Opinion

On Ferguson

I do not have to worry about being too suspicious.I do not have to worry about the clothes I wear.I do not have to worry about people crossing the street to avoid me.I do not have to worry about storeowners carefully watching my every move. In fact, I have experienced the opposite.

Thoughts on freshman columnists

The belief that freshmen should not write opinion columns is apparently widespread. It lurks in the comments section of The Daily Princetonian’s website, as Sarah Sakha noted in her column “Just keep scrolling.” On Yik Yak, I have seen the same post soar past 100 up-votes, so it cannot be written off as a fringe belief of angry Internet denizens.

Why Michael Brown matters to me

My mom and I sat down together on the living room couch the night before I flew out for college.

The role of a university in handling rape cases

If I had been deeply disturbed after reading the Rolling Stone’s article on the rape culture at the University of Virginia, I was even more so after watching the uncut interview video of Nicole Eramo, associate dean of students and head of the Sexual Misconduct Board at UVA.

Finding true love on the Princeton campus

By W. Barksdale Maynard '88 May I offer you some advice? I think every undergraduate should make it a point to fall in love while they are here. That is, to fall in love with Princeton's architecture. Hey, you might find yourself after graduation at Caltech or NYU, and then what kind of building are you likely to meet?

Cartoon: Family survivor tips

Cartoon: A Princetonian Thanksgiving

Editorial: Implement beginner-level precepts

The computer science department recently announced that this spring's introductory computer science course, COS 126, will offer two precepts for novice students with little or no computer science background.

Ferguson: Princeton's violent inactivity

On August 9, 2014, an unarmed Black teenager named Michael Brown was shot at 12 times by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson.

Some thoughts on waffle fries

Tonight, I had a conversation with a stranger in a dining hall. About USG elections. I have never done this before.

Accepting political differences

As a Jewish student interested in politics, I’ve followed the divestment debate closely, and I’ve been extremely disappointed by what I’ve encountered. Don’t get me wrong: I love the fact that students are so actively engaged with the issue on both sides.

Homoexoticism is not acceptance

“I swear I’m not homophobic,” a student said defensively at dinner the other day.

A troubling definition of "equality"

In this November’s issue of The Princeton Tory, Elly Brown ’18 attempts to dismantle the “false dichotomy” of the opposition between feminists and pro-life activists.

Cartoon: Happy Thanksgiving

The curious case of the 'academically able, politically confused'

By Martin Cox I am proof of The Daily Princetonian's global readership. Living in Oxford, I am a curious and sometimes confused onlooker where American politics are concerned, but I feel I can correct four serious and fundamental mistakes in Sarah Sakha's recent article (“The curious case of socially liberal, fiscally conservative,” Opinion, Nov.

The selfishness of success

“To be successful, you have to be selfish or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish.

Just keep scrolling

“And this is why freshmen should be forever banned from writing opinion pieces.”This type of comment frequents the comments section on the The Daily Princetonian website below articles written by freshmen.

Editorial: Bring back the campus pub

It is high time that the campus pub of old be restored. From 1973 through 1983, what is now Chancellor Green Caféwas a popular place for Princeton faculty and students to go for a pint after class.

Cartoon: Home for the holidays

Cartoon: Memory issues