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Opinion

Princeton, why don’t you care about the working class?

Princeton, why don’t you care about the working class?

Raf Basas
| December 20
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“Princeton is an engine that currently transforms a few thousand people per year, using incredible academic, career, and financial resources, into influential decision-makers. It should turn them into compassionate and public-minded ones, too. Princeton students can and should become allies of the working class.”

“Princeton is an engine that currently transforms a few thousand people per year, using incredible academic, career, and financial resources, into influential decision-makers. It should turn them into compassionate and public-minded ones, too. Princeton students can and should become allies of the working class.”

New Jersey is burning. Stop pretending Princeton won’t.

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New Jersey is burning. Stop pretending Princeton won’t.

Isaac Barsoum

“In the wake of these dire warnings, it is time for the University to remember that the climate crisis will one day affect Princeton’s campus even more directly — and to redouble its commitments to leadership on climate, sustainability, and environmental justice.”

“In the wake of these dire warnings, it is time for the University to remember that the climate crisis will one day affect Princeton’s campus even more directly — and to redouble its commitments to leadership on climate, sustainability, and environmental justice.”

OPINION | December 9

Princeton’s sprawling statistics curriculum fails to meet student needs

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Princeton’s sprawling statistics curriculum fails to meet student needs

Lizbeth Reyes

“When so many students are required to take statistics prerequisites, Princeton must ensure these courses teach the material effectively. This could be done by evaluating the course feedback, in which many students have discussed what they felt helped or hindered their learning.”

“When so many students are required to take statistics prerequisites, Princeton must ensure these courses teach the material effectively. This could be done by evaluating the course feedback, in which many students have discussed what they felt helped or hindered their learning.”

OPINION | December 5

Make intro macroeconomics the prerequisite for SPIA, not intro microeconomics

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Make intro macroeconomics the prerequisite for SPIA, not intro microeconomics

Eleanor Clemans-Cope

“The current curriculum fails to equip our future policy leaders with the economic knowledge most relevant for their roles. For SPIA majors, Princeton’s introductory macroeconomics course is arguably more useful than its introductory micro, and this should be reflected in the curriculum.”

“The current curriculum fails to equip our future policy leaders with the economic knowledge most relevant for their roles. For SPIA majors, Princeton’s introductory macroeconomics course is arguably more useful than its introductory micro, and this should be reflected in the curriculum.”

OPINION | December 4

It’s time to change how we talk about abortion

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It’s time to change how we talk about abortion

Lily Halbert-Alexander

“When we don’t question disengaged language like this at Princeton, we excuse anti-abortion advocates from being present in the facts. We excuse them from talking about Amber Nicole Thurman, Josseli Barnica, Nevaeh Crain, Candi Miller, and countless other women who have lost their lives as a direct result of abortion bans and restrictions.”

“When we don’t question disengaged language like this at Princeton, we excuse anti-abortion advocates from being present in the facts. We excuse them from talking about Amber Nicole Thurman, Josseli Barnica, Nevaeh Crain, Candi Miller, and countless other women who have lost their lives as a direct result of abortion bans and restrictions.”

OPINION | December 4
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Why postdocs are demanding open bargaining

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Why postdocs are demanding open bargaining

Guest Contributors

"Princeton’s resistance to the presence of observers is a break from many academic union negotiations. At Harvard, Weill Cornell, Mt Sinai, Columbia University, and the University of Washington, there are no limits on observers."

"Princeton’s resistance to the presence of observers is a break from many academic union negotiations. At Harvard, Weill Cornell, Mt Sinai, Columbia University, and the University of Washington, there are no limits on observers."

OPINION | December 2

Mineral extraction is destroying the Congo. Princeton must source sustainably.

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Mineral extraction is destroying the Congo. Princeton must source sustainably.

Luqmaan Bamba

“As an important and influential institution in the global green energy transition, Princeton’s role is to commit, and commit actively, to that vision of ethical sourcing for its climate infrastructure.”

“As an important and influential institution in the global green energy transition, Princeton’s role is to commit, and commit actively, to that vision of ethical sourcing for its climate infrastructure.”

OPINION | December 1

Vote ‘No’ on Referendum No. 5. Here’s why.

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Vote ‘No’ on Referendum No. 5. Here’s why.

Judah Guggenheim

“Referendum No. 5 calls on the University to divest from American defense companies including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, RTX (formerly Raytheon), and General Dynamics. The referendum ignores the necessary role that these companies play in defending democracy in American allies across the world.’’

“Referendum No. 5 calls on the University to divest from American defense companies including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, RTX (formerly Raytheon), and General Dynamics. The referendum ignores the necessary role that these companies play in defending democracy in American allies across the world.’’

OPINION | November 26

Vote ‘Yes’ on referendum No. 5 to divest from weapons manufacturers

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Vote ‘Yes’ on referendum No. 5 to divest from weapons manufacturers

Thomas Coulouras, M.E.H. Bahri, Amber Rahman, and Givarra Azhar Abdullah

“Morally, Princeton’s funds should not be complicit in the funding of arms manufacturers and genocide. Materially, divestment, when undertaken on a large scale, can financially impact companies.”

“Morally, Princeton’s funds should not be complicit in the funding of arms manufacturers and genocide. Materially, divestment, when undertaken on a large scale, can financially impact companies.”

OPINION | November 25

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