Opinion

What NOT to bring: Packing advice for the Class of 2021*

What NOT to bring: Packing advice for the Class of 2021*

Daily Princetonian Staff

Your cat Hopes and dreams Expectations A snake Pleasure reading A desire for moist chicken A keychain for your room key Your ego Your Eggos Melatonin Your SAT scores - also AP, IB, ACT Your microwave Coins for the laundry machines Eye drops A distaste for the color orange The pre-read A printer High school apparel A boomerang, or other utterly impractical items from your home country A weak liver T-shirts (you’ll get enough for free) Daddy’s trust fund money Dignity Most species of bedbugs Boat shoes (why would you want to fit in, anyways?) Canada Goose Jacket An aversion to ice cream (it’s everywhere) A watch (you’ll never have enough time anyway) Sunglasses (like T-shirts, you’ll get a bunch of them for free) A framed portrait of Ted Cruz Ted Cruz A healthy appetite for free food Your health *This piece provides satirical advice for moving to Princeton.

OPINION | 08/08/2017

Letter from the Editor: Finding yourself at Princeton?

Nicholas Wu

I wondered what I would write in this column. What would I have told myself three years ago, in the summer of 2014?

OPINION | 08/08/2017

Letter to the Editor: Transgender service ban

Guest Contributor

As the Pastor of Christ Congregation, an Open and Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ and American Baptist Church — and as a friend and family member to many who have served in the military — I emphatically denounce the White House’s most recent policy denying transgender people the privilege and right to serve in our nation’s military. Scripture says this: “So God created humankind in God’s image, in the image of God, God created them; male and female, God created them.” If, like me, you believe all humans were created in the image of God, then we can assume that God’s existence does not conform to binary definitions of gender.

OPINION | 08/02/2017

An indefensible policy

Mason Cox

The University’s policy on the Student Health Plan (SHP) and financial aid is indefensible. An article published over the summer by The Daily Princetonian details Nasir Ismael’s ‘21 decision to start a funding campaign in order to ensure the $1,800 fee for SHP be covered, despite receiving a full financial aid package, because the SHP fee was not covered at the time of his financial aid package’s awarding.

OPINION | 07/21/2017

Sailing the populist moment across the Atlantic

Guest Contributor

The Herman Melville novella “Benito Cereno,” in which a merchant ship is taken over by a slave mutiny, may seem to many like the perfect allegory for populism today. However, I do not believe that populism tricks democracy into such a scenario. We must learn to steer our ship without fearing the foreseeable intrusion of the populist guest, as we sail into perilous and unforeseen depths of the new order in need of a democratic horizon.

OPINION | 07/16/2017

Letter to the Editor: President Eisgruber responds to 'Sign on to "We Are Still In"'

Guest Contributor

Thank you for your recent note and for transmitting your petition. I appreciate your concern for the environment and your commitment to sustainability.

OPINION | 06/15/2017

Letter to the Editor: Naughty by Nature

Guest Contributor

The choice of the group Naughty by Nature as entertainment for the Class of 1992 25th Reunion was short-sighted at best, deplorable at worst.

OPINION | 06/14/2017

Sign on to 'We Are Still In'

Guest Contributor

We believe that by committing to the Paris Agreement as part of the We Are Still In coalition statement, Princeton would — as one of the highest-profile universities in the United States — bring greater attention to how universities are mobilizing in response to Trump’s withdrawal decision. We believe that Princeton’s leadership would heighten climate change awareness among its vast and influential network of students, staff, alumni, and affiliates. Most importantly, we believe that Princeton’s involvement would be consistent with its most deeply held values.

OPINION | 06/09/2017

Does political correctness infringe on free speech?

Chang Che

The old motto “actions speak louder than words” has always contained a grave misunderstanding: it assumes that words and actions are fundamentally different modes of communication.

OPINION | 06/06/2017

Celebrating complacency at Princeton

Guest Contributor

“Ya se agotó,” I said, incredulous (I shouldn’t have been; it’s a weekly occurrence). It’s already run out.

OPINION | 06/06/2017

Standardize the thesis deadline

Guest Contributor

As a glaring disclaimer, I did not write a thesis. As a BSE COS major, I opted to complete my independent research requirement during my junior year.

OPINION | 06/06/2017

Women's leadership at Princeton: How women get to lead

Guest Contributor

Over the last three years, there has been a surprising new trend across student groups: back-to-back women leaders of student groups including the Undergraduate Student Government (USG), Whig-Clio, Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Princetonian, and Business Today. Contrary to what we might expect from a place like Princeton, many of these organizations have not had women leaders for years.

OPINION | 06/01/2017

What’s wrong with a Mexican party?

Ryan Chavez

On May 12, 2017, The Daily Princetonian broke a story on a Mexican-themed party that took place on campus the night before. Racially insensitive events are so common on this campus that they have come to be expected. In the past year alone we’ve already had one particularly flagrant example, the 27th annual Mandatory Makeout Mexican Mustache Monday Madness Fiesta in September. Then, as we saw more recently this May, one Mexican party was not enough for the year.

OPINION | 06/01/2017

It’s not crying wolf: Holding the U. accountable for the Cinco de Mayo party

Guest Contributor

As the current PLA co-President, I was personally hurt to see a fellow PLA member target our response in such a negative manner. This is because the opinion piece by Uri Schwartz ’20, a Mexican-American student who is part of the University’s Latinx community, is relevant in this situation. However, Schwartz’s op-ed also proves to be extremely flawed.

OPINION | 06/01/2017

Noticing

Guest Contributor

Whether it be looking for a hidden gargoyle or $10-million energy efficiency upgrade, be a noticer. Keep your eyes open and look around, because you never know what you will find.

OPINION | 06/01/2017

The exciting uncertainty of the future

Janelle Tam

What do you want to do with your life? A lucky few Princetonians will be able to answer that question with certainty, knowing exactly their vision for their life, and how they will make it a reality.

OPINION | 06/01/2017

Why I, a Mexican, am not offended by the Cinco de Mayo party

Guest Contributor

I am neither here to call anyone a liar, nor to belittle the experiences of others. I am not in a position to tell people what should and should not offend them. But what I do strongly believe is that PLA and PULPO’s responses to this party were excessive, unnecessarily harsh toward the University, and in some respects unsubstantiated.

OPINION | 05/24/2017

Letter to the Editor: How do we decolonize an Ivy League institution?

Guest Contributor

Nearly forty years ago, anthropology was forced to reckon with its colonial past and present in a period of upheaval that nearly ended the discipline as we know it.

OPINION | 05/22/2017

Letter to the Editor: Stop whining, all of you

Guest Contributor

To my conservative friends, There has been a development in American progressivism in which people would rather make ad hominem attacks and ignore views that seem antithetical to who they are as a person than productively engage with others.

OPINION | 05/18/2017

A new deal

Liam O'Connor

Young adults exploit their newfound freedom when they leave their parents and go to college. They experiment in new activities that are normally discouraged by their elders.

OPINION | 05/18/2017

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