This spring will be the second full semester of the Opinion columnist program. Last semester, the program became an integral feature of the Opinion section, and our columnists became reliable commentators on the issues they care about most, provoking thoughtful discussion and debate. We were delighted to see how the campus community enthusiastically engaged with these columns.
This semester, we are proud to announce six columns, three from returning columnists and three from new ones. Each columnist will publish every other week or every three weeks.
Reading an author’s column should offer a window into their worldview. Columnists from different perspectives will analyze the issues that animate them through the lens of their personal values. We hope that you will get to know these voices, as they write informative, timely, and interesting pieces every few weeks.
Click on each title to read more about each column.
Head Opinion Editor Frances Brogan is a sophomore prospective History major from Lancaster, Pa. She can be reached at frances.brogan[at]princeton.edu.
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Flood the Princeton canon
Christofer Robles“The University must commit to truth, representing its history more honestly. And until it does so, we need to flood the Princeton canon with more monuments to Princeton’s unsung heroes.”
“The University must commit to truth, representing its history more honestly. And until it does so, we need to flood the Princeton canon with more monuments to Princeton’s unsung heroes.”
You (yes, you) are part of the classics conversation
Lily Halbert-AlexanderWhether or not we believe that this literature has a place in the curriculum and however we believe the classics should be taught, we have to understand that a conversation about classics is a conversation about us.
Whether or not we believe that this literature has a place in the curriculum and however we believe the classics should be taught, we have to understand that a conversation about classics is a conversation about us.
Why is NJ Transit so damn expensive?
Isaac BarsoumBy the time I graduate — if price increases follow their current three percent trajectory — round-trip transportation from Princeton to New York will cost at least $44.21. But it could, very easily, cost nothing. It’s past time that Princeton moved to expand access to regional public transit for undergraduates.
By the time I graduate — if price increases follow their current three percent trajectory — round-trip transportation from Princeton to New York will cost at least $44.21. But it could, very easily, cost nothing. It’s past time that Princeton moved to expand access to regional public transit for undergraduates.
