Opinion

Editorial: Nonie Darwish and free campus discourse

Even if the views offered by speakers are offensive or controversial, they should still be heard to preserve free speech on campus. A free flow of views allows for healthy debate and discourse, and student groups must continue to be allowed to invite speakers of their choice to the University.

La gastronomie

Eating at all those little bistros and patisseries taught me a little more about how to be un bon vivant, even amid piles of schoolwork, and what it means to be mindful and grateful in different areas of my everyday life, not just at the table.

Editorial: A better way to schedule final exams

Though the current policy allows the registrar’s office to obtain accurate information on class sizes, the late release of the exam schedule has forced students to spend more money on travel, led to unpredictable and sometimes overly-challenging exam schedules and caused difficulties in making summer plans. 

PrinceCast #26: Career improvement edition

Felipe Cabrera, Haley White and Michael Medeiros discuss potential Career Services reforms and the possibility of other schools adopting grade deflation.

Fulfilling your duty to your school district

If you’re a full-time resident of the state of New Jersey, your local school district likely needs your help. 

MLIP (My Life Is Princetonian)

When I had finally settled on how to attack the site’s more moronic posters, however, I started noticing the intelligent, well-thought-out comments hiding in plain sight on each page. On the whole, I have concluded that PrincetonFML serves as a zeitgeist for our community.

Cartoon: Pow

Cartoon: Recreating Spring Break

A bridge to another world

I have also allowed myself to see and ponder aspects of India that are frequently overlooked by outsiders.

After Princeton

I think that there is a strong case for enhancing Career Services’ role on campus, and I think that as a start, our interactions with them should be more than just scouring through TigerTracks.

An escape from the thesis

It might be worthwhile to try to tap into a shared aspect of the thesis mindset: the anticipation of and desire for a time outside the world of the thesis.

Editorial: Improving summer funding

A prime concern for those hoping to participate in various unpaid activities — such as public sector internships or senior thesis research — is securing funding for the summer.

Cartoon: Movie science

To my friends, acquaintances and everyone

While there are many things that I’ll miss about Princeton, it’s the people — y’all — that are at the top of my list. So, that’s what I’m going to talk about here: our own social atmosphere and what makes it special.

The managed university

Professors often don’t see eye-to-eye with administrators. At many universities, colleagues complain that a corporate model of management and work has actually replaced an older, collegiate way of doing things.

The value of breaking out

Breakout is a valuable program, not because it gives students an opportunity to learn more facts, but because it allows us to give those facts faces.

Street smart

In the end, you desperately hope to be accepted by a bicker club because, being a Princeton student, you love feeling like you’ve accomplished something. Acceptance becomes another gold star on your self-esteem resume.

Letters to the Editor: March 23, 2010

Alex Beal '89 applauds Princeton's progress in respect for the LGBT community, and Matthew Schmitz '08 criticizes an inconsistent argument.

Cartoon: Text messaging gone too far

Editorial: Saving 86 Olden St.

On Friday, March 26, the University Board of Trustees will meet to discuss the fate of the former Fields Center, a 19th-century building located at 86 Olden St.