Opinion

Good riddance to the unlimited state and local tax deduction

Good riddance to the unlimited state and local tax deduction

Connor Pfeiffer

When President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law in December, one of the most controversial changes to the tax code was the curtailment of the state and local tax (SALT) deduction. Under the old system, federal taxpayers could deduct from their federal tax bill all property taxes and either income or sales taxes paid to state and local governments. The new law caps SALT at $10,000 per tax return, meaning that only the first $10,000 a taxpayer pays in state and local property, income, and sales taxes is deductible.

OPINION | 02/27/2018

Living the free food life

Thomas Clark

I don’t fault anyone for joining a club, which for many becomes an important locus of support and community. Yet too many people view independent life as bizarre or unrealistic. With a small critical mass of friends to join you, a willingness to meet new people, and the initiative to organize and build up your own community, the independent life is both feasible and rewarding.

OPINION | 02/27/2018

My take on Professor Rosen: What it means to be an ally

Cy Watsky

Most central to his self-defense was his claim of good intention — that because he would never intentionally discriminate or offend, his actions could not possibly have been wrong. But just because Rosen’s actions were not intentionally derogatory does not mean they were not hurtful.

OPINION | 02/26/2018

On having depression

Leora Eisenberg

Few will announce their depression to an audience because of the shame associated with any kind of special treatment. That doesn’t mean, however, that such individuals don’t seek empathy and compassion.

OPINION | 02/26/2018

If gay love makes you uncomfortable…

Rachel Kennedy

USG aptly chose Call Me by Your Name from this week’s Free Movie of the Week at the Garden Theatre. Whether you capitalize on this (free!) event, or choose to go to Cafe Vivian’s upcoming Coffee House and Open Mic night, expose yourself to at least one new venue or scene this week.

OPINION | 02/26/2018

Female students must be more conscious of how they talk about their male peers

Jessica Nyquist

When surrounded by other females, I often feel free to candidly talk about men. In these private talks with friends, we forget the standards of respect that we expect from our peers. These men we are often talking about are not celebrities or public figures. They are our lab partners, members of our eating club, guys in our hall in Whitman College. They are our peers.

OPINION | 02/26/2018

Editorial: Pedagogically permissible, but unnecessary

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

After careful consideration, the Board finds while Rosen’s use of the word “n****r” fell within his pedagogical rights as a tenured professor, it was unnecessary to the teaching of his lesson.

OPINION | 02/25/2018

Letter to the Editor: What is consensual?

Guest Contributor

Should there necessarily be violent resistance in order to prove it is unwelcome? Does silence in a career-threatening situation imply that it was welcome? If I had not reported that Sergio Verdú sexually harassed me in fear of losing my research career, would it not have been sexual harassment?

OPINION | 02/25/2018

“Love Saves Lives”

Madeleine Marr

The best way to reduce the number of abortions would be to resolve many of the factors driving women to choose that path in the first place.

OPINION | 02/25/2018

Being clean is dope

Winnie Brandfield-Harvey

The IOC should take serious measures to cleanse Russia’s committee of corruption, as well as to check thoroughly the systems of other countries, but banning Russian athletes completely would be unfair. The results of their commitments shouldn’t depend on the results of others’ crimes.

OPINION | 02/25/2018

What does Aziz Ansari’s assault accusation mean for colleges campuses?

Jessica Nyquist

While men have a responsibility to understand the less tangible aspects of sexual respect, women have a responsibility to develop a personal way to protect and champion themselves in sex while staying true to their own desires.

OPINION | 02/25/2018

Letter to the Editor: Too much to ask

Anonymous

Have the lives taken by suicide at our school not been enough of a red flag? This is our call to action.

OPINION | 02/22/2018

What Princeton should learn from other schools' eating clubs

Liam O'Connor

Every other collegiate eating club in recent history outside of Princeton has abandoned its exclusive practices. Bicker is too entrenched in campus culture for it to disappear overnight. But the eating clubs could abandon it — one by one — over the course of a decade.

OPINION | 02/22/2018

Another symptom of yellow fever

Another symptom of yellow fever

Dora Zhao

It is hard, almost impossible, to undo centuries of internalized oppression. People of color have been historically pitted against each other, driving deep-seeded wedges between their communities. But there is still possibility for change.

OPINION | 02/22/2018

Locks on language

Sabrina Sequeira

We should consider the many factors that are at play in language when we talk with our peers. Even without an “accent,” they may be unaware of the cultural meaning behind the words you use and the stories you tell.

OPINION | 02/22/2018

The crowd leaves no room for the unseen

Allison Huang

I probably would not have visited this restaurant if I had first scoped it out on Google Reviews, where its rating teetered at a 3.8 out of 5 due to complaints about ‘lack of service’ and where there were no pictures of the food. This is worrisome, because the food was excellent, and my whole family agreed that the nuances of flavor were just the way they should have been in a precariously preserved hub of authentic Chinese cuisine like this one.

OPINION | 02/22/2018

Letter from the Editor: In response to ELE postdoc Shkel

Marcia Brown

Journalists must approach everything with skepticism – that’s our job. In every story – including this one – we strive to fairly report the facts. Our reporter worked with integrity, and I stand by that reporting.

OPINION | 02/22/2018

U.'s malfunction with the recent sexual misconduct

Guest Contributor

Sexual misconduct, and the University's inadequate response to it, has become a much needed topic of discussion, in part because of Yeohee Im’s bravery to discuss it. As was reported this week in the Daily Princetonian, I was one of the people who gave reports to the University surrounding this incident. Notably, the reports began even before Yeohee’s unfortunate incident.

OPINION | 02/22/2018

Letter to the Editor: In defense of women affiliated with Sergio Verdú

Guest Contributor

I would like to respond to a recent article in The Daily Princetonian detailing “new allegations'' against my colleague and mentor, Professor Sergio Verdú. It is troubling how this article constructs its narrative by enveloping Verdú, as well as all the women associated with him, in a fog of rumor, suspicion, and supposition. By publishing an article with such sensationalism and general lack of concrete facts the ‘Prince’ appears to be driven by a tunnel vision desire to vilify Verdú, and not by journalistic integrity, duty to inform the public, or concern for the women involved.

OPINION | 02/21/2018

Make Bicker less personal

Liam O'Connor

Getting hosed from an eating club shouldn't feel any worse than being rejected for an internship. As Princetonians, we all face the same academic challenges and should take care of each other regardless of whether we accept peers into our clubs or not. Depersonalizing Bicker is a first step that we can take toward this goal.

OPINION | 02/21/2018

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