Opinion

​Insān[ity]

I have always found interesting the Arabic word for human, “insān,” which comes from the word “nasyan” meaning “forgetful: It was a mystery to me how out of all the adjectives to describe human, the Arabs chose “forgetful.” However, the more time I spent on Princeton’s campus, the more I came to realize its meaning.

Editorial: Foreign language recommendation part 2

As a continuation of our series on the Task Force on General Education’s November 14 report, the Board will comment on the second recommendation regarding the foreign language requirement.

Undocumented immigration: seeking a pragmatic center

Since his unexpected victory in the election, President-elect Trump’s policy platform has been shifting erratically.

Letter to the editor: Solicitations for the Pyne prize

I write to solicit nominations for the Pyne Prize, the highest general distinction the University confers upon an undergraduate, which will be awarded on Alumni Day, Saturday, February 25, 2017. In thinking about nomination, I would ask that you consider the following description: M.

Graduate student unionization is not a class struggle

Over the weeks that Harvard's dining workers were on strike, some Princeton graduate students decided they wanted the opportunity to threaten to do so, too.

The Pilgrim's Legacy

U. to low-income students: Don’t go home for break

María José Solórzano ’20 couldn’t go home for fall break and doesn’t plan to for Thanksgiving.

Calendar reform: recommendation 5 concerning the J Term

In a continuation of a series responding to the November 14 report released by the Task Force on General Education, the Board will comment on the report’s fifth recommendation: calendar reform.

You tried

Letter to the Editor: To my fellow liberals

I told you so. Those four words have been trapped in my mind ever since the news sources, one by one, declared Donald Trump the President-Elect.

Letter to the Editor: Why should you run for the USG Senate?

It is truly a community effort to make this University a safe, healthy, engaging, and enriching place for all students.

Your Daily Dose of Multinyms Pt. 4

The Next Liberal Agenda

After the Nov. 8 election, Princeton’s campus has been solemn. The harsh rhetoric from Donald Trump and the fierce condemnation from the left drove a wedge in a widening gap between conservatives and liberals in the United States, and many students feel like the worst-case election scenario has come to pass. I am one of those students.

Asian: A Misnomer

When news broke of the racist remarks that Deputy Metro Editor Michael Luo of the New York Times faced last month (An Open Letter to the Woman Who Told My Family to Go Back to China), I with hundreds of my fellow Princetonians was appalled.

Dear administration: protect undocumented people now or change motto

There is no debating it: we are in a time of crisis, and complacency is deadly. This moment, more than any other we can remember, requires immediate action “in the nation’s service and the service of humanity.” Students can sign the DREAM Team’s petition calling on the University to protect undocumented people, and participate in the walk-out and gathering in front of Nassau Hall happening today (Thursday, November 17). Administrators, meanwhile, should also make good on the promise of the University’s motto by implementing the DREAM Team’s recommendations outlined below and in the online petition.

Warning sign

For the love of humanity

This past spring, Princeton’s informal motto was changed from “Princeton in the nation's service and in the service of all nations” to “Princeton in the nation's service and the service of humanity.” It highlighted for me the notion that the University seeks serve everyone, plain and simple, rather than defining everyone by “nations,” “races,” “sexes,” or any variety of arbitrary categorizations. The idea of categorization though, the idea that we’re defined by our race, gender, or sexual orientation, seems to be a very recent phenomenon and not necessarily intentional.

Twitter anti-Semitism, and how Princeton beat it

Miko Peled, a critic of Israeli policies, was scheduled to come to campus on September 20. He and I agree on little — we disagree on almost everything, actually — but I try to open myself to dialogue.

Letter to the Editor: Dear Secretary Clinton

Dear Secretary Clinton: Thank you. Thank you for your dignity, for your strength of character, for your compassion, for showing us that America has a place for all Americans. Thank you for showing us what it means to dedicate your life to public service, to serving children and families, to serving New York, to serving our country as Secretary of State. In this campaign, you showed us all what it means to be stronger together.

Princeton’s writing seminars need a makeover

My freshman year was generally a breeze — making new friends, experiencing Princeton — but for a single blight.