Opinion

Outside the Bubble: An automated world

“A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.” In science fiction writer Isaac Asimov’s "I, Robot" (later turned into a less-than-compelling movie of the same name starring Will Smith) there are four laws that robots must follow, one of which is stated above. While such a world, where upgraded human-like robots exist, is currently only plausible in the realm of our imaginations and science fiction, the threat that automation poses to society — with specific regard to employment — may already appear today. Last week, Bill Gates gave a speech at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.

Keystone blight

By Mason Herson-Hord '15, Dayton Martindale '15, Rachel Parks '15, Alvaro Sottil '16, Katie Horvath '15, Damaris Miller '15, Nikolaus Hofer '17, Divya Farias '15, Parth Parihar '15 and Lucie Wright '14. On March 10, guest contributor Duncan Hosie ’16wrote “The Case for Keystone,” a well-articulated yet misleading op-ed in support of completing Keystone XL, a stalled pipeline project intended to transport Alberta’s tar sands oil to the Gulf of Mexico.

Debriefing the meningitis outbreak

By Michael Kochis As chair of the Student Health Advisory Board, and more importantly, one who truly cares about the well-being of everyone on campus, I think it’s crucially important that we don’t just move on from the meningitis outbreak and forget about what occurred these past few months. What happened?

Editorial: Pathway maintenance

The University prides itself on its beautiful campus filled with Gothic towers and buildings that serve as the ideal backdrop for a picturesque postcard.

Cartoon: Identity crisis

The case for Keystone

By Duncan Hosie Last week, nine University students were arrested while protesting the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project.

Where are the student activists?

My underpants are showing. I’m lying on the stairs of Frist Campus Center, during Late Meal, in an intentionally public display, and my underpants are showing.

Letter to the Editor: Questioning the question

I am writing in response to your March 10 editorial “Evaluating the ‘Admission Opportunity Campaign.’ ” In appraising the information and arguments that we as Students for Prison Education and Reform have made available as part of the Admissions Opportunity Campaign, the Editorial Board latched on to one peripheral point of the campaign.

Editorial: Evaluating the “Admission Opportunity Campaign”

Last week, the University’s Students for Prison and Education Reform began circulating a petition, titled the Admission Opportunity Campaign, calling on the University to change its admissions practices.

Letter to the Editor: March 9, 2014

To the Editors: We are writing in response to your March 5editorial, “Transparency regarding mental health forced withdrawals.” University Health Services and the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students work closely with campus partners, including residential college staff and the Office of Disability Services, to mitigate student health and safety risks through support services on and off campus.

Outside the Bubble: Questioning the case against marriage equality

Every possible sign points toward the inevitability of gay marriage’s nationwide legalization. A new Washington Post/ABC poll found that 59 percent of Americans supportsame sex marriage, a new record and a complete reversal from a decade earlier.

Cartoon: Sleep tolerance

Applying to Princeton

By Grace Li In my recent tutoring session at a New Jersey prison, my student was analyzing an author’s portrayal of brotherhood.

The invisible minority

This column is the second in a series about socioeconomic diversity and low-income students at the University. Signing into Terrace Club was one of the best decisions I could have made this year.

Cartoon: In the dining hall

Erasable expressions

The Tumblr page for the “I, Too, Am Harvard” campaign that launched last week has already attracted thousands of page views.

A damaging dichotomy of gender norms

One of the first emails I received from my residential college adviser upon my matriculation to the University was a list of the bathroom codes for Holder Hall—bathroom codes that I would never need to use myself but was only given so that I could be a resource to visiting female friends.

Improving Mental Health Week

Monday marked the beginning of Mental Health Week, a USG-sponsored initiative that seeks to “increase awareness of mental wellness by connecting students with information about campus resources, reduce the stigma regarding seeking help and start and maintain a positive dialogue that is crucial to a safe and supporting community.” Through their various events, which range from talks and workshops to recreational activities, the Princeton Mental Health Initiative raises awareness about mental health issues on campus, invites students to foster an environment conducive to open dialogue and provides strategies for students to nurture their own mental well-being. However, the challenge lies not only in raising awareness about ways to improve mental wellness but also about changing the mindset of students in regard to these services.

Say my name, say my name

In the seventh grade, my communications teacher pronounced my name “Chutney.” Even with eight years’ retrospect, I don’t think he was being racist; I just think that he saw my name on the roster, the thick conglomeration of consonants up front and all 13 letters of my undulating surname, and froze up.

Editorial: Transparency regarding mental health forced withdrawals

In February, The Daily Princetonian reported on a lawsuit filed by a student who was allegedly asked to withdraw from the University following a suicide attempt in 2012.