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Progressives failed a lesson in free speech

Progressives failed a lesson in free speech

Anais Mobarak

“The recent controversy surrounding Charter Club has demonstrated that progressive voices on campus have failed to recognize the value of free speech beyond its usefulness as a political instrument. Thus, as a community, we must work to foster an ideologically-free understanding of free speech.”

OPINION | 1 day ago

Campus through a lens: Announcing the ‘Prince’s inaugural columnists

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Campus through a lens: Announcing the ‘Prince’s inaugural columnists

Eleanor Clemans-Cope

Reading a series of columns by the same author is seeing things through the writer’s lens — it’s looking at campus through the ‘Christofer glasses’ or the ‘Eleanor specs.’ This is the thinking behind having named columns.

OPINION | 2 days ago

Bring back the course packet

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Bring back the course packet

Abigail Rabieh

“With the recent news that Labyrinth Books will no longer supply the coursebooks for Princeton classes, we are facing a new era in which all readings will only be accessible by some digital medium, whether that be via Course Reserves or online ordering from faraway publishers. While some may see this as a step in the right direction of modernity, the increasing digitalization of our scholarship hurts our learning.”

OPINION | 3 days ago

Community is built on empathy; stop politicizing it

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Community is built on empathy; stop politicizing it

Ava Johnson

“The idea of creating “safe spaces” has been politicized and weaponized as part of a culture war when in reality it is merely a precursor to being in community with others.”

OPINION | 4 days ago

Princeton must center more Black stories through expanding Black theater

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Princeton must center more Black stories through expanding Black theater

Jewel Justice

“Why don’t shows like this happen more often? There is so much communal and cultural importance in centering Black voices through Black theater — and Princeton’s theater department must do more to create spaces to center Black voices, beyond stereotypical archetypes and traditional modes of theater-making it has adhered to.”

OPINION | 5 days ago

Black Princeton is fragmented. Let’s consolidate.

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Black Princeton is fragmented. Let’s consolidate.

Luqmaan Bamba

“Black student organizations and affinity groups divide the Black community at Princeton. The consortium model can serve to foster greater connection. Centralizing into a single organization with subsidiaries will bolster Black unity, financial power, and institutional influence.”

OPINION | April 11

Allowing YAT candidates to campaign is essential to preserving Princeton's values

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Allowing YAT candidates to campaign is essential to preserving Princeton's values

Thomas Buckley

"Disallowing the YAT candidates from campaigning on issues abridges their freedom of speech and stifles campus discourse, issues that President Christopher Eisgruber and the University care a lot about in every other context — just not this one."

OPINION | April 11

Keep it under the Bubble

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Keep it under the Bubble

Abigail Rabieh

“If the ‘Prince’ wants to cover issues beyond the Orange Bubble, it must make clear to its audience why these issues belong in the paper. Otherwise, its journalistic standards regarding its editorial scope must be called into question.”

OPINION | April 10

Under a new motto, she flourishes

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Under a new motto, she flourishes

Christofer Robles

“Like the lions that preceded the tigers outside Nassau Hall, the time to keep ‘In the Nation’s Service’ has passed. Princeton should pick humanity. Our new official motto should be: ‘In the Service of Humanity.’”

OPINION | April 9

Reimagining writing seminar for all writers

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Reimagining writing seminar for all writers

Anna Ferris

However, while writing seminars teach helpful research and argumentation tactics, they often ultimately fall short of helping students with their titular skill: writing.

While writing seminars teach helpful research and argumentation tactics, they often ultimately fall short of providing students with the very skill that their name suggests.

OPINION | April 8

Make FGLI resources available to all FGLI students

Make FGLI resources available to all FGLI students

Lizbeth Reyes

With recent goals to improve socioeconomic diversity on campus, Princeton must be able to offer resources to students who identify as either first generation, low-income, or both, in a way that is accessible to them.

OPINION | April 4

Make civil service plan A

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Make civil service plan A

Eleanor Clemans-Cope

"Yet at Princeton’s career fairs and in the coursework, civil service opportunities are marginalized. At the last career fair, only seven of the 99 employers fell into the government category and most of these were from state agencies in New Jersey... Where are the federal scientific agencies? The economic policymakers? The communicators of our shared history?"

OPINION | April 3

Hitch yourself to service, not just a man

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Hitch yourself to service, not just a man

Abigail Rabieh

“While this personal essay can be read as just another silly example of a writer unintentionally revealing their delirious worldview, her message to female Ivy League readers reflects an unconscionable acceptance of status-quo sexism and a serious lack of accountability for our duty to use our educational privilege productively and selflessly.”

OPINION | April 3

We must not let eating clubs be ideological safe spaces

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We must not let eating clubs be ideological safe spaces

Matthew Wilson

"The notion that merely being in the vicinity of someone whose views you find objectionable qualifies as a legitimate threat to your safety, health, or well-being is patently absurd — and should not be validated by any authority, Charter’s leadership included."

OPINION | April 1

Correct the curves: Princeton’s intro STEM courses are inequitable

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Correct the curves: Princeton’s intro STEM courses are inequitable

Yushra Guffer

Princeton needs to re-evaluate the difficulty of the STEM introductory courses and implement equity-oriented solutions that directly address the different levels of student preparation.

OPINION | March 28

Writing Seminar should be PDFable again

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Writing Seminar should be PDFable again

Davis Hobley

A PDF grading option could help reduce that stress differential between students who are already comfortable with writing research papers and students who aren’t.

OPINION | March 27

The following content is humorless and totally unoriginal

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The following content is humorless and totally unoriginal

Abigail Rabieh

“In conversations with former and current Humor writers, many shared the common complaint that members of Upper Management (UM) at the ‘Prince’ consistently limit the author’s freedom to choose what jokes to make and filter humorous content through a overwhelmingly progressive perspective focused on minimizing potential emotional responses to crafting an interesting point.”

OPINION | March 27

For CPS, accessible long-term care is the next step

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For CPS, accessible long-term care is the next step

Maria Luisa Vieira Parada

"It’s understandable that CPS wants to provide stopgap measures like these but these steps can feel like a mere procedural formality rather than a step toward well-being. The difficult truth is that the University really just has to figure out how to provide the care that we need: sufficient session time and consistent support over the course of a whole semester and often more. "

OPINION | March 26

Help us put down the phone, Princeton

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Help us put down the phone, Princeton

Christofer Robles

“It is paramount that University administrators take the national lead in combating digital-driven mental health struggles on campus with improved cultural and pedagogical-focused action.”

OPINION | March 25

The humanities were never meant for Princeton’s international students

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The humanities were never meant for Princeton’s international students

Siyeon Lee

“No student can freely explore their interests or deeply contemplate how to serve humanity while preoccupied with the prospect of deportation. The state of the OPT program not only diminishes America’s ability to retain talented students in the United States, but also damages our ability to attract these students here at all.”

OPINION | March 22

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