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I don’t fault anyone for joining a club, which for many becomes an important locus of support and community. Yet too many people view independent life as bizarre or unrealistic. With a small critical mass of friends to join you, a willingness to meet new people, and the initiative to organize and build up your own community, the independent life is both feasible and rewarding.

OPINION | 02/27/2018

My take on Professor Rosen: What it means to be an ally

My take on Professor Rosen: What it means to be an ally

Cy Watsky

Most central to his self-defense was his claim of good intention — that because he would never intentionally discriminate or offend, his actions could not possibly have been wrong. But just because Rosen’s actions were not intentionally derogatory does not mean they were not hurtful.

OPINION | 02/26/2018

On having depression

Leora Eisenberg

Few will announce their depression to an audience because of the shame associated with any kind of special treatment. That doesn’t mean, however, that such individuals don’t seek empathy and compassion.

OPINION | 02/26/2018

If gay love makes you uncomfortable…

Rachel Kennedy

USG aptly chose Call Me by Your Name from this week’s Free Movie of the Week at the Garden Theatre. Whether you capitalize on this (free!) event, or choose to go to Cafe Vivian’s upcoming Coffee House and Open Mic night, expose yourself to at least one new venue or scene this week.

OPINION | 02/26/2018

Female students must be more conscious of how they talk about their male peers

Jessica Nyquist

When surrounded by other females, I often feel free to candidly talk about men. In these private talks with friends, we forget the standards of respect that we expect from our peers. These men we are often talking about are not celebrities or public figures. They are our lab partners, members of our eating club, guys in our hall in Whitman College. They are our peers.

OPINION | 02/26/2018

“Love Saves Lives”

Madeleine Marr

The best way to reduce the number of abortions would be to resolve many of the factors driving women to choose that path in the first place.

OPINION | 02/25/2018

Being clean is dope

Winnie Brandfield-Harvey

The IOC should take serious measures to cleanse Russia’s committee of corruption, as well as to check thoroughly the systems of other countries, but banning Russian athletes completely would be unfair. The results of their commitments shouldn’t depend on the results of others’ crimes.

OPINION | 02/25/2018

What does Aziz Ansari’s assault accusation mean for colleges campuses?

Jessica Nyquist

While men have a responsibility to understand the less tangible aspects of sexual respect, women have a responsibility to develop a personal way to protect and champion themselves in sex while staying true to their own desires.

OPINION | 02/25/2018

What Princeton should learn from other schools' eating clubs

Liam O'Connor

Every other collegiate eating club in recent history outside of Princeton has abandoned its exclusive practices. Bicker is too entrenched in campus culture for it to disappear overnight. But the eating clubs could abandon it — one by one — over the course of a decade.

OPINION | 02/22/2018

Another symptom of yellow fever

Another symptom of yellow fever

Dora Zhao

It is hard, almost impossible, to undo centuries of internalized oppression. People of color have been historically pitted against each other, driving deep-seeded wedges between their communities. But there is still possibility for change.

OPINION | 02/22/2018

Locks on language

Sabrina Sequeira

We should consider the many factors that are at play in language when we talk with our peers. Even without an “accent,” they may be unaware of the cultural meaning behind the words you use and the stories you tell.

OPINION | 02/22/2018

The crowd leaves no room for the unseen

Allison Huang

I probably would not have visited this restaurant if I had first scoped it out on Google Reviews, where its rating teetered at a 3.8 out of 5 due to complaints about ‘lack of service’ and where there were no pictures of the food. This is worrisome, because the food was excellent, and my whole family agreed that the nuances of flavor were just the way they should have been in a precariously preserved hub of authentic Chinese cuisine like this one.

OPINION | 02/22/2018

Make Bicker less personal

Liam O'Connor

Getting hosed from an eating club shouldn't feel any worse than being rejected for an internship. As Princetonians, we all face the same academic challenges and should take care of each other regardless of whether we accept peers into our clubs or not. Depersonalizing Bicker is a first step that we can take toward this goal.

OPINION | 02/21/2018

A step in the right direction

Jared Shulkin

The Class of 2022 Pre-read, “Speak Freely: Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech,” is timely given the recent debate surrounding free speech on university campuses. President Eisgruber’s choice of Pre-read may help prevent events such as the disruptive and illiberal protests at The Evergreen State College from occurring at the University.

OPINION | 02/21/2018

Stop shootings: repeal the Second Amendment

Ryan Born

There’s no point in going for anything less than the absolute best outcome. Here’s my “modest” proposal: repeal the Second Amendment and ban firearms.

OPINION | 02/20/2018

Practical ways to improve Bicker

Liam O'Connor

Bicker is — and always will be — an imperfect system. It can, however, be improved so that students can compete on a level playing field. When Bicker returns again this fall, hopefully the eating clubs will make it fairer and more open for all students.

OPINION | 02/20/2018

Reject the misguided rhetoric of the Princeton Pro-Life “love” letter

Samuel Aftel

Providing love and other forms of emotional support to survivors of sexual violence is unambiguously important, but survivors need more than just that — they need unfettered access to health care services, which necessarily includes access to medically safe and legally protected abortions.

OPINION | 02/19/2018

What are we actually being graded on?

Thomas Clark

In order to differentiate the dozens of bright and hardworking students in a class, the grading system doesn’t measure how much a student learned, but how much he or she is willing to sacrifice for a class. For some students, this sacrifice will be sleep. For others, it will be extracurriculars. For yet others, mental health.

OPINION | 02/19/2018

Why I’ve Stopped Taking Life Too Seriously

Bhaamati Borkhetaria

Ultimately, my travels have taught me that Princeton is a stepping stool. It is not the end-all minting machine that stamps us with a completely certain and immovable identity

OPINION | 02/18/2018

P/D/F-ing Happiness

Aparna Shankar

College students are unhappy, or at the very least, not living what they view as “the good life.” Cognizant of the fallacies in approaching happiness as academics, the new phenomenon of positive psychology in colleges must be approached cautiously.

OPINION | 02/14/2018

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