Opinion

The “right to offend” goes both ways

If you’ve flipped open a copy of this paper to the Opinion section sometime in the past month, you’ve probably seen somebody discussing (and, in most cases, ardently defending) the so-called “right to offend.” It’s been invoked most frequently in the aftermath of the Black Justice League’s recent sit-in in Nassau Hall, and in response to protests at Columbia and Yale. It’s also been examined multiple times with respect to a more general framework of what it means to be in college in 2015.Though ideas vary from column to column, a general consensus from those in opposition to the protests sweeping college campuses is this: Free speech is valuable; we have a right to say whatever we want, even if it is offensive; and curtailing purportedly offensive speech is unethical and unconstitutional.Funnily enough, I’m not sure many people — on all sides of the discourse — disagree with that statement.

Letter to the Editor: On the recent Letter from MASJID

We, members of the Princeton Affiliated Chaplains, are concerned and appalled by any attempt to limit individuals’ entry into the United States because of their religious identity.

Princeton breeds dependence

Compared to the job search my classmates and I face, the sophomore stress over where to eat next year may seem a bit trivial.

One foggy Christmas Eve

Oops, I skipped it again: disordered eating at Princeton

I have seen them throughout my college years. In fact, I have been one of them in the past. College roommates, friends, voices overheard in the dining hall: “This is my first meal today,” or “I forgot to eat.” My mother would ask, “How could you forget something that you have to do to survive?” But it’s more common than you’d think and less acknowledged than it should be.

More than just rhetoric: Anti-Muslim sentiment endangers lives

Our employers ask us, “Before we hire you, we want to know — what are your views on women’s rights, given you’re in the Muslim Students Association?” Our classmates ask us, “As a Muslim, how do you feel about ISIS?” Our parents ask us, “You haven’t been associating with MSA a lot, have you?” This is the “us vs.

Proxing in: Leaving privacy at the door

What if I told you that the University is tracking your every move? It knows whether or not you’re skipping breakfast, which dorm you visit to see a partner, whether you go back to your own room for the night and, if you do, the exact time you get there.If students twenty years ago were asked to turn this information over, they surely would have refused.

The resume

Some thoughts on Christmas, commercialization and rape culture

Starbucks’s red Christmas cups made national news this season.

A call for more diversity on Firestone's walls

Firestone Library has seen hundreds of Princeton seniors make themselves at home among its labyrinthine stacks as they race to finish their theses.

Cartoon: Endangered Species

Quintessentially American

By the Alliance of Jewish ProgressivesFor most of us living on a university campus, the plight of Syrian refugees feels far away.

Editorial: USG Referendum Reform

Currently, the Undergraduate Student Government is considering a series of changes to the rules governing student referenda.

It's 100, BTW

The feminization of the humanities

With course selection fast approaching, I am reminded that, as a sophomore, I am left with the inadequate time frame of one more semester to come to terms with the limitations of my skill set, the scope of my academic passions and the professional realities a certain degree might produce for me.

Doing “justice” to our sorrows

Over Thanksgiving break, my best friend Jeff’s father died. Just two weeks earlier, Jeff’s father was initially diagnosed with stage 4 inoperable kidney cancer.

Editorial: Anonymize exam grading

As the Office of the Dean of the College states, “Princeton University is committed to fairness and transparency in assessment of students’ work and grading practices.” With this admirable goal in mind, the Board believes that the University could take more steps to ensure fairness in grading student work and to improve the overall academic experience.

Tall poppy syndrome

The school system back in Australia is a little different, especially in how we’re tested and how we’re prepared for the college application process.

When basic human decency makes you a ‘moderate’

In the days after President Obama’s rare Oval Office address to the nation in the wake of the San Bernardino terrorist attack, the Republican presidential candidates’ pushback was predictably racist and horrible.

A step forward for the town of Princeton

We often talk about the need for a more inclusive, diverse campus environment, but we unfortunately tend to forget about the town of Princeton when holding those conversations.