Why isn’t Election Day an academic holiday?

Why isn’t Election Day an academic holiday?

Aishwarya Swamidurai and Anna Ferris

“Princeton has educated senators, presidents, and countless local officials. How, though, are we expected to join the next generation of influential leaders if we don’t even have the time to practice our civic duties on the micro-level here at school?”

“Princeton has educated senators, presidents, and countless local officials. How, though, are we expected to join the next generation of influential leaders if we don’t even have the time to practice our civic duties on the micro-level here at school?”

OPINION | 5 days ago

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Getting rid of women won’t solve men’s problems

Getting rid of women won’t solve men’s problems

Ava Johnson

“We should not blame women for men’s problems: a lack of camaraderie and community among younger men is not the fault of the existence of women’s groups.”

“We should not blame women for men’s problems: A lack of camaraderie and community among younger men is not the fault of the existence of women’s groups”

OPINION | 6 days ago

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For the sake of future activism, progressive Princetonians should vote for Harris

For the sake of future activism, progressive Princetonians should vote for Harris

Shane McCauley

“But the stakes have changed. It is easy to forget how much Trump’s rhetoric has devolved since the end of his first presidency — especially given how bad it was during that period — but it has.”

“But the stakes have changed. It is easy to forget how much Trump’s rhetoric has devolved since the end of his first presidency — especially given how bad it was during that period — but it has.”

OPINION | 6 days ago

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Where do idealogues die when free speech lives?

Where do idealogues die when free speech lives?

Siyeon Lee

“When conservatives prime free speech to be understood as a sacred neutral, they disregard the truth that the ideal of free speech in itself — and the best way in which it should be pursued — is inherently dogmatic.”

“When conservatives prime free speech to be understood as a sacred neutral, they disregard the truth that the ideal of free speech in itself — and the best way in which it should be pursued — is inherently dogmatic.”

OPINION | October 31

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Remove AlcoholEdu from online orientation programming

Remove AlcoholEdu from online orientation programming

Ava Chen

“Princeton should remove the online modules in favor of keeping such education in exclusively on-campus, in-person, and Princeton-specific, so students can better retain knowledge that helps keep them — and those around them — safe.”

“Princeton should remove the online modules in favor of keeping such education in exclusively on-campus, in-person, and Princeton-specific, so students can better retain knowledge that helps keep them — and those around them — safe.”

OPINION | October 31

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Princeton must abolish the counselor recommendation letter

Princeton must abolish the counselor recommendation letter

Isaac Barsoum

“Princeton must abolish the counselor recommendation entirely. Today, it is more of a reflection on the resources of the high school and the biases of the counselor than the merits of the individual student.”

“Princeton must abolish the counselor recommendation entirely. Today, it is more of a reflection on the resources of the high school and the biases of the counselor than the merits of the individual student.”

OPINION | October 30

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Manna isn’t trying to racialize religion

Manna isn’t trying to racialize religion

Sarah Park

“Although it is not innately a bad thing when a religious group doubles as an ethnic or cultural affinity space, it does become harmful when that aspect defines the primary narrative surrounding it.”

“Although it is not innately a bad thing when a religious group doubles as an ethnic or cultural affinity space, it does become harmful when that aspect defines the primary narrative surrounding it.”

OPINION | October 29

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Princeton facilitates the exchange of Latin American ideas and futures

Princeton facilitates the exchange of Latin American ideas and futures

Juan Fajardo

“As the Latin American diaspora grows, we will have to accept that U.S. academia — despite sharing the blame for many of the region’s challenges — will have just as much of a role in shaping its solutions.”

“As the Latin American diaspora grows, we will have to accept that U.S. academia — despite sharing the blame for many of the region’s challenges — will have just as much of a role in shaping its solutions.”

OPINION | October 29

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Princeton, it’s time for a halal dining hall

Princeton, it’s time for a halal dining hall

Jorge Reyes

There are no spaces where Muslim students’ dietary needs are truly foregrounded by design.

There are no spaces where Muslim students’ dietary needs are truly foregrounded by design.

OPINION | October 29

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Tech companies say their AI can save the planet. They aren’t acting like it.

Tech companies say their AI can save the planet. They aren’t acting like it.

Alex Norbrook

In public, companies like Microsoft brand AI as a tool for the energy transition. But in private, they sell it as a way to expand our reliance on fossil fuels.

In public, companies like Microsoft brand AI as a tool for the energy transition. But in private, they sell it as a way to expand our reliance on fossil fuels.

OPINION | October 29

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In defense of our undemocratic university

In defense of our undemocratic university

Abigail Rabieh

“Theorizing the University as a democracy which should base its decisions on the majority opinion of students, however, is a fundamentally misguided approach to higher education.”

“Theorizing the University as a democracy which should base its decisions on the majority opinion of students, however, is a fundamentally misguided approach to higher education.”

OPINION | October 28

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Transgender athletes deserve better — at Princeton and beyond

Transgender athletes deserve better — at Princeton and beyond

Charlie Yale

“As the political zeitgeist of the right has become more anti-transgender, Princetonians committed to inclusion should not let this cultural phenomenon affect our willingness to address this in a nuanced manner, informed by data and compassion.”

“As the political zeitgeist of the right has become more anti-transgender, Princetonians committed to inclusion should not let this cultural phenomenon affect our willingness to address this in a nuanced manner, informed by data and compassion.”

OPINION | October 28

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For the sake of the Princeton community, tax the endowment

For the sake of the Princeton community, tax the endowment

Wynne Conger

“It is imperative that we at Princeton contend with and advocate for a more structured, progressive excise tax on the University’s endowment at large. In addition to other benefits, a system could primarily work to channel institutional money and resources back into the surrounding township under an organized system of federal jurisdiction and oversight.”

“It is imperative that we at Princeton contend with and advocate for a more structured, progressive excise tax on the University’s endowment at large. In addition to other benefits, a system could primarily work to channel institutional money and resources back into the surrounding township under an organized system of federal jurisdiction and oversight.”

OPINION | October 25

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For meaningful discourse, free speech at Princeton must be combined with intellectual responsibility

For meaningful discourse, free speech at Princeton must be combined with intellectual responsibility

Kenneth Chan

“We can’t shy away from repulsive opinions. But we must also exercise intellectual responsibility when it comes to our own opinions, and scrutinize as rigorously as possible our own biases in light of new information.”

“We can’t shy away from repulsive opinions. But we must also exercise intellectual responsibility when it comes to our own opinions, and scrutinize as rigorously as possible our own biases in light of new information.”

OPINION | October 25

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