Opinion

Letter to the Editor: What it will take to bring down ‘The Wall’

On Jan. 1, I was two blocks away the day Nasha’at Melhem left a convenience store with a submachine gun and opened fire on a Tel Aviv bar. You may have heard about this terrorist attack on TV, as many outlets covered the shooting and the subsequent eight-day manhunt.

Beyoncé and getting in “Formation"

Before this past Sunday, I was unsure if I would be watching the Super Bowl halftime show.

The inclusivity of affinity spaces

Recently, you may have heard that temporary “affinity rooms” have been erected in the Fields Center for certain racial minorities on campus.

Bright side

Olympic disaster

The Olympic Games consistently rank among the most popular television events of Olympic years, with NBC Sports Group chairman Mark Lazarus heralding the events as “must-see propert[ies] on television.” The Olympics have become a commercial and economic powerhouse for host nations, providing the hosts a means to showcase their countries and cultures to the world,something that can reap tourism and economic benefits long after the closing ceremonies.

Letter to the Editor: Professor Perry

To the Editor: Many on our campus and around the country have expressed understandable concern about the arrest this past weekend of Professor Imani Perry, who is a respected scholar and beloved teacher at this University.

Vetting Processes

Dear CDC, I think you're missing a few steps

Dear Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),While I appreciate your concern about preventing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and other related health issues associated with drinking while pregnant, I and other women think you might have missed a few steps in your most recent monthly Vital Signs report concerning the adverse effects of women imbibing.

To have time

As a freshman, I started keeping a journal to compile advice from my friends who were graduating.

Diversity Initiative to survey underrepresented minority (URM) graduate students

Princeton University is currently at a crucial juncture with respect to the way we respond to calls to improve the racial climate on campus.

Response: The fault is not in our Code

Whereas Beni Snow argues that the obligation to report cheating should be struck from the Honor Code, I firmly believe that it should stay.

Opinion: Eliminate the obligation to report cheaters

I have only been at Princeton for five months, but I am already confident that the University and I have fundamentally different notions of the meaning of honor. Specifically, Article II, Section E of the Constitution of the Honor System reads, “Every student is obligated to report to the Honor Committee any suspected violation of the Honor Code that they have observed.” This is the second, often forgotten component of the Honor Code.

Join the Editorial Board!

Last semester, the unsigned editorials featured on this page have discussed issues such as anonymizing exam grading, expanding co-op options and improving career services.

TigerHub

Editorial: Expand ASL learning

Princeton’s Office of Disability Services provides resources and opportunities to help students with disabilities overcome significant obstacles and works to ensure that all qualified students can attend Princeton regardless of physical or psychological disability.

Reimagining our extracurricular culture

At a holiday party over winter break, I asked a high school friend, who had entered Yale as a freshman in the fall, about her college experiences.

Lighten up: A look at summer credit transfers

If you are like I am, you may have lately been heeding your parents’ daily reminders and scrolling through applications for summer classes.

High Art

Letting the heart grow fonder

There is no dearth of articles explaining why the Princeton academic calendar should be changed. I am here to tell you they are all right, and unlike most students, I have the experiential evidence to prove it. Just a few weeks ago, Imani Thornton wrote about the loss of the month of January, a month that should symbolize new beginnings and transitions.

Thinking about Names and Classics

As a Classics major here at Princeton, at times I have wondered whether my education has given me a limited or narrow worldview.