However, the changes would be a start in bringing the University’s pass/D/fail system up to par with those at our fellow Ivy League institutions.
Despite our nation’s alleged glorification of the military, we emphasize the superficial aspects, and in doing so, do not place a genuine importance on the serious issues related to the military.
Treadway’s article is a blind expression of the elitism that has plagued the study of classics for decades, if not centuries.
Do things that will put a smile on your face and remind yourself of what you care about beyond the classroom.
Even at an institution that offers so much to its students, it can be tempting to find fault where very little exists. This isn’t to say that Princeton is without shortcomings, but the location of the Fields Center simply isn’t one of them.
If I have the time or if the inquirer is genuinely interested, I will give my spiel for the weight of classics. In fact, I believe that Latin or Greek should be a mandatory element of the high school or college education, regardless of career plans. The education system would benefit from a mandatory requirement of — or at least a greater emphasis on — the classical study.
With this in mind, how can we make Birthright a program that properly connects Jewish youth with Israel, including its politics? We can start by calling for the University’s Birthright trip to have a Palestinian speaker, specifically someone from Area C of the West Bank, which is the region under complete Israeli control, and can speak to the realities of military occupation.
I appreciate President Eisgruber’s willingness to compromise. The problem, however, is that the harm of the box emerges even before one checks the box and opens themself up to discrimination by admissions officers.
From minor inconveniences such as needing an adapter to charge an iPhone to bigger challenges like having math class taught in Italian, studying abroad forces American students to adapt.
Women are taught to exercise to lose something, rather than to gain something.
If today we allow Twitter to ban those who are despised, we may be building the guillotine for our own heads.
The first step to having a general feeling of inclusion at Princeton is to bring the presence of the Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding closer to the center of campus.
The University, an institution that wields international prestige as one of the best and most well-known universities in the world, must also lead the ongoing fight against systemic discrimination by banning the box.
Contemplating a building in this way, I argue, is not just enjoyable. More importantly, such an exercise restores and reorients us to physicality and reality. Architecture, firmitatis, will liberate our generation from the chains of digital fatigue.
There is something truly disappointing about the notion that even though I voted along party lines for Bob Menendez as a Democrat, I only did so because I saw him as the lesser of two evils compared not to Bob Hugin ’76 but to Donald Trump.
The federal government should recognize that it is every citizen’s right to reside in a healthy and sustainable environment.
Effective mentorship demands more organic roots than a random match.
I propose a challenge to the reader: the next time you go on vacation to a different country, don’t forget to seek out its rich history and interesting heritage. Treat it like you’re doing research.
Princeton will never produce students “in the Nation’s Service and the Service of Humanity” if, in order to get there, students sidestep community service. If you’re a Princeton student, chances are you’re part of the I’ve-never-crossed-Nassau-Street club, and, even if you have, you’ve probably only made it as far as Starbucks.
Encourage your friends as well, so that more people are inclined to break that taboo precluding us from embracing silence. It may just be key to thriving during your time at Princeton.
