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Leighton McCamy-Miller


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Princeton, swap social media for real news

The conversion of social media into the dominant medium for public discourse is an essential driver of our democratic crisis. We have strayed further from a shared foundation of facts, and further from each other. 

The conversion of social media into the dominant medium for public discourse is an essential driver of our democratic crisis. We have strayed further from a shared foundation of facts, and further from each other. 


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An ode to Princeton’s architectural tradition

However, the values promoted by the old style of architecture — wonder, aspiration, and growth grounded in reverence for tradition — are admirable as well, and don’t preclude the fostering of new values.

However, the values promoted by the old style of architecture — wonder, aspiration, and growth grounded in reverence for tradition — are admirable as well, and don’t preclude the fostering of new values.


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Princeton is getting it wrong on the SAT

“This month, Dartmouth and Yale announced they will require standardized testing of some kind going forward as well. On Tuesday, Brown University reinstated the requirement ... It’s time Princeton follows the lead of its peer institutions and makes up with standardized testing.”

“This month, Dartmouth and Yale announced they will require standardized testing of some kind going forward as well. On Tuesday, Brown University reinstated the requirement ... It’s time Princeton follows the lead of its peer institutions and makes up with standardized testing.”


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