Opinion

It's time to reopen University facilities to visitors

It's time to reopen University facilities to visitors

Dexter Palmer

“What led University officials to judge that the crowds of Reunions were an acceptable risk, while a few extra researchers in the Firestone stacks apparently continue to pose a grave danger? I can’t help but think that the $150 I paid for a Reunions wristband was a contributing factor here.”

“What led University officials to judge that the crowds of Reunions were an acceptable risk, while a few extra researchers in the Firestone stacks apparently continue to pose a grave danger? I can’t help but think that the $150 I paid for a Reunions wristband was a contributing factor here.”

OPINION | 07/19/2022

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Letter to the Editor: The ‘Prince’ should seek out Katz’s defenders, too

Letter to the Editor: The ‘Prince’ should seek out Katz’s defenders, too

Jerry Raymond

From my perspective, characterizing support for Professor Katz as coming from a “handful” of professors or “at least one alumnus” is likely a gross distortion.

 From my perspective, characterizing support for Professor Katz as coming from a “handful” of professors or “at least one alumnus” is likely a gross distortion.

OPINION | 06/29/2022

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Covid isn’t over. Let’s prepare now for a safer fall semester.

Covid isn’t over. Let’s prepare now for a safer fall semester.

Christopher Lugo

“The likelihood of a catastrophic fall or winter surge of the disease is high enough that we must prepare for it.”

“The likelihood of a catastrophic fall or winter surge of the disease is high enough that we must prepare for it.”

OPINION | 06/21/2022

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An open letter from members of the Princeton Swimming and Diving community on Lia Thomas’s right to swim

An open letter from members of the Princeton Swimming and Diving community on Lia Thomas’s right to swim

Guest Contributors

“As members and alumni of the Princeton swimming and diving team, we write this letter to clarify that the exclusionary and discriminatory viewpoints expressed by those swimmers do not speak for our entire community.”

“As members and alumni of the Princeton swimming and diving team, we write this letter to clarify that the exclusionary and discriminatory viewpoints expressed by those swimmers do not speak for our entire community.”

OPINION | 06/21/2022

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4 years later, we are still marching for our lives

4 years later, we are still marching for our lives

Ana Blanco and Julia Elman

“We cannot and must not continue to ignore gun violence. If we are to imagine a more just and equitable world, then we must begin by disarming hate and finally addressing gun violence.”

“We cannot and must not continue to ignore gun violence. If we are to imagine a more just and equitable world, then we must begin by disarming hate and finally addressing gun violence.”

OPINION | 06/11/2022

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Princeton must change its room draw process. Here’s why.

Princeton must change its room draw process. Here’s why.

Kelsey Ji

The University administration ought to recognize the parts of the room draw process that are causing inconveniences, listen to its students’ suggestions, and improve room draw in future years.

The University administration ought to recognize the parts of the room draw process that are causing inconveniences, listen to its students’ suggestions, and improve room draw in future years.

OPINION | 06/07/2022

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The kids are, in fact, alright

The kids are, in fact, alright

Abigail Rabieh

“Katz claims that the excellence he once saw at Princeton is gone. But it’s hard to believe that the school he’s describing is the one I go to.”

“Katz claims that the excellence he once saw at Princeton is gone. But it’s hard to believe that the school he’s describing is the one I go to.”

OPINION | 06/07/2022

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In defense of The New York Times: A response to Rohit Narayanan ’24

In defense of The New York Times: A response to Rohit Narayanan ’24

Matthew Wilson

“While it’s true that student activists had little to do with Princeton’s recent decision to fire Katz, as Narayanan alleges, it’s a farce to pretend that the decision was free of political bias.”

 “While it’s true that student activists had little to do with Princeton’s recent decision to fire Katz, as Narayanan alleges, it’s a farce to pretend that the decision was free of political bias.” 

OPINION | 05/31/2022

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Letter to the Editor: A serial killer’s sister

Letter to the Editor: A serial killer’s sister

Yair Mintzker

“Iyad Sawalha was a criminal, pure and simple.”

“Iyad Sawalha was a criminal, pure and simple.”

OPINION | 05/26/2022

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Shame on you, The New York Times

Shame on you, The New York Times

Rohit Narayanan

“You can say what you want about Princeton’s decision to fire the classicist, but you cannot blame it on a nonexistent, cancel-hungry mob.”

“You can say what you want about Princeton’s decision to fire the classicist, but you cannot blame it on a nonexistent, cancel-hungry mob.”

OPINION | 05/25/2022

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I'm a pro-life woman and student at Princeton. Here's where the pro-life movement needs to go next.

I'm a pro-life woman and student at Princeton. Here's where the pro-life movement needs to go next.

Julianna Lee

“Although overturning Roe, in my opinion, is a move in the right direction, it does not and should not be the end of the pro-life movement’s efforts. We need to support women who become pregnant, so that they are not forced to make a decision that they will regret or that could harm themselves or others.”

“Although overturning Roe, in my opinion, is a move in the right direction, it does not and should not be the end of the pro-life movement’s efforts. We need to support women who become pregnant, so that they are not forced to make a decision that they will regret or that could harm themselves or others.”

OPINION | 05/12/2022

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Community service at Princeton must move beyond lip service

Community service at Princeton must move beyond lip service

Jalen Travis, Zoe Evans, Shakhnoza Salimjonova, and Isabel Schoeman

“For students who do participate in service activities, there is a strong support system for direct community service through the Pace Center for Civic Engagement and its programming. However, there is clearly a disconnect between the center and students that facilitates a leaky pipeline in direct community service participation.”

“For students who do participate in service activities, there is a strong support system for direct community service through the Pace Center for Civic Engagement and its programming. However, there is clearly a disconnect between the center and students that facilitates a leaky pipeline in direct community service participation.”

OPINION | 05/11/2022

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An open letter from women of Class of ’72 on their classmate Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked reversal of Roe v. Wade

An open letter from women of Class of ’72 on their classmate Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked reversal of Roe v. Wade

Guest Contributors

“We are about to celebrate our 50th reunion — half a century since we graduated from Princeton. We find it bitter indeed to see the draft Supreme Court opinion reverse the strides we thought we were making, as part of one of the first classes of Princeton women, towards a world of equity and fairness for women of all races and social and economic positions.”

“We are about to celebrate our 50th reunion — half a century since we graduated from Princeton. We find it bitter indeed to see the draft Supreme Court opinion reverse the strides we thought we were making, as part of one of the first classes of Princeton women, towards a world of equity and fairness for women of all races and social and economic positions.”

OPINION | 05/11/2022

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On the absurdity of ‘deeply rooted’ tradition

On the absurdity of ‘deeply rooted’ tradition

Melissa Reynolds

“Even when I (correctly) cite the legal precedent of English common law to uphold Roe, I am acquiescing to the premise that our rights depend on the imperfect actions of imperfect people in the past. But, as we know, history cannot show us what justice and equality for Black Americans or LGBTQ+ Americans should look like.”

“Even when I (correctly) cite the legal precedent of English common law to uphold Roe, I am acquiescing to the premise that our rights depend on the imperfect actions of imperfect people in the past. But, as we know, history cannot show us what justice and equality for Black Americans or LGBTQ+ Americans should look like.”

OPINION | 05/10/2022

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Princeton can't solve the mental health crisis without divesting from fossil fuels

Princeton can't solve the mental health crisis without divesting from fossil fuels

Emilly Santos

“The irony of supporting mental health in a dying world seems lost on the people elected to make the most difficult decisions, in the same way as it’s ignored by University officials. Curing depression and anxiety is essentially impossible in the context of a global climate emergency and the constant reminder that the Earth is dying, and that we will, too.”

“The irony of supporting mental health in a dying world seems lost on the people elected to make the most difficult decisions, in the same way as it’s ignored by University officials. Curing depression and anxiety is essentially impossible in the context of a global climate emergency and the constant reminder that the Earth is dying, and that we will, too.”

OPINION | 05/05/2022

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An open letter in support of Maria Ressa ’86 from her Class of ’86 classmates

An open letter in support of Maria Ressa ’86 from her Class of ’86 classmates

Eric D. Fethke

“With this letter, some of Maria Ressa’s 1986 classmates invite you to join us in taking a very simple step to do that, by subscribing to her news organization, Rappler+.”

“With this letter, some of Maria Ressa’s 1986 classmates invite you to join us in taking a very simple step to do that, by subscribing to her news organization, Rappler+.”

OPINION | 05/05/2022

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More heat than light: performative activism, on campus and beyond

More heat than light: performative activism, on campus and beyond

Mohan Setty-Charity

“Each of us has causes that are dear to us. But when we are confronted by those focusing on Instagram posts or publicly inflammatory comments instead of on the issues themselves, we must remind ourselves not to lose sight of why we care in the first place, and of the hard, nuanced work that is necessary to achieve tangible progress.”

“Each of us has causes that are dear to us. But when we are confronted by those focusing on Instagram posts or publicly inflammatory comments instead of on the issues themselves, we must remind ourselves not to lose sight of why we care in the first place, and of the hard, nuanced work that is necessary to achieve tangible progress.”

OPINION | 04/29/2022

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Letter from the Editor: Help us understand how best to serve you

Letter from the Editor: Help us understand how best to serve you

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

“With each passing year, new issues land on our pages, while others are reborn from previous generations. Unlike our predecessors, however, today’s student journalists must think in equal parts about how to capture these stories and deliver them to our readers.”

“With each passing year, new issues land on our pages, while others are reborn from previous generations. Unlike our predecessors, however, today’s student journalists must think in equal parts about how to capture these stories and deliver them to our readers.”

OPINION | 04/29/2022

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Imagine a Princeton without eating clubs

Imagine a Princeton without eating clubs

Brittani Telfair

“We can build better spaces that anyone can enter and feel a part of. But not if we keep excusing, upholding, and reproducing racist, exclusionary spaces rooted in white supremacy.”

“We can build better spaces that anyone can enter and feel a part of. But not if we keep excusing, upholding, and reproducing racist, exclusionary spaces rooted in white supremacy.”

OPINION | 04/28/2022

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Burn down the eating clubs

Burn down the eating clubs

Brittani Telfair

“It doesn’t matter if a club’s membership brands itself as woke, progressive, liberal, inclusive, chill, or diverse: they largely fail to look past their own moral superiority to see that they actively recreate the same racist, sexist, exclusionary dynamics that they claim to be against.”

“It doesn’t matter if a club’s membership brands itself as woke, progressive, liberal, inclusive, chill, or diverse: they largely fail to look past their own moral superiority to see that they actively recreate the same racist, sexist, exclusionary dynamics that they claim to be against.”

OPINION | 04/24/2022

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