Opinion

Editorial: Affirming the Wilson Legacy Review Committee's recommendations

Editorial: Affirming the Wilson Legacy Review Committee's recommendations

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Last week, the University Board of Trustees announced its approval of the recommendations made in the Wilson Legacy Committee's report. These recommendations include retaining Wilson’s name at the Woodrow Wilson School and Wilson College, revising Princeton’s unofficial motto, diversifying campus art and establishing a potential graduate school pipeline program for underrepresented groups.

OPINION | 04/11/2016

In defense of the administration’s speech policies

Nicholas Wu

I had thought that the debate about free speech on campus had settled after the protests concluded last fall, but I was proven wrong by the flyer incident in late March.

OPINION | 04/11/2016

Eliminate the writing sem monopoly

Beni Snow

Princeton University is not like Columbia. We do not have a core curriculum, and all distribution areas cover a large number of classes, creating a good ecosystem of competition. Freshman writing seminars are the exception to this rule, and their quality suffers as a result.

OPINION | 04/11/2016

A modest proposition for prefrosh*

Luke Gamble

*This piece is satirical. It’s always puzzled me whycommencement speeches are given at graduation.

OPINION | 04/10/2016

Deez Nuts in the White House

Bhaamati Borkhetaria

Last year, when the candidates for president were still beginning to line up, a very popular candidate emerged in the North Carolina, Iowa and Minnesota polls.

OPINION | 04/10/2016

Cartoon: The Joys of Learning

Emily Fockler

OPINION | 04/10/2016

Flower fortune

Nathan Phan

OPINION | 04/07/2016

Editorial: Create start-up grants for incoming freshmen

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Last week, Harvard Collegeannounced the creation of a $2,000 “start-up” grant for incoming members of the Class of 2020 from low-income households.

OPINION | 04/07/2016

A case for banning hate speech on campus

Marni Morse

The Editorial Board “reaffirmed” its support for nearly unlimited freedom of expression last week following the appearance of anti-Semitic flyers streaming from printers across campus, the contents of which the Board unequivocally denounced.

OPINION | 04/07/2016

Subsidized access to recruiting for nonprofits

Ryan Dukeman

As Marni Morse argued in her most recent column, a substantial barrier to many Princeton students pursuing internships or jobs in the nonprofit sector isn’t a lack of will, but rather a lack of access.

OPINION | 04/06/2016

Letter to the Editor: Hillary Clinton's Missing Glamor

Guest Contributor

Editor’s Note: This article does not representthe views of the ‘Prince’. There is no denying it – Hillary Clinton is not the candidate of the liberal youth of America.Her monochromatic pantsuits, past affair with the White House and establishment credentials just don’t agree with the exhausted liberal idealists who wait for change.

OPINION | 04/06/2016

Man Foodie Man: Relish

Man Foodie Man: Relish

Grace Koh

OPINION | 04/06/2016

Art check

Rita Fang

OPINION | 04/05/2016

Fitting evidence to conclusion

Will Rivitz

I wasn’t expecting to agree with much of the talk on pornography and sex trafficking given this past Thursday by University of Pennsylvania psychology professor Dr. Mary Anne Layden at an event sponsored by the Anscombe Society.

OPINION | 04/05/2016

The Admissions Trick

Iris Samuels

This past Thursday, the University Admissions Office announced this year’s admission rate has again dropped, down to 6.46% from last year’s 6.99%. To the students who just received their acceptances, this number affirms a sense of uniqueness among high school seniors.

OPINION | 04/05/2016

Maintaining Woodrow Wilson’s name: Princeton’s notorious love affair

Imani Thornton

Princeton University is entangled in a love affair with the status quo. Like someone who’s been in a bad relationship for decades, the University consistently pretends that it will leave.

OPINION | 04/04/2016

The glacial pace of change

Bennett McIntosh

At 9:30 Monday morning, an email from President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 reached the Princeton community announcing that the Trustees had come to a decision regarding Woodrow Wilson’s name.

OPINION | 04/04/2016

OPINION | 04/03/2016

Cartoon: Slumping towards spring

Cartoon: Slumping towards spring

Valerie Wilson

OPINION | 04/03/2016

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