Opinion

Yes, it is the job of Facilities to clean the bathrooms and take out the trash, but it should not have to deal with the aftermath of laziness. Leaving a mess does not show Facilities how much we appreciate what it does. In our busy lives, it’s easy to forget that clean bathrooms and full paper towel dispensers don’t just happen on their own. Real people are working behind the scenes; it’s not magic.

OPINION | 12/13/2018

Who are we really electing?

Brigitte Harbers

Purely based on the multitude of almost identical candidate statements, it’s hard to distinguish what makes each individual unique. I ultimately found myself asking: “Why should I vote for you?”

OPINION | 12/13/2018

Ocasio-Cortez: The social media politician

Madeleine Marr

Ocasio-Cortez’s social media style is the only viable future of political engagement. If we want more people who have felt forgotten by the political elite to participate, we need more politicians like Ocasio-Cortez.

OPINION | 12/13/2018

Learning outside the classroom: The importance of reading

Shannon Chaffers

Princeton can’t teach you everything, nor should it. The onus falls upon us as students to educate ourselves on our own time, to follow the passions we’ve discovered over the years, and to seek to learn more about the world we live in as we prepare to go out and try to change it.

OPINION | 12/13/2018

The Other Side of Paradise

Liam O'Connor

Ivy is indeed the most international club. Colonial is mostly engineers and science majors. Cottage has the highest percent of athletes, with Cannon a close second.

OPINION | 12/13/2018

Permeable Orange Bubble: Why our world is real

Permeable Orange Bubble: Why our world is real

Braden Flax

An encroaching regime of intellectual narrowness leaves students unprepared for the “real world,” where they and their statements will be interrogated and scrutinized without mercy; colleges should apply this mercilessness as a form of preparation.

OPINION | 12/12/2018

Write dangerously

Write dangerously

Kaveh Badrei

The writer is one who refuses to be silenced, who continues to carry the powerful and illuminating justice of the written word forward in the face of opposition.

OPINION | 12/11/2018

The politics of sustainability

The politics of sustainability

Benjamin Gelman

When it comes to fighting climate change, how you vote matters much more than how you recycle.

OPINION | 12/10/2018

Advertising unhealthy habits at the C-Store

Advertising unhealthy habits at the C-Store

Katie Goldman

Although the University claims to be committed to the mental and physical well-being of its students, one of its convenience stores clearly promotes unhealthy habits and unrealistic expectations.

OPINION | 12/10/2018

Affirmations from an okay student

Affirmations from an okay student

Kirsten Keels

While I don’t get the best grades or say the most insightful things ever to come out of a college student’s mouth in precept, there is still value in my being here.

OPINION | 12/10/2018

Responding to #StandUpToHarvard

Responding to #StandUpToHarvard

Morgan Lucey

Increased communication between Greek life and the University would allow sororities and fraternities to exist in a way that benefits both parties, instead of the legal chaos that has ensued since the ban.

OPINION | 12/09/2018

What it means to live in Wilson

Julia Chaffers

And herein lies the problem. The pervasiveness of Wilson’s legacy on campus forces me to associate myself with a legacy I wholeheartedly reject.

OPINION | 12/09/2018

If you're reading this, it’s not too late

Jae-Kyung Sim

Stay informed and fight back. Not only can the ‘Prince’ provide a significant source of campus-wide community, but it has tremendous potential to become a critical rallying point for campus activism. So if you’re reading this, it’s not too late: go tell your friends to read the ‘Prince.’

OPINION | 12/06/2018

The case for 100-minute, once-a-week courses

The case for 100-minute, once-a-week courses

Hunter Campbell

University departments should make an effort to offer more 100-minute classes that occur once a week. Currently, a vast amount of courses are 50 minutes twice a week with a precept component as well. Making this change will give students more options for how to schedule their weeks and more time to engage with course material.

OPINION | 12/06/2018

On #StandUpToHarvard and club purpose

On #StandUpToHarvard and club purpose

Guest Contributor

If they wish to remove the stereotypical image of little more than controversial Hellenistic funhouses, Greek organizations will have to do better in defining their missions and objectives to the public eye and the schools around which they operate.

OPINION | 12/05/2018

The fear of reconnection

The fear of reconnection

Jessica Nyquist

So the mission I pose for myself — and maybe for you — is to reach out to anyone who’s home and meet up. Reconnect even with the people you feel it’s been too long to reach out to.

OPINION | 12/05/2018

Don’t let the fear of failure dictate your course selections

Don’t let the fear of failure dictate your course selections

Ethan Li

As we plan out our second semester schedules, I’ve noticed a prevalent phenomenon: Students value the difficulty (or lack thereof) of a potential class more than their actual interest in the class.

OPINION | 12/04/2018

A response to ‘Elections without consequence’

A response to ‘Elections without consequence’

Guest Contributor

I believe that The Daily Princetonian Editorial Board is remiss in choosing to not take a stance on these issues, even if they choose not to endorse a candidate. It is still of incredible importance for the student body to vote in this year’s USG presidential election.

OPINION | 12/04/2018

In defense of the bonfire

In defense of the bonfire

Guest Contributor

Look around at schools across the country of all sizes and missions, and you will see that almost without exception, football is a public social experience that brings the entire community together around a common cause, an important feature of a school’s character in a way that no other sport is. That’s why we began celebrating this victory against our rivals so ostentatiously, and that’s why we still do. We should continue to celebrate it in exactly that unique way.

OPINION | 12/04/2018

Request for Pyne Prize nominations

Request for Pyne Prize nominations

Guest Contributor

I write to solicit nominations for the Pyne Prize, the highest general distinction the University confers upon an undergraduate, which will be awarded on Alumni Day, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019.

OPINION | 12/04/2018

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