Opinion

Editorial: On the Title IX investigation

Given that the Committee on Discipline hears only one or two cases of sexual assault every year, however, it seems that changing the standard of review would not be wholly effective in solving the problem. Attempts to improve the disciplinary process must also focus on reforming campus culture so that more victims of sexual assault feel comfortable reporting it to appropriate campus authorities.

An ethos of saving

If we choose to save and invest now, the debt-related budget cuts to come will not hit us so hard and we will be better able to cope with the taming of American entitlement infrastructure.

Cartoon: Post Newman's Day

Present and future reading

Go read. You have twenty months.

Cartoon: Weight of the world

Ad astra

The United States should renew its commitment to the exploration of the solar system and resolve to put a man (or a woman) on Mars by the end of this decade.

The Big G and me

We tend to deny to ourselves that for the most part, we are pretty crummy believers; we are only willing to accept the parts of our faith we are think others will accept, and not ourselves.

Editorial: Charging at the U-Store

Allowing students to charge their U-Store purchases to their student accounts will help both the student body and the U-Store itself.

Cartoon: House party

The attention deficit

Given our isolation on this campus from the rest of the world, it’s much easier for us to embrace our overextension and simply avoid dealing with issues external to our campus — to go that day without reading The New York Times, to skip that public lecture about the Arab revolutions and catch a mid-afternoon nap after spending a late night on a problem set.

The 'social scene'

You’ve got to ask yourself, how important is a social scene? Most students tend to meet their friends through extracurriculars, classes or residential groups. People are meeting all over campus for all sorts of reasons, and all of it is social. Just because you don’t call something social doesn’t mean that it isn’t, and just because you call something social doesn’t mean that it is.

Letter to the Editor: April 21, 2011

Rohit Gawande criticizes the USG Senate's decision to bar Aparajita Das '12 from running for Class of 2012 social chair.

In justice, intention matters

The current system seems to purposely remove intent from the equation because such a removal is necessary for the function of a binary system: a violation occurred or it did not, and punishment is assessed accordingly. Instead, there must be a differentiation of types of violations so that intent can matter in disciplinary hearings.

Cartoon: Holidaze

The obligation to repatriate

In this postcolonial world, we must recognize the sovereignty of other states not only in self-government but also in the management of their cultural patrimonies.

April 12, 2011

Eventually we will have to accept that the cuts will impact us all, directly and sometimes painfully, in ways that easily dwarf something as trivial as an attachment to spaceflight.

Editorial: A change, "finally"

Finals are clearly a difficult time for everybody involved, and we credit the University for the job it has done in making this stressful period as painless as possible. Of the relevant policies, however, three stand out in need of change.

Politicizing the University

My main issue is that I do not think it should be the role of the USG to take an opinion about a national political debate. The text of the referendum says that the USG will make a formal request to the Board of Trustees to officially endorse ENDA. This is made under the pretense of “preparing the next generation of leaders in the workforce,” but the fact is that this referendum requests the University to take a political stance.

Referendum for equality

Princeton alumni are currently working in all 50 states, but their prestigious degrees are worthless when they — along with many other qualified, hard-working individuals — are denied job opportunities, fired or otherwise discriminated against because of who they are.

Reevaluate the values

Many online commenters have criticized Princeton’s failure to admit the best and brightest students based on intrinsic potential rather than on the kind of experiences and educational merit that are not fully available to the financially constrained. I argue that these criticisms are unreasonable, because they are based on an unfounded conception of the admission office’s priorities.