Opinion

Textbooks should be free

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.

A logic error by the socially liberal: Rachel Dolezal

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.

Dear Princeton: Stop Lecturing the Poor on Poverty

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.

Reading room

Memo to freshmen: go “shoot” some alums

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.

Pope Francis, Bernie Sanders and the value of ideological diversity

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.

The importance of mentorship

I once knew a funny kid who had Friedrich Nietzsche as his Facebook profile picture. (He told me it was all for the mustache.

Cartoon: Hey, you a freshman?

Thinking of others before posting

This past weekend my Facebook news feed blew up with photos of smiling girls in green or white — images from sorority bid day.

On the Legacy of Woodrow Wilson, a Racist Bigot

On June 17, 2015 during a weekly Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, nine black civilians were massacred by a gunman whose intentions were to begin a race war.

Eating Evil

I used to think that North Korea jokes were funny. I didn’t bother watching "The Interview," but I definitely had a good laugh at all of the jokes about the country in other media like "Team America: World Police" and the TV show "Archer." Yet, as I found out, what really makes us laugh about those jokes is that they make us uncomfortable, which I found out one day in Beijing this past summer. My friends and I had decided on a whim to go to a Beijing outpost of the North Korean government —a state-owned North Korean restaurant.

Do not pass Go: Campus Dining, Agencies swindle students

My grandmother and I were on the floor, our legs stretched out where the coffee table should go.

Editorial: Join the Editorial Board

Last semester, the unsigned editorials featured on this page have discussed issues such as electing Honor Committee representatives, encouraging students to take the WeSpeak survey and altering the academic calendar.

Cartoon: How to win that conversation

Messy adventures, home and abroad

More than any before, the column I published two weeks ago, “Study Abroad sucked – you should try it!” attracted deeply personal feedback from friends, acquaintances and strangers.

Editorial: Supporting academic freedom

In a Letter to the Editor on September 7, 2015, Luke Koppisch, Deputy Director of the Alliance Center for Independence noted that while Princeton seeks robust academic freedom, it also requires that all of its members show each other mutual respect and understanding.

Why I skipped Nate Ruess

My hours are flexible, and when I scheduled to work this past Sunday it hadn’t even occurred to me that I would be missing the main act at Lawnparties.

A part of a whole

You’ve all probably heard “impostor syndrome” discussed at some point on campus.

Cartoon: Like a ton of bricks

Senior's log: week 1