Opinion

Letter to the Editor: May 1, 2013

Letter to the Editor: May 1, 2013

Regarding ?History and English remain largest humanities departments, foreign languages the smallest? (Thursday, April 25, 2013)The members of the classics department were surprised by the article on the choices of the 269 members of the Class of 2015 who declared concentrations in the humanities.

OPINION | 04/30/2013

To not being remembered

This year?s Princeton Preview was strange for me, and not just because the second one wasn?t actually a weekend.

OPINION | 04/30/2013

Woody Woo or bust

Like many prefrosh, one of the many things about Princeton that I found attractive when considering colleges was the Wilson School.

OPINION | 04/30/2013

It's time for Princetonians to act

?The window for a two-state solution is shutting. We have some period of time ? a year to a year-and-a-half to two years ? or it?s over,? Secretary of State John Kerry warned last week when testifying before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

OPINION | 04/30/2013

Thoughts on food

?If you are what you eat, does that make you a vegetable?? my friend asks.?Only if it makes you a pig,? I quip.

OPINION | 04/29/2013

Fully habituated

My state of habituation does not concern forced allegiance to the majority culture or denial of my race; rather, it is a journey of cultural understanding as I travel through life.Oftentimes, we minorities exclude ourselves, self-segregate and try and gain pity over our inability to integrate with other social groups.

OPINION | 04/29/2013

A review of Princeton’s bars

Inspired by Street?s series on Princeton?s favorite eateries, I figured I would give my opinion on Princeton?s less frequented non-Street places to drink.

OPINION | 04/29/2013

I miss eye contact

Of all the things I miss of home, eye contact with passersby is one of the biggest things. Despite what my Facebook profile says, I?m not from New Orleans ? I?m actually from a tiny town right outside of it.

OPINION | 04/28/2013

Editorial: Gun violence

In the wake of the recent acts of terror in Boston and the vote on gun control in Congress, the Board feels that it is important to discuss the University?s policy of not arming Public Safety officers.

OPINION | 04/28/2013

Bothering the President

A university president?s life is not a happy one. True, it comes with a high salary, a splendid residence and even a really good cook ? the latter, perhaps, more of a rarity in Princeton than the other advantages.

OPINION | 04/28/2013

54-46

There?s a tendency to focus on the different, the obvious, the engrossing. The slow burn of small arms violence in American cities fades into the background after we hear about it enough times.

OPINION | 04/25/2013

Editorial: Academic deadlines

With the release of Princeton?s course offerings for the fall semester and this past week?s course selection process, the Editorial Board believes it timely to discuss the practices surrounding course deadlines.

OPINION | 04/25/2013

Leaving

I distinctly remember saying goodbye to my family before I boarded the plane that would carry me to New Jersey, OA, my new world.

OPINION | 04/25/2013

Go with your gut

?When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons.

OPINION | 04/24/2013

An imagined community called Princeton

Princeton is a strange place. For decades, thousands of people ? graduates and undergraduates, staff and faculty, American and foreign ? have descended upon this patch of land to learn and teach about themselves and the world.

OPINION | 04/24/2013

An open letter to Suzy Lee Weiss

You know, Suzy, I was very skeptical of writing a piece in response to your open letter to all the schools that rejected you.

OPINION | 04/24/2013

Immigrant America: A redundancy

Last week, in a rare display of bipartisanship, eight senators introduced the most comprehensive immigration reform in a quarter-century.

OPINION | 04/23/2013

The tragedy of solidarity

It was the quintessential act of terror, meant to tear apart and shake the foundations of one of America?s oldest cities.

OPINION | 04/23/2013

Words hurt too

?Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."As a victim of sometimes cruel and relentless childhood bullying, like many children were, I always thought of that phrase as preposterous.

OPINION | 04/23/2013

Dishabituation

When you are surrounded by the same thing your entire life, you remain unaware of it until you are dishabituated; until you are removed from that environment of sameness and forced to see the differences of those around you.

OPINION | 04/22/2013

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