Opinion

University evasion tactics: The politics of the “apolitical”

The notion of non-partisan neutrality can be particularly slippery on the University’s campus. As past and recent public debates have shown, it’s a familiar trick to disguise political agendas under the guise of neutrality.

A more perfect housing system

The University’s housing system is a strange and convoluted beast. Our system is unlike that of Yale, where the residential college system is for four years, or Brown, where there are no residential colleges and many students live off campus.

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Students shouldn’t run the Honor Committee

The decision to suspend or expel a student should not be made by other students. It is too grave and consequential a decision to entrust it to undergraduates who are just getting their feet wet in the legal process.

Letter to the Editor: Expand Honor Committee membership

The defining feature of the University’s Honor Code and Honor Committee is its legacy of student ownership.

No, Editorial Board: Gender-inclusive housing shouldn’t be conditional

Princeton’s new gender-inclusive housing policy is beneficial to all Princeton students, not just to those who “expressly need” it.

Letter to the Editor: Clarifying plagiarism

We do not intend to offer an opinion about whether the issue of plagiarism ought to have been a factor in determining Justice Gorsuch’s suitability for the Supreme Court of the United States, but in case the public discussion of his writing has caused any confusion, we write to clarify for Princeton students the University’s expectations about the proper citation of sources in work submitted to fulfill academic requirements.

Letter to the Editor: The Frist Ticket Office

We appreciated the feedback from the recent opinion piece on the Frist Campus Center Ticket Office. This input is very helpful and Jared Shulkin ’20 made some great points. With changing technology and customer needs, it is important for our services to evolve. The good news is that we continue to develop our support and explore ways that we can improve service.

More must be done to prevent all sexual assaults

Three weeks ago, a 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped in her Maryland high school by two older students.

Spoiled, but not rotten

The truest things are said in jest. So when my sister, jokingly, yet nonetheless bluntly, said “You’re spoiled,” I was humbled to find some truth in this accusation.

No Taxation with Carbonization

Spring Broke

Why obstruction tactics will hurt Democrats

The past few weeks have been a treat for Democrats as Republicans have proven to be divided and incompetent.

Bring students back onto our sexual assault juries

After a Title IX complaint, the University amended its procedure for handling sexual assault accusations in September 2014. Under Trump's administration, it should reconsider that decision.

Do away with the Frist ticket office

If you have ever walked into Frist to find a long line running around several corners, it’s probably a line for the Frist ticket office. The office provides tickets for various campus events and performances, but it does not do so without flaw.

Venus with a mirror

Not today

Gorsuch's broken honor

It does not matter that the plagiarism in question is seemingly trivial. Judge Gorsuch repeatedly used Kuzma’s words without citation in an article, his dissertation, and a published book that helped build his reputation. 

Editorial: every student should take the We Speak survey

One commendable effort organized by the University to gain a better understanding of the incidence of sexual assault and sexual misconduct is the annual We Speak Survey. As we have in past years, the Board encourages all students to participate in the survey, to which all students received a link via email.

​Searching for demons

In a recent series of op-eds in The Daily Princetonian, a colleague of mine, Jacquelyn Thorbjornson ’19, and I have been exchanging arguments surrounding the issue of bias in news coverage.