GirlCode was a bad idea. For readers who missed the extensive coverage, on Jan. 7, three University freshmen released GirlCode, a mobile app containing the codes required to get into every Princeton women’s bathroom.
It’s hard being a student journalist at Princeton these days.I started my tenure as Editor-in-Chief a year ago discussing the University’s massive communications efforts to craft an ever-positive image of itself.
The University’s focus on undergraduate education as well as its small-town setting set it apart from its peer institutions.
I believe in unconditional freedom of speech and I condemn the attack on the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, that occurred in Paris.
All great writers who have thoughts begin their pieces with quotes from others. So, too, will I quote the timeless classic "High School Musical":“If you wanna be cool/Follow one simple rule/Don’t mess with the flow, no, no/Stick to the status quo!”This sentiment is most applicable to our school calendar, particularly regarding final exams.
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A study published on Thursday in the Journal of Basic Anthropology found that 70 percent of individuals who are popularly branded as “basic white chicks,” more colloquially known as “bwbs,” are not white.
For my friends, the process of choosing a movie involves nearly half an hour of deliberation, weighing individual preferences and moods (and the availability of certain titles on Netflix or quasi-reputable streaming sites). We float suggestions as disparate as Silence of the Lambs and Shakespeare in Love, and sometimes the whole endeavor is too fraught with conflict that we end up giving up altogether. The other night, however, we were all able to settle on Snowpiercer, the premise of which is a train that holds the survivors of a new Ice Age caused by scientists trying to combat global warming and succeeding all too well.
Privilege can isolate us from our responsibilities. For example, many Congressmen are privileged: their average net worth is over $1 million.
Princetonians, mark your calendars. Our 2015 winter break has been reduced to two weeks. The debate on the length of winter break is annual; the Editorial Board and many opinion columnists have argued for an adjusted calendar during years when the winter break was three weeks long.
Here’s a riddle: What is meant to make but never to keep?Answer: A New Year’s resolution.
I love puns. My ninth grade classmates can attest to this, for I would begin each day with my corniest new discovery.
Student responses to the Michael Brown and Eric Garner grand jury decisions have challenged the characterization of the University as a community that shies away from activism.
On Nov. 19, Rolling Stone published “A Rape on Campus,” anow-notorious storyabout the alleged gang rape of University of Virginia junior “Jackie” at a fraternity formal event her freshman year. On Dec.
In reaction to recent events, Tiger Inn underwent an internal dialogue and survey to determine how the environment of the eating club could be improved, and particularly how it could be made more welcoming to female members.
