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(09/24/14 6:45pm)
The University is finally taking steps to address a policy that should have been discussed and updated years ago: its policy and procedures on sexual misconduct, an umbrella term encompassing sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape. Like many others, I welcome this new standard and proposed update to Princeton’s Rights, Rules, Responsibilities as a significant improvement in policy, even if it is imperfect and insufficient, as last week’s editorial outlined.
(09/23/14 8:16pm)
“Princeton IS affordable.” “For more than three decades, we've considered students for admission to Princeton without concern over their families' ability to pay —and offered aid to cover 100 percent of each admitted student’s need.” “We … meet 100 percent of each admitted student’s financial need with generous aid packages.”
(09/09/14 5:36pm)
This summer I was helping a rising senior in high school with her college applications. We talked about all sorts of things, from possible essay topics to where she wanted to apply early. Then, she asked me how my first year had been now that it was over. I replied, “Fine.” While that may also be the answer I give my parents when I want to avoid a discussion, she’s used to hearing me ramble on and on with most topics, so she pressed me a bit more.
(05/06/14 7:03pm)
“Rapists are here! Stop protecting them!”
(04/27/14 6:45pm)
The mental health issues on campus have led to at least one good result: a subsequent discussion of these issues and their possible solutions. Over the past semester there have beennumerous articlesby students highlighting the problems with the mental health policy on campus that have sparked not only discussions, but also administrative responses. While I’m thrilled to see the administration is hearing students’ complaints, upon reading the responses I’m less optimistic about meaningful changes being made.
(04/13/14 6:44pm)
I went home for a weekend recently and my parents, who I think of as fairly progressive thinkers, were having a dinner party with like-minded friends. The conversation drifted to the recent acquittal in Hanover of a Dartmouth student, who was on trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a fellow student. Both students had been drinking that night. There may have been a question about how clearly the female student said no, but she most certainly did not say yes to the sexual contact.
(03/30/14 5:39pm)
When the rumors erupted about a Duke freshman moonlighting as a porn star, the student in question, Belle Knox (her professional name), further fueled the fire when she was interviewed in Duke’s student paper, The Chronicle. After that article and a second article, in which she explained why she found performing in pornography empowering, debate propagated nationwide on college campuses and beyond. As Knox was interviewed on CNN and elsewhere, people were discussing whether or not her stance on porn and empowerment was completely aligned with feminist goals. And while this is an important conversation to have, it seems foolish to ignore the reason why Knox, a women’s studies and sociology double major who aspires to be a lawyer, decided to join this controversial industry to begin with: college tuition.
(02/23/14 6:53pm)
I’ll discuss pretty much any topic with anyone, including a complete stranger. I just really enjoy hearing other people’s views and offering my own— a large part of why I am an opinion columnist. But there is one topic I avoid talking about with other students, my best friend and even my family. I just won’t discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with people. Every time I do, tensions run high, sparks fly and people end up extremely upset. The discussion rarely gets anywhere before the other person gets so upset she or he storms off— and I’m referring to people who normally can hold civilized debates even when we argue extremely different opinions.
(02/13/14 7:57pm)
Newspapers fulfill a unique niche in whatever community they serve, whether that is the campus, city, nation or the world at large, as they are one of the few sources providing concise and clear factual information in the time honored objective of traditional journalists. This exclusive role is especially prevalent on college campuses, where the only other source of information about campus issues is the University itself and thus could be biased.
(01/12/14 10:27pm)
“3,042 students, or 78.9 percent, deferred in third year of U.’s early action program.”
(12/03/13 10:00pm)
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently reviewing yet another affirmative action case from Michigan. This time the Court is considering the constitutionality of a 2006 state referendum that bans the use of racial criteria in college admissions. According to CNN, the ban, now part of the Michigan constitution, “prohibits race- and sex-based discrimination or preferential treatment in public university admission decisions.”
(11/25/13 9:30pm)
In her column last Thursday, Tehila Wenger argued that the reasons behind “women’s relative silence” in class are nuanced and complex. Faculty, among others, shouldn’t assume when a girl in class doesn’t speak up that it’s due to decades of women being brainwashed into timidity. I agree that it would be a mistake for faculty to unhesitatingly assume these gender stereotypes are true. However, no matter how legitimate these women’s rationales for silence are, as Wenger acknowledged, they do “speak” to how genders tend to approach class participation differently. Rightly or wrongly, class participation is important. In certain classes, it is a significant component in determining success in the course. Thus, these gender differences in behavior can create a greater problem than Wenger recognizes.
(11/21/13 9:30pm)
Maybe it’s because I grew up near Washington, D.C., but I naturally assume people are engaged and actively involved in politics because, simply put — Public policy impacts you and everything you do.
(11/05/13 10:11pm)
Welcome to the 21stcentury, where women and men are supposedly treated equally and enjoy the same opportunities. Princeton’s Class of 2017 is almost equally divided between men and women, as are other Ivy League freshman classes. Women and men have an equal opportunity at Princeton to apply for leadership positions. So half of the clubs and organizations should be led by women, right?
(10/15/13 9:02pm)
I don’t really know what I want to do with my life, but I know I want to change the world. Maybe something small, maybe something big, but I want to make a difference — leave my mark.
(10/03/13 7:51pm)
New Jersey might not hold as much sway as North Carolina in the national electoral balance, but we do have our fair share of interesting elections. In addition to the statewide elections in November, we will have the special election for the open U.S. Senate seat on Oct. 16, less than a month away.