aisle support their […]

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Cornel West’s Midterm Report on President Obama

/May 11, 2011

By Aaron Smargon ’11 Shortly after the midpoint of President Obama’s 2009-2013 term, the Tory sat down with 1943 Princeton University Professor Cornel West to continue a conversation on the impact of Obama’s presidency on American race and politics. Professor West is a scholar, lecturer, civil rights activist, and critically-acclaimed author. Two years ago, you […]

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Letter to the Editor and Official Tory Response: Task Force Syndrome

/May 11, 2011

Letter to the Editor To the editor: I’m writing concerning an article in the April  issue of The Princeton Tory, namely, “The Task Force Syndrome: Steering the Committee on Undergraduate Women’s Leadership,” by Chris Goodnow ’14, with which I’d like to address some issues. The argument that we cannot determine “whether women undergraduates are realizing […]

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Publisher’s Letter: Conservative Ecumenicalism

/April 19, 2011

Greetings Tory readers! My name is Sam Norton, and I am the new Publisher of the Princeton Tory. I am honored to have been chosen to carry on the Tory’s long tradition of bringing accountability journalism to Princeton University. I am especially grateful to my esteemed predecessor, Aaron Smargon, who showed incredible leadership and dedication […]

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