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Shortening preview is the right call

Shortening preview is the right call

Ryan Dukeman

In light of recent coverage of the administration’s decision to eliminate the overnight component of Princeton Preview and shorten it to two one-day events, I think it’s necessary we remind ourselves of the framework in which this decision was made.

OPINION | 04/03/2014

Placing our self-worth in our grades

Placing our self-worth in our grades

Christian Wawrzonek

What makes us happy?Certainly, this is a question that has frustrated philosophers, psychologists, doctors and just about everyone else since the dawn of time.

OPINION | 04/03/2014

Can we welcome the students we say we want?

Guest Contributor

This column is the third in a series about socioeconomic diversity and low-income students at the University. By Stanley Katz I have learned much and agreed with the two long opinion pieces written byBennett McIntoshandLea Trusty, so there is no need for me to rehearse what they have said so nicely about the University's efforts to increase socioeconomic diversity in recent years.

OPINION | 04/02/2014

Please stand by

Cameron Langford

If “Princeton Mom” Susan Patton ’77 is right about anything, it’s that the hookup culture on college campuses has a dark side.

OPINION | 04/02/2014

Where are the artists?

Isabella Gomes

My mother was an artist. She went into college as an artist and came out of it as one. At no point did she second-guess this career because of dips in the economy, cautionary tales of the struggling artist or the expansion of departments in “usable” majors.

OPINION | 04/01/2014

How to respond to the Susan Pattons of the world

Guest Contributor

As we are well aware, Susan Patton ’77has been very outspoken in her views about women, hooking up and sexual assault.

OPINION | 04/01/2014

Column: In light of Northwestern football's unionizing attempt, should we reconsider the NCAA's business model?

Miles Hinson

An unprecedented move in NCAA history, the Northwestern University football team sought legal recognition as a worker’s union, attempting to become the first collegiate organization to do so.

SPORTS | 04/01/2014

Dishonorable

Ali Akram Hayat

The Honor Code is an integral part of the Princeton experience. Adopted in 1893, it serves as one of the nation’s oldest honor practices for colleges.

OPINION | 03/31/2014

Column: Who will take the place of Ford Family Director of Athletics Gary Walters '67?

Column: Who will take the place of Ford Family Director of Athletics Gary Walters '67?

Andrew Steele

The tenure of Gary Walters ’67, the Ford Family Director of Athletics, is coming to an end.

SPORTS | 03/31/2014

Outside the Bubble: Endorsing Dr. Andrew Zwicker

Bennett McIntosh

Last month, Rep. Rush Holt shocked the 12th congressional district of New Jersey with his announcement that he would not seek reelection.

OPINION | 03/30/2014

The Duke porn star and demonstrated need

Marni Morse

When the rumors erupted about a Duke freshman moonlighting as a porn star, the student in question, Belle Knox (her professional name), further fueled the fire when she was interviewed in Duke’s student paper, The Chronicle.

OPINION | 03/30/2014

Why the faculty letter matters

Lea Trusty

Earlier this week, I stumbled upon a Letter to the Editor from the Opinion section of The Daily Princetonian, titled “A faculty statement on sexual assault.” I was confused and a bit intrigued, since I could not think of any recent incident it could be in response to.

OPINION | 03/27/2014

The three-day intern

Jason Choe

Over spring break, I was fortunate enough to be selected to participate in a Princeternship at the University of Southern California, but when the alumna who invited me introduced me to her coworkers, smiles quickly turned to looks of bemusement —“this is Jason, the three-day intern.” Though their reactions were understandable —after all, what sort of comprehensive experience can an “intern” really garner in the span of a few days?

OPINION | 03/27/2014

Good truth hunting

Aaron Robertson

We, the millennials, will be remembered as participants in the Age of Information. Most of us hold in our pockets a device that can inform us about almost anything.

OPINION | 03/27/2014

You’re not beautiful, and there’s nothing wrong with that

Yotam Sagiv

We live in a society obsessed with physical beauty. It doesn’t take much effort to see this: the digital image manipulation that is now so commonplace in product marketing has repeatedly and publicly come under fire for setting unrealistic physical standards for young adults.

OPINION | 03/26/2014

Helping out with mental health

Kelly Hatfield

“Why can’t it just let go?” As her gaze traced the diamond pattern of the carpet, I pieced together the hints that had accumulated over the past months pointing to what she would soon articulate.

OPINION | 03/26/2014

SAT facelift

Shruthi Deivasigamani

The College Board recently announced that the SAT is getting yet another facelift, the most drastic set of changes since the March 2005 exam debuted with an entirely new writing section.The rise of the ACT has done good things for the college admission process.

OPINION | 03/25/2014

Redefining the role of underdogs in March Madness

Miles Hinson

To anyone unfamiliar with the cultural phenomenon that is March Madness, welcome. You get to see Americans in a sports craze unmatched at any other time in the year (save, perhaps, the Super Bowl). Prizes may be won, friendships may be lost and, most importantly, brackets shall be busted throughout the month of March. Each and every person who makes a bracket has a deep individual stake in the outcome of the tournament.

SPORTS | 03/25/2014

The value of not knowing

Isabella Gomes

While at Princeton, students are expected to talk about their experiences struggling to get here, their stories of trying to stay here — and stay sane, for that matter — and most of all, what helped them make it into this institution.

OPINION | 03/24/2014

Grade deflation devalues education

Barbara Zhan

On both sides of the grade deflation debate, the most talked-about argument is its effects on postgraduation employment or admission to graduate schools.On one side, the administration allows students applying to jobs or graduate schools to attach a letter from the University explaining its tough grading stance compared to other universities.However,many students remain worried about the effects grade deflation may have on postgraduation plans.

OPINION | 03/24/2014

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