Opinion

The cost of the clubs

While it’s great that Quad has become financially accessible to the entire student population, a change in one eating club alone is not sufficient. The administration has addressed this problem in the past, and now increases financial aid awards for all juniors and seniors in attempts to defray the costs of joining an eating club.

Letter to the Editor: January 16, 2012

Robert K. Durkee clarifies the University's taxpayer relationship with the Borough and the Township.

JP Houdini

Here’s where things get interesting. If you realize, then, that there is a difference between independent work in theory and independent work in practice, you are in a position to harness a tremendous power. All social and extracurricular obligations fall before the onslaught of independent work.

Cartoon: Soda Jerk

Why I am (and am not) failing

This is the last issue I will oversee as editor-in-chief. When my term ends this semester, I will essentially be kicked out of the office so the next board can do their job without me standing behind them telling them how to do it.

Letter to the Princeton student body

I want to thank you for taking the time to vote for Catherine Ettman, Bruce Easop or Shikha Uberoi. However, none of them is going to serve as your USG president for the upcoming term. I will.

One person, one bed

Having more than one bed might mean that you have more space to sleep. Or, more likely, you are providing yourself with a vacant space begging to be filled next to you in those wintry Reading Period nights, when your skin is cold and lonely, comforted only by the warm breath of an individual whispering sweet nothings about the intricate beauty of your mid-sized armoire.

Cartoon: Quality cartoon

Editorial: The Princeton pedestrian

Today we shall write about a problem that truly plagues our fair campus: Princetonians do not walk quickly enough.

Open letter to the Dean of Undergraduate Students

Perhaps you know about the current controversy over the University furniture policy. Our concerns particularly refer to the use of an additional bed. The intent of this op-ed is to offer arguments for compromise that will grant a grace period for the newly enforced policy until the end of the 2011-12 school year.

A forum for few voices

Occupy Princeton has done everything but allow for open political discourse.

Cartoon: Final(s) temptation

Priorities

I’m afraid of bad exam results and a poor GPA, and I want to lay the potential blame for such failings elsewhere. The more rational approach to this fear demands that we put our lives in perspective.

Editorial: Yaro's Legacy

When he first ran for office in 2010, our chief concerns about his candidacy centered on his ability to delegate as a leader and provide a long-term vision to unify many of his goals. However, Yaroshefsky amply met that challenge with his outstanding accomplishments as president. Most notable are the changes he made in technology and the impact he had on student life at Princeton.

Cartoon: Expectations vs. Reality

Occupy elections, not info sessions

YouTube videos of chants might get media coverage, but it is a facade that works to assuage our guilt about Princeton student’s apathy. If we really want to make a difference, what ought to be on the forefront of everyone’s minds is the impending political race.

Why I always come back early

Some breaks are for having a good time and forgetting the worries and cares of a semester long gone. But other times, like last week, are for just the opposite. I was not trying to forget that this is a school; I was trying to forget that it is anything but.

Cartoon: Homeward Bound!

Editorial: In support of keypads

The Editorial Board commends the University for this change because, if implemented correctly, this system holds immense promise in terms of preventing lockouts and making overall dormitory security more cost-effective. These keypads could drastically reduce the number of lockouts, both eliminating an enormous hassle from the lives of students and freeing Public Safety officers and financial resources for other allocations — like community policing. This system will also reduce the cost and labor associated with physically changing locks every time students permanently lose their keys; Building Services would only need to change the code through a simple electronic maneuver should a security issue arise.

Please go away

The semester has finally ended, and my decision to study abroad in the fall is bearing many rewards — not the least of which is a two-month long winter break. In retrospect, I’m glad that I made that decision.