Opinion

Editorial: Against Divestment from Private Prisons

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.

Letter to the Editor: L'Chaim! To Life - Celebrating 100 Years of Jewish Life at Princeton

This past weekend, I was one of 850 plus alums to attend a conference on campus titled “L’Chaim!: Celebrating 100 Years of Jewish Life at Princeton.” For myself, and for many other attendees, this conference was healing, therapeutic and the antidote to what we experienced as students.

How should we measure success?

Two of my girlfriends and I often tease our other friends in the economics and ORFE departments, letting them know that they may have to take us in in the future.

Excuses

Expand WWS Study Abroad

The Woodrow Wilson School prides itself on being an internationally renowned and globally-oriented public policy school, one that aims to train its students to bring a “global perspective” to its curriculum.

Remembering the people in politics

Last week, I was able to attend a lecture by Jose Antonio Vargas, an immigration rights activist and journalist.

The power of context

A few weeks ago, Jesse Watters of Fox News stoked the embers of the “offensive speech” debate with largely inflammatory interviews of Princeton students on campus. Watters asked students how they felt about certain trigger words, among them “ghetto,” “white privilege,” “black crime” and “Islamic terrorism.” The video aired on The O’Reilly Factor and was preceded by a brief description of how “sensitive” college students are to “offensive words.” The video failed on almost all fronts.

Modern art

Letter to the Editor: Personhood must take precedence over profit - Vote yes to divest from private prisons

By guest contributor Alice Mar-Abe ’18On April 24th, 2014, 26-year-old Madaline Pitkin died alone on the floor of her solitary cell at the Washington County Jail in Oregon.

In favor of academic integrity

Princeton is not like other universities. Among the myriad of new and unique experiences the Class of 2020 will have is the surprising and impressive level of trust that the University places in the academic honesty of its students.

Investigation into disciplinary reform

The shadows of the discipline processThe Honor Code rules this campus, from when we enroll in this University to the very first performance we see of the Triangle Club to the statement of honor we write on our theses.However, the disciplinary system is far from perfect, and this is why Justin Ziegler ’16 proposed a referendum to consider its reform.

Response to FIRE’s letter to the editor

In their response to my column, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education continues their fight against straw men in the supposed battle over free speech in higher education.

Cartoon: Staying afloat

Letter to the Editor: Eliminating protected speech is never the answer

In his April 11 op-ed, Nicholas Wu mischaracterizes the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education’s determination that Princeton’s speech codes threaten students’ expressive rights.

Editorial: University Gave Inadequate Justification for Termination of Sprint Football

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.

When anti-protest rhetoric becomes rote

Following in the footsteps of dozens of other major publications over the past year or two, Aeon Magazine has just published a critique of student protesters on campuses nationwide.

Thesis Photos

The “how dare you” complex

Let’s talk about overcommitment. It goes a little like this: you’ve promised your energy, talent and/or leadership to at least one, if not six, extracurriculars — in addition to a full course load.

The biggest lie

Letter to the editor: In favor of disciplinary reform

Academic integrity is a bedrock value of Princeton University — and something that should be held to a very high standard.