Opinion

The cruelty and tragedy of Michael Jackson

The cruelty and tragedy of Michael Jackson

Samuel Aftel

In retrospect, Jackson always seemed to exist in a curious moral, cultural, and even existential liminal space. He straddled blackness and whiteness, femininity and masculinity, queerness and straightness, decency and brutality. The duality of Jackson’s identity is, in part, what made him great. But this duality was also a mechanism of deception.

OPINION | 02/28/2019

Jussie Smollett’s debacle takes us backwards

Jussie Smollett’s debacle takes us backwards

Jasman Singh

Our actions impact the people we look like, the area code we live in, the religion we belong to, and the sexual orientation we identify with. Smollett ’s incident has already undermined people that will come after him and people that have come before him.

OPINION | 02/27/2019

The Oscars’ erasure of racism in America

Kaveh Badrei

“Green Book” and “BlacKkKlansman” offer two vastly different narratives surrounding race in America, and their contrasting messages put forth two diverging paths for our modern America. These two movies both ostensibly deal with the issue of race in America, look to our past as a nation, and have strong thematic messages running through their narratives. But the two films are anything but similar.

OPINION | 02/27/2019

Digitality versus physicality in the campus environment

Gabe Lipkowitz

How does personal digital technology affect how we interact within our campus environment?

OPINION | 02/26/2019

Don't take learning for granted

Morgan Lucey

I hope that students at the University take their last classes at Princeton as opportunities to challenge themselves and learn something new, not just opportunities to boost one’s GPA.

OPINION | 02/26/2019

Nuke the filibuster

Zachariah Sippy

The current rules of the Senate enable tyranny of the minority. As 2020 Democratic primary candidates outline their plans to tackle these issues, it is important to keep in mind that no ambitious course of action can be adopted — even with Democratic majorities in the House and Senate — if the filibuster remains.

OPINION | 02/25/2019

Liberian labor: confronting Firestone's historical complexity

Liberian labor: confronting Firestone's historical complexity

Jon Ort

If the University wishes to make good on its words, it must examine Firestone’s enduring presence on our campus.

OPINION | 02/25/2019

Why everyone should have a job in retail

Why everyone should have a job in retail

Katie Goldman

If you take up the challenge and work in either the retail industry, suddenly “their job” will become “your job.”

OPINION | 02/25/2019

Tiger Confessions and our desperation for connection

Samuel Aftel

While it’s a blessing that Tiger Confessions allows us to share these experiences and receive some level of peer empathy, the fact that the platform is seemingly the only outlet some students have to express what’s on their mind is disconcerting.

OPINION | 02/24/2019

Please respond to their texts

Please respond to their texts

Jae-Kyung Sim

As I now try to stay connected to friends from vastly different locations, I regret not investing time into the simple act of texting to keep up some of those friendships that I valued highly.

OPINION | 02/21/2019

Why we need opinion sections, even with the occasional bad take

Hunter Campbell

Sometimes the responses to an article that occur around dinner tables or in a dining hall can be far more important than the unfounded opinion spewed out by an opinion writer.

OPINION | 02/21/2019

The problem with saying “I don’t see color”

Julia Chaffers

The dangers of colorblindness reach beyond the presidential race, however; advocacy for colorblind policy threatens many civil rights advances—see the resegregation of schools or the gutting of the Voting Rights Act—by failing to recognize continuing racial inequality.

OPINION | 02/20/2019

Dealing with spring semester stress

Dealing with spring semester stress

Emma Treadway

It’s no secret that most students are stressed here. In fact, Princeton ranks No. 6 in the U.S. for universities with the highest stress rates.

OPINION | 02/20/2019

In solidarity with Maria Ressa ’86

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

As Ressa’s own government violates her human right to free speech, we believe that journalists everywhere must express their solidarity. We hope that our fellow Princetonians will join us and stand with Ressa in her fearless battle against authoritarian oppression and in preserving the voice of journalism.

OPINION | 02/19/2019

The truth about passion

The truth about passion

Anika Yardi

I don’t yet know if I’ve found my “passion.” But I’m interested in and enjoying what I do, allowing for variety in both my routine and the subjects I am exploring. I’m excited about every coming day, because I am doing things that genuinely interest me.

OPINION | 02/19/2019

Why we need the Green New Deal

Benjamin Gelman

By putting such bold ideas into a real congressional proposal, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Markey have sent a loud and clear message that the status quo of U.S climate policy is unsustainable and unworkable.

OPINION | 02/18/2019

Taking ownership of our learning: What we can learn from Ralph Northam

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Taking ownership of our learning: What we can learn from Ralph Northam

Shannon Chaffers

It might seem like a lot of work to learn about issues that don’t directly impact your day to day life. But the reality is that all these issues relate to us because our actions affect other people.

OPINION | 02/18/2019

Fifty Shades of Blue

Kaveh Badrei

The progressive growth, unity, and strength that the Democratic party seeks to embody against Trump can only come out of a primary process that fosters substantial partnership and teamwork among Democrats.

OPINION | 02/17/2019

Thinking outside of the box(ed water)

Siyang Liu

The University prides itself for taking “environmentally-conscious” steps, but is switching to boxed water really effective in this case?

OPINION | 02/17/2019

Ivy leaks show what matters in Bicker

Liam O'Connor

Recently, I proved with demographic data that the Street is socioeconomically segregated and that sports teams feed into certain eating clubs. The recently leaked subset of Ivy Club’s 2017 Bicker cards now explain why my findings are right.

OPINION | 02/14/2019

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