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Lewis Thomas Laboratory: Icon of architectural postmodernism

Gabe Lipkowitz

In a series of articles, I hope to draw attention to a few buildings on our campus that do not fall easily into one of the two architectural extremes. Possessing neither the timelessness of Collegiate Neogothic nor the novelty of contemporary architecture, they occupy a perhaps awkward, or in the eyes of many students even undesired, position on campus.

OPINION | 03/13/2018

Thoughts and prayers aren’t enough

Thoughts and prayers aren’t enough

Nicholas Wu

In December 2014, one of my high school classmates, Paige Stalker, was killed in a hail of gunfire on the east side of Detroit. Police reports suggest that this was a case of mistaken identity in a dispute between drug gangs. But the circumstances of the shooting are irrelevant to the outcome of the case. About 30 shots were fired in the course of the altercation. Three other teenagers riding in the car with Paige were injured. Paige was 16 years old.

OPINION | 03/12/2018

Is “common sense” gun reform enough?

Ryan Born

Gun control policy must be comprehensive — strict regulation, mandatory buybacks, prominent oversight — for gun violence to ever begin to approach an acceptable level: none. And by this metric, common sense gun reform is not enough.

OPINION | 03/11/2018

Is our campus really safe?

Hunter Campbell

Harvard, Yale, Penn, Brown, and Cornell—the other schools in the Ivy League which possess their own campus police—have already made the choice to give their sworn officers handguns and effectively defend their campuses.

OPINION | 03/11/2018

Stop ranting about politics on Facebook

Liam O'Connor

Inevitably, feelings get hurt, friendships are broken, and the issue doesn't get any closer to being resolved. We should stop making and responding to political posts on social media because most people dislike or don’t care about them.

OPINION | 03/11/2018

The day of judgment (and shoes)

The day of judgment (and shoes)

Leora Eisenberg

I can only imagine how many meaningful relationships I’ve missed out on because of my fixation on shoes, instead of the story behind them.

OPINION | 03/11/2018

Reading for the sake of reading

Daehee Lee

Reading novels is an important investment in itself, and those who neglect to read fiction are at a loss. Fiction paints unexplored worlds that we cannot find in our textbooks.

OPINION | 03/08/2018

Rethinking Distribution Requirements

Jan Domingo Alsina

The goal of these requirements should be to spur us into taking classes in new fields so that we may discover the breadth of our passions; instead, it is as if we take classes for the purpose of fulfilling these requirements.

OPINION | 03/07/2018

For decisions about gun control, look to the past

Morgan Lucey

It is critical that an emphasis be placed on using all past school shootings in policy decisions, not just the most recent ones.

OPINION | 03/07/2018

Penn Medicine’s acquisition of Princeton Health improves medical care

Jared Shulkin

Higher specialization and better care, both of which we should expect in central New Jersey as a result of Princeton Health’s acquisition by Penn Medicine, will improve patient outcomes, aid in medical student training, and increase financial compensation for UPHS. Good deal? I think so.

OPINION | 03/06/2018

Make no mistake – the issue with gun-based suicides is guns

Guest Contributor

In moments of grief, this truth becomes particularly palpable. I still remember one such instance from my junior year of high school. As I was leaving school late one Friday afternoon, shuffling across the empty parking lot, I received an unexpected call from my mom. She spoke quietly, as if trying to soften the blow of what was to come: A student I had gone to middle school with had just taken their own life, dying from a self-inflicted gunshot.

OPINION | 03/06/2018

Secret hack for brown people at U.S. airports

Bhaamati Borkhetaria

I get stopped every single time when I go through security. And when I wear my hoodie with the large orange letters on it, I feel a bit of self-satisfaction that there’s a great chance that Princeton will save me from discrimination.

OPINION | 03/06/2018

A note on change

Anika Yardi

When I first heard news of the shooting, I knew how the next few weeks would go. America would mourn for the children struck down, young and vibrant and full of life. We would send our thoughts and prayers. There would be a Twitter hashtag for the victims and the community. There would be 24-hour coverage of the incident, and thorough research into the background of the sick perpetrator of these crimes. The debate about gun violence would be resurrected. The same people would say the same things. And, ultimately, nothing would happen.

OPINION | 03/05/2018

It’s time to end the gun insanity

Guest Contributor

I couldn’t believe the news when I heard it. Another school shooting — really? After Columbine, Virginia Tech, and Sandy Hook, how was this still happening? Even the President seemed personally shaken by this one.

OPINION | 03/05/2018

Why mental health is a problem at Princeton: Perspective of a schizophrenic

Anonymous

The administration is fully informed about my mental health condition and multiple hospitalizations. They are aware of my diagnoses following discharge. They are aware that I have to attend the Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP). Yet for some reason, they fail to understand. Take the exams now, or you take the other option: a leave of absence. The University’s ultimate solution to all mental health problems: an involuntary leave of absence.

OPINION | 03/04/2018

An American portrait

Kaveh Badrei

Wiley’s art and its depiction of former U.S. President Barack Obama stands as a testament not only to the legacy of Barack Obama in the consciousness of American history but also to the ideals and aspirations that we — as the people — in the United States can only hope to witness again in the role of the President.

OPINION | 03/04/2018

The United States of Humanity

Sabrina Sequeira

They crossed the border in search of refuge, and were welcomed and guided by the hands of the free and the brave. This is a reality someone might anticipate, based on the impression of our nation’s ideals. But for 28 undocumented single mothers and their children, who came to Texas from Central America, this was a fantasy.

OPINION | 03/03/2018

The guilt of relaxation at Princeton

Ethan Thai

Consequently, I believe it is time we allowed the idea of beneficial unproductivity back into our lives. As a community, students must recognize the absurdity of glorifying stress and suffocating from work.

OPINION | 03/01/2018

Princeton honorably affirms applicants' right to principled protest

Ryan Born

I appreciate that Princeton is reassuring students who protest that their admissions rights will be protected if they stand up for what they believe in, on all sides of the political spectrum. While it would probably be wrong to see Princeton’s statement at this time as an explicit endorsement of gun control, I also think and hope that Princeton’s statement at time implicitly supports the gun control movement by giving Princeton applicants the courage that their views should be spoken regardless of possible disciplinary action.

OPINION | 03/01/2018

Sophomore spring can be really stressful. Let's change that.

Samuel Aftel

As a sophomore, I have seen how the obligations of this period have taken a toll on myself and on my peers. Many people I have spoken with recently feel like they need more time to make these important long-term decisions and believe that sophomore spring arrived too soon.

OPINION | 03/01/2018

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