Opinion

Two weeks ago, I was sprawled over a horribly uncomfortable black chair in some terminal of Newark Liberty International Airport, ignoring the malevolent glances of travelers stepping over my legs and waiting for the harassed United Airlines desk attendant to tell me just how delayed my flight was going to be.

OPINION | 03/28/2013

Editorial: Certificates in the Wilson School

Editorial: Certificates in the Wilson School

Over the past few years, the Wilson School has undergone dramatic changes in its undergraduate program.

OPINION | 03/28/2013

The few, the proud, the artsy?

For my whole life, I thought I was going to go to college and become a hippie. I was going to have dreads and a nose piercing and walk around barefoot in a long rainbow skirt, writing my poetry in sun-soaked rooms. Instead, I came to Princeton. I?m not complaining.

OPINION | 03/27/2013

Response to: "Doing what you love?"

Like many freshmen, I am struggling to decide what I should major in, but it?s not because I can?t choose between a ?practical? major and a major that I love.

OPINION | 03/27/2013

Christianity, marriage and sex

When it comes to Christianity and sex, the assumption is often that Christians don?t want to have any fun at all.

OPINION | 03/27/2013

The case for going back

Ye Eun Charlotte Chun

If there’s one thing I’m asked more frequently than where I’m from, it’s whether or not I’m going to stay in the United States after I graduate.

OPINION | 03/26/2013

Home improvement or home alone?

As visits for admitted prospective graduate students roll around this year, current students rally to convince prospective ones that, despite its isolation, life in Princeton really does have its benefits.

OPINION | 03/26/2013

Preserving Princeton

News of the Newtown tragedy united America in grief. My mother was in a state of disarray for days; our commander-in-chief broke down in front of the nation, not so much as a president, but as a father.

OPINION | 03/26/2013

Home improvement or home alone?

As visits for admitted prospective graduate students roll around this year, current students rally to convince prospective ones that, despite its isolation, life in Princeton really does have its benefits.

OPINION | 03/26/2013

Doing things to do them

About a month ago, I opened an email asking me, ?What would you do with ten thousand dollars?? It wasn?t spam from Groupon or some Nigeria prince asking for a ticket to the states; it was our University Student Government telling me I could win ten thousand dollars if I went to a basketball game dressed up with school spirit and got picked to take a half court shot and made it.

OPINION | 03/25/2013

Quiet: Recognizing introversion at Princeton

Have you ever felt guilty when, after several hours at a party, you wished you were spending the time watching a movie or reading a book?

OPINION | 03/25/2013

You talkin' to me?

Learning a foreign language is an invaluable experience that can open up many doors in the business world.

OPINION | 03/25/2013

Read charitably

In most classes at Princeton, students are instructed to read texts critically. We?re asked to do more than just absorb information; we must engage arguments and their implications seriously.

OPINION | 03/24/2013

Editorial: Honor code reforms

The Honor Committee recently announced that it would be holding focus groups to solicit student opinions regarding the punishment for writing after time has been called on exams.

OPINION | 03/24/2013

100 days later: personalizing tragedy

While relaxing during break, I received an email titled ?Princeton Investing in Assault Weapons.? It was about a recent petition urging the school to divest from assault weapon manufacturers in light of the Newtown tragedy.

OPINION | 03/24/2013

Editorial: On P/D/F language classes

While Princeton students are able to fulfill distribution requirements with numerous courses that can be taken pass/D/fail, students are required to take all introductory level language courses on a graded, no-P/D/F scale.

OPINION | 03/14/2013

Editorial: On P/D/F language classes

While Princeton students are able to fulfill distribution requirements with numerous courses that can be taken pass/D/fail, students are required to take all introductory level language courses on a graded, no-P/D/F scale.

OPINION | 03/14/2013

Bigotry and blood

Last Friday, I tried to donate blood. I hydrated throughout the day, walked across campus for my 2 p.m.

OPINION | 03/14/2013

The Princeton scholar

?I love learning. I love learning. I love learning.? This was my friend?s mantra as she looked at her calendar, highlighted with a hectic schedule of endless lectures, precepts, seminars and office hours ? each with its own ensuing work.

OPINION | 03/14/2013

Bigotry and blood

Last Friday, I tried to donate blood. I hydrated throughout the day, walked across campus for my 2 p.m.

OPINION | 03/14/2013

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