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In the service of our community first, humanity later

In the service of our community first, humanity later

Jacquelyn Thorbjornson

Not enough Princeton students are committing themselves to service projects. As a campus community, we can and should be doing more to reach outside the Orange Bubble. Our informal motto, “In the nation’s service and in the service of humanity,” certainly implies that Princeton students have an obligation to bettering their community, even beyond campus.

OPINION | 03/05/2017

Spring recruitment

Tom Salama

“Princeton needs a more legitimate, formalized system for spring extracurricular recruitment.”

OPINION | 03/01/2017

In truth we laugh

Kaveh Badrei

“The presidential seal of the United States flashes up on the screen, and for a second, it seems like an official message from the White House. We forget for a moment that it’s 11:30 p.m. on a Saturday night, and let our imaginations run wild.”

OPINION | 03/01/2017

The Orwellian media - or why you don’t care about newspapers anymore

Luke Gamble

After Donald Trump referred to the press as the “enemy of the people,” there’s been a lot of talk about keeping journalistic integrity and protecting the First Amendment. For all his blubbering, Trump won’t silence the media. But I’m afraid that, in some ways, the media has already silenced its own voice.

OPINION | 02/28/2017

The freedom to debate

Guest Contributor

Without question, there are widespread misunderstandings about what free speech is, the protections that safeguard it, and its purpose.

OPINION | 02/28/2017

Calhoun revisited: The bigger picture

Liam O'Connor

Last week, I defended the legacy of John C. Calhoun after Yale renamed its Calhoun College. But the two-term vice president from South Carolina is only the latest target in a larger war waged on college campuses.

OPINION | 02/27/2017

No Cof-Fees!

Mason Cox

Princeton students rush to class with seconds to spare, finish papers in the darkest hours of the night, and cram last-minute for exams. And with these Ivy League habits comes a dependence: coffee.

OPINION | 02/27/2017

Shrek interrupted my Princeton tour

Jared Shulkin

On Friday, Feb. 17, I observed the most exciting college tour of my life. As a prospective Orange Key tour guide, I must observe several tours of campus — a dull requirement, for the most part.

OPINION | 02/27/2017

A circle of debate

Ryan Chavez

Free speech and its implications seem like fashionable topics for op-eds lately. Debate over free speech is simply unavoidable, from fires in the streets of Berkeley, Calif. to renaming residential colleges in New Haven. That’s all without mentioning the dialogues surrounding fake news, social media, and the activities of the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

OPINION | 02/26/2017

Hate speech: free to be challenged

Ryan Dukeman

Maher makes a point of phrasing his arguments in the most blunt, quippy, and quotable ways, so that they have the greatest chance of making it into a soundbite on cable news shows and Facebook newsfeeds the next day. But it is wrong to do so in light of the views this particular guest has espoused, views that anyone with basic decency, of any partisan affiliation, would see as repugnant and untrue.

OPINION | 02/26/2017

From New Jersey to the world

Guest Contributor

By Josh Stephens ’97 Short on spires and even shorter on gargoyles, Education City in Doha, Qatar, looks like a cross between a world’s fair and Area 51.

OPINION | 02/24/2017

Editorial: Considerations in expanding the student body

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

In his recent State of the University letter, President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 reaffirmed the University’s intent to expand the size of the undergraduate student body, with the hope of “grow[ing] enrollment while maintaining the distinctive character of a Princeton education.” We appreciate the University’s effort to offer the Princeton experience to a greater number of qualified applicants, and we do not oppose the expansion of the student body; however, we urge the University to keep in mind a number of considerations while planning for the expansion.

OPINION | 02/23/2017

Stories from your peers: The third annual Me Too Monologues

Marni Morse

“What’s wrong?” “Nothing.” We bet you’ve had this exact exchange with a friend before.

OPINION | 02/23/2017

I stand with you

Guest Contributor

“Hi honey. I haven’t heard from you in a while and wanted to see how things are going,” my mom texted me one afternoon. “Shaking in bed,” I replied.

OPINION | 02/22/2017

Defining America

Jack Bryan

In 1939, the United States turned away 900 Jewish refugees on the MS St. Louis fleeing Nazi Germany. The ship returned to Europe, where around 250 of its passengers died in concentration camps.

OPINION | 02/22/2017

Grad students: Vote yes to prison divest

Max Grear

This week, graduate students will have the opportunity to express support for the campaign to divest from private prisons and detention centers. The issue of private prison divestment will appear as a referendum question in the Graduate Student Government election, and a “Yes to Divest” majority would be pivotal as PPPD’s campaign continues to build momentum. Voting begins tomorrow, Feb. 23 and ends on Mar. 1.

OPINION | 02/21/2017

Making friends: Princeton style

Blaykyi Kenyah

Raise your hand if you ever have walked past someone you know and tried your hardest not make eye contact — you get extra points if you made eye contact from afar, and then one or both of you whipped out your phones or suddenly pretended to be very interested in the sidewalk’s cracks.

OPINION | 02/21/2017

The pre-med taboo

Daehee Lee

The very word “pre-med” evokes images of consecutive all-nighters, temper tantrums, and the banging of one’s head against a wall.

OPINION | 02/20/2017

Princeton admissions: legacy

Beni Snow

The University very much enjoys having legacy admissions. There is something nice about seeing multigenerational tiger families at reunions. The increase in donations, while not quantifiable, is likely quite significant. But the very concept of legacy admissions flies in the face of individualism and meritocracy.

OPINION | 02/20/2017

Consent is not enough

Bhaamati Borkhetaria

Among all of this talk of consent, we are missing something that can help us better address the problem of sexual assault. We need to address the fact that even though sexual assault is being taken more seriously, neither the impulse to rape nor rape itself has disappeared.

OPINION | 02/19/2017

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