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Opinion

In the service of gentrification: How my summer housing worsened racial displacement in NYC

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In the service of gentrification: How my summer housing worsened racial displacement in NYC

Christofer Robles

Undergraduate service interns, their host organizations, and the University need to construct summer opportunities that do not disenfranchise vulnerable communities, especially those to whom their service internship is targeted.

Undergraduate service interns, their host organizations, and the University need to construct summer opportunities that do not disenfranchise vulnerable communities, especially those to whom their service internship is targeted.

OPINION | September 2

In defense of gray masses: a love letter to Princeton’s contemporary architecture

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In defense of gray masses: a love letter to Princeton’s contemporary architecture

Robert Mohan

“Princeton's contemporary buildings don't “look like” anything else on campus — that’s the point. Our housing need not be imitative, it can boldly put forward a new thesis about the nature of communities.”

"Princeton's contemporary buildings don't “look like” anything else — that’s the point. Our housing need not be imitative, it can boldly put forward a new thesis about the nature of communities."

OPINION | August 18

Our memory of the Popular University for Gaza teaches us how to reimagine the university

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Our memory of the Popular University for Gaza teaches us how to reimagine the university

David Chmielewski

“In moments like these, we created interfaith solidarity, as well as solidarity between students and surrounding communities that far exceed anything accomplished by any formal University initiative ostensibly aimed at these goals.”

“In moments like these, we created interfaith solidarity, as well as solidarity between students and surrounding communities that far exceed anything accomplished by any formal University initiative ostensibly aimed at these goals.”

OPINION | June 2
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Calls for VP Calhoun's resignation mislead on free expression

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Calls for VP Calhoun's resignation mislead on free expression

Bill Hewitt

“In joining a letter so firmly based on a questionable factual narrative, some 10 percent of Princeton faculty have rushed to condemn Vice President Calhoun for a “lie” and to demand her ouster.”

“In joining a letter so firmly based on a questionable factual narrative, some 10 percent of Princeton faculty have rushed to condemn Vice President Calhoun for a “lie” and to demand her ouster.”

OPINION | May 16

­Deciding disciplinary matters by popular vote of the faculty sets a harmful precedent

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­Deciding disciplinary matters by popular vote of the faculty sets a harmful precedent

Jonathan Mummolo

"In short, fairness demands that all members of the Princeton community be subject to a common set of rules and procedures. We are all meant to be granted equal protection under these rules. Our established procedures for disciplinary matters do not call for a full faculty vote."

"In short, fairness demands that all members of the Princeton community be subject to a common set of rules and procedures. We are all meant to be granted equal protection under these rules. Our established procedures for disciplinary matters do not call for a full faculty vote."

OPINION | May 16

Princeton, practice what you preach: SPIA graduate students on protest and dialogue

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Princeton, practice what you preach: SPIA graduate students on protest and dialogue

Guest Contributors

"As policy students, we are appalled by the blatant hypocrisy of the University administration, which has relied on fear-mongering and false narratives to discredit student protestors. We are increasingly disillusioned with the dissonance of what we are taught in our classrooms and the University’s actions."

"As policy students, we are appalled by the blatant hypocrisy of the University administration, which has relied on fear-mongering and false narratives to discredit student protestors. We are increasingly disillusioned with the dissonance of what we are taught in our classrooms and the University’s actions."

OPINION | May 13

Faculty call on the Board of Trustees to act in face of hunger strike

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Faculty call on the Board of Trustees to act in face of hunger strike

Guest Contributors

“The Princeton University administration should understand that the law loses its moral force when it becomes so detached from ethics and basic human decency. The administration is sacrificing its moral sense and its purported affiliation to human decency in the name of upholding arbitrarily designed and implemented campus rules and regulations.”

“The Princeton University administration should understand that the law loses its moral force when it becomes so detached from ethics and basic human decency. The administration is sacrificing its moral sense and its purported affiliation to human decency in the name of upholding arbitrarily designed and implemented campus rules and regulations.”

OPINION | May 12

Letter to the Editor: The gross manufacturing of narrative

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Letter to the Editor: The gross manufacturing of narrative

Sarah Sakha

"The Gaza Solidarity Encampment, a space we have created together, is an unwavering testament to community and care in the face of apathy, keeping each other safe by growing large, impenetrable, and powerful. And we have done so in spite of a larger apparatus working against students."

"The Gaza Solidarity Encampment, a space we have created together, is an unwavering testament to community and care in the face of apathy, keeping each other safe by growing large, impenetrable, and powerful. And we have done so in spite of a larger apparatus working against students."

OPINION | May 11

Reject Israel Shabbat, join Solidarity Shabbat

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Reject Israel Shabbat, join Solidarity Shabbat

Guest Contributors

"Tonight’s “Israel Shabbat,” as well as the day-to-day celebration of Israel in light of its international human rights violations and brutality over the last seven months, has alienated many Jewish students critical of the ethno-state’s actions."

"Tonight’s “Israel Shabbat,” as well as the day-to-day celebration of Israel in light of its international human rights violations and brutality over the last seven months, has alienated many Jewish students critical of the ethno-state’s actions."

OPINION | May 10

Civil disobedience has consequences

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Civil disobedience has consequences

Keith Whittington

“Universities should not suppress ideas, but they also should not allow members of the campus community to compel anyone to embrace ideas or treat ideas that they think are bad as if they were good.”

“Universities should not suppress ideas, but they also should not allow members of the campus community to compel anyone to embrace ideas or treat ideas that they think are bad as if they were good.”

OPINION | May 10

Now more than ever, we need to know our history

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Now more than ever, we need to know our history

Ava Johnson

Historical context is crucial in understanding the events that are taking place in the society we live in today. If Princeton’s goal is to equip its students to become responsible, open-minded, and critically thinking members of society in the present, it must keep its students engaged with the past.

Historical context is crucial in understanding the events that are taking place in the society we live in today. If Princeton’s goal is to equip its students to become responsible, open-minded, and critically thinking members of society in the present, it must keep its students engaged with the past.

OPINION | May 10

Sitting in at Princeton: proud past, shameful present

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Sitting in at Princeton: proud past, shameful present

Keith Wailoo

“To be sure, university leaders of the past were critical of students’ employment of sit-ins as a protest tactic, but they were willing to meet, debate, and — occasionally — even listen and change course.”

“To be sure, university leaders of the past were critical of students’ employment of sit-ins as a protest tactic, but they were willing to meet, debate, and — occasionally — even listen and change course.”

OPINION | May 6

The ‘fun’ model just isn’t sustainable: a plea against hookup culture

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The ‘fun’ model just isn’t sustainable: a plea against hookup culture

Julianna Lee

“Understanding and practicing commitment is key in forming and maintaining these relationships. Trust is essential. Making sacrifices for each other and for the family is necessary. If we don’t practice these skills now, we can’t expect to suddenly become good at them when the right time comes.”

“Understanding and practicing commitment is key in forming and maintaining these relationships. Trust is essential. Making sacrifices for each other and for the family is necessary. If we don’t practice these skills now, we can’t expect to suddenly become good at them when the right time comes.”

OPINION | May 5

Faculty letter to U. admin calling for VP Calhoun’s resignation

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Faculty letter to U. admin calling for VP Calhoun’s resignation

Guest Contributors

“We demand the immediate resignation of VP Calhoun, in whose leadership we have lost all faith following her untruthful and, in our opinion, deliberately misleading representation of student protesters, that has proven to be the real threat to the Princeton University community.”

"We demand the immediate resignation of VP Calhoun, in whose leadership we have lost all faith following her untruthful and, in our opinion, deliberately misleading representation of student protesters, that has proven to be the real threat to the Princeton University community."

OPINION | May 3

USG's recent statement failed to properly represent student interests

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USG's recent statement failed to properly represent student interests

Arman Nemati

"From my experiences within USG and from seeing what other student governments have done, I find USG’s inability to directly condemn the University’s arrests to be deeply disappointing."

"From my experiences within USG and from seeing what other student governments have done, I find USG’s inability to directly condemn the University’s arrests to be deeply disappointing."

OPINION | May 3

What’s the rush? Keep the old final exam schedule.

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What’s the rush? Keep the old final exam schedule.

Lizbeth Reyes

The new final exam schedule is detrimental both to students’ academic achievement and mental health during the exam period. Students’ well-being and academic success should take priority over efficiency, thus the University should reinstate the old final exam schedule.

The new final exam schedule is detrimental both to students’ academic achievement and mental health during the exam period. Students’ well-being and academic success should take priority over efficiency, thus the University should reinstate the old final exam schedule.

OPINION | May 3

Is Hamas deserving of Princetonians’ solidarity?

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Is Hamas deserving of Princetonians’ solidarity?

Jacob Colchamiro

“Why are some of America’s brightest young minds endorsing as justifiable resistance the murder of innocent lives, and the taking of hundreds of hostages? Princeton protesters are mistaken to think that Israel is not right in defending itself. Israel’s war is a case-study in a just war.”

“Why are some of America’s brightest young minds endorsing as justifiable resistance the murder of innocent lives, and the taking of hundreds of hostages? Princeton protesters are mistaken to think that Israel is not right in defending itself. Israel’s war is a case-study in a just war.”

OPINION | May 2

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