Opinion

We need a student ‘utilities’ bill

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We need a student ‘utilities’ bill

Claire Wayner

The practices which Princeton employs currently — to make every service free, regardless of the resources used — are cultivating a wasteful mindset among us undergraduates which will end up costing us and the Earth more after graduation. Instead of allowing its students to be willfully ignorant within the Orange Bubble, the University should begin charging us on a usage basis, teaching us to be more conscientious and responsible citizens of this planet while helping us to save money in the long run.

OPINION | 12/08/2019

Hong Kong: The cyclical nature of violence and why it must stop

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Hong Kong: The cyclical nature of violence and why it must stop

Richard Ma

Regardless of one’s personal views on the ongoing crisis in Hong Kong, it is imperative that the situation in Hong Kong serves as a warning for future conflict.

OPINION | 12/08/2019

A response to Esterlit: a greater injustice

A response to Esterlit: a greater injustice

Braden Flax

Anyone considering Esterlit's competence to bring about justice should examine his professed qualifications.

OPINION | 12/05/2019

Community and the new Tiger Confessions++ group

Community and the new Tiger Confessions++ group

Kate Liu

Sometimes what we need most is to know — rather than simply hope — that we’re not alone.

OPINION | 12/04/2019

Enough is enough

Enough is enough

Julia Chaffers

America is unlike any other country on the planet in terms of amount of firearms and frequency of gun violence. Continuing to do nothing enforces this pattern, and the cycle will continue.

OPINION | 12/04/2019

Letter to the editor from USG presidential candidate

Letter to the editor from USG presidential candidate

David Esterlit

That institution is called USG, and it has not lived up to its potential. And that is why I am running for USG president.

OPINION | 12/03/2019

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

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

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

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

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

“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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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