Opinion

My grandmother, as she sips on her 5 p.m. gin and tonic, frequently dispenses the following piece of wisdom: “If you have as many friends as you do fingers on one hand, you’re incredibly lucky.” This is a woman who has been happily married for 50 years now and has reached the melancholic, yet inevitable, stage of life when friends begin to pass away, leaving more empty seats at her dinner parties every year.

OPINION | 04/11/2013

Step away from the brochure

Step away from the brochure

The Editorial Board recently ran a piece rightly criticizing Princeton Preview and emphasizing that its unilateral shutdown of all the eating clubs presents an unrealistic picture of what life on this campus is like.

OPINION | 04/11/2013

Dear prospective members of the Princeton Class of 2017

CONGRATULATIONS on getting into Princeton! We?re so, so excited for you. And we?re so proud of you and the incredible stuff you did to get here

OPINION | 04/10/2013

Editorial: Sexual assault awareness

In 2008, several University offices conducted a survey on the sexual experiences of Princeton undergraduates from the Classes of 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, with the goal of quantifying the prevalence of sexual assault on campus.

OPINION | 04/10/2013

In support of the New Jersey Opportunity to Compete Act

Last week, my Facebook newsfeed transformed as dozens of friends changed their profile pictures to the red equals-sign graphic, indicating their support of marriage equality.

OPINION | 04/10/2013

Picking Princetonians

The admission officers here do not have an easy job. They are charged with the task of sifting through thousands of applications and admitting just a sliver of the total applicant pool.

OPINION | 04/10/2013

Genetic fatalism in mental disorders

James Di Palma-Grisi

In the spirit of keeping the conversation on mental health going, I would like to draw your attention to the way we think about genetic-based serious mental illnesses.

OPINION | 04/10/2013

The luxury of education

It seems we?re all a little bit fixated on why we?re here at Princeton. We have Ms. Patton telling us the point of Princeton is to get married.

OPINION | 04/09/2013

Student debt and American decline

Since the late ?90s, America moved from the dot-com bubble to the housing bubble, and the market rose and crashed in spectacular fashion along the way.

OPINION | 04/09/2013

Letter to the Editor: April 10, 2013

The Daily Princetonian should have a weekly section for foreign dispatches.While America was going nuts over Susan Patton?s letter published in The Daily Princetonian last week, I was interviewing refugees in northern Syria.

OPINION | 04/09/2013

In the nation's service?

Take a minute and think way back to freshman orientation, when your plastered smile was big and your dreams even bigger.

OPINION | 04/08/2013

It's all good

Every time I go home and then return to Princeton after break, I feel as if I?m traveling between two worlds.

OPINION | 04/08/2013

Who knows, who cares?

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OPINION | 04/08/2013

Letter from the Editor: To our readers

To our readers ? After a nine-day absence, The Daily Princetonian?s website has been restored to full functionality.

OPINION | 04/07/2013

Editorial: Marriage equality

Marriage has been on the national consciousness, inciting spirited debate among Princetonians on campus and on the bench.

OPINION | 04/07/2013

92.7 percent rejected

Spring at Princeton brings many things: blossoming trees, scrambling seniors and waves of prefrosh, to name a few.

OPINION | 04/07/2013

On internet slacktivism

One year ago, the YouTube video ?Kony 2012? captured the hearts and views of millions globally with its call to make the international war criminal Joseph Kony famous.

OPINION | 04/07/2013

EDITORIAL: Combating elitism

BY DAILY PRINCETONIAN EDITORIAL BOARD In the aftermath of the publication of Ms. Patton’s letter to the editor, there has been extensive media response to the sentiments she expressed.

OPINION | 04/05/2013

OPINION: Making misogyny the problem

BY LAUREN PRASTIEN Columnist On April 1st, Fox News Insider’s Megyn Kelly leapt onto the bandwagon of newscasters attempting to parse out some logic from Susan A.

OPINION | 04/05/2013

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thanks, but no thanks

BY LAUREN SHANLEYClass of 2012Dear Ms. Patton,I’ve dated your son and, thanks, but no thanks.No, I haven’t literally dated your son, but I’ve dated Princeton (male) undergrads, both while in school and while a graduate.

OPINION | 04/04/2013

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