Opinion

Editorial: Expand Wintersession

Last year, the Undergraduate Student Government organized Wintersession, a new program during Intersession in which students can take courses taught by other students and representatives from certain University resource centers, such as Career Services, with topics ranging from “Rubik’s Cube for Beginners” to “Intro Bulgarian.” The program was immensely popular, with over 1,300 students participating in 69 different courses.

Cartoon: An unhealthy relationship

Changing USG election penalties

With the amount of attention this election cycle has received recently, it seemed like a prudent idea to jump on the bandwagon and look into it myself.

At Tiger Inn, women are the punch line

ByAlexandra Scheeler ’11 What do Ivy members and tampons have in common? That was the question printed on T-shirts designed by my eating club, Tiger Inn, in honor of the TI-Ivy Olympics my senior year.

Cartoon: Responsibility

Taking a breath, bridging the gap

I’m going to take a huge risk here and attempt to discuss an issue that could arguably end in my mutilation.

Tough conversations after Ferguson

For many students, going home or visiting relatives for Thanksgiving meant avoiding controversial topics like the events in Ferguson, Mo., only a few days before.

Successful dreams and failing realities

Often, reality doesn’t match our expectations. And, usually, that’s okay — it’s something we either learn to live with or work with.

Cartoon: Tiger Comic No. 4

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.