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Kick in the Arsenic
On Monday, November 29, the science community was all abuzz about a big announcement from NASA. That announcement? That they would announce something later that week.
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Is Assange Strange?
Julian Assange views the world through the prism of mathematical metaphor, one might gather from his article “State and Terrorist Conspiracies.” In this article, Assange describes terrorist networks as connected graphs, a mathematical concept involving nodes and connections between them. In Assange’s words, “take some nails and nail them into a board at random .…
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Princewatch
A simple question: is it worth reading _The Daily Princetonian_ to keep up on the ways in which it has embarrassed itself? A simple answer: probably not. Welcome to PrinceWatch. Welcome to _The Daily Princetonian_ of November 12, 2010. __Terrace may open doors to graduate students__ by Molly Brean As one becomes familiar with _The…
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Yes We Republican
Just by looking at the raw numbers, the election on November 2nd was historic. In the House of Representatives—in which all 435 slots were contested—Republicans gained 60 seats to secure a majority. In local legislative races, the GOP took 680 additional offices in a political swing that rivaled the post-Watergate Democratic takeover. Republicans outcompeted Democratic…
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A Case Against Legalization
The drug policies of the United States are horrifically backwards. They promote the incarceration of people guilty of soft drug possession, people who likely pose no threat to themselves or others. They cost countless billions of dollars each year as money is siphoned into enforcement, prisons, and drug “education.” They are even patently hypocritical, protecting…
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Talking the Talk(s)
_On January 26 of this year, Aaron Smargon of WPRB News sat down with Daniel C. Kurtzer, former Ambassador to Israel from 2000 to 2005, to discuss the stalled hopes for peace under President Obama and what shape it might take in the future. With talks resumed this month, their discussion now looks prescient. Whether…
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NJ Women’s Health Services are in Trouble
For some college students returning to New Jersey after a summer away, the fall semester will spark a growing wave of protest. After all, how would you feel if you suddenly could not get affordable birth control or basic reproductive check-ups at your university’s health center? At Princeton, where we are so used to free…
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UN Knew Congolese Women Were Raped
From June 30th to August 3rd, over 200 women and baby boys were gang-raped by rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After initial reports indicated around 150 women, girls and babies had been raped, by September 4th the number of confirmed cases had risen to 240. It is believed that members of…
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The Reconcilables
Late last month, WPRB News sat down with General David Petraeus, commander of United States Central Command and recent recipient of Princeton’s James Madison Medal, to discuss military issues in the Middle East, from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to drones and cybersecurity. Nick Tagher, Naomi Nix and Aaron Smargon hosted the episode, and…
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Long Lines at Treadmills Cause Frustration Among Students
Frequenters of Dillon Gymnasium aiming to get in a quick run on the treadmills before class or after class have recently been greeted with an unpleasant surprise: long lines. Although usually there are not long lines for the 14 treadmills in Dillon, the gym has become so popular that wait times for the treadmills have…
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Snow Finds Its Way to Princeton
There’s no denying it: snow has found its way to Princeton. Snow is on the ground both on north and south campus, and it’s been spotted on east campus. When questioned about the snow’s whereabouts, Small World employee Mary Climber answered, “I’m pretty sure it’s snowed everywhere in the town of Princeton.” Meteorologists have also…
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Nader’s Nadir
Ralph Nader is awkwardly hovering around the hors-d’oeuvre, occasionally grabbing for the cheese and crackers. He is slouched over, dressed in a worn-out suit, and reluctantly mingling with a crowd of progressive activists gathered in a beautiful house on Battle Road, in Princeton, NJ.