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By Will Rivitz Before I dive into this piece, let’s get one thing out of the way: I fully agree with the central tenet of 'Prince' columnist Shruthi Deivasigamani’s column, “Blaming Women.” The disconnect betweenthe blithe "post-gender" attitude our society ostensibly embodies and the massive, hideous underbelly of an American society extremely conducive to sexual harassment and assault is frightening.

OPINION | 09/15/2014

The contradictions of service

The contradictions of service

Barbara Zhan

The ALS "Ice Bucket Challenge," one of the biggest social media trends to sweep across the nation this summer, was also a source of controversy.

OPINION | 09/15/2014

A politically motivated veto?

Benjamin Dinovelli

Annually, an estimated 50,000 people die due to exposure to secondhand smoke, according to the American Lung Association. Last week, Gov.

OPINION | 09/15/2014

Column: NFL vs. Domestic Violence

Miles Hinson

Of late, the NFL has come under fire for its disciplinary policies, which have been noticeably light for players who have committed domestic violence against their significant others.

SPORTS | 09/15/2014

Athletic Director Mollie Marcoux ’91 looks to ensure smooth transition

Eddie Owens

On Aug. 4, Mollie Marcoux ’91 began her first official day as Princeton’s new athletic director.

SPORTS | 09/15/2014

Stop blaming biology

Isabella Gomes

In her Aug. 18 column in the New York Post, Doree Lewak discusses how she views the act of “catcalling” to be an innocuous form of “self-empowerment" for women, saying that it should deliver a “drive-by dose of confidence” rather than being considered something as negative as street harassment.

OPINION | 09/14/2014

What we talk about when we talk about privacy

Cameron Langford

In the midst of rising racial tensions in Ferguson and an encroaching ISIS abroad, summer’s biggest news story might just have been about a group of naked girls. On Aug.

OPINION | 09/14/2014

Media coverage and Ferguson

Kelly Hatfield

I am from Saint Louis, Miss. I was born there, and I spent most of my childhood and adolescence coming to terms with the mess of contradictions and issues that form the core of the city that I identify as home, while still trying to open my eyes to what makes this “flyover city” special. I am not from Ferguson specifically; I am from another suburb that helps compose the series of rings around Saint Louis’ largely rundown nucleus.

OPINION | 09/11/2014

Seeking strangeness

Bennett McIntosh

I was speaking with a kind and interesting trucker last week outside of Pittsburgh, Pa., and a man — a stranger to the both of us — approached my friends and warned them: “Do you know that woman there is actually a man?

OPINION | 09/11/2014

When Fidel Castro and Hannah Arendt met at Princeton

Fidel Castro at Princeton. Daily Princetonian Archives

When Fidel Castro and Hannah Arendt met at Princeton

Guest Contributor

By Rafael Rojas Princeton University's archives guard a story that helps to build an understanding of the totalitarian drift of the Cuban Revolution and the convoluted reading that the West gave that Latin American and Caribbean phenomenon.

OPINION | 09/10/2014

The message behind grade deflation

Jason Choe

For many returning undergraduate Princeton students, the month of August was the harbinger of good news.

OPINION | 09/10/2014

Urgent

Azza Cohen

I’ll begin with the most ironic part of this article — that to remind myself to write it, I emailed myself with the title in the subject line.

OPINION | 09/10/2014

Blaming women

Shruthi Deivasigamani

If the Internet were a physical form, the darkest and slimiest grottos would be home to Reddit. Reddit has compiled and contributed to the world some of the most heinous pictures and comments, including subcommunities called: beatingwomen, jailbait, and most recently TheFappening.

OPINION | 09/09/2014

A little bit of perspective

Marni Morse

This summer I was helping a rising senior in high school with her college applications. We talked about all sorts of things, from possible essay topics to where she wanted to apply early.

OPINION | 09/09/2014

Providing affordable graduate housing

Guest Contributor

By Joshua Wallace GS I am anew graduate student at the University. I read the 2014 Statement on Graduate Housing with great interestsince the graduate and family housing situation has been very concerning to me.

OPINION | 09/09/2014

The limitations of privacy

Benjamin Dinovelli

It was a bright cold day in May, and the clocks were striking 14-and-a-half, as a crowd full of Princeton students, alumni, teachers and relatives filtered into McCosh 50 yesterday to hear the panel “Big Brother is Watching: Is Privacy a Thing of the Past or Can It Be Reclaimed?” moderated by Princeton professor Ed Felten.

OPINION | 05/30/2014

Research and real life

Richard Daker

The Alumni-Faculty Forums are perhaps the most undervalued part of Reunions. These panel-led discussions capitalize on the wealth of backgrounds and bodies of knowledge that Princetonians bring to the table to discuss some of the most pressing and most intriguing issues we face today.

OPINION | 05/30/2014

Beyond 'having it all'

Sarah Schwartz

Princeton tradition defines Reunions. And although female alums are excluded from some of Princeton’s older traditions, the women on campus this weekend have formed their own legacy over the last 40 years.

OPINION | 05/30/2014

Column: Michael Sam deserves to be considered among pioneering athletes

Stephen Wood

Let’s clear something up. After Michael Sam became the first openly gay player in the NFL earlier this month, and a video of him getting the news and kissing his boyfriend went viral, there was backlash against what was perceived as a double standard.

SPORTS | 05/30/2014

The relevance of pop culture to academia

Sarah Schwartz

Between the raging and revelry, Reunions can also give former University students an opportunity to revisit their academics.

OPINION | 05/30/2014

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