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2011 April Issue

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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Points & Punts

/April 19, 2011

Humanitarianism Muammar al-Qaddafi may be facing a US-backed rebellion for his crimes against his own people, but many may not be aware of his humanitarian work. He’s spent decades promoting peace with the Al-Qaddafi International Prize for Human Rights. Previous honorees include Daniel Ortega, Fidel Castro, Louis Farrakhan, and Hugo Chavez. Given his current predicament, […]

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Early Admission: Just The Facts, Please

/April 19, 2011

By Andrew Blumenfeld ’13 In 2006, when the University announced that it would be abandoning its early admission program beginning in 2008, President Tilghman explained that the decision was made because “…it is the right thing to do.”  Yet after four classes have applied under the single-admission program since, Princeton announced this year that it […]

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Whatever Happened to Gender Neutral Housing?

/April 19, 2011

By Toni Alimi ’13 In October of 2009, Princeton became the seventh Ivy League university to offer a gender-neutral housing option to its undergraduate students. Former USG President, Connor Diemand-Yauman’s, announcement on October 14, 2009 presented the administration’s decision to make suites in Spelman Hall gender-neutral as a “pilot program” for the 2010-2011 academic year. […]

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Defund Planned Parenthood?

/April 19, 2011

By Natalie Scholl ’13 Right now the American people and government are involved in a debate of ethics, resources, and responsibility.  The controversial issue kicked off by Rep. Mike Pence pivots on the use of taxpayer dollars, more specifically on the use of pro-life taxpayer dollars, for an organization widely associated with abortions.  Should the […]

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Conservatism and the Arts

/April 19, 2011

By Elizabeth Swanson ’12 In the November issue of the Tory, former Editor-in Chief David Pederson wrote a provocative column called “Aesthetics of Conservatism: Why Conservatives Need to Reclaim the Arts.” Pederson called for conservatives to take a renewed interest in the arts if “we conservatives are truly engaged in a struggle for the fate […]

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Last Word: Why Conservatives Should Fight the Farm Bill

/April 19, 2011

By Will Herlands ’12 The United States Farm Bill is a federal appropriations bill that allocates hundreds of billions of dollars to scientific and educational programs on both the state and the federal level. Since the first incarnation of the bill was passed in 1973, these appropriations have been reauthorized approximately every four years, with […]

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