Opinion

Productive or not, we will all come out the same

Productive or not, we will all come out the same

Maria Luisa Vieira Parada

There’s no dependable method to quantify a gap year’s accomplishment, particularly with all the limitations you are confronting now. With this in mind, take advantage of the flexibility afforded by a year off, and do what makes sense for you.

OPINION | 09/06/2020

The 2020 election and voting for the lesser of two evils

The 2020 election and voting for the lesser of two evils

Anna Hiltner

So vote for the lesser of two evils, then break all hell loose to protest his faults and change the voting system so that you can vote your heart in the future.

OPINION | 08/31/2020

CPS in the era of COVID-19

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CPS in the era of COVID-19

Allen Liu and Sarah Lee

While we applaud Naicker for highlighting the importance of greater transparency and ease of use of mental health resources, his article perpetuates inaccuracies about the resources that are currently available.

OPINION | 08/31/2020

Misconducting sexual misconduct education: not anymore!

Misconducting sexual misconduct education: not anymore!

Won-Jae Chang

Princeton, as a leader in the world of education, must step up and look at revising its sexual misconduct program.

OPINION | 08/16/2020

The ‘Model Minorities’ owe a huge favor to the Civil Rights Movement

The ‘Model Minorities’ owe a huge favor to the Civil Rights Movement

Alaina Joby

Many Asian immigrant families were able to immigrate to the United States because of African American population’s fight for equality. We owe it to them to use our hard-earned vote and elevate their voices in their time of need.

OPINION | 08/16/2020

Who tells your story: Journalists must confront racism in the media industry

Julia Chaffers

The time is now for a new era of journalism.

OPINION | 08/16/2020

The subtle in-between: a meditation on peripheral community at Princeton

The subtle in-between: a meditation on peripheral community at Princeton

Remy Reya

In person, our tolerance for silence is greater, and no encounter starts and ends as abruptly as a Zoom call does. We accept fluctuating conversational dynamics and take care to gradually phase out of interactions — and even when they end, we can always run after people to wallow in the togetherness a little longer.

OPINION | 08/16/2020

The death of leadership

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The death of leadership

Juan José López Haddad

Princeton students often measure success by how often they win, but true, effective, and memorable leadership is not about winning, but about being a facilitator for unity.

OPINION | 08/13/2020

Sports subbed out: the safe choice

Sports subbed out: the safe choice

Maisie McPherson

It is our duty to make the hard and correct choices, hold our heads high, show leadership, and realize other conferences, institutions, and people look to the Ivy League for guidance.

OPINION | 08/13/2020

Counseling and Psychological Services must do more

Counseling and Psychological Services must do more

Sajiwan Naicker

I do not question CPS’s dedication to student’s mental health, but, with numerous students reporting negative experiences from CPS, we must call for CPS to expand their services so that they can cater to all prevalent mental illnesses in the student body.

OPINION | 08/13/2020

To be or not be a snake: how I survived the ‘major’ mistakes of college

Lillian Chen

At the end of the day, a major is just a major. But what you choose to do everyday in college - the challenges you choose to face, and the mistakes and lessons that come from those choices - that’s what will shape your mind and character the most.

OPINION | 08/10/2020

Unheeded and still unheard

Unheeded and still unheard

Bella Hubble and Rebekah Adams

We hope Galt realizes the damage he has done to those he has tried to silence.

OPINION | 08/10/2020

Without appropriate and informed calls to action, online activism isn’t really active

Without appropriate and informed calls to action, online activism isn’t really active

Mollika Jai Singh

Civil, logical claims will be taken more seriously than antagonistic and unfounded ones.

OPINION | 08/09/2020

Give an inch and they’ll take a mile: Princeton’s hypocrisy in its fight against racism

Give an inch and they’ll take a mile: Princeton’s hypocrisy in its fight against racism

Sarah Elkordy

There is nothing more in the nation’s service and the service of humanity than the fight against racism.

OPINION | 08/06/2020

Princeton, it’s 2020: stop protecting racial slurs

Princeton, it’s 2020: stop protecting racial slurs

Imani Mulrain, Brittani Telfair, Kathy Palomino, Jordan Stallworth, Mayowa Oke, Kalyn Nix, Grace Simmons, and Josiah Gouker

We call on Princeton University: step up and use your power to protect your Black students.

OPINION | 08/06/2020

Healing the sick: the vaccine and problems of trust

Ethan Magistro

With these pills, our democracy can recover better than it was before. The question only remains if they are too big to swallow.

OPINION | 08/05/2020

Letter from the Editor: In trying times, a community to call home

Jon Ort

Regardless of whether you join our staff, the ‘Prince’ is your paper, because Princeton is your community.

OPINION | 08/03/2020

Celebrating sickness, ignoring the sick: eating disorders and the hypocrisy of campus culture

Celebrating sickness, ignoring the sick: eating disorders and the hypocrisy of campus culture

Rosamond van Wingerden

If you have an eating disorder or any degree of difficulty around food and exercise, you deserve understanding and support. Unfortunately, at Princeton, you are unlikely to get it.

OPINION | 08/03/2020

Free speech is racial too

Free speech is racial too

Brittani Telfair

Anyone can speak, but minorities advocating for change have historically been ignored and met with violent backlash from dominant groups. When people of color attempt to speak freely, they are often degraded, ignored, and attacked.

OPINION | 08/02/2020

What’s (not) in a name?

What’s (not) in a name?

Remy Reya

If we must continue to cling so helplessly to naming as a tradition, we should defuse the ticking time bomb of eponymic memorialization by normalizing public scrutiny — not as behavior deemed oppositional to naming practices, but as a welcomed endeavor.

OPINION | 08/02/2020

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