As Princeton students, we are lucky for many reasons. We attend what is arguably the best university in the world.
To University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 Dean of the College Valerie Smith Dean of AdmissionJanet Rapelye Provost David Lee GS ’99 Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and DiversityMichele Minter Executive Vice PresidentTreby Williams ’84 Vice President for Campus LifeCynthia Cherrey Over the past three semesters, members of the University community have come together in support of a simple yet important step that the University can take to further its commitment to institutional equality and social justice.
By YoniBenyamini It’s been a wild and often difficult year. Since September, we’ve complied with Title IX, defeated grade deflation and given the Wawa an impressive makeover.
I can summarize campus politics in two words: Yik Yak. Yik Yak has become the primary platform for debate about issues facing our campus, since the app’s anonymity not only facilitates conversation and ardent debate but alsopersonal attacks, as chronicled in several Buzzfeed articles over the “Urban Congo” controversy. But as heartening as it may be to see students tackling these issues on a variety of social media platforms, these issues must come out of Yik Yak and onto our actual campus and into our dialogue, hopefully without an abundance of ad hominem attacks. And they have, to some degree.
Reading through the divestment referendum that the undergraduates have already voted on and the graduate students are due to vote on in the course of this week, I was utterly shocked that Egypt was included in the referendum.
Growing up, I was kindly told that there are three things you never discuss inpolite company: religion, money and politics.
Recently, a “powerful” video highlighting the gender imbalance in the movie industry has been making rounds on social media.
By Laura Conour and Stuart Leland Two articles published recently in The Daily Princetonian contained factual inaccuracies and misleading information about research conducted with animals at the University.
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On April 23,Colter Smith argued that body image campaignshave frequently erred in their attempts to promote a healthier environment insofar as they only target the conception that one’s body isn’t beautiful, rather than unhealthy attributions of self-worth.
The YouTube channel of Victoria Asbury, who goes by Victoria Shantrell on her channel, was an important part of my college application process.
By Matt Beienburg Following recent events, the rightful outrage from our community — including the recent student demonstration in the University Chapel — appropriately galvanizes us to confront racial injustice and shame those who spew hate. That racism should be condemned could not be more true, and it is precisely what is true that we must always challenge ourselves to uphold.
My mother told me that she thinks my generation is not serious about love. This was after we had gone to college.
The Daily Princetonian against football was one the most anticipated dodgeball matchups in recent memory.
As was widely reported in January, students this year have for the first time figured out en masse how to view their supposedly-confidential admission records, thanks to a loophole in Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act discovered by several students at Stanford.
Every once in a while, my Facebook feed becomes flooded with pictures of students holding up signs or changing their profile pictures as part of the newest campaign to encourage acceptance of one’s body.
by Cameron ZeluckIf you’re a longtime LeBron James fan, you’ve probably come to realize something: you’re not scared of any opposing NBA team.
When it came time a few weeks ago for administrators at Kean University to pick a commencement speaker, I imagine that Common seemed like a safe choice.
ByPablo G. Debenedetti Two articles published recently in The Daily Princetonian, “U.
Kale is beloved by hipsters and foodies across the country, making it one of the most stereotyped vegetables on the planet.
