Opinion

Enough with the term “microaggressions”

In a column published last month, Newby Parton ’18 described a running joke among his peers that he had considered a microaggression: the “spectacle” that peers made of his pronunciation of “wh.” He admitted to feeling ashamed of telling a friend that he thought so, but he’s technically right.

Starting the new semester

On hating the Daily Princetonian

Something has been brewing inside my head for the past few months, and recently it’s come to a boil.

Leadership and study abroad

By the time we arrive on campus freshman fall, we’ve all been told that “the Senior Thesis is a defining aspect of the Princeton experience,” so much so that we just expect it will significantly affect our time here.

The spirit of Kobani

This week, we return to the Orange Bubble. Even those who did not leave Princeton over Intersession are returning to the familiar rhythm of problem sets and papers, applications and auditions, of immersion in ideas and academia. Halfway around the world though, another community is making a very different return.

Maintaining a good balance

The universal right to bathrooms

There has been a lot of talk recently about GirlCode, and the ramifications it has caused on campus.

Princetonian exceptionalism and attitudes toward sexual assault

I’d like to think that most people at the University know and care about the recent trial in Tennessee, in which two former Vanderbilt University students were convicted of the gang rape of a fellow student.

Cartoon: Furniture Fantasy

Meaning in Pre-read and why it matters

There are over129 million different books, according toengineers for the Google Books project.

The first semester

My mom cried when I showed her that I had a bed of my own in my dorm room. She cried because I spent almost my entire life sleeping on either the floor or the living room couch.

Letter from the Editor

Community is a big deal at Princeton. From the proud alumni who flock back to campus each June for Reunions to the thousands of enthusiastic students at athletic events, to the townies and tourists who stroll through campus and attend our events, Princeton is not complete without the community that surrounds it. Despite coming from around the world and having varied backgrounds and interests, we all contribute to our Princeton community, even if we do so in different ways.Princeton would not be what it is today without the numerous academics, activists, actors, artists and athletes. Among these roles is that of the archivist, which is whereThe Daily Princetonian comes in.

Cartoon: Intersession 2015

Princeton Dreams

By Paul Chin ’06 Last spring, I skipped Reunions and attended a different kind of celebration.

The willful blindness of GirlCode

GirlCode was a bad idea. For readers who missed the extensive coverage, on Jan. 7, three University freshmen released GirlCode, a mobile app containing the codes required to get into every Princeton women’s bathroom.

Letter from the Editor

It’s hard being a student journalist at Princeton these days.I started my tenure as Editor-in-Chief a year ago discussing the University’s massive communications efforts to craft an ever-positive image of itself.

Editorial: Facilitating professor-student and town-gown connections

The University’s focus on undergraduate education as well as its small-town setting set it apart from its peer institutions.

We cannot be guilty of oversimplification

I believe in unconditional freedom of speech and I condemn the attack on the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, that occurred in Paris.

Cartoon: Perspective

Part of the Princeton Tradition*

All great writers who have thoughts begin their pieces with quotes from others. So, too, will I quote the timeless classic "High School Musical":“If you wanna be cool/Follow one simple rule/Don’t mess with the flow, no, no/Stick to the status quo!”This sentiment is most applicable to our school calendar, particularly regarding final exams.