Opinion

The promise — and peril — of serving the nation

The promise — and peril — of serving the nation

Jon Ort

Public service calls us to do something less soaring than Rumsfeld’s station, but all the more meaningful for its humility. Serving the nation means harnessing the privilege of our Princeton education — not for power or profit, but to the benefit of our fellow Americans.

OPINION | 11/14/2019

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Give ROTC some credit

Give ROTC some credit

Brent Kibbey

We take eight ROTC classes over the course of our time here at Princeton, and we do not get a single credit for them.

OPINION | 11/14/2019

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The living voices of the fallen

The living voices of the fallen

Juan José López Haddad

While our American peers celebrated the honor and merit of veterans, they often failed to hear the voices of the fallen.

OPINION | 11/14/2019

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The transition

The transition

Ollie Thakar

We hear often of ways to lessen the college transition — perhaps the best way to do so is not to acknowledge the differences between past and future lives, rather to minimize those differences.

OPINION | 11/13/2019

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In support of Dreamers, on campus and beyond

In support of Dreamers, on campus and beyond

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Though Princeton may seem a world away from the uncertainty and terror that Dreamers endure every day, we must not forget that we have peers who are living through this hell. We stand with them as friends, students, and Americans.

OPINION | 11/13/2019

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On Princeton's endowment

On Princeton's endowment

Sebastian Quiroz

Above all I think it’s time for us to have an earnest discussion about our endowment.

OPINION | 11/12/2019

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Increase the availability of seminars

Increase the availability of seminars

Hunter Campbell

The introduction of more faculty will mean an increase in courses, and this marks a perfect moment to increase the seminar format’s frequency. 

OPINION | 11/12/2019

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Why you should skip Hazony and Stephens

Why you should skip Hazony and Stephens

Zachariah Sippy

As the ‘Prince’ Editorial Board aptly argued, respecting free speech is not the same as awarding free pulpits.

OPINION | 11/11/2019

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Our need for a students’ speaker series

Our need for a students’ speaker series

Guest Contributor

Together, the diversity and brilliance to be found in our student body represent an untapped resource of knowledge and understanding the University can no longer afford to leave unrecognized.

OPINION | 11/11/2019

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Recycling is not dead, but we need you to help revive it

Recycling is not dead, but we need you to help revive it

Claire Wayner

Recycling allows us to get there, but only if we all participate willingly and enthusiastically. It’s not that difficult to take five minutes to familiarize yourself with Princeton’s recycling guidelines and then change your daily routine to make sure you’re tossing things away correctly. 

OPINION | 11/10/2019

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Think beyond your zee group

Think beyond your zee group

Leora Eisenberg

These first relationships are inescapable in the college experience: we all make friends by necessity and proximity. But we have to do ourselves (and them) a favor and wonder: do we maintain them because they mean something to us? Or because we just don’t know anything else?

OPINION | 11/10/2019

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Why Facebook’s civil rights abuses deserve more attention

Why Facebook’s civil rights abuses deserve more attention

Shannon Chaffers

Facebook should not get away with its abysmal track record on discrimination and indifference towards fixing its failures. As Representative Beatty said to Zuckerberg, “it’s almost like you think this is a joke.” It’s time for Facebook to realize it’s not.

OPINION | 11/07/2019

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Standing with protesters doesn’t mean standing against all cops

Standing with protesters doesn’t mean standing against all cops

AG McGee

It seems like whenever protests like these come up, the backlash against the protesters never disagrees with the basic facts of the matter. 

OPINION | 11/07/2019

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Beyond the Harvard lawsuit

Beyond the Harvard lawsuit

Jae-Kyung Sim

The Harvard lawsuit, and Judge Burroughs’ rather comprehensive opinion released on the subject, gives us an opportunity to re-examine what it means to be an Asian person residing in America. It pushes the question of where exactly Asians stand in conversations about race. There are important biases that exist outside of college admissions, and we should think more about and ultimately reject such biases, such as the model minority myth.

OPINION | 11/06/2019

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When rejection isn’t failure

When rejection isn’t failure

Katie Bushman

You will never see a performance or read a book or attend a gallery show by someone who has never been rejected. You probably will never even work with them. The only people who have never been rejected are those who have never opened themselves up to failure and thus have never opened themselves up to success.

OPINION | 11/06/2019

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A response to "The absence of allies"

A response to "The absence of allies"

Guest Contributor

Instead of speaking to the necessity and urgency of the event, Sippy’s condemnation does little more than to reaffirm the extreme belief that the event shouldn’t have happened in the first place or was inherently anti-Semitic.

OPINION | 11/05/2019

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Improper promotion on campus

Improper promotion on campus

Hunter Campbell

It is great that so many students wish to offer opportunities to others on campus, but we should do so in an orderly, respectful, and non-wasteful fashion.

OPINION | 11/05/2019

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The politics of the spectacle

The politics of the spectacle

Kaveh Badrei

Unfortunately, it seems we live in a time when the more spectacular political decision garners more attention and thus more support from the people.

OPINION | 11/04/2019

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Maternal mortality: how do we rank? And why?

Maternal mortality: how do we rank? And why?

Guest Contributor

Tammy Murphy’s crusade to improve maternal outcomes is urgently needed. Yet, misleading characterizations about the magnitude of the maternal mortality crisis, however big or small, can hamper that urgency. 

OPINION | 11/04/2019

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Why we should care about local politics

Why we should care about local politics

Emma Treadway

As Princeton students, we can take it upon ourselves to become familiar with the names of our local representation and the avenues through which we can make our voices known. Perhaps this is a first step to crafting a more democratic and engaged nation.

OPINION | 11/04/2019

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