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In the service of the nation's students

In the service of the nation's students

Bennett McIntosh

This column is the first in a series about socioeconomic diversity and low-income students at the University. While we were holed up in dorms and libraries studying for finals, University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 was out and about, visiting the home of Princeton alumna, one Michelle Obama ’85.

OPINION | 02/26/2014

Make independent work optional

Make independent work optional

Isabella Gomes

The Princeton University Library system holds almost 60,000 theses, written by senior students from 1926 to 2013.

OPINION | 02/25/2014

Respecting the office

Ryan Dukeman

This past Friday, Ted Nugent issued a half-hearted, half-assed (though existent) apology for calling President Obama a “subhuman mongrel” while at a rally for Greg Abbott, attorney general of Texas and candidate for governor.

OPINION | 02/25/2014

In Michael Sam’s case, sensationalizing his courage prevents his acceptance by league

Miles Hinson

Two weeks ago, Missouri defensive lineman Michael Sam announced that he is gay, and thus will become the first openly gay player to enter the NFL draft.

SPORTS | 02/25/2014

Ice queen

Jiyoon

I dashed up two flights of stairs to the Frist Campus Center television lounge after having endured the mandatory 15-minute post-meningitis vaccine waiting period.

OPINION | 02/24/2014

Patton's error: The how, not the who

Lauren Davis

You, as well as I, have probably grown tired of hearing the same critiques of the matchmakerly advice given by Susan Patton ’77 — that she entrenches antifeminist ideas or is closed-mindedly elitist and gender normative.

OPINION | 02/24/2014

Activities? How about everything?

Christian Wawrzonek

It’s no secret that Princeton students like to be involved. Admittedly, the number of student groups on campus is impressive given the size of the student body.

OPINION | 02/24/2014

Naming the ironmakers

Aaron Robertson

According to Major E.C. Lewis, president of the Louisville and Nashville Terminal Company,James Robertsonwas 5’9” with a heavy build, slender body and private demeanor.

OPINION | 02/23/2014

Controversial views must be debated, not boycotted

Marni Morse

I’ll discuss pretty much any topic with anyone, including a complete stranger. I just really enjoy hearing other people’s views and offering my own— a large part of why I am an opinion columnist.

OPINION | 02/23/2014

America the beautiful

Mitchell Hammer

I, like many students here, spent my final afternoon before classes squeezed onto a couch to watch the Super Bowl.

OPINION | 02/20/2014

Class or crass?

Isabella Gomes

When Princeton students try to show their school spirit to non-Princeton students, it seems the line between engaging in genuine school appreciation and inter-university comparisons isn’t always clear.

OPINION | 02/20/2014

The premed mindset is self-destructive

Shruthi Deivasigamani

As a molecular biology major, after every name/hometown/department introduction, I inevitably get asked, “Oh, so are you premed?” To be honest, I don’t know too many MOL majors who aren’t premed.

OPINION | 02/19/2014

Comparing academic fields

Jason Choe

As first semester drew to a close and final grades came out, I was reminded of a common sentiment that I had heard from many of my engineering friends — that being an engineering major is “hard.” In and of itself, such a subjective statement isn’t really anything I can argue against.

OPINION | 02/19/2014

What would Aretha Franklin do?

Kinnari Shah

“Last night, she said:‘Oh, baby, I feel so down. Oh it turns me off, When I feel left out.’ ”- The Strokes Last Saturday night: upstairs, in the bathroom stall of my own eating club.

OPINION | 02/19/2014

Outside the Bubble: Double standards

Benjamin Dinovelli

Two weeks ago, famed Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman —known for his roles in major films like Capote, The Ides of March and The Hunger Games— was found dead in his apartment of apparent heroin overdose. The 46-year-old actor, lauded by The New York Times as “perhaps the most ambitious and widely admired American actor of his generation,” had a history of drug abuse during college.

OPINION | 02/18/2014

Nonprofit career fair should be an alternative, not an afterthought

Guest Contributor

Each fall, hundreds of students venture over to the career fairs in Dillon Gymnasium, and this year, for the first time, I was among them.

OPINION | 02/18/2014

Outside the Bubble: Hacked!

Katherine Zhao

Shortly after New Year’s celebrations ended and the confetti in Times Square settled, something insidious slithered into the news: On the night of Dec.

OPINION | 02/17/2014

Meeting the sponsor

Morgan Jerkins

As it stands, over 60 percent of the University’s undergraduates receive financial aid and the University's no-loan program has been an incredible success over the years.

OPINION | 02/17/2014

Susan Patton ’77 is unfair to men

Lea Trusty

Around this time last year, an unnatural force stormed The Daily Princetonian website, campus and news networks everywhere.

OPINION | 02/17/2014

The Honor Code and the Dinky

Guest Contributor

By Anne Waldron Neumann More and more Princetonians complain about the University moving the Dinky station.

OPINION | 02/16/2014

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