University should invite Nonie Darwish to speak after student group withdrew sponsorship; 'Prince' should have considered repercussions of publishing student's name; Misunderstanding in letter regarding University retirement contributions
Columnists Brandon McGinley and Monica Greco discuss Nonie Darwish and her canceled visit to Princeton, the unused H1N1 vaccines and the article in Wednesday's Daily Princetonian about a Princeton sophomore's nude photos in Diamond magazine.
Atheists, you’ve already read “The God Delusion” for the eighth time. Let’s take on the self-esteem delusion.
It is clear that despite the commendable efforts of the Office of Financial Aid, socioeconomic status continues to affect both the cohesion of the student body and choices made by individual students.
If the goal of Princeton admission is that the underprivileged shouldn’t be disadvantaged, then perhaps it’s time to start focusing less on race and more on socioeconomics.
We can do a number of things to make sure that our everyday actions reflect our ideological commitments to women as equal participants in campus life.
It’s unclear how much potential “revolutionary” technologies have to change the way we learn for the better.
At a time when many sophomores are considering applying to be RCAs, it’s interesting to examine the role of an RCA itself.
As students, male and female alike, we should ensure that women considering prominent leadership roles receive our support and our unbiased consideration.
“If you had gone to Harvard or Brown, you could all have had As,” he said.
I’ve heard it said among undergraduates that there are three components to Princeton life: sleeping socializing and studying. You can have any two of three. Take your pick.
Last week, The Daily Princetonian ran an article about the declining numbers of women in eating club leadership. Josh Oppenheimer wrote that since 2001, fewer and fewer women have been elected eating club officers, and especially small numbers have ascended to the position of president. In the past decade, four clubs have never had a female president.
Take a look at a syllabus from a bygone class. There’ll probably be a lot on there: the lectures and precepts, the required readings, the response papers, problem sets, Blackboard posts, the term papers and projects, the take-home midterm, the final exam, enrichment and recommended readings. Now ask yourself: how much of that work did you do, and how much did you do thoroughly?
Take a moment to consider your precepts and seminars. If you had to, could you name each of your classmates correctly? This task would be nearly impossible for me; precepts played the name game on the first day and have since avoided this touchy subject. What is the result of this? Perhaps students are less eager to participate because of these unfamiliar surroundings.
Knowing which books are in someone’s library gives a glimpse into his or her soul, and poring over the marginalia in these books — and, of course, in library copies, where scribbles of past users regularly inspire amusement, wonder and disgust — can sometimes get deep into that soul.
