Editorials

Editorial: Put a brake on the new parking policy

Editorial: Put a brake on the new parking policy

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Recently, University Transportation and Parking Services announced a new policy that allows undergraduate students to have a car on campus only if they have a “compelling need.” This change in policy was released very suddenly to the University community, with no input from the broader student body or opportunity for discussion.

OPINION | 05/08/2016

Improve communication about upperclassmen dining options

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

For a vast majority of Princeton students, the transition from sophomore to junior year is marked by changes to living and dining plans.

NEWS | 05/05/2016

Editorial: The Wilson Mural

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

In an email last week, Head of Wilson College Eduardo Cadava announced that he would accept the recommendation of anad-hoc Student Advisory Committeeand remove the mural of University and U.S.

OPINION | 05/01/2016

Editorial: Extend preview

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

For many admitted students, Princeton Preview is the official introduction to the University’s campus.

OPINION | 04/28/2016

Editorial: Reform USG referendum policies

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Last week, USG held its spring elections. They gave students the opportunity to vote on U-Councilors, class government positions and referenda on divesting from private prisons and creating a task force on disciplinary reforms.

OPINION | 04/24/2016

Editorial: Against Divestment from Private Prisons

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

During the Spring Undergraduate Student Government elections this week, students voted on, among other ballot items, a referendum calling on the University and the Princeton Investment Corporation to “divest from corporations that draw profit from incarceration, drug control and immigrant deportation policies.” The Board has consistently argued against divestment of the University’s endowment. Although the referendum did not meet the minimum voting requirement of one-third the student body,the Board urges the University to reject future petitions to divest unless there is substantial consensus and more conclusive evidence.

OPINION | 04/21/2016

Editorial: University Gave Inadequate Justification for Termination of Sprint Football

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Last Monday, the University announced that it would discontinue its sprint football program. Having existed on campus for 82 years, sprint football is an alternative version of football for players weighing under 172 pounds with a minimum of five-percent body fat.

OPINION | 04/17/2016

Editorial: Save Maxwell's Field

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

An important, yet often forgotten, historical site in the United States is just around the corner from the University, beyond the Graduate College: the Princeton Battlefield.

OPINION | 04/14/2016

Editorial: Affirming the Wilson Legacy Review Committee's recommendations

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Last week, the University Board of Trustees announced its approval of the recommendations made in the Wilson Legacy Committee's report. These recommendations include retaining Wilson’s name at the Woodrow Wilson School and Wilson College, revising Princeton’s unofficial motto, diversifying campus art and establishing a potential graduate school pipeline program for underrepresented groups.

OPINION | 04/11/2016

Editorial: Create start-up grants for incoming freshmen

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Last week, Harvard Collegeannounced the creation of a $2,000 “start-up” grant for incoming members of the Class of 2020 from low-income households.

OPINION | 04/07/2016

Editorial: Improve thesis binding process

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

The last major academic hurdle that many Princeton seniors must clear to graduate is completing their senior thesis.

OPINION | 04/03/2016

Editorial: Reaffirming Freedom of Expression

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

President Eisgruber recently stated, “We at Princeton believe that it is a fundamental advantage for a university to be able to tolerate even offensive kinds of speech and to respond to bad arguments when they are made with more speech rather than with disciplinary actions.” His statement was made to defend freedom of expression, up to the point of protecting the right of student groups to commemorate Osama bin Laden, and this Board believes that such freedom extends to other offensive ideas and arguments.This past weekend, a computer hacker known as “Weev” claimed responsibility for printing posters criticizing the presence of Jews in the United States and promoting white supremacy through the website of a group known as The Daily Stormer.

OPINION | 03/31/2016

Editorial: Participate in the We Speak Survey

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

In recent years, the unfortunate prevalence of sexual assault on campus has become a political issue of national importance.

OPINION | 03/27/2016

Editorial: Improve the major declaration process

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

In the next few weeks, sophomores enrolled in the A.B.

OPINION | 03/24/2016

Editorial: Take the Academic Calendar Survey

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

The General Education Task Force was established in the fall of 2015 to review the University's undergraduate curriculum and to make recommendations about distribution requirements, independent work and other aspects of academics at Princeton.

OPINION | 03/06/2016

Editorial: Denouncing Governor Christie's endorsement of Donald Trump

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Last Friday, New Jersey Gov.

OPINION | 03/03/2016

Editorial: Give students access to Dean’s Date papers and final exams

Editorial Board

It is currently a common practice for instructors not to return Dean’s Date papers or final exams with feedback — or at all.

OPINION | 02/28/2016

Editorial: Doing transfer admission right

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Recently, the University announced its intention to accept a small number of transfer students, starting as early as 2018, as part of a broader strategic planning framework intended to underscore Princeton’s commitment to continued leadership in education, inclusivity and diversity.

OPINION | 02/25/2016

Editorial: Improve Summer Study Abroad Offerings and Financial Aid

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Princeton offers its undergraduate students a wide array of summer opportunities, from the International Internship Program (IIP) to Princeton Internships in Civic Service (PICS). Included in students’ access to summer opportunities is the ability to study abroad during the summer for course credit through the Office of International Programs.

OPINION | 02/21/2016

Editorial: Participate in the Wilson legacy discourse

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Since the beginning of the academic year, the Princeton community has engaged in lively debate surrounding the name of the Wilson School, Princeton’s school of public and international affairs.

OPINION | 02/18/2016

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