Opinion

There are still too many problems with Princeton's isolation protocol

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There are still too many problems with Princeton's isolation protocol

Ndeye Thioubou

“I want to share my experience and make some suggestions regarding the current isolation process to maximize support and minimize hardships students will face.”

OPINION | 10/02/2022

Lacking student input, the half-baked plan to reimagine upperclass dining won’t work

Lacking student input, the half-baked plan to reimagine upperclass dining won’t work

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

“If the administration really wants to reform campus culture, it has to work with proposals generated by the student body, not ones imposed unilaterally..”

“If the administration really wants to reform campus culture, it has to work with proposals generated by the student body, not ones imposed unilaterally.”

OPINION | 10/02/2022

Princeton should adopt oral exams

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Princeton should adopt oral exams

Henry Hsiao

“Implementing oral exams as an option opens up another avenue for Princeton students to demonstrate their critical analysis and communication skills, without sacrificing rigor.”

OPINION | 10/02/2022

Does Princeton protect progressive speech, too?

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Does Princeton protect progressive speech, too?

Eleanor Clemans-Cope

“It’s important that the University, with all of its power, does not act as a censor. But it raises a question: Does Princeton protect progressive speech, too?”

OPINION | 09/29/2022

Our caffeine consumption hides a deeper problem

Our caffeine consumption hides a deeper problem

Ava Milberg

“We can appreciate the energizing quality of caffeine when it is needed, but we should also strive to take care of ourselves more meaningfully and get enough sleep.”

OPINION | 09/28/2022

Truth-seeking is at the heart of every principle the University has

Truth-seeking is at the heart of every principle the University has

Myles McKnight

“What Rabieh misses is that the Kalven principles — and all sound principles of academic life — are correct precisely because they further our truth-seeking mission.”

OPINION | 09/28/2022

In defense of DUO Mobile authentication

In defense of DUO Mobile authentication

Christopher Lidard

“While somewhat annoying, the presence of DUO Mobile does considerably more good than harm by protecting all of our personal information and the University network at large.”

OPINION | 09/28/2022

Honor Committee Chair: Student leadership matters in the disciplinary process

Honor Committee Chair: Student leadership matters in the disciplinary process

Dylan Shapiro

“The Honor Committee is not a perfect institution, but we should believe in the idea that only our peers can assess what we should have reasonably known. [...] I urge you to include applying to join the Honor Committee in that effort.”

OPINION | 09/27/2022

Our country is drowning. The Orange Bubble doesn’t care.

Our country is drowning. The Orange Bubble doesn’t care.

Shireen Waraich and Ayeda Hamed

“It’s high time that Princetonians started caring about the Global South. This isn’t just major international news, it is something for which those in the Global North bear responsibility.”

OPINION | 09/27/2022

3.98 percent a year later: reflecting on the rat race of college admissions

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3.98 percent a year later: reflecting on the rat race of college admissions

Yejin Suh

“The thing about having to package and commodify an artistic passion to apply to college is that the line between authenticity and self-branding becomes easily, and irreversibly, blurred.”

OPINION | 09/26/2022

When a club initiation becomes hazing

When a club initiation becomes hazing

Aybars Önder

“No student group should be allowed to haze its members, especially not a group that has a monopoly on an activity like PDP does over debate. It’s not too much to ask that groups allow students to join in a welcoming and open manner.”

OPINION | 09/25/2022

New Jersey must do more to bring racial justice and equity to cannabis legalization

Udi Ofer

“While the state has succeeded at drastically curbing arrests, it has much more to do to open the legal cannabis business to the communities it promised to benefit.”

OPINION | 09/25/2022

Reactions: USG considers eliminating referenda

Mohan Setty-Charity, Christofer Robles, Abigail Rabieh, and Nate Howard

“If the USG wishes to fulfill its purported preamble dedication to ‘the proposition that students must be included in the making of decisions that affect them,’ they should leave referenda as they are.”

OPINION | 09/22/2022

How Princeton can better support students in job and internship searches

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How Princeton can better support students in job and internship searches

Kelsey Ji

“At first I thought that I was the only one who missed these deadlines, but after speaking with more alumni and learning about their recruitment timelines, I discovered that I am far from the only student at the University who was caught off guard by the application timeline.”

OPINION | 09/21/2022

Ken Buck ’81: Princeton students deserve better than cancel culture

Ken Buck ’81: Princeton students deserve better than cancel culture

Ken Buck

“It’s disconcerting that any student at Princeton, much less a politics concentrator, would hold such a narrow view of what is acceptable discourse. The entire purpose of a liberal arts education is to challenge students’ views, expand their intellectual horizons, and to have them engage deeply with conclusions and viewpoints at odds with their own.”

OPINION | 09/21/2022

Secluded campuses can allow for connection with local communities

Secluded campuses can allow for connection with local communities

Mohan Setty-Charity

“Moving to a shared campus and living among others undergoing the same experience is comforting and is a source of peer support during a time of extreme change.”

OPINION | 09/20/2022

The missing piece to the free speech puzzle

The missing piece to the free speech puzzle

Abigail Rabieh

“It is a mistake for free speech advocates to solely explain campus controversies in relation to truth-seeking.”

OPINION | 09/19/2022

Don’t join the Honor Committee

Don’t join the Honor Committee

Benjamin Gelman

“Students should not be fooled; joining either Committee means participating in the investigation and punishment of one’s peers without due process — and we should simply stop doing so.”

OPINION | 09/18/2022

Letter to the Editor: The complexity of service

Letter to the Editor: The complexity of service

Kimberly de los Santos

“When we do service, we might say we want to ‘give back,‘ but what if what we want to give isn’t what is needed?”

OPINION | 09/18/2022

Smart students study STEM: Unpacking the myths of Princeton’s academic hierarchy

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Smart students study STEM: Unpacking the myths of Princeton’s academic hierarchy

Genrietta Churbanova

“It is precisely the weedout culture so widespread in STEM coupled with the intense workload of STEM courses that make many of us perceive STEM as at the top of the academic hierarchy. Because, in all honesty, what social sciences and humanities courses are asking of students is incredibly challenging.”

OPINION | 09/15/2022

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