Columns

The senior class council wisely saved up its social funds for a series of events called “Pub Nights.” The point of these evenings is to rent out a bar such that it exclusively serves the Princeton senior class, so that anyone from the class can participate.

OPINION | 10/17/2013

On being a Forbesian

On being a Forbesian

Katherine Zhao

I was more than a little daunted when I made the first trek from the West Garage to Forbes on move-in day.

OPINION | 10/17/2013

Keep it small

Ryan Dukeman

In the wake of the announcement that a committee was being created to review grade deflation, another presidential proposal — that of expanding the undergraduate student body — was largely overshadowed in campus discussion.

OPINION | 10/16/2013

No, no, no: An examination of 'Unless there's consent'

Guest Contributor

By Cameron Langford Columnist Spencer Shen recently argued that SHARE’s new “Unless There’s Consent” program lacked the ability to reduce sexual assault on campus.

OPINION | 10/16/2013

Keep calm and conform on

Mitchell Hammer

Halfway through Frosh Week, as I sat on the chapel steps with a handful of other freshmen meeting our academic adviser for the first time, I was invited to observe.

OPINION | 10/16/2013

What a No. 1 ranking could actually mean

Marni Morse

I don’t really know what I want to do with my life, but I know I want to change the world. Maybe something small, maybe something big, but I want to make a difference — leave my mark. Many of my freshman classmates share these hopes and ambitions with little idea how to achieve them.

OPINION | 10/15/2013

Revising writing seminar

Rebecca Kreutter

Freshman year, after dining hall acquaintances have exhausted standard small talk on the weather —“Winter’s coming” —and last Saturday’s happenings —“You will not believe how late I went to bed” —there is one topic left sure to fill any lulls in conversation.

OPINION | 10/15/2013

We need more women

Guest Contributor

By Duncan Hosie Sexism thrives at Princeton and in America.

OPINION | 10/15/2013

Changing perceptions of home

Aaron Robertson

Even as a first-year college student, I struggle to define the importance of place in my own experience.

OPINION | 10/14/2013

Make of it what you will

Isabella Gomes

In his Oct. 7column, Spencer Shen assessed the effectiveness of educational initiatives such as Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources & Education’s “Unless There’s Consent” program and AlcoholEdu.

OPINION | 10/14/2013

"Nothing ever happens in Princeton"

Jiyoon

"Update. Police are still on the scene. No injuries reported. Stay away from Nassau Hall." "Stay away from area.

OPINION | 10/14/2013

Education vs. Athletics: Princeton and the NCAA in 1967

Miles Hinson

Princeton’s dual history as an athletic as well as academic powerhouse is well-documented. Like its fellow Ivy League schools, Princeton promotes the coupling of these two fields, aiming to foster great minds and physical fitness among its students.

SPORTS | 10/14/2013

The recommendation whisperer

Anthony Grafton

It's fall again. I can tell, even though I'm not in Princeton to see the leaves change color, but on leave in an undisclosed location 50 miles away.

OPINION | 10/13/2013

The seduction of a sweatshirt

Lauren Davis

“Until you conquer the fear of being an outsider, an outsider you will remain.”-C.S. Lewis, “The Inner Ring” Gathering dust in my closet at home is a collection of sweatshirts that I can’t seem to bring myself to throw out.

OPINION | 10/13/2013

More harm than good

Jason Choe

As the Triangle Club song goes, "New Haven has its murders?, Philadelphia decays and in the town that’s home to Brown,? they smoke away the days.

OPINION | 10/10/2013

Rank inflation?

Susannah Sharpless

I have chosen — and it’s sad that this had to be an actual choice — to spend my time as a Princeton student focusing on what I’m actually learning and not on the number of zeroes at the end of my probable starting salary.

OPINION | 10/10/2013

Skip the skimming

Skip the skimming

Prianka Misra

Every semester, as I browse Course Offerings, I go through a phase where all I do is wince. The large numbers stare back at me from the computer, menacing me.

OPINION | 10/09/2013

Living in the world

Bennett McIntosh

You could, I suppose, call me exercise-adverse. You won’t, for instance, find me in Dillon Gymnasium for pursuits more athletic than the Frosh Week activities fair.

OPINION | 10/09/2013

Perchance to be

Ye Eun Charlotte Chun

One of the most terrifying things I’ve had to cope with growing up was being alone. As an only child growing up with a working parent, I always kept to myself at home, picking up various hobbies to keep myself busy until my mother came home.

OPINION | 10/09/2013

You're doing fine

Barbara Zhan

When I was in elementary school, my class always had these timed multiplication tests — Mad Minutes.

OPINION | 10/08/2013

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