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By the way, on Feb. 9, you can ask President Eisgruber anything

By the way, on Feb. 9, you can ask President Eisgruber anything

Isaac Barsoum
| 21 hours ago
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A question for Eisgruber about dining, divestment, international student protections, research funding, mental health, or any of the many other issues facing our community has the chance, however small, to prompt an actual change in the University’s course of action over the coming year.

A question for Eisgruber about dining, divestment, international student protections, research funding, mental health, or any of the many other issues facing our community has the chance, however small, to prompt an actual change in the University’s course of action over the coming year.

I don’t want to get run over by an e-bike

A large, ivy-covered building looms in front of the camera. Benches and bike racks are outside.

I don’t want to get run over by an e-bike

Charlie Yale

At its next meeting, Princeton’s Environmental Safety and Risk Management (ESRM) committee will consider a change to the University’s current e-bike policy. Due to the risk they pose to pedestrians and riders on campus, the ESRM committee must ban e-bikes once and for all when we get back from winter break.

At its next meeting, Princeton’s Environmental Safety and Risk Management (ESRM) committee will consider a change to the University’s current e-bike policy. Due to the risk they pose to pedestrians and riders on campus, the ESRM committee must ban e-bikes once and for all when we get back from winter break.

OPINION | December 18

$10 train tickets are on the right track, but they’re not enough

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$10 train tickets are on the right track, but they’re not enough

Emily Y. Zhang

The enthusiasm around USG’s ticket giveaway proves that students want change. The challenge now is to move from demands to policies. The University should implement systematic ticket stipends for students.

The enthusiasm around USG’s ticket giveaway proves that students want change. The challenge now is to move from demands to policies. The University should implement systematic ticket stipends for students.

OPINION | December 16

Seniors deserve to know if their class jacket is AI-generated

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Seniors deserve to know if their class jacket is AI-generated

Jacqueline Zhou

By being willing to respond to reasonable demands for evidence, the 2026 Class Jacket Committee can set a standard of transparency and accountability, combating how irresponsible uses of AI undermines those values.

By being willing to respond to reasonable demands for evidence, the 2026 Class Jacket Committee can set a standard of transparency and accountability, combating how irresponsible uses of AI undermines those values.

OPINION | December 11
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Your professors aren’t out to get you

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Your professors aren’t out to get you

Charlie Yale

When students assume that grading is ideologically motivated and in bad faith — and when they choose to take these concerns straight to reactionary publications that have it out for higher education instead of engaging in productive dialogue with the members of the University community — our ability to have academically fulfilling conversations begins to slip away.

When students assume that grading is ideologically motivated and in bad faith — and when they choose to take these concerns straight to reactionary publications that have it out for higher education instead of engaging in productive dialogue with the members of the University community — our ability to have academically fulfilling conversations begins to slip away.

OPINION | December 4

If I wanted to steal that book, I would just throw it out the window

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If I wanted to steal that book, I would just throw it out the window

Josh Stiefel

Given that some books in Firestone’s stacks are worth over $1,000, and that not all library visitors are members of the University community, it is understandable that the University takes some security measures. But the bag check as practiced isn’t a serious attempt to find contraband. Getting rid of the checks would emphasize a new level of trust between library administration and visitors. 

Given that some books in Firestone’s stacks are worth over $1,000, and that not all library visitors are members of the University community, it is understandable that the University takes some security measures. But the bag check as practiced isn’t a serious attempt to find contraband. Getting rid of the checks would emphasize a new level of trust between library administration and visitors. 

OPINION | December 1

Terms of Respect defends student speech — but doesn’t respect it

University President Christopher Eisgruber speaks at a podium in the Princeton University Art Museum's Grand Hall.

Terms of Respect defends student speech — but doesn’t respect it

Ava Johnson

Eisgruber characterizes student speech as practice, not real engagement. His one-dimensional view of students fails to account for our simultaneous existence within and outside of the Orange Bubble. But our speech, like us, is not confined to the Princeton community, and attempting to shield or protect students from the real world can underrate our participation in it.

Eisgruber characterizes student speech as practice, not real engagement. His one-dimensional view of students fails to account for our simultaneous existence within and outside of the Orange Bubble. But our speech, like us, is not confined to the Princeton community, and attempting to shield or protect students from the real world can underrate our participation in it.

OPINION | December 1

Don’t swipe left just because you disagree on politics

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Don’t swipe left just because you disagree on politics

Roberto Lachner

We should strive for more than just “common courtesy” for everyone to “feel safe” in the discussion. We should hold space for the possibility that the human being sitting across from us may be one of good values and would bring immense joy and growth into our lives as a close friend or partner.

We should strive for more than just “common courtesy” for everyone to “feel safe” in the discussion. We should hold space for the possibility that the human being sitting across from us may be one of good values and would bring immense joy and growth into our lives as a close friend or partner.

OPINION | December 1

Vote Colón Roosevelt ’27 for president: your guide to the winter 2025 USG ballot

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Vote Colón Roosevelt ’27 for president: your guide to the winter 2025 USG ballot

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

The Daily Princetonian Editorial Board weighs in on the USG candidates up and down the ballot, including endorsing Quentin Colón Roosevelt ’27 for president. In his platform and responses to our questions, Colón Roosevelt focused on relevant issues and pathways through which USG can exercise power — both in ways that address inefficiencies and leverage existing structures and in ways that expand the current role of undergraduate student representation.

The Daily Princetonian Editorial Board weighs in on the USG candidates up and down the ballot, including endorsing Quentin Colón Roosevelt ’27 for president. In his platform and responses to our questions, Colón Roosevelt focused on relevant issues and pathways through which USG can exercise power — both in ways that address inefficiencies and leverage existing structures and in ways that expand the current role of undergraduate student representation.

OPINION | November 24

The Daily Princetonian Editorial Board should not endorse USG candidates

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The Daily Princetonian Editorial Board should not endorse USG candidates

Jia Cheng Shen

While the idea of endorsing candidates has merit, the nature of the endorsement process is flawed, opaque, lacks external accountability, and projects the confidence of an institutional voice while having unclear standards.

While the idea of endorsing candidates has merit, the nature of the endorsement process is flawed, opaque, lacks external accountability, and projects the confidence of an institutional voice while having unclear standards.

OPINION | November 24

Vote ‘yes’ on Referendum No. 1: Princeton should not own a fossil fuel company

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Vote ‘yes’ on Referendum No. 1: Princeton should not own a fossil fuel company

Charlie Yale and Isaac Barsoum

A vote for Referendum No. 1 is a vote for sustainability, in every sense of the word. And cutting ties with PetroTiger is a win-win-win for climate action, students, and the University.

A vote for Referendum No. 1 is a vote for sustainability, in every sense of the word. And cutting ties with PetroTiger is a win-win-win for climate action, students, and the University.

OPINION | November 24

The University wants a compliant USG. Recently, it’s gotten what it wants.

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The University wants a compliant USG. Recently, it’s gotten what it wants.

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

It is not acceptable for our representatives to simply give up, even — and especially — when obstacles to student interests feel formidable.

It is not acceptable for our representatives to simply give up, even — and especially — when obstacles to student interests feel formidable.

OPINION | November 21

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