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Editorial: Increasing ROTC’s presence

Editorial: Increasing ROTC’s presence

Editorial Board

In the fall of 1919, the Reserve Officers Training Corps was established at the University. Following on the heels of the “war to end all wars,” the new program struggled to gain enrollment, but, after a push by this very newspaper, The Daily Princetonian, and the University President, John Hibben, participation in ROTC surged.

OPINION | 02/11/2014

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Over the past semester, the unsigned editorials featured on this page have discussed issues such as the creation of a university bike share program, reforming distribution requirements to reflect the growing importance of big data and President Obama’s higher education reforms.

OPINION | 02/09/2014

Editorial: Improve SCORE

Editorial Board

During their four years of study, every Princeton undergraduate becomes familiar with SCORE, the University’s Student Course Online Registration Engine.

OPINION | 02/04/2014

Editorial: Use of un-prescribed stimulants violates academic regulations

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When prescribed, psychostimulants such as Adderall and Ritalin can play an important role in aiding students who suffer from the academic difficulties caused by ADD and ADHD.

OPINION | 01/12/2014

Editorial: Reduce assigned reading

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While the Board does not know the amount of material that is humanly possible to read in a week, the Board suspects that many humanities and social science courses assign reading in excess of this amount.

OPINION | 01/05/2014

Editorial: Returning final exams

Editorial Board

It is an all too frequent occurrence in Princeton courses that professors do not return final exams and papers even after final course grades have been posted.

OPINION | 12/12/2013

Editorial: Giving thanks

Editorial Board

It’s a Princeton tradition to clap for a professor at the end of the last lecture of the year.

OPINION | 12/08/2013

Editorial: Separate class governments from the Senate

Editorial Board

On Dec. 8, the USG is planning to vote on a constitutional amendment that would formally separate the class governments from the Senate . The Editorial Board supports this amendment, as a more formal separation of the two bodies would accurately reflect the separate roles they play and the fact that one body is not superior to the other. Currently, the class governments and Senate operate as two branches of USG.

OPINION | 12/05/2013

Editorial: Transparency in bonfire decision-making

Editorial Board

During the preparations for the recent bonfire, there was significant debate in the student body concerning the decision not to burn the effigies that had been included in the bonfire the previous year.

OPINION | 12/01/2013

Editorial: Jackson for President

Editorial Board

Following last week’sex post facto decision allowing Zach Ogle ’15 to run against incumbent Shawon Jackson ’15 for the office of USG president, the Editorial Board conducted interviews to determine our endorsement position in this upcoming election.After sitting down with both candidates, the Board believes that Shawon Jackson ’15 is the better choice for USG president. Both candidates whom we interviewed showed considerable promise, and this board is ultimately convinced that both are qualified for the position.

OPINION | 11/24/2013

Editorial: Students should consider the meningitis vaccine

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

The Editorial Board strongly supports ongoing efforts to provide students with information about the current cases of infection with theN.

OPINION | 11/19/2013

Editorial: Uncontested USG elections

Editorial Board

Updated 11:03 p.m. Nov. 17, 2013 Recently, the Undergraduate Student Government announced the candidates running in its upcoming 2013 elections.

OPINION | 11/17/2013

Editorial: Implementing a data analysis requirement

Editorial Board

Princeton’s website explains that distribution requirements “transcend the boundaries of specialization and provide all students with a common language and common skills.”Currently, the University requires A.B.

OPINION | 11/14/2013

Editorial: Midsemester evaluations

Editorial Board

As students prepare to choose classes for the spring semester, course reviews become increasingly important.

OPINION | 11/10/2013

Editorial: Defending free speech on campus

Editorial Board

Recently, former New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was asked to speak at Brown University about the controversial policy of “Stop and Frisk,” which he had helped to implement during the Bloomberg Administration.

OPINION | 11/07/2013

Editorial: Obama's college ranking plan

Editorial Board

In August, President Obama announced plans to rate colleges based on their value and affordability and to tie those ratings to the federal grants students receive when attending colleges. The plan would eventually function so that students at higher-rated institutions would receive larger grants and more affordable loans.

OPINION | 11/03/2013

Editorial: Restructure midterms

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

As exams come to a close and many of us head off campus for fall break, the Board would like to take the opportunity to reflect on the structure of this chaotic week that we call midterms.

OPINION | 10/24/2013

Editorial: Expand ESL offerings

Editorial Board

Among the difficulties freshmen face when they first arrive at Princeton is meeting Princeton’s high standard for academic writing.

OPINION | 10/20/2013

Editorial: Emergency action plan

Editorial Board

Last week’s false alarm regarding a reported shooting incident on campus came just months after reports of a bomb on campus during the summer.

OPINION | 10/17/2013

Editorial: Grade deflation has negative consequences

Editorial Board

Last week, President Eisgruber charged a committee of nine faculty members to review Princeton’s grade deflation policy in order to determine whether the policy has had “unintended impacts upon the undergraduate academic experience that are not consistent with our broader educational goals.” The Editorial Board has repeatedly taken the position that grade deflation is detrimental to Princeton students and the overall mission of the University and is encouraged by Eisgruber’s revisiting of the policy.

OPINION | 10/13/2013

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