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Opinion

Another semester in fine print

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Another semester in fine print

Remy Reya

This is a time for us to recognize just how hard all of us are working to stay afloat, and to reward that hard work with positive reinforcement and compassion. It would do us well to accept “the state of the world” as a valid reason for lethargy and shorthand for the multifaceted but difficult-to-explain circumstances that make it challenging for us to be our best selves right now—emotionally, socially, and academically. 

OPINION | 10/13/2020

What COVID-19 has shown us about our political culture

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What COVID-19 has shown us about our political culture

Brittani Telfair

In the United States, empathy has become a partisan value, when in fact it should be a human one. This is a national emergency, a national time of grief, and a national time of mobilization in and outside of government regardless of political leanings. Unfortunately, we have seen shaky measures at best because the question has become not, “What can the government do?” but rather, “Should the government do anything at all?” 

OPINION | 10/08/2020

The restraint of ‘will you shut up, man?’

Biden Debate

The restraint of ‘will you shut up, man?’

David Palomino

Biden’s performance, and the debate as a whole, offers a valuable lesson. The debate demonstrates not only why discourse cannot survive without restraint, but also why restraint can be a powerful tool to display moral character. As students forming Princeton University’s discourse, and as young adults shaping our own personal characters, we cannot minimize this lesson in restraint. Without it, the future we create is more likely to repeat the mistakes of the present.

OPINION | 10/08/2020
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Nuclear Princeton: Indigenous scholarship and representation in an institution ‘not designed’ for Native students

Institutional Support for Native American Students among the Ivy League and Stanford

Nuclear Princeton: Indigenous scholarship and representation in an institution ‘not designed’ for Native students

Hannah Reynolds

The lack of discourse around anti-Native racism at the University is paralleled by minimal representation and resources for people of Indigenous heritage at the University. Princeton has the fewest resources for Indigenous students of any Ivy League institution, with fewer than 0.2 percent of students identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native, no affinity spaces, and very few Indigenous faculty and staff.

OPINION | 10/04/2020

Faculty of the future: Broadening the metrics for hiring and promotion

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Faculty of the future: Broadening the metrics for hiring and promotion

Mohan Setty-Charity

Princeton can make a bold statement among universities that it does not only rely on awards or similarly narrow external metrics in making decisions about hiring and promotion. Instead, broader criteria could draw more professors from all different backgrounds, who can bring in new ideas, instruct and inspire the next generation of scholars, and help the University live up to its ideals.

OPINION | 10/01/2020

The consequences of being a queer Princeton student during a pandemic

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The consequences of being a queer Princeton student during a pandemic

Kristal Grant

As an institution that is committed to admitting students from diverse backgrounds, Princeton has to be equally as committed to ensuring their success. Many parents of queer students are often painfully aware of the leverage they possess, in that their student’s ability to complete their education is based on their willingness to provide their financial information. 

OPINION | 09/29/2020

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