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Editorial Board: Vote Allen Liu ’22 for USG President

Editorial Board: Vote Allen Liu ’22 for USG President

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Liu demonstrates a willingness to learn — and, more importantly, a commitment to his fellow students.

OPINION | November 23

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Editorial Board: Vote yes on both referenda

Editorial Board: Vote yes on both referenda

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

The Board endorses both referenda, and it urges the student body to vote yes in the coming days.

OPINION | November 23

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To create a more inclusive campus, Princeton must act against racist speech

To create a more inclusive campus, Princeton must act against racist speech

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Until Nassau Hall decides to prevent the most obvious forms of racism from festering on campus, its commitment to uprooting systemic racism will ring hollow. 

OPINION | November 8

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Charity for the rich: Princeton must revise its pandemic financial aid decision

Charity for the rich: Princeton must revise its pandemic financial aid decision

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

This Board vigorously opposes Princeton’s refusal to change expected family contributions, all the while reducing tuition.

OPINION | July 30

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After five years of student activism, it’s time for the U. to stop dragging its feet

After five years of student activism, it’s time for the U. to stop dragging its feet

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

We demand the administration take material steps to ensure the renaming is the first step of many to address its racist institutional history.

OPINION | July 2

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Princeton, don’t leave us in the dark

Princeton, don’t leave us in the dark

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

The University has an obligation to its community to be clear about the options it is considering for the fall semester and beyond. Bringing students into the fold only when a decision is made shirks that obligation.

OPINION | June 23

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As Maria Ressa ’86 holds the line, we must act now

As Maria Ressa ’86 holds the line, we must act now

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Ressa and her colleagues at Rappler, who have unearthed many such abuses, are guilty only of holding Duterte to account.

OPINION | June 16

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Reimagining Public Safety at Princeton: Reform is insufficient

Reimagining Public Safety at Princeton: Reform is insufficient

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Campus security should not mirror, let alone multiply, policing practices and forces. 

OPINION | June 11

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U. must drop demand for qualified immunity

U. must drop demand for qualified immunity

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Now more than ever, the University must drop and apologize for its desire to extend qualified immunity to Public Safety officers.

OPINION | June 1

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U. needs to revise summer housing costs

U. needs to revise summer housing costs

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Though this Board commends efforts to minimize the transmission of COVID-19 on campus over the summer, we are deeply concerned by the large and seemingly arbitrary cost that the University is imposing on these students.

OPINION | May 7

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Pencils down: Princeton should drop its testing requirement

Pencils down: Princeton should drop its testing requirement

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

This Board not only recommends a move away from requiring standardized testing for the 2020–21 admissions cycle, but urges a permanent shift beyond the coronavirus pandemic.

OPINION | April 15

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The ivory tower is not immune to pandemic

The ivory tower is not immune to pandemic

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

We applaud Princeton’s previous decisions to revise policy when confronted with the realities of the pandemic and encourage similar action before the disparate effects of the current grading policy become even more self-evident.

OPINION | 03/22/2020

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PDF grading is the only responsible solution

PDF grading is the only responsible solution

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

The Editorial Board calls on the University to impose a blanket P/D/F policy for all students.

OPINION | 03/14/2020

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U. needs to reevaluate midterms

U. needs to reevaluate midterms

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

The Editorial Board supports this petition and enjoins the University to act on its demands. 

OPINION | 03/11/2020

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