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Why the As I Am Campaign is important

Why the As I Am Campaign is important

Kelly Hatfield

There is perhaps no way to accurately convey the experience of living with an eating disorder, but over the course of the past seven years the best way I have discovered to (concisely) convey the point has been to describe a pernicious “voice” that is simultaneously mine and not mine that whispers self-loathing offers of faux control into my consciousness.

OPINION | 04/13/2015

Shout loud for censorship

Newby Parton

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, or FIRE, rates universities on their commitment to free speech.

OPINION | 04/13/2015

Interdisciplinary at the individual course level

Erica Choi

This year, I enrolled in the Humanities Sequence, a year-long class that seeks to examine canonical Western literature — from Homer to Virginia Woolf — in an interdisciplinary manner.

OPINION | 04/12/2015

Dropping the P-bomb

Lavinia Liang

My brother and I were on the airplane, the two of us next to each other in a three-person row.

OPINION | 04/12/2015

On Yik Yak, Facebook and Racism at the University

Ryan Dukeman

As a recent re-adopter of Yik Yak and a (not so) proud Facebook procrastinator, I, like the rest of campus, have witnessed the explosion of social media discussion of racism on campus over the last few days.

OPINION | 04/09/2015

On Steinem and Big Sean: loving sexist music as a feminist

Julia Case-Levine

When “Blurred Lines” was released in 2013, I found myself in the uncomfortable position of being both captivated by a catchy beat and turned off by lyrics that seemed to condone sexual assault, categorizing consent as a “blurred line.” Ironically, my mom was probably Robin Thicke’s biggest fan.

OPINION | 04/09/2015

A better way than divestment

Guest Contributor

By: Elise Backman Last week, a group of students published an opinion piece supporting the Princeton Divests Coalition’s (PDC) referendum to divest from several companies that sell products used by the Israeli and Egyptian military forces in the West Bank and Gaza.

OPINION | 04/08/2015

Terrorizing while white

Azza Cohen

Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 who crashed it into the French Alps on March 24, has made rounds in news headlines.

OPINION | 04/08/2015

Asking the hard questions

Isabella Gomes

This past year,the most prevalent statistic for college campuses across the country was the suicide rate — a number that has been re-calculated time and time again.In the past week alone, the LA Times, the Boston Globe and campus newspapers across thecountry have reported increasing rates of student suicides and the accompanying demand for more psychological services.

OPINION | 04/08/2015

A journalistic failure

Marni Morse

If “Jackie” wasn’t actually raped initially, she certainly has been victimized now — this time by Rolling Stone, her three friends, the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and the University of Virginia and its administrators. Calling more attention to rape on college campuses and beyond is extremely important; however, it should not be built on the basis of lies.

OPINION | 04/07/2015

Why USG needs to host debates before referendums

Colter Smith

The results of the “Hose Bicker” referendum are in, with the hosers (no offense to our neighbors in the north) losing 1120 to 868. Adding these numbers, we can see that only 1988 students out of 5391 undergraduates voted.

OPINION | 04/07/2015

Ending the heart of darkness

Nicholas Wu

The Urban Congo group is offensive, distasteful and morally reprehensible. Kudos goes to Achille Tenkiang ’17, who was able to preserve the video of its performance on YouTube before the group hastily removed it.

OPINION | 04/07/2015

The Spelman Draw and more choices for Independents

Avaneesh Narla

Two weeks ago, upperclassmen participated in the draw for housing in Spelman. Spelman apartments —which each have four singles, a common room, a bathroom and a kitchen —are one of the most popular housing options for upperclassmen who have decided to go Independent, as it gives them much-needed access to a place to privately prepare food.For independent students, access to a kitchen is of utmost importance as it is often their primary source of food.

OPINION | 04/06/2015

What we can learn from Urban Congo

Zeena Mubarak

Princeton Urban Congo is a joke dance group made up of members from the Princeton Men’s Swim and Dive Team.

OPINION | 04/06/2015

Rock bands and cultural appropriation

Max Grear

Last month, one of my favorite new bands encountered a bit of a controversy in the college music circuit, a scene typically known for its support for independent artists.

OPINION | 04/06/2015

For career success, major in art history

Guest Contributor

By W. Barksdale Maynard '88 Maybe your parents warned you that an art history degree means a job pumping gas at your local Shell station.

OPINION | 04/05/2015

The voice in voting

Lea Trusty

When I received an email from the Undergraduate Student Government containing details on how to vote on the widely talked about Bicker referendum, I rolled my eyes and deleted it in a snap. I disagreed with the referendum for a number of reasons.

OPINION | 04/05/2015

The post-secondary gamble

Guest Contributor

Last week in Las Vegas, I was confronted with a difficult reality —that your path in life may depend solely on where you live, how much your family makes, the outcome of a lottery, and even which teachers are willing to commit to your district. If you haven’t seen “Waiting for Superman,”Guggenheim’s documentary would be a good start to understanding the problems facing the American public education system.

OPINION | 04/02/2015

Self-deprecating humor?

Will Rivitz

A few days ago, Girls creator and lightning rod for both endless praise and endless controversy Lena Dunham wrote what I assume was intended to be a “humor” piece in the New Yorker entitled “Dog or Jewish Boyfriend?

OPINION | 04/02/2015

Dalliance and dopamine: another look at hookups

Steve Swanson

There was a time when it seemed that every time you’d open The Daily Princetonian there would be an opinion piece about “hookup culture.” Gallons of ink were spilled over the issue, with anonymous contributors sharing sexual anecdotes while columnists agonized over the culture’s effect on gender roles and romantic orientation, with a fair amount of moralizing thrown in for good measure.

OPINION | 04/01/2015

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