Opinion

Turning to Tiger Confessions for reassurance

Leora Eisenberg

Tiger Confessions has not replaced either of these things or saved me from nervous breakdowns — it hasn’t. Nonetheless, the group has given me necessary perspective, in that I wasn’t the only one going through whatever I was experiencing.

OPINION | 03/24/2019

Why we’re striking

Guest Contributor

Today, we must look beyond the environmental impacts of our personal choices to consider the responsibilities we have as a community of young people and as members of an academic institution.

OPINION | 03/14/2019

Activism pays off eventually

Activism pays off eventually

Morgan Lucey

I am not calling for everyone on this campus to participate in HIV/AIDS activism. This is a worthwhile cause, but it is not the only one by any means. Whichever issue one chooses to fight for, it is necessary to accept the fact that the goal may not be achieved instantaneously, even if initial efforts require massive amount of time and energy. Continued, steady effort over longer periods of time will prove to be more successful.

OPINION | 03/14/2019

Making campus jobs more meaningful

Jasman Singh

We’re privileged to be members of an academic institution that can meet the financial commitments required to host this extensive of a program, but that doesn’t mean we can’t tweak it and make it even better.

OPINION | 03/14/2019

The double-edged sword of Tiger Confessions

Benjamin Gelman

Tiger Confessions is merely a vehicle for our thoughts. As such, it is our responsibility to decide the culture of the page and to determine what kinds of online content we promote as a student body.

OPINION | 03/14/2019

Trump’s Unnecessary Executive Order Actually Threatens Free Speech

Katie Goldman

While free speech is certainly a part of the constitution that must be respected, the executive order suggested by Trump is both unnecessary and counterproductive. Adding an executive order would only complicate already established procedures.

OPINION | 03/12/2019

Not in my University… right?

Not in my University… right?

Siyang Liu

"I think (I hope?) that the same thing would not occur at Princeton, however, that’s not to say that Princeton doesn’t have problems of the same nature. Even though our situation may not be as extreme, Princeton too struggles with internalized xenophobia, and it’s important that we confront it.”

OPINION | 03/12/2019

The importance of diversity behind the camera

Shannon Chaffers

In recent years, Hollywood has faced criticism for the lack of diversity in front of the camera, but what goes on behind the camera is just as important.

OPINION | 03/10/2019

Why the 21+ rule makes no sense for alcohol

Emma Treadway

I believe that the issue isn’t as simple as a lack of responsibility on the part of underage drinkers — though, admittedly, they do not help their case by drinking. Rather, we must consider how the 21+ rule inadvertently encourages drinking.

OPINION | 03/10/2019

Toward inclusive, international scholarship

Toward inclusive, international scholarship

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Fifty years ago, the Association of Black Collegians occupied New South to protest the University’s investments in apartheid South Africa. Those students examined South African history and contemporary affairs beyond the constraints of traditional Western scholarship. They pursued an expansive, provocative understanding of the human experience, one that transcended geographic and racial boundaries. We should heed their example.

OPINION | 03/08/2019

The death of neutrality: Princeton’s investments in a politicized era

Claire Wayner

Across the country, 48 U.S. universities have either partially or fully divested from fossil fuels. So, why does Princeton consistently avoid shifting its investments?

OPINION | 03/07/2019

Lessons from a Black History Month for the Ages

Julia Chaffers

Each of the controversies of this Black History Month reflects a persistent and fundamental misunderstanding of racial politics and the definition of racism.

OPINION | 03/06/2019

Conquering the fear of loneliness through independence

Conquering the fear of loneliness through independence

Brigitte Harbers

To be confident in your independence is to understand that your existence and success is not dependent on other people.

OPINION | 03/06/2019

The omnipresent electronic screen

The omnipresent electronic screen

Claire Wayner

Since arriving at Princeton, I have witnessed isolation through technology when walking around campus.

OPINION | 03/05/2019

Putting Princeton in perspective

Putting Princeton in perspective

Thomas Johnson

While I’m not suggesting everyone should go out and get themselves a baby, regardless of how fun I think campus would become, becoming a father has made me believe that we all need to live in the present more.

OPINION | 03/05/2019

Her body, his choice?

Her body, his choice?

Winnie Brandfield-Harvey

For many women, Title X providers such as Planned Parenthood are their only source for adequate health care, and the loss of funds will leave a significant number of women, especially minority women, without basic care. While Trump’s views may be malleable (often in pursuit of political gain), women’s bodies are not, and they should not be subject to the wishy-washy nature of his presidency.

OPINION | 03/04/2019

Men explain things to me at Princeton

Madeleine Marr

While comments sections are never hospitable places, there is a visible difference in the way the male writers are treated versus the female writers. While harassing female columnists is the extreme, it is a point on a spectrum that includes the abysmally small number of female faculty at Princeton, the underreporting of college sexual assaults, and the chronic interruption of female students in precepts and seminars.

OPINION | 03/04/2019

From solidarity with Ressa ’86 to debunking Marcos, stand for human rights in the Philippines

From Maria Ressa ’86 to Imee Marcos, Princeton University has been making headlines lately in the Philippines.

OPINION | 03/03/2019

Move to placement-only auditions

Move to placement-only auditions

If we have something like a “Varsity” and “Junior Varsity” section of each group, we can avoid many of the harms caused by the audition process — like social exclusion — while still protecting the desire for talented members.

OPINION | 03/03/2019

The cruelty and tragedy of Michael Jackson

The cruelty and tragedy of Michael Jackson

Samuel Aftel

In retrospect, Jackson always seemed to exist in a curious moral, cultural, and even existential liminal space. He straddled blackness and whiteness, femininity and masculinity, queerness and straightness, decency and brutality. The duality of Jackson’s identity is, in part, what made him great. But this duality was also a mechanism of deception.

OPINION | 02/28/2019

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