Opinion

Calls for VP Calhoun's resignation mislead on free expression

Calls for VP Calhoun's resignation mislead on free expression

Bill Hewitt

“In joining a letter so firmly based on a questionable factual narrative, some 10 percent of Princeton faculty have rushed to condemn Vice President Calhoun for a “lie” and to demand her ouster.”

“In joining a letter so firmly based on a questionable factual narrative, some 10 percent of Princeton faculty have rushed to condemn Vice President Calhoun for a “lie” and to demand her ouster.”

OPINION | 1 day ago

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­Deciding disciplinary matters by popular vote of the faculty sets a harmful precedent

­Deciding disciplinary matters by popular vote of the faculty sets a harmful precedent

Jonathan Mummolo

"In short, fairness demands that all members of the Princeton community be subject to a common set of rules and procedures. We are all meant to be granted equal protection under these rules. Our established procedures for disciplinary matters do not call for a full faculty vote."

"In short, fairness demands that all members of the Princeton community be subject to a common set of rules and procedures. We are all meant to be granted equal protection under these rules. Our established procedures for disciplinary matters do not call for a full faculty vote."

OPINION | 1 day ago

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Princeton, practice what you preach: SPIA graduate students on protest and dialogue

Princeton, practice what you preach: SPIA graduate students on protest and dialogue

Guest Contributors

"As policy students, we are appalled by the blatant hypocrisy of the University administration, which has relied on fear-mongering and false narratives to discredit student protestors. We are increasingly disillusioned with the dissonance of what we are taught in our classrooms and the University’s actions."

"As policy students, we are appalled by the blatant hypocrisy of the University administration, which has relied on fear-mongering and false narratives to discredit student protestors. We are increasingly disillusioned with the dissonance of what we are taught in our classrooms and the University’s actions."

OPINION | 4 days ago

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Faculty call on the Board of Trustees to act in face of hunger strike

Faculty call on the Board of Trustees to act in face of hunger strike

Guest Contributors

“The Princeton University administration should understand that the law loses its moral force when it becomes so detached from ethics and basic human decency. The administration is sacrificing its moral sense and its purported affiliation to human decency in the name of upholding arbitrarily designed and implemented campus rules and regulations.”

“The Princeton University administration should understand that the law loses its moral force when it becomes so detached from ethics and basic human decency. The administration is sacrificing its moral sense and its purported affiliation to human decency in the name of upholding arbitrarily designed and implemented campus rules and regulations.”

OPINION | 5 days ago

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Letter to the Editor: The gross manufacturing of narrative

Letter to the Editor: The gross manufacturing of narrative

Sarah Sakha

"The Gaza Solidarity Encampment, a space we have created together, is an unwavering testament to community and care in the face of apathy, keeping each other safe by growing large, impenetrable, and powerful. And we have done so in spite of a larger apparatus working against students."

"The Gaza Solidarity Encampment, a space we have created together, is an unwavering testament to community and care in the face of apathy, keeping each other safe by growing large, impenetrable, and powerful. And we have done so in spite of a larger apparatus working against students."

OPINION | 6 days ago

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Reject Israel Shabbat, join Solidarity Shabbat

Reject Israel Shabbat, join Solidarity Shabbat

Guest Contributors

"Tonight’s “Israel Shabbat,” as well as the day-to-day celebration of Israel in light of its international human rights violations and brutality over the last seven months, has alienated many Jewish students critical of the ethno-state’s actions."

"Tonight’s “Israel Shabbat,” as well as the day-to-day celebration of Israel in light of its international human rights violations and brutality over the last seven months, has alienated many Jewish students critical of the ethno-state’s actions."

OPINION | May 10

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Civil disobedience has consequences

Civil disobedience has consequences

Keith Whittington

“Universities should not suppress ideas, but they also should not allow members of the campus community to compel anyone to embrace ideas or treat ideas that they think are bad as if they were good.”

“Universities should not suppress ideas, but they also should not allow members of the campus community to compel anyone to embrace ideas or treat ideas that they think are bad as if they were good.”

OPINION | May 10

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Now more than ever, we need to know our history

Now more than ever, we need to know our history

Ava Johnson

Historical context is crucial in understanding the events that are taking place in the society we live in today. If Princeton’s goal is to equip its students to become responsible, open-minded, and critically thinking members of society in the present, it must keep its students engaged with the past.

Historical context is crucial in understanding the events that are taking place in the society we live in today. If Princeton’s goal is to equip its students to become responsible, open-minded, and critically thinking members of society in the present, it must keep its students engaged with the past.

OPINION | May 10

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Sitting in at Princeton: proud past, shameful present

Sitting in at Princeton: proud past, shameful present

Keith Wailoo

“To be sure, university leaders of the past were critical of students’ employment of sit-ins as a protest tactic, but they were willing to meet, debate, and — occasionally — even listen and change course.”

“To be sure, university leaders of the past were critical of students’ employment of sit-ins as a protest tactic, but they were willing to meet, debate, and — occasionally — even listen and change course.”

OPINION | May 6

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The ‘fun’ model just isn’t sustainable: a plea against hookup culture

The ‘fun’ model just isn’t sustainable: a plea against hookup culture

Julianna Lee

“Understanding and practicing commitment is key in forming and maintaining these relationships. Trust is essential. Making sacrifices for each other and for the family is necessary. If we don’t practice these skills now, we can’t expect to suddenly become good at them when the right time comes.”

“Understanding and practicing commitment is key in forming and maintaining these relationships. Trust is essential. Making sacrifices for each other and for the family is necessary. If we don’t practice these skills now, we can’t expect to suddenly become good at them when the right time comes.”

OPINION | May 5

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Faculty letter to U. admin calling for VP Calhoun’s resignation

Faculty letter to U. admin calling for VP Calhoun’s resignation

Guest Contributors

“We demand the immediate resignation of VP Calhoun, in whose leadership we have lost all faith following her untruthful and, in our opinion, deliberately misleading representation of student protesters, that has proven to be the real threat to the Princeton University community.”

"We demand the immediate resignation of VP Calhoun, in whose leadership we have lost all faith following her untruthful and, in our opinion, deliberately misleading representation of student protesters, that has proven to be the real threat to the Princeton University community."

OPINION | May 3

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USG's recent statement failed to properly represent student interests

USG's recent statement failed to properly represent student interests

Arman Nemati

"From my experiences within USG and from seeing what other student governments have done, I find USG’s inability to directly condemn the University’s arrests to be deeply disappointing."

"From my experiences within USG and from seeing what other student governments have done, I find USG’s inability to directly condemn the University’s arrests to be deeply disappointing."

OPINION | May 3

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What’s the rush? Keep the old final exam schedule.

What’s the rush? Keep the old final exam schedule.

Lizbeth Reyes

The new final exam schedule is detrimental both to students’ academic achievement and mental health during the exam period. Students’ well-being and academic success should take priority over efficiency, thus the University should reinstate the old final exam schedule.

The new final exam schedule is detrimental both to students’ academic achievement and mental health during the exam period. Students’ well-being and academic success should take priority over efficiency, thus the University should reinstate the old final exam schedule.

OPINION | May 3

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Is Hamas deserving of Princetonians’ solidarity?

Is Hamas deserving of Princetonians’ solidarity?

Jacob Colchamiro

“Why are some of America’s brightest young minds endorsing as justifiable resistance the murder of innocent lives, and the taking of hundreds of hostages? Princeton protesters are mistaken to think that Israel is not right in defending itself. Israel’s war is a case-study in a just war.”

“Why are some of America’s brightest young minds endorsing as justifiable resistance the murder of innocent lives, and the taking of hundreds of hostages? Princeton protesters are mistaken to think that Israel is not right in defending itself. Israel’s war is a case-study in a just war.”

OPINION | May 2

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An open letter to President Eisgruber and VP Calhoun concerning minoritized student safety

An open letter to President Eisgruber and VP Calhoun concerning minoritized student safety

Patrick Jaojoco, Brandi Bushman, and Humza Gondal

"We — the undersigned leaders, community members, and allies of cultural affinity groups of Princeton University — condemn in the strongest possible terms the University’s utter disregard for the safety and wellbeing of its students of color."

"We — the undersigned leaders, community members, and allies of cultural affinity groups of Princeton University — condemn in the strongest possible terms the University’s utter disregard for the safety and wellbeing of its students of color."

OPINION | May 1

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On the occupation of Clio Hall and the treatment of Graduate School staff

On the occupation of Clio Hall and the treatment of Graduate School staff

Cole M. Crittenden

“There are real power differentials on this campus, and we all have an obligation to be mindful of them. The students, postdocs, and faculty who occupied Clio Hall seem to have abused their privileges in the ways they treated staff as an expression of protest. That is wrong.”

“There are real power differentials on this campus, and we all have an obligation to be mindful of them. The students, postdocs, and faculty who occupied Clio Hall seem to have abused their privileges in the ways they treated staff as an expression of protest. That is wrong.”

OPINION | May 1

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Regulations on ‘disruption’ restrict dialogue at Princeton. Let’s change the standard.

Regulations on ‘disruption’ restrict dialogue at Princeton. Let’s change the standard.

Rishi Khanna

“When Princeton administrators suppress mere disruptions tied to progressive speech, they effectively suppress a substantial portion of the speech itself.”

“When Princeton administrators suppress mere disruptions tied to progressive speech, they effectively suppress a substantial portion of the speech itself.”

OPINION | May 1

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Why student protests shouldn’t use ‘intifada’ as a rallying cry

Why student protests shouldn’t use ‘intifada’ as a rallying cry

Sydney Eck

“As we actively criticize Princeton, media focus on the happenings of elite college campuses amplifies our voices. As our words are carried further from McCosh courtyard, the risk that our words are truncated, distorted, and used for hate grows.”

“As we actively criticize Princeton, media focus on the happenings of elite college campuses amplifies our voices. As our words are carried further from McCosh courtyard, the risk that our words are truncated, distorted, and used for hate grows.”

OPINION | April 30

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For the record, video cameras at CPUC meetings must not go

For the record, video cameras at CPUC meetings must not go

Alex Norbrook

“The right to video record is essential as a tool of accountability. Video allows journalists, activists, and spectators to capture a moment beyond what is said — it can record how someone speaks, or how someone reacts to speech.”

“The right to video record is essential as a tool of accountability. Video allows journalists, activists, and spectators to capture a moment beyond what is said — it can record how someone speaks, or how someone reacts to speech.”

OPINION | April 29

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We need to keep breaking the glass ceiling of the ivory tower

We need to keep breaking the glass ceiling of the ivory tower

Maria Luisa Vieira Parada

“At Princeton, that means ensuring that there is upward career growth available for women. Women make up only 33 percent of tenured and tenure-track faculty, the people who could be potentially in line for higher administrative leadership at the University.”

“At Princeton, that means ensuring that there is upward career growth available for women. Women make up only 33 percent of tenured and tenure-track faculty, the people who could be potentially in line for higher administrative leadership at the University.”

OPINION | April 29

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