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The Daily Princetonian

Making it in academia

There are many reasons to work in academia, whether for the joy of enriching young minds or for the satisfaction of making new discoveries, but job security is no longer one of them. Everyone in academia needs to accept this reality and help prepare its most vulnerable members for the alternatives.

OPINION | 04/07/2010

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Preventing suicide, as a community

Our community has been deeply touched by the news of Cornell’s recent suicides. As we support their healing process, it is also important for us to affirm our commitment to the health and well-being of our own community, and to recognize that suicide prevention calls for a community effort at multiple levels.

OPINION | 04/06/2010

The Daily Princetonian

What is the census?

The Queer the Census campaign isn’t about the “interesting question” of how many LGBT people there are in the United States. It’s about understanding the inequalities that LGBT people face and where they live, in order to meet their needs.

OPINION | 04/05/2010

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Don't queer the census

Recently, Brenda Jin ’10 and Johannes Muenzel ’11 wrote a column exhorting Princetonians to “queer the census” by placing a pink sticker on their envelopes when returning their census forms. The goal of this campaign is to encourage the Census Bureau to ask questions about sexual orientation and identity. I will not be attaching my pink sticker.

OPINION | 04/01/2010