Opinion

ISIS, the BJL and humanity

Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, in their novel “Good Omens,”wrote “most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being fundamentally people.” I remembered these words this month as I watched the world bleed, this week as campus tore itself apart over race, and this year as dear friends, despite (or because of) their senses of justice, loyalty and love, hurt each other and me.

When bombs go off

When bombs went off this weekend in the Paris, I was sitting in a workshop discussing the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine.

Someone not paying attention?

Afraid to say “Black”: let’s be explicit

There are many in this country that argue political correctness is killing our constitutional right to freedom of speech.

We must not erase Woodrow Wilson

On Wednesday, the Black Justice League presented to the student body and the administration a list of three demands, designed to make Princeton more welcoming to black students.

Cartoon: Dante's Inferno

Why we shouldn’t turn away Syrian refugees

There are probably very few people who have not heard of the tragedy that struck Paris this past Friday.

In response to “In the defense of the Christakises”

To Beni Snow, who authored a recent piece defending the Christakises, and anyone else who conflates racism and a culture of anti-Blackness with “freedom of speech.” When we justify racially offensive remarks, Halloween costumes and actions with “freedom of speech” in universities, we invoke the fatal flaw of conflating First Amendment rights with what should be considered “freedom of thought.” We also ignore the hard truth that much of what we attempt to protect under this guise is racist, and for students of color, it feels like hate speech.

Letter to the Editor: Pyne Prize nominations

I write to solicit nominations for the Pyne Prize, the highest general distinction the University confers upon an undergraduate, which will be awarded on Alumni Day, Saturday, February 20, 2016. In thinking about nomination, I would ask that you consider the following description: M.

Cartoon: Joe Everyman #3

Mr. Hollande, No new wars

In the days following the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday, Nov. 13, the world has come together in remarkable ways to show France solidarity.

Speaking up about shutting up

It seems that each time a minority student population confronts University administrators about incidents of racial insensitivity within their communities, a predictable response emerges.

The case for lowering Chris Eisgruber’s salary

I’m writing this column to propose that the salary of President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 be lowered to $538,667, or precisely $1 above the 1 percent income line for New Jersey in 2012 . His current salary, according to Princeton’s 2013 financial report, is about $750,000, although it’s hard to tell exactly, as he’s not yet listed as President in that report.

Don't take a side

Since Oct. 1, over 50 attacks, mainly stabbings, against Jews by Palestinians have occurred in Israel.

Cartoon: The Struggle is Real

Editorial: Administrators and campus dialogue

Recently at Yale, there has been considerable controversy surrounding an email urging students to think about the messages being sent by their Halloween costumes and the Silliman College Master’s response to the email.

Labels and solidarity

In light of the protests and controversy around racism at Yale University and the University of Missouri, college students across the country took to Facebook to show solidarity with students of color whose lives were threatened at these institutions.

Forgotten luggage

An unfortunate disconnect

There was a certain magic to frosh week. We all remember the feeling, whether like me, this year’s was your first, or whether you’ve experienced it from the enlightened perspective of a frosh week veteran.

Editorial: Mental health

Recent emails sent by Vice President for Campus Life W. Rochelle Calhoun reminded the student body of the resources available from UHS’s Counseling and Psychological Services and encouraged students to “function as a community of care and responsibility” in looking out for one another’s well-being.