Opinion

Letter to the Editor

To the Editor: Shame on the University. The prestigious Ivy League university’s policy, found in the “Respect for Others” subsection of “Rights, Rules, Responsibilities,” states: “As an intellectual community, [the University] attaches great value to freedom of expression and vigorous debate, but it also attaches great importance to mutual respect, and it deplores expressions of hatred directed against any individual or group.” However, the University makes an exception to this policy for one of its own: bioethics professor Peter Singer.

How conversation on suicide can lead to silence

Note: This column is not intended as a slur to Madison Holleran, her family, friends and anyone who continues to grieve for her.

Princeton privilege

I complain about Princeton. A lot. Only a week into summer, I still feel like I am mentally recovering from a caffeine-fueled, stress-and-anxiety-filled daze from finals.

The American siege on science

On Fridayafternoon, an Alumni-Faculty Forum titled “Science Under Attack!” convened with a panel of five graduates to discuss the national mood regarding science and science literacy in the country today. Seth Shostak ’65, senior astronomer and director of the Center for Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Research, notes that there is a culture of deprioritizing science and scientists as important leaders.

Thundering with the butts of

Letter from the Editor

When I introduced the 139th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian in my first Letter from the Editor in February, I wrote that the new group of editors planned to work constructively with the Princeton community throughout our year at the helm of the paper.Throughout the course of this last semester, we have been hard at work in our newsroom producing content.

Why I still have hope

Editor’s note: The author of this column was granted anonymity due to the intensely personal nature of the events described previously.I saw an anonymous post on Tiger Admirers the other day that broke my heart.

Expanding civic service

In a previous opinion piece, a group of seniors shared how service and community engagement have been integral to our Princeton experiences.

Editorial: USG Referendum Campaign Spending

This academic year, Princeton’s undergraduate student body voted in a series of contentious referenda.

Coming around the corner

At the final Senior Pub Night, it became painfully clear that I do not know a large portion of the senior class and this seemed to be the consensus among many people I spoke with that night.

Cartoon: ...Sup, Frankenstein?

Expanding civic service

As graduating seniors, we have been repeatedly told the University’s unofficial motto over four years: “In the Nation’s Service and in the Service of All Nations.” Before we walk through the FitzRandolph Gate, we wanted to reflect on why service is such a valuable part of a University education.

Prisoners of Princeton

In “The Shawshank Redemption,” Morgan Freeman talks about the effects of long-term incarceration on prison inmates: “These walls are funny.

Editorial: Redistribute commencement tickets

Commencement marks the end of of the undergraduate careers of Princeton seniors and includes four days of events for the members of the graduating class and their families.

Searching for meaning in the rubble

by Pujan Rai On April 25, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the tiny nation of Nepal, killing over 7,000 people and destroying precious cultural heritage sites.

Cartoon: When watching Game of Thrones

“Best interests of the University community” and sexual assault policies

In the midst of formals and Lawnparties, I doubt many people have paid much attention to the round of changes to Princeton’s sexual assault policies the Council of the Princeton University Community finalized on Monday.

A more complete Princeton Preview

Seeing all of the newly admitted students walking around campus last week brought back a flood of memories for me.

Cartoon: Four years later

Room Swap Period after Draw Time

My three future roommates and I had obsessively checked room reviews, floor plans and the kinds of rooms people got with our draw time last year.