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Opinion

Faculty, expand voting access for a more democratic process

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Faculty, expand voting access for a more democratic process

Gillat Kol and Peter Ozsvath

“The proposal for remote faculty voting addresses practical barriers to democratic participation, ensuring that as many well-informed voices as possible are included.”

“The proposal for remote faculty voting addresses practical barriers to democratic participation, ensuring that as many well-informed voices as possible are included.”

OPINION | 11/14/2024

What is AI prohibition teaching us, and how can we unlearn it?

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What is AI prohibition teaching us, and how can we unlearn it?

Ryan Moores

“However, when making decisions on how AI can be used, our faculty must accept its undeniable relevance, prioritizing the preparation of students for entering a changing workforce and complicated ethical climate.”

“However, when making decisions on how AI can be used, our faculty must accept its undeniable relevance, prioritizing the preparation of students for entering a changing workforce and complicated ethical climate.”

OPINION | 11/14/2024

Don’t let campus progressives define themselves out of debate

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Don’t let campus progressives define themselves out of debate

Zach Gardner

“Free speech is not a principle which falls neatly on one side of the political divide. Debate, the natural result of free speech properly understood, doesn’t dole out benefits based on ideology — at least it shouldn’t. It provides a forum in which divergent parties can dissect their disagreements.”

“Free speech is not a principle which falls neatly on one side of the political divide. Debate, the natural result of free speech properly understood, doesn’t dole out benefits based on ideology — at least it shouldn’t. It provides a forum in which divergent parties can dissect their disagreements.”

OPINION | 11/14/2024

For the sake of a democratic process, faculty must reject remote voting on previously decided motions

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For the sake of a democratic process, faculty must reject remote voting on previously decided motions

Guest Contributors

"To implement a remote electronic vote that will enable a segment of those voting to opt out of the deliberation stage undermines our institutional traditions. When we meet as faculty, we aim to deliberate and govern together. That role cannot be reduced to casting votes."

"To implement a remote electronic vote that will enable a segment of those voting to opt out of the deliberation stage undermines our institutional traditions. When we meet as faculty, we aim to deliberate and govern together. That role cannot be reduced to casting votes."

OPINION | 11/12/2024

Excessive careerism is leading us astray from the humanities

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Excessive careerism is leading us astray from the humanities

Lily Halbert-Alexander

“We should model our educational paths based on our genuine intellectual interests, rather than making our academic decisions solely based on whatever we think we want to do with our lives at 18.”

“We should model our educational paths based on our genuine intellectual interests, rather than making our academic decisions solely based on whatever we think we want to do with our lives at 18.”

OPINION | 11/12/2024

Trump supporters don’t bite: Princeton progressives must burst the Orange Bubble

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Trump supporters don’t bite: Princeton progressives must burst the Orange Bubble

Julianna Lee

“We shouldn’t dismiss Trump voters as hateful, uneducated, or misinformed; we should engage with them about where they are coming from and why they made the choice they did.”

“We shouldn’t dismiss Trump voters as hateful, uneducated, or misinformed; we should engage with them about where they are coming from and why they made the choice they did.”

OPINION | 11/12/2024
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Princeton, regulate your regulations

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Princeton, regulate your regulations

Lillian Paterson

In order to establish clear regulations on protest and expression, Princeton should codify all three aspects of the Constitution’s three prong test for permissible speech directly into Rights, Rules, Responsibilities.

In order to establish clear regulations on protest and expression, Princeton should codify all three aspects of the Constitution’s three prong test for permissible speech directly into Rights, Rules, Responsibilities.

OPINION | 11/10/2024

Accepting the result doesn’t mean accepting fascism. Our strength lies in our community

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Accepting the result doesn’t mean accepting fascism. Our strength lies in our community

Charlie Yale

“Students and young people across the world have been bulwarks against fascism in the past; as Princetonians, there is power in what we say and do in the aftermath of the election.”

“Students and young people across the world have been bulwarks against fascism in the past; as Princetonians, there is power in what we say and do in the aftermath of the election.”

OPINION | 11/08/2024

Setting the record straight: Ruha Benjamin should defend her accusation

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Setting the record straight: Ruha Benjamin should defend her accusation

Bill Hewitt

Given Professor Benjamin’s status as a highly honored member of the Princeton faculty, the University should publicize its current investigation and Ruha Benjamin should substantiate and defend her claims.

Given Professor Benjamin’s status as a highly honored member of the Princeton faculty, the University should publicize its current investigation and Ruha Benjamin should substantiate and defend her claims.

OPINION | 11/07/2024

We are a republic — but it’s up to young people to keep it

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We are a republic — but it’s up to young people to keep it

Isaac Barsoum

“In the future, the history books — if there are any — will either remember a failure of American institutions to defend our democracy, or they will paint a picture of our universities, press corps, and public servants as the last line of defense against a petty tyrant who tried — and failed — to wrest from us our most fundamental freedoms.”

“In the future, the history books — if there are any — will either remember a failure of American institutions to defend our democracy, or they will paint a picture of our universities, press corps, and public servants as the last line of defense against a petty tyrant who tried — and failed — to wrest from us our most fundamental freedoms.”

OPINION | 11/06/2024

An ode to Princeton’s architectural tradition

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An ode to Princeton’s architectural tradition

Leighton McCamy-Miller

However, the values promoted by the old style of architecture — wonder, aspiration, and growth grounded in reverence for tradition — are admirable as well, and don’t preclude the fostering of new values.

However, the values promoted by the old style of architecture — wonder, aspiration, and growth grounded in reverence for tradition — are admirable as well, and don’t preclude the fostering of new values.

OPINION | 11/05/2024

When this election is over, let’s keep fighting for our rights

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When this election is over, let’s keep fighting for our rights

Asa Santos

“But regardless of the result of the election, we must continue to fight for each other’s rights, to build community in spaces of resistance, and to work towards an equitable world. This starts by honoring the commitment and responsibility that we have to each other by continuing to engage in free advocacy and discourse at Princeton and beyond.”

“But regardless of the result of the election, we must continue to fight for each other’s rights, to build community in spaces of resistance, and to work towards an equitable world. This starts by honoring the commitment and responsibility that we have to each other by continuing to engage in free advocacy and discourse at Princeton and beyond.”

OPINION | 11/05/2024

Trump’s anti-intellectualism is an attack against Princeton

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Trump’s anti-intellectualism is an attack against Princeton

Alexander Margulis

“As members of a university community who benefit from our access to education and intellectual freedom, we have a responsibility to stop these plans by voting against Trump.”

“As members of a university community who benefit from our access to education and intellectual freedom, we have a responsibility to stop these plans by voting against Trump.”

OPINION | 11/05/2024

Why isn’t Election Day an academic holiday?

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Why isn’t Election Day an academic holiday?

Aishwarya Swamidurai and Anna Ferris

“Princeton has educated senators, presidents, and countless local officials. How, though, are we expected to join the next generation of influential leaders if we don’t even have the time to practice our civic duties on the micro-level here at school?”

“Princeton has educated senators, presidents, and countless local officials. How, though, are we expected to join the next generation of influential leaders if we don’t even have the time to practice our civic duties on the micro-level here at school?”

OPINION | 11/05/2024

For the sake of future activism, progressive Princetonians should vote for Harris

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For the sake of future activism, progressive Princetonians should vote for Harris

Shane McCauley

“But the stakes have changed. It is easy to forget how much Trump’s rhetoric has devolved since the end of his first presidency — especially given how bad it was during that period — but it has.”

“But the stakes have changed. It is easy to forget how much Trump’s rhetoric has devolved since the end of his first presidency — especially given how bad it was during that period — but it has.”

OPINION | 11/04/2024

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