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Eliminate the writing sem monopoly

Eliminate the writing sem monopoly

Beni Snow

Princeton University is not like Columbia. We do not have a core curriculum, and all distribution areas cover a large number of classes, creating a good ecosystem of competition. Freshman writing seminars are the exception to this rule, and their quality suffers as a result.

OPINION | 04/11/2016

A modest proposition for prefrosh*

Luke Gamble

*This piece is satirical. It’s always puzzled me whycommencement speeches are given at graduation.

OPINION | 04/10/2016

Deez Nuts in the White House

Bhaamati Borkhetaria

Last year, when the candidates for president were still beginning to line up, a very popular candidate emerged in the North Carolina, Iowa and Minnesota polls.

OPINION | 04/10/2016

A case for banning hate speech on campus

Marni Morse

The Editorial Board “reaffirmed” its support for nearly unlimited freedom of expression last week following the appearance of anti-Semitic flyers streaming from printers across campus, the contents of which the Board unequivocally denounced.

OPINION | 04/07/2016

Subsidized access to recruiting for nonprofits

Ryan Dukeman

As Marni Morse argued in her most recent column, a substantial barrier to many Princeton students pursuing internships or jobs in the nonprofit sector isn’t a lack of will, but rather a lack of access.

OPINION | 04/06/2016

Fitting evidence to conclusion

Will Rivitz

I wasn’t expecting to agree with much of the talk on pornography and sex trafficking given this past Thursday by University of Pennsylvania psychology professor Dr. Mary Anne Layden at an event sponsored by the Anscombe Society.

OPINION | 04/05/2016

Maintaining Woodrow Wilson’s name: Princeton’s notorious love affair

Imani Thornton

Princeton University is entangled in a love affair with the status quo. Like someone who’s been in a bad relationship for decades, the University consistently pretends that it will leave.

OPINION | 04/04/2016

The glacial pace of change

Bennett McIntosh

At 9:30 Monday morning, an email from President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 reached the Princeton community announcing that the Trustees had come to a decision regarding Woodrow Wilson’s name.

OPINION | 04/04/2016

We should speak

Zeena Mubarak

Recently the University rolled out the second part of the We Speak survey, designed to collect data on the prevalence of and attitudes toward sexual misconduct on Princeton’s campus so that the University can more effectively respond to such cases.

OPINION | 03/31/2016

Playing defense: Why AB vs. BSE is a lose-lose game

Victoria Gruenberg

I am tired of reading New York Times Opinion articles titled some permutation of “The Humanities Are Important.”This is a weird feeling for me to have.

OPINION | 03/31/2016

Maneuvering a manipulative media

Luke Gamble

This week Western media has been firmly fixed on the Brussels bombings. In her most recent “Prince” column, Sarah Sakha ’18 laments how coverage of the Brussels bombings has completely eclipsed coverage of attacks in Pakistan, Yemen, Turkey, Iraq and Ivory Coast.

OPINION | 03/30/2016

Rihanna and the politicization of English

Lea Trusty

The first time I listened to “Work,” I was ridiculously excited. I was happy primarily because its release meant Rihanna’s highly anticipated eighth album was soon to follow.

OPINION | 03/30/2016

U. Should Provide Cheaper NJ Transit Train Tickets

Marni Morse

Because I love seeing Broadway shows so much, I find myself shelling out upwards of $16 for a NJ Transit ticket to New York City a couple of times a semester.

OPINION | 03/30/2016

The responsibility to vote extends beyond the Presidential election

Beni Snow

It’s 2016, and that means there’s a presidential election happening in November.

OPINION | 03/29/2016

The "Princeton Man"

Guest Contributor

Before John F. Kennedy was a candidate for President, he was an applicant to Princeton.

OPINION | 03/29/2016

To the finish line

Azza Cohen

There’s an unwritten rule about small talk as March tips into April: do not ask seniors about their theses.

OPINION | 03/29/2016

When we discriminate, but terror does not

Sarah Sakha

When terrorists struck France, Facebook rolled out a filter for profiles pictures of the French flag.

OPINION | 03/27/2016

Trump will not be Hitler

Imani Thornton

There will never be a World War III— at least, not the way I have imagined it. Some of us may envision an upcoming World War as one that features the drafting of our boys to far-flung Pacific islands or small towns in Europe or Northern Africa.

OPINION | 03/24/2016

Art and the Selfie

Nicholas Wu

I was fortunate enough to do some traveling abroad over spring break, particularly spending time in art museums.

OPINION | 03/23/2016

Shunning our own

Samuel Parsons

Princeton has one of the oldest, strongest and most connected alumni networks of the world’s higher education institutions, a pleasant reality that we are reminded of every year when we place the second largest annual beer order in the US for our Reunions celebrations.

OPINION | 03/23/2016

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