Opinion

Dear Princeton: Stop Lecturing the Poor on Poverty

Dear Princeton: Stop Lecturing the Poor on Poverty

Guest Contributor

By Duncan HosieYou may have seen the signs already. From Frist Campus Center to the basement of Little Hall, the campus conservatives associated with a national group called Turning Point USA have put up signs that tout “The greatest social program is a JOB!”I write to offer a different perspective on poverty, social programs and employment.

OPINION | 09/30/2015

Reading room

Grace Koh

OPINION | 09/29/2015

Memo to freshmen: go “shoot” some alums

Guest Contributor

You’ve probably been walking the past several weeks looking around at our spectacular campus — wonderful buildings and spaces that delineate endeavors and aspirations of a multitude of disciplines and communities — and no doubt have been pinching yourself.

OPINION | 09/29/2015

Pope Francis, Bernie Sanders and the value of ideological diversity

Pope Francis, Bernie Sanders and the value of ideological diversity

Ryan Dukeman

After Pope Francis’s speech to Congress last week, liberals and conservatives alike rushed to claim the mantle of the pontiff’s endorsement for their favorite causes.

OPINION | 09/29/2015

The importance of mentorship

Lavinia Liang

I once knew a funny kid who had Friedrich Nietzsche as his Facebook profile picture. (He told me it was all for the mustache.

OPINION | 09/29/2015

Cartoon: Hey, you a freshman?

Tyler Simko

OPINION | 09/28/2015

Thinking of others before posting

Marni Morse

This past weekend my Facebook news feed blew up with photos of smiling girls in green or white — images from sorority bid day.

OPINION | 09/28/2015

On the Legacy of Woodrow Wilson, a Racist Bigot

Guest Contributor

On June 17, 2015 during a weekly Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, nine black civilians were massacred by a gunman whose intentions were to begin a race war.

OPINION | 09/28/2015

Eating Evil

Nicholas Wu

I used to think that North Korea jokes were funny. I didn’t bother watching "The Interview," but I definitely had a good laugh at all of the jokes about the country in other media like "Team America: World Police" and the TV show "Archer." Yet, as I found out, what really makes us laugh about those jokes is that they make us uncomfortable, which I found out one day in Beijing this past summer. My friends and I had decided on a whim to go to a Beijing outpost of the North Korean government —a state-owned North Korean restaurant.

OPINION | 09/28/2015

Do not pass Go: Campus Dining, Agencies swindle students

Newby Parton

My grandmother and I were on the floor, our legs stretched out where the coffee table should go.

OPINION | 09/27/2015

Editorial: Join the Editorial Board

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Last semester, the unsigned editorials featured on this page have discussed issues such as electing Honor Committee representatives, encouraging students to take the WeSpeak survey and altering the academic calendar.

OPINION | 09/27/2015

Cartoon: How to win that conversation

Terry O'Shea

OPINION | 09/27/2015

Messy adventures, home and abroad

Bennett McIntosh

More than any before, the column I published two weeks ago, “Study Abroad sucked – you should try it!” attracted deeply personal feedback from friends, acquaintances and strangers.

OPINION | 09/27/2015

Editorial: Supporting academic freedom

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

In a Letter to the Editor on September 7, 2015, Luke Koppisch, Deputy Director of the Alliance Center for Independence noted that while Princeton seeks robust academic freedom, it also requires that all of its members show each other mutual respect and understanding.

OPINION | 09/24/2015

Why I skipped Nate Ruess

Max Grear

My hours are flexible, and when I scheduled to work this past Sunday it hadn’t even occurred to me that I would be missing the main act at Lawnparties.

OPINION | 09/24/2015