Opinion

Counterpoint: Against early action

Princeton's decision to bring back early admissions will make it harder to attract qualified poor and minority students and sends a message that the University is not willing to sacrifice yield to combat the "frenzy, complexity and inequity" of the college admissions process.

Across the pond

As I set foot on the brick pavement of Oxfordshire and witnessed the jaw-dropping and time-transcending architecture, the unique Oxford education started to unfold.

Cartoon: Too busy

Point: For early action

By reinstating early action, we are putting ourselves back in the hunt for some of the brightest minds in the country and around the world.

Editorial: Aid for dental and vision plans

The Editorial Board believes that the University should provide aid to offset the costs of dental and vision insurance for financial aid students who are not covered through their parents and who cannot afford to purchase plans.

Cartoon: Feelings of inadequacy

Letters to the Editor: Feb. 25, 2011

Professor Sarah Kay says that the Romance languages are not, in fact, declining and Jason Kaplan '12 supports the editorial board's proposal of grade translation.

Editorial: Against Early Action

Last December, when the University of Virginia — the third school to abolish its early admissions program in 2006 — announced that it would be reinstating an early action program, the Editorial Board expressed its belief that Princeton’s decision to abandon early admissions was the right one and urged the University not to recant. We take the same position today: We believe that the policy change announced yesterday is ultimately harmful for the University.

We need more LGBT activism

Princeton students aren’t really enthusiastic about political activism. It’s certainly not a unique assertion to make. It takes quite a bit to get a rise out of us, and even then we seem pretty content talking it through and making sure there’s a whole lot of “awareness” of the issue at hand. Say what you will about Princeton students, we are nothing if not “aware.”

It's not 'giving back' it's taking away

Far from supporting a scheme the likes of which countries such as Germany are glad to abandon, the University should take a strong stance against well-meaning intents to institutionalize what in effect amounts to “taking away” — not “giving back.”

Cartoon: Unfunny

TigerLeaks

We can’t try to anticipate and block the growing network of paths through which a person can obtain our information, because our efforts will be in vain.

The trouble with math

Instead of the one-size fits all model that we currently have, we could have introductory math courses such as MAT/CHM 103-104: Mathematics for Chemists or MAT/SOC 105-106: Mathematics for Sociologists.

Cartoon: The Adjustment Bureau

Challenge to the finance following

Consider it a challenge — or a devil’s advocate stance — for those going to work in finance to break the mold that has brought you to this point and to be that painful-but-necessary thorn in the side of your future firm from day one.

The persistence of memory

The University should have all graduating seniors fill out a survey: a one-page, 500-words-or-fewer anonymous transition memo that would become part of an online institutional memory bank accessible to all undergraduates with a netID.

Editorial: Translating grades

If the grade deflation policy will be retained, this particular concern should be addressed by adopting a system of grade translation. Instead of using the standard 4.0 scale for calculating GPA, the University should calculate it based upon some other number, for instance five or 10.

Light-rail is the right rail

Princeton’s new Arts and Transit Neighborhood would garner widespread and respected coverage. With an integrated light-rail system, it would be recognized for setting a new standard for safety in shared-space transit everywhere. It would be an inspiring example of a major, powerful institution and its surrounding community working together to achieve a win-win outcome.

Cartoon: Total meltdown

Schadenfreude U.

Schadenfreude is a uniting force, one that perpetuates the distinction between being in and being excluded from a group. While pickups and the eating club system are perhaps the most institutionalized form of schadenfreude at Princeton, schadenfreude also exists outside of the realm of social life.