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Grade deflation devalues education

Grade deflation devalues education

Barbara Zhan

On both sides of the grade deflation debate, the most talked-about argument is its effects on postgraduation employment or admission to graduate schools.On one side, the administration allows students applying to jobs or graduate schools to attach a letter from the University explaining its tough grading stance compared to other universities.However,many students remain worried about the effects grade deflation may have on postgraduation plans.

OPINION | 03/24/2014

Why Princeton students don’t try new things

Zeena Mubarak

There are no introductory courses in Princeton. Of course, there are classes that are given a 100-level designation.

OPINION | 03/24/2014

How and why college athletes can and should be reimbursed

Eddie Owens

The topic I am about to discuss has been thoroughly debated in the public sphere over the last several years, though I think I bring a slightly different perspective to the table.

SPORTS | 03/24/2014

On transfer student policies

Ryan Dukeman

A few weeks ago, The Daily Princetonian reported that the University administration was considering overturning its current policy banning transfer students.

OPINION | 03/23/2014

Outside the Bubble: An automated world

Benjamin Dinovelli

“A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.” In science fiction writer Isaac Asimov’s "I, Robot" (later turned into a less-than-compelling movie of the same name starring Will Smith) there are four laws that robots must follow, one of which is stated above. While such a world, where upgraded human-like robots exist, is currently only plausible in the realm of our imaginations and science fiction, the threat that automation poses to society — with specific regard to employment — may already appear today. Last week, Bill Gates gave a speech at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.

OPINION | 03/23/2014

Keystone blight

Guest Contributor

By Mason Herson-Hord '15, Dayton Martindale '15, Rachel Parks '15, Alvaro Sottil '16, Katie Horvath '15, Damaris Miller '15, Nikolaus Hofer '17, Divya Farias '15, Parth Parihar '15 and Lucie Wright '14. On March 10, guest contributor Duncan Hosie ’16wrote “The Case for Keystone,” a well-articulated yet misleading op-ed in support of completing Keystone XL, a stalled pipeline project intended to transport Alberta’s tar sands oil to the Gulf of Mexico.

OPINION | 03/13/2014

Debriefing the meningitis outbreak

Guest Contributor

By Michael Kochis As chair of the Student Health Advisory Board, and more importantly, one who truly cares about the well-being of everyone on campus, I think it’s crucially important that we don’t just move on from the meningitis outbreak and forget about what occurred these past few months. What happened?

OPINION | 03/13/2014

TJ Bray's rock solid case for Player of the Year

Eddie Owens

The Ivy League announced yesterday that Harvard guard/forward Wesley Saunders was the coaches’ pick for its men’s basketball player of the year award.

SPORTS | 03/13/2014

The case for Keystone

Guest Contributor

By Duncan Hosie Last week, nine University students were arrested while protesting the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project.

OPINION | 03/11/2014

Where are the student activists?

Bennett McIntosh

My underpants are showing. I’m lying on the stairs of Frist Campus Center, during Late Meal, in an intentionally public display, and my underpants are showing.

OPINION | 03/11/2014

Guest column: The Curse of Logan Hall (By Tad LaFountain ’72)

Guest Contributor

The better part of a century was spent in Boston bemoaning the Curse of the Bambino — the lingering ill effects of the trade of George Herman Ruth from the Red Sox to the Yankees.

SPORTS | 03/11/2014

Outside the Bubble: Questioning the case against marriage equality

David Will

Every possible sign points toward the inevitability of gay marriage’s nationwide legalization. A new Washington Post/ABC poll found that 59 percent of Americans supportsame sex marriage, a new record and a complete reversal from a decade earlier.

OPINION | 03/09/2014

Applying to Princeton

Guest Contributor

By Grace Li In my recent tutoring session at a New Jersey prison, my student was analyzing an author’s portrayal of brotherhood.

OPINION | 03/06/2014

The invisible minority

Lea Trusty

This column is the second in a series about socioeconomic diversity and low-income students at the University. Signing into Terrace Club was one of the best decisions I could have made this year.

OPINION | 03/06/2014

Erasable expressions

Aaron Robertson

The Tumblr page for the “I, Too, Am Harvard” campaign that launched last week has already attracted thousands of page views.

OPINION | 03/05/2014

A damaging dichotomy of gender norms

Mitchell Hammer

One of the first emails I received from my residential college adviser upon my matriculation to the University was a list of the bathroom codes for Holder Hall—bathroom codes that I would never need to use myself but was only given so that I could be a resource to visiting female friends.

OPINION | 03/05/2014

Improving Mental Health Week

Jiyoon

Monday marked the beginning of Mental Health Week, a USG-sponsored initiative that seeks to “increase awareness of mental wellness by connecting students with information about campus resources, reduce the stigma regarding seeking help and start and maintain a positive dialogue that is crucial to a safe and supporting community.” Through their various events, which range from talks and workshops to recreational activities, the Princeton Mental Health Initiative raises awareness about mental health issues on campus, invites students to foster an environment conducive to open dialogue and provides strategies for students to nurture their own mental well-being. However, the challenge lies not only in raising awareness about ways to improve mental wellness but also about changing the mindset of students in regard to these services.

OPINION | 03/05/2014

Say my name, say my name

Shruthi Deivasigamani

In the seventh grade, my communications teacher pronounced my name “Chutney.” Even with eight years’ retrospect, I don’t think he was being racist; I just think that he saw my name on the roster, the thick conglomeration of consonants up front and all 13 letters of my undulating surname, and froze up.

OPINION | 03/04/2014

Midterms month

Jason Choe

As spring break draws ever closer, many students on campus are increasingly filled with a sense of dread, an overbearing feeling of anxiety, for midterms week is fast approaching.

OPINION | 03/04/2014

Wichita State's flawed perfection: Why the NCAA should ditch the RPI rating system

Eddie Owens

Every year in college basketball, it seems like there is that one mid-major team that rips through its weak conference schedule and ends up ranked higher than many people would like.

SPORTS | 03/04/2014

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