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As the world burns, Princeton will continue to be confronted with the eternal question: Which side are you on? With this decision, the University demonstrates that it remains squarely on the side of the climate deniers, the oil profiteers, the pipelines, the profits, and everyone but the people.

As the world burns, Princeton will continue to be confronted with the eternal question: Which side are you on? With this decision, the University demonstrates that it remains squarely on the side of the climate deniers, the oil profiteers, the pipelines, the profits, and everyone but the people.


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The Daily Princetonian Editorial Board should not endorse Young Alumni Trustee candidates

The Editorial Board’s specific endorsement of Young Alumni Trustee candidates, while conforming to the letter of election rules, undermines the spirit of the Young Alumni Trustee election rules in the first place.

The Editorial Board’s specific endorsement of Young Alumni Trustee candidates, while conforming to the letter of election rules, undermines the spirit of the Young Alumni Trustee election rules in the first place.

OPINION | May 5

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In defense of African American studies

Especially in a political climate that devalues Black studies, an AAS degree represents a commitment to centering obscured histories as they are pushed to the margins and eroded from within.

Especially in a political climate that devalues Black studies, an AAS degree represents a commitment to centering obscured histories as they are pushed to the margins and eroded from within.

OPINION | May 3

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Why can our peers see our search history?

Search history can play a crucial but little-known role in the adjudication of academic integrity investigations for both the Honor Committee and the Committee on Discipline (COD). Information you thought of as being private can suddenly appear in front of panels of your peers and professors.

Search history can play a crucial but little-known role in the adjudication of academic integrity investigations for both the Honor Committee and the Committee on Discipline (COD). Information you thought of as being private can suddenly appear in front of panels of your peers and professors.

OPINION | April 27

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Fetty Wap’s past crimes don’t define him, but they still matter

Perhaps I am an old soul, but I think that drug trafficking is objectively wrong, and the University and USG should be playing a role in shaping the great minds of our generation to agree. Inviting Fetty Wap sends the opposite message; USG, through its silence, signals its indifference to his criminal background.

Perhaps I am an old soul, but I think that drug trafficking is objectively wrong, and the University and USG should be playing a role in shaping the great minds of our generation to agree. Inviting Fetty Wap sends the opposite message; USG, through its silence, signals its indifference to his criminal background.

OPINION | April 23

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In New Jersey’s service, pass the Climate Superfund Act

On Wednesday, May 6, climate organizations from across the state will rally at Princeton for the Climate Superfund Act. This is the perfect moment for Princeton students to both stand in solidarity with and take pride in their New Jersey community.

On Wednesday, May 6, climate organizations from across the state will rally at Princeton for the Climate Superfund Act. This is the perfect moment for Princeton students to both stand in solidarity with and take pride in their New Jersey community.

OPINION | April 23

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Applications won’t solve the undervaluation of creative writing courses

Writing and translating are not only about what you create but how you create it. The notion that this work is “easy” is the notion that it’s no big deal to be a thinking, feeling human individual. 

Writing and translating are not only about what you create but how you create it. The notion that this work is “easy” is the notion that it’s no big deal to be a thinking, feeling human individual. 

OPINION | April 21

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Encourage engineers to learn a new language from scratch

Engineering students at Princeton would benefit significantly from developing proficiency in foreign languages, and they should have the option to do so without setting them back in their degree progress.

Engineering students at Princeton would benefit significantly from developing proficiency in foreign languages, and they should have the option to do so without setting them back in their degree progress.

OPINION | April 19

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Vote ‘yes’ on Referendum No. 1 to strengthen student disciplinary protections

With AI use on the rise amidst monumental shifts in academic culture, it is imperative that Princeton’s disciplinary system modernizes accordingly. By raising the simple majority threshold to a three-fourths supermajority, requiring COD investigators to clarify the academic course in question and the role of student as a witness or subject of investigation, and proactively affirming the right to representation, we aim to protect student rights and affirm the legitimacy and importance of the COD.

With AI use on the rise amidst monumental shifts in academic culture, it is imperative that Princeton’s disciplinary system modernizes accordingly. By raising the simple majority threshold to a three-fourths supermajority, requiring COD investigators to clarify the academic course in question and the role of student as a witness or subject of investigation, and proactively affirming the right to representation, we aim to protect student rights and affirm the legitimacy and importance of the COD.

OPINION | April 12

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Sam Wang wasn’t silencing students — he was standing for democracy

Wang isn’t trying to silence students. Challenging potentially invalid signatures is not an attack on students’ — or anyone’s — voices, but rather a good-faith attempt to defend democracy against potentially fraudulent practices.

Wang isn’t trying to silence students. Challenging potentially invalid signatures is not an attack on students’ — or anyone’s — voices, but rather a good-faith attempt to defend democracy against potentially fraudulent practices.

OPINION | April 10