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The Wall Street Journal Done Goofed

The Wall Street Journal Done Goofed

Nicholas Wu

I was one of the few Asian-Americans in the small suburb of Detroit that I grew up in. I still remember multiple instances in which other little boys would walk up to me and ask, “Your eyes are so small, are you blind or something?” They might as well have been hurling a slur at me – “chink.” Well, that’s just an ugly word.

OPINION | 09/15/2015

My Friend the Felon: The St. Paul’s rape trial through the eyes of an insider

Colter Smith

On a hot spring day 15 months ago, I sat outside St.

OPINION | 09/15/2015

Reaching back

Marni Morse

With the start of a new school year, everyone is eager to impart his or her advice on how to face the future.

OPINION | 09/15/2015

How conversation on suicide can lead to silence

Sarah Sakha

Note: This column is not intended as a slur to Madison Holleran, her family, friends and anyone who continues to grieve for her.

OPINION | 08/04/2015

Princeton privilege

Benjamin Dinovelli

I complain about Princeton. A lot. Only a week into summer, I still feel like I am mentally recovering from a caffeine-fueled, stress-and-anxiety-filled daze from finals.

OPINION | 05/29/2015

The American siege on science

Shruthi Deivasigamani

On Fridayafternoon, an Alumni-Faculty Forum titled “Science Under Attack!” convened with a panel of five graduates to discuss the national mood regarding science and science literacy in the country today. Seth Shostak ’65, senior astronomer and director of the Center for Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Research, notes that there is a culture of deprioritizing science and scientists as important leaders.

OPINION | 05/29/2015

Letter from the Editor

Anna Mazarakis

When I introduced the 139th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian in my first Letter from the Editor in February, I wrote that the new group of editors planned to work constructively with the Princeton community throughout our year at the helm of the paper.Throughout the course of this last semester, we have been hard at work in our newsroom producing content.

OPINION | 05/10/2015

Why I still have hope

Anonymous

Editor’s note: The author of this column was granted anonymity due to the intensely personal nature of the events described previously.I saw an anonymous post on Tiger Admirers the other day that broke my heart.

OPINION | 05/10/2015

Expanding civic service

Guest Contributor

In a previous opinion piece, a group of seniors shared how service and community engagement have been integral to our Princeton experiences.

OPINION | 05/10/2015

Coming around the corner

Chelsea Jones

At the final Senior Pub Night, it became painfully clear that I do not know a large portion of the senior class and this seemed to be the consensus among many people I spoke with that night.

OPINION | 05/10/2015

Expanding civic service

Guest Contributor

As graduating seniors, we have been repeatedly told the University’s unofficial motto over four years: “In the Nation’s Service and in the Service of All Nations.” Before we walk through the FitzRandolph Gate, we wanted to reflect on why service is such a valuable part of a University education.

OPINION | 05/07/2015

Prisoners of Princeton

Tehila Wenger

In “The Shawshank Redemption,” Morgan Freeman talks about the effects of long-term incarceration on prison inmates: “These walls are funny.

OPINION | 05/07/2015

Searching for meaning in the rubble

Guest Contributor

by Pujan Rai On April 25, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the tiny nation of Nepal, killing over 7,000 people and destroying precious cultural heritage sites.

OPINION | 05/05/2015

“Best interests of the University community” and sexual assault policies

Marni Morse

In the midst of formals and Lawnparties, I doubt many people have paid much attention to the round of changes to Princeton’s sexual assault policies the Council of the Princeton University Community finalized on Monday.

OPINION | 05/05/2015

A more complete Princeton Preview

Nicholas Wu

Seeing all of the newly admitted students walking around campus last week brought back a flood of memories for me.

OPINION | 05/05/2015

Room Swap Period after Draw Time

Erica Choi

My three future roommates and I had obsessively checked room reviews, floor plans and the kinds of rooms people got with our draw time last year.

OPINION | 05/03/2015

An Alternative to Big Sean

Guest Contributor

About three weeks ago, I co-organized a petition concerning Big Sean’s planned performance at this year’s Lawnparties.

OPINION | 05/02/2015

The Knicks and the Tigers - being a sports fan in two different contexts

Miles Hinson

As Princeton students, we are lucky for many reasons. We attend what is arguably the best university in the world.

SPORTS | 05/02/2015

Open letter: abolish the box

Guest Contributor

To University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 Dean of the College Valerie Smith Dean of AdmissionJanet Rapelye Provost David Lee GS ’99 Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and DiversityMichele Minter Executive Vice PresidentTreby Williams ’84 Vice President for Campus LifeCynthia Cherrey Over the past three semesters, members of the University community have come together in support of a simple yet important step that the University can take to further its commitment to institutional equality and social justice.

OPINION | 04/30/2015

Looking back

Guest Contributor

By YoniBenyamini It’s been a wild and often difficult year. Since September, we’ve complied with Title IX, defeated grade deflation and given the Wawa an impressive makeover.

OPINION | 04/29/2015

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