Opinion

Editorial: Separate class governments from the Senate

On Dec. 8, the USG is planning to vote on a constitutional amendment that would formally separate the class governments from the Senate . The Editorial Board supports this amendment, as a more formal separation of the two bodies would accurately reflect the separate roles they play and the fact that one body is not superior to the other. Currently, the class governments and Senate operate as two branches of USG.

The ideal Princetonian

Aaron: Before entering Princeton, I held an obscure image of what I believed to be the “ideal University student.” I imagined that once I arrived, I would be expected to participate unquestioningly in a social and academic community to which I was not accustomed.

Cartoon: Readjustment

Letter to the Editor: Some facts about graduate student housing

I would like to clarify and correct some of the recent discussion in The Daily Princetonian about the University’s commitment to graduate student housing and the fate of the Butler Apartments.

A different policy for a different problem

I’ve been blared awake by a tripped fire alarm several times in the middle of night, been fined twice for propping my means of egress and learned during the fire talk of frosh week the dangers of contraband candles and unattached microwaves.

Out of the frying pan and into the fire

The Princeton administration is undoubtedly dedicated to keeping its students as safe as possible.

Letter to the editor: University supports White House initiative

The headline and first paragraph of your article “Citing existing measures, U. declines to join higher education initiative by Obama ’85” are false.

The reasoning behind affirmative action

On Oct. 15, the Supreme Court took up the issue of affirmative action in the case Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, which attempted to decide whether the state of Michigan violated the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause when it amended its state constitution to ban affirmative-action programs in its universities and in the public sector.

The pursuit of frivolity

After Thanksgiving dinner, I lay on a couch in a family friend’s house, sated and sleepy. Whoever was controlling the remote to the television was graciously interspersing the long stretches of football with periodic spurts of "Modern Family," to appease those of us who were less touchdown-savvy.

Cartoon: BAC BAC WHAT?!

A chance for a better affirmative action system

The U.S. Supreme Court is currently reviewing yet another affirmative action case from Michigan. This time the Court is considering the constitutionality of a 2006 state referendum that bans the use of racial criteria in college admissions.

Lemon lime

Until recently, I thought that limes were just unripe lemons.

Cartoon: The cure

The USG needs your vote

Last week, the 2013 USG elections were held over a three-day period, with the results announced over Thanksgiving break.

Rethinking the puzzle of well-being

The day classes end for Thanksgiving break is a cold and rainy one, a perfect day for being alone with your thoughts.

Outside the Bubble: Legalize it

Colorado and Washington state legalized marijuana for recreational use just over one year ago. Opponents warned that voters had created the new Sodom and Gomorrah.

Cartoon: Ways to deal with meningitis

Editorial: Transparency in bonfire decision-making

During the preparations for the recent bonfire, there was significant debate in the student body concerning the decision not to burn the effigies that had been included in the bonfire the previous year.

23andMe vs the FDA

For $99, a customer can spit into a tube and receive a detailed report on their ancestry and inherited risk factors for diseases such as diabetes, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Looking past the outbreak

In light of the recent meningitis cases on campus and the ensuing news coverage that has catapulted us into the national media spotlight, we should take a step back and consider the general state of public health among the undergraduate student body here at Princeton.