Opinion

Why is it that, on a campus of free, independent, creative minds, we have such a burdened air, a weight on each of our brows that keeps them furrowed in concentration, an iron suit of obligation to put ourselves through hell and back for things we no longer seem to enjoy? We slap our palms to our foreheads, snore over a pile of books, stare mutinously at the director, coach or teacher before us, but do nothing to break free.

OPINION | 02/25/2010

A thesis statement

A thesis statement

As the deadlines draw near and the excuses dwindle, I propose that we supplement the usual channels of procrastination by re-examining the very practice itself. Why do we write a thesis?

OPINION | 02/25/2010

Cartoon: Bad Products 101

OPINION | 02/25/2010

Editorial: Increasing flexibility in laboratory requirements

The University should consider modifying its current requirements so that students can take more science classes without lab while still fulfilling their science and technology (ST) distribution requirement.

OPINION | 02/25/2010

Cartoon: "Well, Jesus was a carpenter"

OPINION | 02/24/2010

Empty-chair syndrome

Princeton has an overwhelming number of lectures, dinners and roundtable discussions. The opportunities to attend these events are endless. But why aren't students taking advantage of these amazing opportunities?

OPINION | 02/24/2010

The daily value of veganism

Some people have told me that being vegan is immoral because it is inherently unhealthy. Yes, there are unhealthy vegans, but that doesn’t mean that all vegans are unhealthy.

OPINION | 02/24/2010

On the element of consent in rape

Neagu does raise a tricky issue: What happens when a guy and a girl are at a party, they flirt, get “very drunk,” go home and have sex. Neither of them was legally capable of consent. Was there rape? And who raped whom?

OPINION | 02/24/2010

Editorial: Increasing eating club aid

If the University’s goal is truly to provide all undergraduate students with equality of opportunity when choosing dining options, the financial-aid policy must accurately reflect this goal.

OPINION | 02/23/2010

Why Princeton needs tools

Though we have been using the word “tool” in everyday speech for the better part of a decade, I am beginning to get a distinct feeling that none of us knows exactly what it means.

OPINION | 02/23/2010

Snowed in at Princeton

The act of strolling to class was replaced with leaping, climbing, hoisting and crawling. That is, leaping over ice banks, ice-climbing up snow-mountains, hoisting myself up slip-and-slide staircases and, finally, crawling when there were no other options.

OPINION | 02/23/2010

Cartoon: Princeton competitiveness

OPINION | 02/23/2010

Cartoon: Pi

OPINION | 02/22/2010

Deja-U

A not-so-sanguine glimpse of life after college.

OPINION | 02/22/2010

Stalkers' 'Paradise Lost'

The truth is that we reap the benefits of Facebook's combination of an assumed level of privacy and a de facto lack of privacy.

OPINION | 02/22/2010

What constitutes consent?

Effective consent is informed, freely and actively given by all parties and mutually understandable in words or actions.

OPINION | 02/22/2010

Cartoon: Alumni Day mixup

OPINION | 02/21/2010

Editorial: The case for YAT campaigning

The editorial board’s criticism of the Young Alumni Trustee (YAT) elections process has become an annual tradition, and this year is no different.

OPINION | 02/21/2010

Millions, billions, zillions

What are we to do when the country’s premier newspapers and highly qualified authors of important books can’t get the numbers or the units right?

OPINION | 02/21/2010

The real 'Sex on a Saturday Night'

Imagine the following scenario: A girl goes to a frat party, drinks too much and has sex with a guy she just met.

OPINION | 02/21/2010

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