Letter To The Editor

PIXR: Betsy DeVos has failed survivors. Princeton must do more to protect them.

PIXR: Betsy DeVos has failed survivors. Princeton must do more to protect them.

Guest Contributors

Instead of addressing the inequities and burdens of online learning, the destabilizing effect of lost income or housing, or the trauma of a public health crisis, Betsy DeVos has devoted the Department of Education’s energy to making the Title IX process more difficult for survivors.

OPINION | May 11

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A call to action while we stay at home

A call to action while we stay at home

Guest Contributor

Although this might seem at first contradictory to the stay-at-home orders, for those of us with the privilege and comfort of safe environments, now is our time to get involved. We came to Princeton to become leaders in our fields and serve the world – a pandemic isn’t the time to forget that mission, but rather the time to get to work.

OPINION | April 28

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COVID-19 and student athletes: Response from President Eisgruber

COVID-19 and student athletes: Response from President Eisgruber

Guest Contributor

This public health crisis has required us to ask all Princeton undergraduates to do a difficult thing: to complete their semesters online, and, in the case of our seniors, to forgo experiences that they had anticipated throughout their time here.

OPINION | April 14

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COVID-19 and student athletes: An open letter to President Eisgruber

COVID-19 and student athletes: An open letter to President Eisgruber

Guest Contributors

We hesitated to write you because we feel you've done an outstanding job leading the University, and with the gravity of the pandemic backdrop, because you obviously are facing many unforeseen and serious challenges every day. However, we feel compelled to reach out to you on this issue because we feel strongly that Princeton has made the wrong decision on not permitting its students to withdraw and come back next spring. 

OPINION | April 14

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COVID-19: An Asian American Perspective

COVID-19: An Asian American Perspective

Guest Contributors

We, the Princeton University AASA E-Board, strongly believe that unity and community is the need of this hour of crisis. As such, we cannot sit idly and watch as racist attacks continue to threaten and divide our country. 

OPINION | April 14

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USG x Housing: how students helped enact change to 2020 room draw

USG x Housing: how students helped enact change to 2020 room draw

Guest Contributor

Our “belief” that this year’s room draw process “will run smoothly” isn’t based on pure optimism, but rather the culmination of several months of work and advocacy. 

OPINION | March 12

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When your vote doesn’t count

When your vote doesn’t count

Guest Contributor

Whatever my political preferences are, I should be given the same opportunity as any other American to choose from the wide array of candidates. 

OPINION | March 12

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Letter to the Editor: A message from USG President Chitra Parikh ’21

Letter to the Editor: A message from USG President Chitra Parikh ’21

Guest Contributor

This is an unprecedented time in Princeton’s history, and we trust that the University is working to promote the safety of our community.

OPINION | March 10

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Letter to the editor: a misrepresented senior class

Letter to the editor: a misrepresented senior class

Guest Contributor

We stand by the decision of the Class Day Co-Chairs and throw our unwavering support behind Marshawn Lynch.

OPINION | March 9

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Reforming the Class Day speaker selection process: Open letter to the Class Day Co-Chairs

Reforming the Class Day speaker selection process: Open letter to the Class Day Co-Chairs

Guest Contributors

We believe that reforming the nomination and selection process by clarifying the procedure and by involving the senior class will definitely anticipate such concerns, giving students a better understanding and moreover a sense of ownership over the decision to invite a specific speaker.

OPINION | February 27

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Princeton must divest from fossil fuels

Princeton must divest from fossil fuels

Guest Contributors

In response to these calls, President Eisgruber has repeatedly argued that the University’s divestment from fossil fuels would amount to political position-taking. However, to continue to fund the fossil fuel industry is a political stand and doing nothing in a time of crisis is a moral failure.

OPINION | February 13

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Caring for the community during a global health emergency

Caring for the community during a global health emergency

Aly Kassam-Remtulla, Irini Daskalaki, and Robin Izzo

Since the emergence of the new coronavirus in China and declaration of a global health emergency, we have taken the situation seriously and have redoubled our efforts to fulfill a core responsibility we have as an administration: to ensure the health and safety of every member of the University community. 

OPINION | February 5

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Too much to read, too little time?

Too much to read, too little time?

Guest Contributors

“Too much to read and too little time” is probably the answer for a good many students. We begin our courses with romantic notions of learning, discussing world-changing ideas, growing deeper and more nuanced in our understanding of ourselves and the world. Soon, however, we are in survival mode, simply trying to keep up with — or at least not fall too far behind in — our work because we’ve got too much to read and too little time.

OPINION | February 5

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Letter to the editor: Shortcomings in self-isolation after coronavirus outbreak

Letter to the editor: Shortcomings in self-isolation after coronavirus outbreak

Guest Contributors

We are all in this together, regardless of our backgrounds. We never attempted to be negligent in our quarantine efforts, but we will not endure any inhumane treatment that no one in this society deserves.

OPINION | February 4

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Statement of solidarity: Open letter to the government of India

Statement of solidarity: Open letter to the government of India

Guest Contributors

We, the undersigned students, alumni, and affiliates of Princeton University, recognize, respect, and stand in solidarity with peaceful protests by students of Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University against the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of 2019.

OPINION | December 21

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Statement of solidarity with student protests in India

Statement of solidarity with student protests in India

Guest Contributors

As we hope for this violence to come to an end and for justice to be achieved, we stand in solidarity and lend all our support to the students fighting fearlessly on the streets.

OPINION | December 20

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A Charter for the future

A Charter for the future

Guest Contributor

It is because of these two trends — a growing demand for co-ops, and the eating clubs’ financial barriers to entry — that a group of students (including myself) has decided to act.

OPINION | December 12

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Letter to the editor from USG presidential candidate

Letter to the editor from USG presidential candidate

David Esterlit

That institution is called USG, and it has not lived up to its potential. And that is why I am running for USG president. 

OPINION | December 3

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Divest Princeton: revoking the fossil fuel industry’s social license

Divest Princeton: revoking the fossil fuel industry’s social license

Tali Shemma

While Princeton’s research and teaching in the areas of climate change, decarbonization, and sustainability are commendable, the fact remains that Princeton’s investments do not align with the values and imperatives that rise from the knowledge it is producing and disseminating in these areas. 

OPINION | December 1

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Pyne Prize request for nominations

Pyne Prize request for nominations

Kathleen Deignan

We are eager to receive letters of nomination from members of the University community.  Please send letters to pyneprize@princeton.edu by Monday, Jan. 6, 2020.

OPINION | November 24

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