We are privileged to attend a university that’s forced to actively make campus life safer and more secure, but not all students are going to face the same privilege.
The Princeton Reconstruction Project is comprised of concerned students calling for an active Reconstruction of Princeton University — an intentional pivot from its roots as a White supremacist institution to one that reflects the current values it espouses.
In order to prepare students for the harsh, demanding social climbing that they will need to do to reach the pinnacle of their money-grubbing careers and donate vast sums to the University, it is essential that they experience isolating social behavior at an early stage.
Just because you get a Goldman Sachs internship doesn’t mean you will be happy for the rest of your life —new problems will always arise.
The Tigertones may not be asking the girl if she wants to be kissed, but I am asking them to stop singing this song — now.
Let’s strive not to dismiss others based on identity, but rather to engage with their arguments.
With mindfulness, we can appreciate the things we do understand: our own bodies, our own thoughts, and all that the environment we are lucky to be a part of offers.
While University students comfortably use drugs in their ivory castles and lavish mansions, someone in a different part of the world is suffering for their selfish decisions.
If Bicker has any point, it is to determine — often baselessly — who would be a good social “fit” for a club’s culture.
So during this holiday season, take a break from the football game once in a while. Check on the Chess World Championship, cheer for Fabiano Caruana, and maybe even play a couple of games yourself!
There must be an effort made, at least for one night, to be able to feel both severe disappointment when a candidate we believe is dangerous or unqualified wins, and a feeling of intense pride in our working democracy.
On Friday, Betsy DeVos unveiled her new plan offering guidelines to schools on how to adjudicate cases of sexual misconduct — in an attempt to increase justice, fairness, and equity in the system. It achieves the antithesis of those values.
What fills me with the most guilt and fear by far is the label I gain when I graduate from Princeton.
Academic growth, however, cannot be achieved by completing unending piles of work; that constant stress will only wear us down to the point where we can no longer do our best work.
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.
