The first step to having a general feeling of inclusion at Princeton is to bring the presence of the Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding closer to the center of campus.
The University, an institution that wields international prestige as one of the best and most well-known universities in the world, must also lead the ongoing fight against systemic discrimination by banning the box.
Contemplating a building in this way, I argue, is not just enjoyable. More importantly, such an exercise restores and reorients us to physicality and reality. Architecture, firmitatis, will liberate our generation from the chains of digital fatigue.
There is something truly disappointing about the notion that even though I voted along party lines for Bob Menendez as a Democrat, I only did so because I saw him as the lesser of two evils compared not to Bob Hugin ’76 but to Donald Trump.
The federal government should recognize that it is every citizen’s right to reside in a healthy and sustainable environment.
Effective mentorship demands more organic roots than a random match.
I propose a challenge to the reader: the next time you go on vacation to a different country, don’t forget to seek out its rich history and interesting heritage. Treat it like you’re doing research.
Princeton will never produce students “in the Nation’s Service and the Service of Humanity” if, in order to get there, students sidestep community service. If you’re a Princeton student, chances are you’re part of the I’ve-never-crossed-Nassau-Street club, and, even if you have, you’ve probably only made it as far as Starbucks.
Encourage your friends as well, so that more people are inclined to break that taboo precluding us from embracing silence. It may just be key to thriving during your time at Princeton.
It is crucial to step outside our privileged point of view and understand that while the status quo might work for us, it is not so for many of our fellow citizens. Civility is a luxury many cannot afford.
As much as it is politically taboo to criticize “the American people,” President Donald Trump is simply a product of the hatred and ignorance of much of the country’s electorate. At a time when national unity is vital, we must first address why such unity is so hard to achieve.
People are judged not only on the basis of their ideological assertions; more than that, the overriding determinant for our respectability is whether or not we’ve chosen to vote at all.
Before running blindly to the calls of free coffee and sweets at Shiru Café, I would only ask my fellow students to think deeply about the principled choice at hand.
There’s nothing selfish about taking care of yourself — which, in the case of introverts, includes being by yourself. I rarely see people after 11 p.m. or so because I’ll be doing both them and myself a disservice if I do.
Voter ID laws not only prevent people who lack necessary ID from voting, but also depress turnout of people who can vote within the restrictions of the law.
As the leaders of the civil rights movement often said, “voting is a moral act.” Let us heed their call this November and vote evil off the ballot.
University students have a responsibility to dismantle the attitude that one’s vote does not count, and this begins with broader conversation about civic engagement in our community.
