ByAlexandra Scheeler ’11 What do Ivy members and tampons have in common? That was the question printed on T-shirts designed by my eating club, Tiger Inn, in honor of the TI-Ivy Olympics my senior year.
I’m going to take a huge risk here and attempt to discuss an issue that could arguably end in my mutilation.
For many students, going home or visiting relatives for Thanksgiving meant avoiding controversial topics like the events in Ferguson, Mo., only a few days before.
Often, reality doesn’t match our expectations. And, usually, that’s okay — it’s something we either learn to live with or work with.
I do not have to worry about being too suspicious.I do not have to worry about the clothes I wear.I do not have to worry about people crossing the street to avoid me.I do not have to worry about storeowners carefully watching my every move. In fact, I have experienced the opposite.
The belief that freshmen should not write opinion columns is apparently widespread. It lurks in the comments section of The Daily Princetonian’s website, as Sarah Sakha noted in her column “Just keep scrolling.” On Yik Yak, I have seen the same post soar past 100 up-votes, so it cannot be written off as a fringe belief of angry Internet denizens.
Across the country, the outcry over the tragic killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., has been loud.
My mom and I sat down together on the living room couch the night before I flew out for college.
If I had been deeply disturbed after reading the Rolling Stone’s article on the rape culture at the University of Virginia, I was even more so after watching the uncut interview video of Nicole Eramo, associate dean of students and head of the Sexual Misconduct Board at UVA.
By W. Barksdale Maynard '88 May I offer you some advice? I think every undergraduate should make it a point to fall in love while they are here. That is, to fall in love with Princeton's architecture. Hey, you might find yourself after graduation at Caltech or NYU, and then what kind of building are you likely to meet?
On August 9, 2014, an unarmed Black teenager named Michael Brown was shot at 12 times by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson.
Tonight, I had a conversation with a stranger in a dining hall. About USG elections. I have never done this before.
As a Jewish student interested in politics, I’ve followed the divestment debate closely, and I’ve been extremely disappointed by what I’ve encountered. Don’t get me wrong: I love the fact that students are so actively engaged with the issue on both sides.
“I swear I’m not homophobic,” a student said defensively at dinner the other day.
In this November’s issue of The Princeton Tory, Elly Brown ’18 attempts to dismantle the “false dichotomy” of the opposition between feminists and pro-life activists.
By Martin Cox I am proof of The Daily Princetonian's global readership. Living in Oxford, I am a curious and sometimes confused onlooker where American politics are concerned, but I feel I can correct four serious and fundamental mistakes in Sarah Sakha's recent article (“The curious case of socially liberal, fiscally conservative,” Opinion, Nov.
“To be successful, you have to be selfish or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish.
“And this is why freshmen should be forever banned from writing opinion pieces.”This type of comment frequents the comments section on the The Daily Princetonian website below articles written by freshmen.
byVolker Schröder Throughout this month, the University is commemorating the 150thanniversary of intercollegiate sports.
I recently learned how to play Cards Against Humanity, and anyone who has ever played the game can probably attest to the perverse nature of the topics that inevitably arise.
