Opinion

Personal politics and the death star

“Randal Graves on the construction of the second Death Star: “All right, look— you're a roofer, and some juicy government contract comes your way; you got the wife and kids and the two-story in suburbia— this is a government contract, which means all sorts of benefits.

The plight of the unpaid intern

For students who’ve either put off the summer job search for far too long, or have been sent back gentle rejection letter after gentle rejection letter, the month before finals was when desperation set in.

Join the Editorial Board

Over the past semester, the unsigned editorials featured on this page have discussed issues such as the nascent Eisgruber presidency, Lawnparties as a benefit concert and University insurance coverage of sex-reassignment surgery.

Today I lived

Last Sunday, I arrived at Princeton Junction around 9:30 at night. On the New York platform I recognized someone: a recent alumnus standing with a distinguished-looking couple, whom I took to be his parents.

Here's to coming home

I woke up to the wails of power tools. Some days, their agonizing, heart-rattling whirring would crescendo, as if the drills were threatening to burst through my wall, through my headboard, into my head.

The freshman farewell

The generation of social media

One afternoon late in August, I got an email about a start-up company that was launching a Princeton branch for their new social media app.

The real deal

If there’s anything Princeton has more of than free food, tiger puns and black bear warnings, it’s the opportunity for students to study abroad and immerse ourselves in a different culture.

University bike-share program

Following a trend started in the world’s major cities, at least 33 U.S. colleges now offer some form of bike-sharing program.

Laziness

My dad likes to tell the story of the time when, as my soccer coach, he instructed my team to run a lap.

Welcome back

Fear of flying

Each summer, one of my best friends from Princeton and I discuss our goals for the upcoming year.

The start-up bubble

Right now, it seems like the biggest, buzziest business opportunities are coming from the start-up world.

Cartoon: Princeton Mean Girls

What's wrong with cheating?

Sophocles once said, “I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating” — but then again, Sophocles didn’t go to Harvard. A recent survey released by The Harvard Crimson, profiling the incoming freshman class of 2017, found that about 42 percent of incoming freshmen have admitted to cheating on a homework assignment.

Making a dent in the world

This summer, my mom, one of my brothers and I went to see “Jobs.” As we walked home, we talked about visionaries, the impact Steve Jobs had made on our daily lives, the pursuit of the product and the industries he had both created and destroyed.

Opinion: Reunions and the Bubble

Reunions can appear like the epitome of Orange Bubble ambivalence and insularity. Thousands of alumni gather for what seems like the sole purpose of partying and reliving their youth, safely enclosed within the Princeton campus. And while Reunions can becriticized for its excess,it doesn’t perpetuate the Bubble as much as it may seem. In a lot of ways, Reunions bursts the Orange Bubble.

An introduction to the new Daily Princetonian website

To our readers — Beginning today, we will be launching a preview version of our new website.

What are you afraid of?

Princetonians tend to be a motivated bunch. A quick glance at our resumes would be enough to convince anyone of that.

Editorial: Lawnparties as a benefit concert

Lawnparties is among Princeton?s most beloved traditions. At the beginning and end of every school year, thousands of undergraduates and guests take to Prospect Avenue for a day of music, preppy clothing and community in a truly one-of-a-kind event.