Daniel Mark

Regarding Slaughter's blatant double-standard, Princeton student Daniel Mark, former president of the Center for Jewish Life, suggests she remove offensive "Ricanstructions" elements "or articulate principles based on which she can justify sponsoring art that is offensive to Catholics when, by her own admission, she would not sponsor some other forms of offensive art."

Princeton student Daniel Mark, former president of the Center for Jewish Life, suggested she remove offensive "Ricanstructions" elements "or articulate principles based on which she can justify sponsoring art that is offensive to Catholics when, by her own admission, she would not sponsor some other forms of offensive art."

"We meet the needs of the Jewish community on campus, educate people about the concerns of the Jewish community and serve as an umbrella organization for Jewish interests of all people," said Daniel Mark '03, president of the CJL.

A former resident of Israel, Mark added that the CJL's primary focus is to acquaint students with Israel - in part by helping to send them to Israel for the first time through the Hillel Foundation's Birthright Israel program - and to support Israel's self-sufficiency.

However, Mark said of the group's focus, "I think it has intensified [in light of the Middle East conflict], we're trying to have a forum for people to discuss informally and civilly because many people, to no fault of their own, are not accurately educated on issues of the Middle East."

Despite this perceived unawareness on campus, Mark said of the University, "It seems the University's role in the Middle East is to promote intellectual and civil debate, but at the same time not to be co-opted into uncivil and unintellectual things and be misled.The University's role is to foster debate and to stand up for the truth."Mark said he believes the University is sufficiently filling this role.

However, others cite particular needs or deficiencies that need to be addressed in the University's role in affairs relating to the Middle East.