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“In the Service of All Nations”: Princeton and Internationalization

Why stop at a center devoted to the Persian Gulf when one could have a whole campus there? What is Princeton’s international strategy? The new president must face these questions as he or she articulates what it means for a university in suburban New Jersey to declare itself “in the service of all nations.”

OPINION | 02/10/2013

The beauty of not knowing

The beauty of not knowing

Aaron Applbaum

One of the reasons we come to the University is to accumulate knowledge, but a more important aspect is the building of our capacity to understand how that knowledge is useful. Perhaps, since any factoid can be unearthed immediately, the new frontier of not knowing exists exclusively in the realm of sophisticated problem solving — Princeton teaching us how to think.

OPINION | 02/10/2013

On TigerTracks

Kinnari Shah

But every time I log into TigerTracks, it feels like a hassle. Will I find something useful, or won’t I? How often do I have to log in to find a relevant position — every day, week, month? Do I need to upload an updated resume? Was I automatically logged out again? For what it’s worth, I do find TigerTracks to be pretty good. Pretty, pretty, pretty … pretty good. However, I would suggest a few updates.

OPINION | 02/07/2013

Un-justifications for Bicker

Susannah Sharpless

It’s hard to deny that, at its core, Bicker is elitist, demeaning and sometimes shockingly cruel. Saying that Bicker is a necessary evil is one thing (though I disagree), but claiming that it’s not problematic is another.

OPINION | 02/07/2013

The trouble with take-home exams

Spencer Shen

In a large body of students, a few will always be tempted to cheat if the opportunity presents itself, but if surreptitiously glancing at a fellow classmate’s test or your own notes is already considered blatant cheating, almost nobody thinks of doing what the Harvard students did. However, because the usual prohibited behaviors were allowed, the format acted as sort of gateway to more extreme methods of cheating.

OPINION | 02/06/2013

On adulthood

Shruthi Deivasigamani

It’s not really a groundbreaking assertion that college isn’t the real world. We live on our own, away from our parents and families, but we’re not really on our own.

OPINION | 02/06/2013

Embracing my mother's tyranny

Monica Greco

My hunch is that other women have something most women in Slaughter’s demographic don’t — a support network that reaches beyond the nuclear family to more distant relatives and friends. It seems that families with lower incomes on the whole tend to live closer to one another — if not together — and interact more frequently.

OPINION | 02/06/2013

Dolce far niente

Lea Trusty

While I enjoy moving forward in this amazing crowd of future senators, Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, mol-bio researchers and the like, I must admit that sometimes I feel as if I’m walking while everyone is sprinting before the words “ready, set, go” have even been said.

OPINION | 02/05/2013

Hook-up theory

Guest Contributor

By Colby Pines By now, some readers of the 'Prince' are probably tiring of hookup culture op-eds.

OPINION | 01/13/2013

The art of political protest

Spencer Shen

Protest is certainly a good thing, but those who decide to protest should make an attempt to appear rational and reasonable. The civil rights movement succeeded in part because its supporters protested not only without being violent but also without being smart-asses about it.

OPINION | 01/08/2013

Black Friday II

Spencer Shen

It appears Thanksgiving has slowly morphed from being a traditional winter holiday, when people came together to eat huge portions and tolerate distant relatives, to merely preparation for Black Friday

OPINION | 11/27/2012

Hold the judgment

Spencer Shen

The Petraeus affair is just the latest example of a current event we don’t know much about, yet many of us have already formed our opinions on various aspects of the story and related political issues. Instead, we should take a step back and wait for news stories to unfold further before passing judgment.

OPINION | 11/13/2012

Cats and politics

Kinnari Shah

There is a severe lack of original content when it comes to what I see being posted by my compatriots on social media. And after seeing the same old thing 15 or so times about Mitt Romney or Barack Obama, I’m completely apathetic.

OPINION | 11/07/2012

Ex post facto prediction

Aaron Applbaum

In writing this article I find myself in a unique position. It is due in to my editor before the election, will be edited during and published afterward.

OPINION | 11/07/2012

'Smart'-phones

Spencer Shen

The iPhone 5 has arrived. It is barely different from last year’s iPhone 4S, yet it still commanded the same level of fanaticism from Apple fans, who camped out in front of stores for hours just to get their hands on one.

OPINION | 10/03/2012

Even Princeton

William Beacom

But in the midst of Shirley’s call to Occupy, there was a spirit of something more active. Service is not the doings of a deep Firestone-dweller but of one who can “take this University by storm, make it uniquely your own, and leave it better than you found it.” Her words mark a push from diligent service to vigorous activism. This notion touches on a sore point for Princeton: our community is reputed to be antithetical to change and apathetic to activism.

OPINION | 10/02/2012

Finding our voice

Tehila Wenger

Half of American youth is not voting.

OPINION | 09/30/2012

In my opinion

Rebecca Kreutter

Opinions are delicate creatures. Frequently asked for, seldom remembered, the opinion lives on its candor or provocativeness. Opinions lose themselves somewhere in the purgatory between conviction and statement and have the ability to create a martyr or destroy a statesmen.

OPINION | 09/26/2012

Doing something with your vote

Kinnari Shah

Consider voting third party.

OPINION | 09/25/2012

Improving campus security

Morgan Jerkins

Just a few days ago, The Daily Princetonian reported that new security guards have been placed at the Labyrinth Books entrance along with an electronic gate. In addition, just within this past month, we’ve seen our own University ID cards being used to gain access to not only certain buildings on campus but also to our own rooms with the addition of a pin code. The latter example proves that Public Safety and the University are successfully working together to reduce the hassle it takes to issue new keys and charge students.

OPINION | 09/24/2012

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