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Editorial: Engage with opposing viewpoints during orientation

Editorial: Engage with opposing viewpoints during orientation

Editorial Board

As the 2016-2017 academic year comes to an end, the University is already preparing to welcome the next incoming class in the fall. First-years will participate in a host of activities that comprises the University’s orientation program. This program is designed to ease the transition to campus life “by introducing first-year students to the values, expectations, and resources of the inclusive Princeton community.”

OPINION | 05/07/2017

Correcting the record: a response

Bhaamati Borkhetaria

The following article clarifies and elaborates on certain points I made in an article I recently wrote for this section and responds to some of the criticism it has received. First of all, I’d like to clarify that nowhere in my article do I make the broad claim that all conservatives are racist, misogynistic, or ignorant.

OPINION | 05/07/2017

Letter to the Editor: Defending the Honor Code's standard penalty

Guest Contributor

While I was growing up in the 1950s and 60s, my grandfather Alan Fitz Randolph (B.S., Chemistry, Princeton, 1913), a descendant of Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, who had contributed the original land for Princeton University in 1753, spoke often of his pride in the University.

OPINION | 05/07/2017

In defense of the Pre-read

Blaykyi Kenyah

Any current Princetonian reading this has probably seen the open letter addressed to University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83, appealing for (political, though it never says so directly) diversity in the selection of books assigned as Pre-reads to incoming first-years.

OPINION | 05/04/2017

Letter to the Editor: The case against private prisons

Guest Contributor

Mass incarceration is one of the great moral challenges of our time. With merely 4.4 percent of the world's population, the United States holds almost one quarter of all the prisoners, far more than any other country.

OPINION | 05/03/2017

Letter to the Editor: The University's majors need expansion

Guest Contributor

Sophomores, take note: The options that were offered to you this spring are not nearly as comprehensive as those offered at other Ivy League and top universities. If we hope to live up to our reputation and values as a liberal arts university, this must change. The University’s system of majors is extremely narrow compared to its peers. Princeton offers 37 academic concentrations. Harvard offers 49; Stanford, 65; Yale, 75; Columbia, 80; Brown, 79; Cornell, 80; Dartmouth, 63; and the University of Pennsylvania, 64.

OPINION | 05/03/2017

Why public service still matters for progressives

Chris Lu

Now more than ever, our government needs to continue attracting young people who understand the importance of facts, data, and science. However, for progressives interested in public service, the changed political landscape will require a broader search for ways to make a difference.

OPINION | 05/03/2017

The gold standard of hip-hop

Kaveh Badrei

Darryl McDaniels ended one of his responses simply saying, “Art succeeds where politics and religion fail.” All forms of art carry a responsibility. Here at the University, we’re much removed from the South Bronx, but most of us are artists in some way or another. We don’t simply create art for the sake of art, but rather for the sake of something greater.

OPINION | 05/03/2017

The conservative persecution complex

Bhaamati Borkhetaria

There is an emerging belief that people holding conservative views are being persecuted in a way akin to how historically oppressed groups have been. Complaints include an inability to voice opinions without being censored, discrimination based on conservative beliefs, and a fear of being labelled as ignorant.

OPINION | 05/02/2017

The worst damn deal of them all

Lou Chen

Like most freshmen, I signed up for the unlimited meal plan during my first fall semester. Princeton was an embarrassment of edible riches ranging from the sublime (late meal cookies) to the disturbing (any attempt at Asian food). As my waistline expanded, so did my love for Princeton’s dining halls. But by that spring semester, the novelty had worn off (subsisting only on chicken tenders and burrito bowls will do that to you) and nutritional reality had sunk in. In a last-minute effort to reclaim my body and soul, I decided to switch to the Block 190 plan, the smallest meal plan allowed to underclassmen, and I have been on it since.

OPINION | 05/02/2017

Expanding class sizes threatens to diminish our unique campus culture

Jessica Nyquist

Princeton plans to expand the undergraduate student body size and just published initial plans for the changes to campus.

OPINION | 05/01/2017

Letter to the Editor: Martin Shkreli's response to "Disinvite Shkreli (again)"

Guest Contributor

It was with great interest that I read the “Disinvite Shkreli (again)” column by Crystal Liu ’19 in The Daily Princetonian. Unfortunately, Liu’s uncareful analysis misses the mark. While Liu may feel I am “disgraced” and “vitriolic,” in a brazen display of intellectual dishonesty she fails to mention my distinction as one of the most successful young entrepreneurs in the world.

OPINION | 04/30/2017

Continuing the push for inclusive debate

Jessica Nyquist

The overwhelming the majority of student responses contradicted these University ideals, as they fiercely criticized and sought to silence the minority views in support of Anderson. Beyond this specific incident, the general campus culture perpetrates a notion that conservative ideas are out of fashion.

OPINION | 04/30/2017

Seeing the big picture: Diversity in eating clubs

Chang Che

The recent opposition to the USG eating club referendum — a proposal to collect demographic data on club membership — has largely focused on three main aspects: the challenges of implementation, the effect on the student body, and the fear of misinterpreting the cause of the demographics.

OPINION | 04/27/2017

Plant forward, literally

Guest Contributor

Campus Dining is brilliant. When you walk through the buffet, have you noticed that the options are usually ordered in the same way, at every dining hall, at every meal?

OPINION | 04/27/2017

Disinvite Shkreli (again)

Guest Contributor

The “most hated man in America” is coming to Princeton.

OPINION | 04/27/2017

Letter to the Editor: Workers’ message to students

Guest Contributor

As campus dining staff, we work hard every day to make students feel at home away from their homes. We take a lot of pride in our work and enjoy our jobs in many ways. University students are generally polite, interesting to talk to, and a pleasure to serve. We know that they are under a lot of stress as they study for exams and write papers, and we’re glad to be able to brighten their day with broad smiles and tasty, nourishing meals. We are proud to support University students both physically and emotionally. However, we don’t always feel respected by the University itself.

OPINION | 04/26/2017

Why I didn’t attend Preview

Marni Morse

When I was choosing colleges five years ago, I consciously decided not to attend Princeton Preview.

OPINION | 04/26/2017

On time management: A letter to prefrosh

Marissa Rosenberg-Carlson

It takes enormous strength of character to convince yourself that living off adrenaline is not noble. There’s no Princeton award designated for those who lead the most balanced life. You have to be so sure of what’s best for you that when someone asks you to take on another project, you simply say, “I don’t want to do that.”

OPINION | 04/26/2017

Throw yourself in

Ryan Dukeman

As Princeton prepares to welcome the Class of 2021, the latest in a perennial series of the increasingly diverse, well-qualified cohorts, current students — even us post-thesis seniors long removed from the days of admitted-student lanyards and peer academic advising — will be sought out to provide lessons learned and parting words of wisdom to those about to replace us on this campus.

OPINION | 04/26/2017

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