Regarding 'MicroFridges garner positive response' (Sept. 23):
A new MicroFridge costs $374 from the manufacturer, while used ones go for about $200 on Ebay. Buy it once, save over rental cost. Or is that forbidden under the student agency monopoly policy? Jonathan Baker '87
[Editor's note: MicroFridges are available to undergraduates only through the student rental agency.]
Dean: Forbes is the best place for disabled students
Regarding 'Paralyzed, moving on' (Sept. 22):I am writing to clarify why Forbes College is the best place for students with severe mobility impairments.
While Witherspoon is a wonderfully renovated building with increased accessibility, it lacks single rooms with private bathrooms that are accessible, which allow students significantly more privacy in their personal care.
In addition, Witherspoon is part of Rockefeller College. The dining hall there is only accessible through a loading dock and then entering through the servery — not very convenient, to say the least. The required meal plan in the residential colleges underscores the value attached to eating together as a community-building feature. Forbes as a whole is accessible, allowing wheelchair users free and independent access to their dining area as well as to the college offices — the college offices in Rockefeller are likewise inaccessible.
Eventually, after all the renovations to the colleges are complete, the plan is to make the dining halls and other common spaces in other colleges more accessible but for now, Forbes College is the best option. Maria Flores-Mills Assistant dean of undergraduate students
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Seniors deserve better than Jay Shetty
Izabela Konopka and Joshua YangWe are writing to express our strong disapproval of the selection of Jay Shetty as the 2025 Class Day speaker. We deserve better than a self-help guru and repeated plagiarist who runs a “school” that an expert claims exhibits “similar patterns” to a multi-level marketing scheme.
We are writing to express our strong disapproval of the selection of Jay Shetty as the 2025 Class Day speaker. We deserve better than a self-help guru and repeated plagiarist who runs a “school” that an expert claims exhibits “similar patterns” to a multi-level marketing scheme.
The CPUC must not gut its Judicial Committee
Bill HewittEnding the Judicial Committee’s jurisdiction over initial complaints would embolden abuses of power, allowing the administration to evade accountability for University rule violations without the pressure of student and faculty authority.
Ending the Judicial Committee’s jurisdiction over initial complaints would embolden abuses of power, allowing the administration to evade accountability for University rule violations without the pressure of student and faculty authority.
Princeton, let’s adopt a digital prox
Jorge ReyesTo prevent pointless replacement and lockout charges, maximize convenience, and create better access to meals and facilities, Princeton should follow the precedent set by some of its peers and adopt a digital prox system.
To prevent pointless replacement and lockout charges, maximize convenience, and create better access to meals and facilities, Princeton should follow the precedent set by some of its peers and adopt a digital prox system.