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(12/17/15 6:26pm)
“I know eating meat is morally indefensible, but I do it anyway.” This is a quote I’ve heard from more than one friend of mine. The morality of eating meat has been on my mind for at least a year, and after much thought I have been forced to come to the conclusion that in most cases, it is unethical. While the environmental impact of eating meat is large, to me, the biggest problem is the slaughter of farm animals. We all agree that purposefully killing a human is very, very wrong. The same reasoning should apply to all things with consciousness as well. Although these animals are less intelligent than us, most of them in adulthood are likely more intelligent than newborn humans, whom we all agree shouldn’t be killed. To make matters worse, farm animals are often held in very cramped housing, fed unnatural foods and, in general, treated immorally in their often short trips from birth to the slaughterhouse. With all this, it’s fairly clear that meat is ethically unsound.
(11/29/15 10:07pm)
On Nov. 16, Luke Gamble wrote an opinion article titled “Mr. Hollande, No new wars”. In the article, Gamble cautioned France against making the same mistakes the US did after 9/11 by creating a “broad and blind war on terror.” While I agree with the sentiment of restraint shown in the article, I believe that such absolute pacifism is not the answer. Rather, we must use a combination of drone strikes and local allies both to destroy the Islamic State and to fight similar wars in the future.
(11/15/15 11:37am)
Since Oct. 1, over 50 attacks, mainly stabbings, against Jews by Palestinians have occurred in Israel. This has brought back into focus a lot of questions about this broad and difficult issue. It also further fuels an on campus debate that admittedly never really stopped. Although the issue directly could merit many columns, here I instead aim to discuss the problematic way in which many of us approach this issue, and many other controversial issues as well.
(10/14/15 10:01am)
On Oct. 4, senior columnist Marni Morse wrote a column in The Daily Princetonian titled “Open parties: Making eating clubs slightly less restrictive.” In her column she argues that eating clubs should do away with passes and lists and instead be always either members only or PUID. In this column I will attempt to refute the points she makes.
(09/30/15 6:29pm)
This semester I have spent $319.42 on textbooks. The single most expensive of these cost me $129.47, and that’s after Labyrinth Books’ “student discount.” This has always struck me as one of the most ludicrous parts of life at the University and at colleges in general. Even after paying tuition, we still have to pay an exorbitant additional sum just to be able to take our classes. But it doesn’t have to be like this.
(09/15/15 5:55pm)
On a hot spring day 15 months ago, I sat outside St. Paul’s School, my high school, watching the class below me graduate. The final and most prestigious award, the Rector’s Award, is presented every year to the senior who “through selfless devotion to School activities, has enhanced our lives and improved the community.” The recipient that day was a student named Owen Labrie.
(04/23/15 6:12pm)
Every once in a while, my Facebook feed becomes flooded with pictures of students holding up signs or changing their profile pictures as part of the newest campaign to encourage acceptance of one’s body. These photographs are usually captioned with some encouraging phrase, such as “Everyone is beautiful,” to inspire people to talk about their bodies and how they feel about them.
(04/07/15 1:41pm)
The results of the “Hose Bicker” referendum are in, with the hosers (no offense to our neighbors in the north) losing 1120 to 868. Adding these numbers, we can see that only 1988 students out of 5391 undergraduates voted. Thus an overwhelming 63% of undergraduate students decided that the 45 seconds required to log on to Helios and click a few buttons was simply too high a cost for the right to make their voices heard.
(03/30/15 6:00pm)
This January, Duke University had planned to begin broadcasting the Adhan, a traditional Muslim call to prayer, from the top of their chapel on Fridays in an effort to help create a more welcoming environment for Muslim students and foster community unity. The effort backfired when students, alumni and others lashed out at the university for this decision. In response to student backlash, the university changed its plans. Instead, the Universitybroadcastedthe call to prayer from the quadrangle in front of the chapel rather than the chapel tower itself.