As a solution to the problem of matching people to the right club, I prefer a social meritocracy deciding my dining options over a computer algorithm doing the same task.
We think that sex requires a permanent and exclusive commitment because sex is the maximal form of engagement with another person.
The way we think about sex, as with any important facet of human experience, is inextricably bound up with how we talk about it.
I’ve observed that Princeton students have a tendency to argue with a troubling degree of certainty and stridency about issues that are either deeply complex or inherently irresolvable.
Under the current system, deserving students like Dan-el Padilla are routinely denied opportunities because of their parents’ actions.
The average effectiveness of our organizations would increase dramatically if more students were to think critically about how they could help existing organizations improve instead of starting their own clubs.
Just as Spanish conveys thoughts that can never be expressed in English, we need a Princetonian GPA to convey grading standards that could never be expressed in the languages of any of our peer schools.
Lauren Clark discusses the connectedness of students on campus, while Isabel Flower critiques the publication of Neagu's column and Jacob Denz calls for a clear definition of consent.
While Princeton’s diverse student body rarely unifies around a single issue, nearly every student seems to have rallied against grade deflation. This forces advocates of the policy — well, the few that exist — to always be on the defensive, addressing only the apparent negatives of grade deflation without discussing the benefits.
The Student Aid and Financial Responsibility Act is in some ways a step forward on making higher education affordable, but it’s also a step back on the more important question of government’s role. In other words, we’re trying to fix one problem but are worsening another one.
The primary resources that Wilson School students ? including those enrolled in the certificate program ? have exclusive access to are task forces and internship funding.
Universities are not corporations, and no university, much less one of Britain’s flagship institutions, should be “[c]reat[ing] financially viable academic activity by disinvesting from areas that are at sub-critical level with no realistic prospect of extra investment.”
Students who are qualified for admission to Princeton should not be denied access to one of the University’s departments unless the University has insufficient resources to meet student demand. Demand for Wilson School certificates does not appear to have surpassed this threshold. Accordingly, the Wilson School should make the application process for the certificate non-competitive.
It is unfair to allow certificate students to use the school’s resources based on the criterion of "self-selection" alone while concentrators are required to undergo a competitive process and be evaluated on more factors.
Plans to dedicate first floor of New South to the arts are ironic.
Why is it that, on a campus of free, independent, creative minds, we have such a burdened air, a weight on each of our brows that keeps them furrowed in concentration, an iron suit of obligation to put ourselves through hell and back for things we no longer seem to enjoy? We slap our palms to our foreheads, snore over a pile of books, stare mutinously at the director, coach or teacher before us, but do nothing to break free.
As the deadlines draw near and the excuses dwindle, I propose that we supplement the usual channels of procrastination by re-examining the very practice itself. Why do we write a thesis?
