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Opinion

Response to Eisgruber: Your erasure of Palestinian suffering is not “inclusive.”

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Response to Eisgruber: Your erasure of Palestinian suffering is not “inclusive.”

Ellen Li and Humza Gondal

“Any invocation of “excellence” and “inclusivity” is ethically void as long as this University’s administration remains complicit and silent on Israel’s scholasticide, occupation, and genocide of the Palestinian people.”

“Any invocation of “excellence” and “inclusivity” is ethically void as long as this University’s administration remains complicit and silent on Israel’s scholasticide, occupation, and genocide of the Palestinian people.”

OPINION | 01/29/2024

The USG must help to unburden low-income international students

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The USG must help to unburden low-income international students

Emilly Santos

International students make up a considerable proportion of the student body; it’s time for the USG to work with international students, especially low-income internationals, to improve our Princeton experience.

International students make up a considerable proportion of the student body; it’s time for the USG to work with international students, especially low-income internationals, to improve our Princeton experience.

OPINION | 01/24/2024

Legacy admissions are another type of preferential admissions — and it isn’t all bad

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Legacy admissions are another type of preferential admissions — and it isn’t all bad

Sarah Park

“‘Unfair’ is not necessarily bad — preferential admissions, including legacy admissions, are necessary to create a diverse class and campus.”

“‘Unfair’ is not necessarily bad — preferential admissions, including legacy admissions, are necessary to create a diverse class and campus.”

OPINION | 01/10/2024

The academic world can’t let Harvard abstain from the pursuit of truth

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The academic world can’t let Harvard abstain from the pursuit of truth

Abigail Rabieh

"As universities continue to abandon their commitment to engaging in critical research and thought to determine truth — the core purpose and justification for a university — Princeton must act, both internally and publicly, in defense of this goal, and hire accordingly."

"As universities continue to abandon their commitment to engaging in critical research and thought to determine truth — the core purpose and justification for a university — Princeton must act, both internally and publicly, in defense of this goal, and hire accordingly."

OPINION | 01/10/2024

Media obsession with Claudine Gay distracts from Gaza

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Media obsession with Claudine Gay distracts from Gaza

Frances Brogan

“But while the media fixates on elite schools and Claudine Gay, nearly 2 million Gazans have been forced to flee their homes, and half of Gaza’s population is at risk of starvation.”

“But while the media fixates on elite schools and Claudine Gay, nearly 2 million Gazans have been forced to flee their homes, and half of Gaza’s population is at risk of starvation.”

OPINION | 01/10/2024
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DEI: What bureaucrats and the right get wrong

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DEI: What bureaucrats and the right get wrong

Christofer Robles

There is so much potential and already-realized good to come out of Princeton’s DEI. But when Princeton cowers in the face of critics who package intolerance as anti-DEI “truth,” it does a disservice to the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion and the communities it is supposed to protect.

There is so much potential and already-realized good to come out of Princeton’s DEI. But when Princeton cowers in the face of critics who package intolerance as anti-DEI “truth,” it does a disservice to the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion and the communities it is supposed to protect.

OPINION | 01/02/2024

Letter to the Editor: The ‘Prince’ fails its community by propagandizing for the University

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Letter to the Editor: The ‘Prince’ fails its community by propagandizing for the University

Mollika Jai Singh

“As the record of paper at Princeton, the ‘Prince’ has a responsibility to focus on the humanity of a story and hold powers affecting the community — such as the University — accountable for their actions.”

“As the record of paper at Princeton, the ‘Prince’ has a responsibility to focus on the humanity of a story and hold powers affecting the community — such as the University — accountable for their actions.”

OPINION | 12/31/2023

In defense of the public sphere

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In defense of the public sphere

Rohit Narayanan

“There is a vicious cycle at play. Administrators don’t risk a bad news cycle. Students save their time and their tongues. No one knows anything. No one learns anything.”

“There is a vicious cycle at play. Administrators don’t risk a bad news cycle. Students save their time and their tongues. No one knows anything. No one learns anything.”

OPINION | 12/29/2023

In Princeton’s energy transition, our fleet of vehicles needs attention

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In Princeton’s energy transition, our fleet of vehicles needs attention

Alex Norbrook

“A centralized approach to monitoring vehicles would allow the University to more accurately discern when a new vehicle is truly needed.”

"A centralized approach to monitoring vehicles would allow the University to more accurately discern when a new vehicle is truly needed, reducing the need to procure unnecessary vehicles."

OPINION | 12/19/2023

Life after Princeton: Find meaning in the mundane

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Life after Princeton: Find meaning in the mundane

Kirsten Keels

"We choose what we want to share with the world, regardless whether it’s positive or negative. I have to accept that comparing myself to other alumni on social media is a never-ending battle that does not really define my success."

"We choose what we want to share with the world, regardless whether it’s positive or negative. I have to accept that comparing myself to other alumni on social media is a never-ending battle that does not really define my success."

OPINION | 12/17/2023

Judging the career choices of others isn’t in the service of humanity either

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Judging the career choices of others isn’t in the service of humanity either

Anais Mobarak

"Being in the service of humanity does not only mean that we must make wise career choices, but it also informs the way in which we as a community consider and treat the individuals who make different career choices."

"Being in the service of humanity does not only mean that we must make wise career choices, but it also informs the way in which we as a community consider and treat the individuals who make different career choices."

OPINION | 12/17/2023

Humanities majors aren’t impractical

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Humanities majors aren’t impractical

Frances Brogan

“While we should discourage Princeton students’ aversion to career paths with more modest salaries, the data demonstrates that Princeton humanities degrees facilitate pathways into a diverse range of high-paying, respected, and intellectually stimulating careers.”

"While we should discourage Princeton students’ aversion to career paths with more modest salaries, the data demonstrates that Princeton humanities degrees facilitate pathways into a diverse range of high-paying, respected, and intellectually stimulating careers."

OPINION | 12/13/2023

Vibrant conversations will keep Cloister alive

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Vibrant conversations will keep Cloister alive

Tristan Collins

"When I entered Cloister, it felt as though I’d stepped into an ongoing conversation, and that same Kafkaesque conversation has continued over the past three years. New individuals have inherited it. New running jokes have entered the dialogue. But the spirit remains the same as it was when I entered."

"When I entered Cloister, it felt as though I’d stepped into an ongoing conversation, and that same Kafkaesque conversation has continued over the past three years. New individuals have inherited it. New running jokes have entered the dialogue. But the spirit remains the same as it was when I entered."

OPINION | 12/13/2023

A calculated approach to (mental) health advocacy

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A calculated approach to (mental) health advocacy

Rishi Khanna

“While not a panacea for students’ mental health issues, proposals surrounding study breaks and physical activity can preventatively reduce downward stress spirals and mitigate mental health challenges.”

“While not a panacea for students’ mental health issues, proposals surrounding study breaks and physical activity can preventatively reduce downward stress spirals and mitigate mental health challenges.”

OPINION | 12/11/2023

Prospective Class of 2028, take a look at Princeton beyond the ‘Prince’

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Prospective Class of 2028, take a look at Princeton beyond the ‘Prince’

Davis Hobley

“While the ‘Prince’ is a valuable asset that works for the benefit of the entire student body at Princeton, I urge prospective students to not take its published articles as their entire representation of the University.”

“I would highly encourage any applicant to Princeton to not take our writing as their deciding factor on whether or not to apply.”

OPINION | 12/10/2023

Reactions: Princeton bans electric scooters

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Reactions: Princeton bans electric scooters

Ndeye Thioubou, Leo Yu, Sophia Zuo, and Thomas Buckley

“We asked our columnists for their thoughts on the PEV ban: what are the benefits and drawbacks to the community? What purpose does this ban serve? Who does it support and who does it harm? Is this within the purview of the University’s power to do?”

“We asked our columnists for their thoughts on the PEV ban: what are the benefits and drawbacks to the community? What purpose does this ban serve? Who does it support and who does it harm? Is this within the purview of the University’s power to do?”

OPINION | 12/07/2023

Reactions: The opinions left unsaid

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Reactions: The opinions left unsaid

Preston Ferraiuolo, Brian Hegarty, Leo Yu, Eleanor Clemans-Cope, Ava Johnson, and Abigail Rabieh

Over the course of the last year, the Opinion section has published 211 columns. Though there has been much opined, even more has been left unsaid. We asked our columnists to share their opinions on topics that did not become a full piece. 

Over the course of the last year, the Opinion section has published 211 columns. Though there has been much opined, even more has been left unsaid. We asked our columnists to share their opinions on topics that did not become a full piece. 

OPINION | 12/07/2023

Add a climate course to Princeton’s distribution requirements

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Add a climate course to Princeton’s distribution requirements

Leo Yu

“An eleventh general education requirement — the Anthropocene and Planetary Future (APF) — should be implemented to require that a student take a class that deals in some meaningful way with the climate crisis.”

“An eleventh general education requirement — the Anthropocene and Planetary Future (APF) — should be implemented to require that a student take a class that deals in some meaningful way with the climate crisis.”

OPINION | 12/05/2023

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