Opinion

In the age of the Internet, once-glorified idols fall. In an era of the 24-hour news cycle, formerly upheld individuals are summoned from their hallowed depths of revered obscurity and examined by social analysts, pundits and those random guys in the comment section of Yahoo News.

OPINION | 10/06/2015

Imminence, Eminence

Imminence, Eminence

Barbara Zhan

I don’t usually talk in my columns. I mean, I say things, but you don’t hear my voice. I’m distant — linking and referencing the crap out of every fact.

OPINION | 10/06/2015

To know their names

Azza Cohen

Chris Harper-Mercer. Vester Lee Flanagan II. Dylann Roof. Aaron Alexis. Adam Lanza. Wade M. Page.

OPINION | 10/05/2015

The token phenomenon

Reva Abrol

Upon reading a recent article by guest columnist Luis Ramos ’13, in which he recalls his journey from cultural negation to cultural promotion and ultimately urges Princeton students to use their educational equipment to “help dismantle racism and prejudice,” I came away feeling both mildly inspired and mostly skeptical.

OPINION | 10/05/2015

Gun control: A waiting game?

Lea Trusty

Gun violence should be shocking.

OPINION | 10/04/2015

Editorial: A response to the WeSpeak survey

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Last week, the University released the results of the WeSpeak survey.

OPINION | 10/04/2015

Open parties: Making eating clubs slightly less restrictive

Marni Morse

Let me just put this out there: I’m not a fan of the eating club system.

OPINION | 10/04/2015

Cartoon: Did you also get a crappy netID?

Tashi Treadway

OPINION | 10/04/2015

Joe Everyman #1

Emily Fockler

OPINION | 10/01/2015

The limit does exist

Sarah Sakha

We tend to scroll past most images, headlines and stories, skimming the text and glancing at the picture.

OPINION | 10/01/2015

Creating global citizens

Guest Contributor

National Hispanic Heritage Month, a tradition started in 1988, is celebrated from September 15 to October 15.

OPINION | 10/01/2015

Editorial: Expand the use of alternative learning methods

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

Princeton is well-known as a dynamic research university that focuses on undergraduate education.

OPINION | 10/01/2015

Cartoon: Joe Everyman #1

Emily Fockler

OPINION | 10/01/2015

Cartoon: Building over history

Nathan Phan

OPINION | 09/30/2015

Textbooks should be free

Colter Smith

This semester I have spent $319.42 on textbooks. The single most expensive of these cost me $129.47, and that’s after Labyrinth Books’ “student discount.” This has always struck me as one of the most ludicrous parts of life at the University and at colleges in general.

OPINION | 09/30/2015

A logic error by the socially liberal: Rachel Dolezal

Newby Parton

One woman, two reporters and a slow news week was the right mix to turn the scandal surrounding Rachel Dolezal, former president of the Spokane, Wash., NAACP, into a national media sensation.You don’t want to hear about her again, and listen, I don’t want to be talking about her three months after we all abandoned her story for newer and shinier outrages.

OPINION | 09/30/2015

Dear Princeton: Stop Lecturing the Poor on Poverty

Guest Contributor

By Duncan HosieYou may have seen the signs already. From Frist Campus Center to the basement of Little Hall, the campus conservatives associated with a national group called Turning Point USA have put up signs that tout “The greatest social program is a JOB!”I write to offer a different perspective on poverty, social programs and employment.

OPINION | 09/30/2015

Reading room

Grace Koh

OPINION | 09/29/2015

Memo to freshmen: go “shoot” some alums

Guest Contributor

You’ve probably been walking the past several weeks looking around at our spectacular campus — wonderful buildings and spaces that delineate endeavors and aspirations of a multitude of disciplines and communities — and no doubt have been pinching yourself.

OPINION | 09/29/2015

Pope Francis, Bernie Sanders and the value of ideological diversity

Pope Francis, Bernie Sanders and the value of ideological diversity

Ryan Dukeman

After Pope Francis’s speech to Congress last week, liberals and conservatives alike rushed to claim the mantle of the pontiff’s endorsement for their favorite causes.

OPINION | 09/29/2015

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