Columns

The anti-woke show: a response to Matthew Wilson ’24

The anti-woke show: a response to Matthew Wilson ’24

Braden Flax

When Wilson alleges that Princeton “bends over” backwards for the sake of anti-racist activists and leftist revisionists, he is fictionalizing a widely covered event for which he cares to neither learn of nor represent fairly. 

OPINION | October 6

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This still isn’t normal

This still isn’t normal

Julia Chaffers

Nevertheless, the expectations of a Princeton semester remain, intensified by the new shortened calendar. 

OPINION | October 6

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Secrecy and shame in the age of COVID-19

Secrecy and shame in the age of COVID-19

Claudia Frykberg

We have suffered hundreds of thousands of deaths at the hands of this virus, and the way to respond to this suffering is not through irrational fear of those who may have been exposed, but rather compassion and understanding of their vulnerability.

OPINION | October 6

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TikTok’s ban and our waning freedom to choose our entertainment

TikTok’s ban and our waning freedom to choose our entertainment

Kelsey Ji

Like puppetry, the government is the one pulling on the general public, whose own choice over the entertainment that they enjoy are now not theirs to make.

OPINION | October 4

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Nuclear Princeton: Indigenous scholarship and representation in an institution ‘not designed’ for Native students

Nuclear Princeton: Indigenous scholarship and representation in an institution ‘not designed’ for Native students

Hannah Reynolds

The lack of discourse around anti-Native racism at the University is paralleled by minimal representation and resources for people of Indigenous heritage at the University. Princeton has the fewest resources for Indigenous students of any Ivy League institution, with fewer than 0.2 percent of students identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native, no affinity spaces, and very few Indigenous faculty and staff.

OPINION | October 4

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Perhaps abandoning ship is not so bad after all

Perhaps abandoning ship is not so bad after all

Sally Jane Ruybalid

2020 has obviously forced us all out of our comfort zone. It is time we take the courage to jump willingly and abandon the ships that are past the point of repair.

OPINION | October 4

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Faculty of the future: Broadening the metrics for hiring and promotion

Faculty of the future: Broadening the metrics for hiring and promotion

Mohan Setty-Charity

Princeton can make a bold statement among universities that it does not only rely on awards or similarly narrow external metrics in making decisions about hiring and promotion. Instead, broader criteria could draw more professors from all different backgrounds, who can bring in new ideas, instruct and inspire the next generation of scholars, and help the University live up to its ideals.

OPINION | October 1

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If we’re the nation’s future leaders, we better act like it

If we’re the nation’s future leaders, we better act like it

Maisie McPherson

As Princeton students, we must fulfill our University’s unofficial motto, “in the Nation’s Service and the Service of Humanity,” and know that it is not only our civic responsibility but our duty to vote this year. We are fortunate enough to attend school with the future leaders of this country; we must act like it.

OPINION | September 30

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Club meetings must better accommodate international students

Club meetings must better accommodate international students

Rohit Narayanan

So unless club leaders can find a meeting time that’s not just workable, but also comfortable for the whole group, they need to vary the meeting time by week to work with everyone’s schedule. And yes, sometimes that will include Americans waking up when they don’t want to be awake.

OPINION | September 30

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The consequences of being a queer Princeton student during a pandemic

The consequences of being a queer Princeton student during a pandemic

Kristal Grant

As an institution that is committed to admitting students from diverse backgrounds, Princeton has to be equally as committed to ensuring their success. Many parents of queer students are often painfully aware of the leverage they possess, in that their student’s ability to complete their education is based on their willingness to provide their financial information. 

OPINION | September 29

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McConnell’s big bet

McConnell’s big bet

Dillion Gallagher

What should now be clear for conservative voters heading to the polls is this: Mitch McConnell is not supporting the President—he’s selling him out. 

OPINION | September 29

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System overload: why restraint on social media is vital in a digital age

System overload: why restraint on social media is vital in a digital age

Won-Jae Chang

If we transform the content of social media to be more profound, we must match the depth by taking deeper consideration into how we post as well. More deliberation needs to take place between the moment we begin first reading a post, and when we tap share.

OPINION | September 28

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Far away has never been so close: the importance of knowing foreign affairs

Far away has never been so close: the importance of knowing foreign affairs

David Palomino

To many, it remains “incredible” that a “faraway country” can affect us so deeply. Yet what many fail to remember is that “faraway” has never been so close. 

OPINION | September 28

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Princeton in the nation’s service: requirement not satisfied

Princeton in the nation’s service: requirement not satisfied

Dillion Gallagher

In order to live up to its own ideals, Princeton should institute a curricular service requirement for all undergraduates, to be filled in one semester, for a local community partner.

OPINION | September 28

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The bare minimum for opening campus in the spring

The bare minimum for opening campus in the spring

Elijah Benson

A vaccine and little to no restrictions are vital to creating a true campus community and should be the guidepost for the university as it plans for the spring semester.

OPINION | September 27

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Normalize awkward Zoom calls

Normalize awkward Zoom calls

Alaina Joby

This is not the age to shy away from those awkward Zoom conversations. Part of our exploration comes from how we approach these situations and make the best of them. Think of it as a hurdle to jump through to partake in this remodeling of yourself and your ideas.

OPINION | September 27

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The loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the political storm ahead

The loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the political storm ahead

Hannah Reynolds

So, while I desperately wish we could mourn the passing of Justice Ginsburg properly, there is too much work to do. We have to pick up where she left off in the fight for equality and the preservation of our democracy.

OPINION | September 24

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Law as rhetoric: how anti-racism is being weaponized against itself

Law as rhetoric: how anti-racism is being weaponized against itself

Braden Flax

Recently, it was announced that the Department of Education would investigate Princeton’s self-admitted propagation of systemic racism. First, even if the DOE fails to push Princeton around, its efforts will send a message to other, less prominent institutions that might one day step out of line, and second, it exemplifies the legalistic mind games that exist as surely at the University as in the Trump administration.

OPINION | September 24

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An $80K zoom call: the unstable connection between USG and the student body

An $80K zoom call: the unstable connection between USG and the student body

Ethan Magistro

It is easy to criticize USG. Many criticisms are fair. Yet every critic should remember that, should they feel such anger against USG, they can join the senate, vote for officers, and give USG the power it needs. If USG is not to your liking, the action that should be taken is not complaining on Tiger Confessions but making USG better.

OPINION | September 23

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U.S. Marshallese are among the hardest hit by COVID-19. It’s time to give a damn.

U.S. Marshallese are among the hardest hit by COVID-19. It’s time to give a damn.

Genrietta Churbanova

Many Americans, including Princeton students, are unaware of the Marshallese’s plight. As a group with disproportionally high rates of certain chronic conditions, access to Medicare and Medicaid could mean the difference between life and death even during regular times. During a pandemic, restricting Marshallese access to those programs is tantamount to condoning murder.

OPINION | September 23

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