Opinion

Outside the Bubble: An inappropriate punishment

Last week, news broke that the Department of Justice would seek the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who, along with his deceased brother, was allegedly responsible for the bombings during the Boston Marathon last year, taking the lives of three people.

Making the connection

It’s February, and while this can mean a lot of different things for Princetonians, there’s one particular feature of the college experience that many of us undergo at this time: applying to internships.

A tradition of casualties

By Uchechi Kalu As the tides of Bicker crash upon us I raise a middle finger one final time to the parasitic system that has won the unquestioning loyalty of Princeton's social culture.

Cartoon: The search is over

Fighting SPIN: An introduction to the 138th managing board

There is a peculiar and obscure group on campus, even though, at around 200 members, it is almost as large as the full staff of The Daily Princetonian.

One of the cool kids

One day in high school, my mother was helping me wash my hair and pulled a large clump of hair out of my scalp.

Service is a bit like faith

By Kyle Berlin I currently live in Urubamba, Peru. I’ve been here for more than five months now, and will be here for at least another four.

Putting the “propaganda” in context

In an interview last May, former University President Shirley Tilghman told me she doesn’t believe everything the University says about itself.“If you start believing all your propaganda and believing that we’re perfect, you will fail as the president,” she said.Everything we do at The Daily Princetonian is guided by the belief that the truth shouldn’t be the exclusive possession of the people who "need" to know it in order to make policy and advance their interests.We all deserve an objective account of the University’s successes and shortcomings so that we are better placed to perpetuate the good and reform the imperfect.And yet I can’t count the number of times during my year as Editor-in-Chief of the ‘Prince’ when someone has tried to negotiate with me not to run a story that portrays them or someone they represent in a way they perceive to be unfavorable.

Editorial: Use of un-prescribed stimulants violates academic regulations

When prescribed, psychostimulants such as Adderall and Ritalin can play an important role in aiding students who suffer from the academic difficulties caused by ADD and ADHD.

To be or not to be admitted

“3,042 students, or 78.9 percent, deferred in third year of U.’s early action program.” That should have been The Daily Princetonian’s headline on Dec.

Cartoon: Meningitis isn't the only danger of necking

Cartoon: Competing resolutions

Fixing ObamaCare (Yes, We Can)

As the confetti settled in Times Square, the New Year rang in with the first wave of new insurance policies under the Affordable Care Act, widely known as “ObamaCare.” The White House reported that more than 2.1 million Americans have already signed up for private insurance through the ObamaCare exchanges.

The decline of the Renaissance man

In 1829, Thomas Young, hailed “the last man who knew everything,” died, taking with him an era in which the polymath reigned supreme.

Memories vs. experiences

In a TED talk titled “The riddle of experience vs.

Editorial: Reduce assigned reading

While the Board does not know the amount of material that is humanly possible to read in a week, the Board suspects that many humanities and social science courses assign reading in excess of this amount.

Royals

There I sat, alone in my room (and for all I knew alone in all of Holder) and thinking of finals yet to be studied for and paintings yet to be finished, while Lorde’s drawling notes eased out of my stereo.

Cartoon: Priorities

Representing a full range of careers

By Azza Cohen and Kemy Lin Even though we see the snow falling on the castle we call Princeton, we’re thinking about the summer.

Cartoon: Princeton is terrible, long live Princeton