Opinion

The Triangle Show was excellent, but…

The Triangle Show was excellent, but…

Richard Ma

Though this season’s production, “Once Uponzi Time,” was excellent, it included problematic elements. The show was really cohesive, hilarious, and politically sharp, even by Triangle Show standards. Yet, I found the show’s use of its Asian actors unsettling.

OPINION | 12/03/2019

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Where are all the women: Part four

Where are all the women: Part four

Madeleine Marr

Not all women are mothers, or even primary caregivers. However, when the dominant culture pushes women into the primary caregiver role when they do choose to have children, institutions should restructure accordingly to allow those raising the next generation to contribute to knowledge production and pursue fulfilling careers.

OPINION | 12/02/2019

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Impeachment hearings, Donald Trump, and Princeton's public service

Impeachment hearings, Donald Trump, and Princeton's public service

Kaveh Badrei

Public service demands a commitment of the self and should be a position of honor and dignity that all aspire to in their professional careers beyond our four years at Princeton.

OPINION | 12/02/2019

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Divest Princeton: revoking the fossil fuel industry’s social license

Divest Princeton: revoking the fossil fuel industry’s social license

Tali Shemma

While Princeton’s research and teaching in the areas of climate change, decarbonization, and sustainability are commendable, the fact remains that Princeton’s investments do not align with the values and imperatives that rise from the knowledge it is producing and disseminating in these areas. 

OPINION | 12/01/2019

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More than just office hours

More than just office hours

Leora Eisenberg

We have plenty of opportunities at Princeton to get to know our professors; we need only to take them.

OPINION | 12/01/2019

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“Ok, boomer” isn’t exacerbating the generational divide

“Ok, boomer” isn’t exacerbating the generational divide

AG McGee

“Ok, boomer” isn’t exacerbating the generational divide in a way that misnames the target of youth angst.

OPINION | 11/25/2019

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Our many paths

Our many paths

Leora Eisenberg

While it’s incredibly frustrating to see seemingly everyone get job offers (and the security that comes along with it), it would be far more frustrating to be applying to jobs in fields that aren’t relevant to our interests or skill sets. 

OPINION | 11/25/2019

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Tigerbook, privacy, and consent

Tigerbook, privacy, and consent

Sebastian Quiroz

My suggestion, though more modest, could lead to more radical outcomes for our privacy: change Tigerbook to a purely opt-in system.

OPINION | 11/24/2019

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Improving fire safety inspections

Improving fire safety inspections

Hunter Campbell

If the goal of fire safety inspections is to stop violations that endanger the lives of the members of our community, then why should we not be willing to spend some more money in adopting a more effective — and more prudent — inspection policy?

OPINION | 11/24/2019

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Pyne Prize request for nominations

Pyne Prize request for nominations

Kathleen Deignan

We are eager to receive letters of nomination from members of the University community.  Please send letters to pyneprize@princeton.edu by Monday, Jan. 6, 2020.

OPINION | 11/24/2019

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Where are all the women: part three

Where are all the women: part three

Madeleine Marr

Women authors are much less likely to be cited than their male counterparts.

OPINION | 11/21/2019

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Immediately extend application deadlines for Iranian students

Immediately extend application deadlines for Iranian students

Guest Contributor

On behalf of many current and future applicants and students, we are asking Princeton to please consider extending all submission deadlines for those who are currently inside Iran and do not have access to the Internet. 

OPINION | 11/21/2019

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Correcting the record on Cami Anderson

Correcting the record on Cami Anderson

Braden Flax

The alleged merits of ThirdWay are predicated on Anderson's own credentials, which, given her behavior as superintendent of Newark Schools, bodes ill for the organization so long as she heads it.

OPINION | 11/21/2019

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On journaling

On journaling

Jae-Kyung Sim

After the past few months of trying out journaling, I’ve learned that those 20 minutes spent keeping my journal taught me more about myself than any assignment ever could.

OPINION | 11/20/2019

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The complexity of confession

The complexity of confession

Kate Lee

As important as it is to acknowledge issues and challenges on campus, it is equally crucial that we find the right spaces for the right conversations.

OPINION | 11/20/2019

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Talking to strangers will improve your life

Talking to strangers will improve your life

Emma Treadway

Once we get settled into our Princeton experience, unfortunately, we rarely venture beyond the comfort of our selected friend group.

OPINION | 11/19/2019

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What happened, Tigerbook?

What happened, Tigerbook?

Claire Wayner

Tragically, Tigerbook is a shell of what it used to be.

OPINION | 11/19/2019

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Period products, please!

Period products, please!

Khadijah Anwar

It is critical that we acknowledge the essentiality of menstrual products and work to lift discriminatory taxes and increase accessibility for women across the world.

OPINION | 11/18/2019

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The value of rewriting

The value of rewriting

Shannon Chaffers

As Princeton students, we like to think we can craft a perfectly structured, well-reasoned argument on the first try. The fact that in many cases, we cannot rewrite our essays, only reinforces this misconception.

OPINION | 11/18/2019

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'The only Heaven I’ll be sent to'

'The only Heaven I’ll be sent to'

Samuel Aftel

Even if Jesus were straight, and even if queer joy manifests in blasphemous fashions (whatever that means), queer people should still be free, loved, and embraced for their queerness.

OPINION | 11/18/2019

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