Opinion

Leveling the precept playing field

A few days ago, after spending much of fall break recovering from the waves of pre-midterm stress, I was finally coherent enough to talk with some fellow classmates about the tests, what we thought of them and how well (or poorly) we thought we did on the exams (we may or may not have also taken bets on how low the curve would be). From the conversations I had, it became readily evident that we all utilized largely the same resources when preparing for the midterm — the same practice tests and previous exams on Blackboard, the same notes and class materials, the same textbooks and reading materials, the same office hours.

Editorial: Stop, drop and roll out some fire safety changes

For many University students, on-campus housing and fire safety policies are pervasive. While safety is the stated rationale for all policies, some policies in place — for example, the University’s current microwave and door-hanging restrictions — are both overly strict and ambiguous as to their specific purposes.

Letter to the Editor: Princeton is not for profit

To the Editor: The Daily Princetonian has published several articles recently that refer to a lawsuit filed in New Jersey tax court that challenges Princeton University’s exemption from taxes on properties that support its educational mission. To prevail, the plaintiffs will need to persuade the court that Princeton has ceased to be an educational institution and instead has become an entity whose dominant motive is to make a profit.

On gym culture

My first few weeks in college were exciting but unstable. Between meeting people of completely different backgrounds, checking my conduct in new social situations (never required in laid-back California) and carving out a new community for myself, I missed the sense of stability from home.

Cartoon: Costumes

Study Abroad Chronicles: Honest precept

Asking about precept is like asking about jaywalking: awkward, exhilarating, scary, satisfactory.

Editorial: Introduce flex dollars into meal plans

The University offers many dining options for students, ranging from meal plans for underclassmen to options such as eating clubs for upperclassmen.

Stop and smell the autumn

The evening I first stepped down from the Dinky was the coldest March day of my senior year of high school.

Hillel International’s 'red lines' on Israel are the real problem

By Lily Gellman I actually have met Slav Leibin. We’ve conversed extensively in English and Hebrew, and he’s a great guy. As Tehila Wenger observes in her op-ed, Leibin was only doing his job when he pointed out that the Center for Jewish Life bars Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions at its gates.

Cartoon: A grim cartoon just in time for midterms!

Problems in sexual misconduct policy largely lie beyond Princeton

This past week, there was yet another complaint about college sexual misconduct policy, this time at Harvard.

Reporting: Is it for you or society?

With the revamping of its sexual harassment policy, the University has approved changes to how it investigates sexual assault on campus.

On bike theft

Weaving in and out of pedestrians, jumping the curbs and flying down hills, I was making my way from Rockefeller College to Jadwin Gymnasium in record time.

Is Professor Weiss suppressing Israeli academia?

Professor Max Weiss has never met Slav Leibin. Obviously. If he had, he would have understood that Leibin, the Jewish Agency Israel fellowat the University's Center for Jewish Life,was acting in a purely advisory capacity when he pointed out that Weiss’s support ofthe Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movementis at odds with the CJL’s Israel policy.

Yak uncaged

Want to be able to chat with other students at Princeton? There’s an app for that.Want to parody these students at Princeton?

Are we here to make money?

“Everyone’s here to make money,” an upperclassman, nonchalantly chowing down on a Late Meal quesadilla, declared to me the first Thursday of freshman week, “Premeds want to make money.

Editorial: Reform language course policies

Among Princeton’s general education requirements is foreign language proficiency, which, according to Office of the Dean of the College, encourages students to “become literate in another culture and gain another perspective on the world.” Though the A.B.

Cartoon: That's not how math works here, Mr. Eggledorf

To freeze or not to freeze in Silicon Valley

Google has its ball pits and nap pods, but Apple and Facebook may have taken the lead when it comes to perks — if you’re a woman, that is.

Facebook, politics and internet sensationalism

I am not the type of person who lives by a set of hard rules. I enjoy being spontaneous and exploring new things.