Opinion

Affirmative Action offered me and so many others the opportunity to succeed. It needs to stay.

Affirmative Action offered me and so many others the opportunity to succeed. It needs to stay.

Agustín Fuentes

“Given the well-documented and substantive impact of race and ethnicity on educational access and outcomes, it would be absurd to ignore or deny this crucial aspect of a student’s identity in an assessment of any applicant for higher education.”

“Given the well-documented and substantive impact of race and ethnicity on educational access and outcomes, it would be absurd to ignore or deny this crucial aspect of a student’s identity in an assessment of any applicant for higher education.”

OPINION | 11/09/2022

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A Teranga-filled homecoming: My experience on Princeton’s fall break trip to Senegal

A Teranga-filled homecoming: My experience on Princeton’s fall break trip to Senegal

Ndeye Thioubou

“It is not often that Princeton holds trips to the African continent on fall and spring breaks, as most opportunities are concentrated in Europe, but the University must build on the precedent of the Senegal trip and create more opportunities for students.”

“It is not often that Princeton holds trips to the African continent on fall and spring breaks, as most opportunities are concentrated in Europe, but the University must build on the precedent of the Senegal trip and create more opportunities for students.”

OPINION | 11/08/2022

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Princeton’s campus is beautiful but inaccessible

Princeton’s campus is beautiful but inaccessible

Kabir Singh

“Princeton has made some reasonable efforts, but there should be more widespread assistance regarding accessibility for those who experience disabilities, whether permanent or temporary.”

“Princeton has made some reasonable efforts, but there should be more widespread assistance regarding accessibility for those who experience disabilities, whether permanent or temporary.”

OPINION | 11/08/2022

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Mental health reforms must be proactive and transparent

Mental health reforms must be proactive and transparent

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

“The University must focus its efforts on consistently providing students with mental health resources rather than reactive initiatives. It is not enough to merely flood the student body with resources in the wake of campus tragedies.”

“The University must focus its efforts on consistently providing students with mental health resources rather than reactive initiatives. It is not enough to merely flood the student body with resources in the wake of campus tragedies.”

OPINION | 11/07/2022

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This year, Princeton must admit more activists

This year, Princeton must admit more activists

Eleanor Clemans-Cope

“So Princeton should step up: Admit more activists this year. With more activists in our student body, our campus can move beyond the vacuous goal of discussion for the sake of discussion, and toward a place where our ‘truth-seeking’ is followed by action and positive change.”

“So Princeton should step up: Admit more activists this year. With more activists in our student body, our campus can move beyond the vacuous goal of discussion for the sake of discussion, and toward a place where our ‘truth-seeking’ is followed by action and positive change.”

OPINION | 11/06/2022

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Princeton is, and may forever be, a Predominantly White Institution

Princeton is, and may forever be, a Predominantly White Institution

Mohan Setty-Charity

“The composition of Princeton’s faculty, the history of the institution, and the culture of the school contribute to the sense that Princeton not only has been, but most certainly still is a PWI.”

“The composition of Princeton’s faculty, the history of the institution, and the culture of the school contribute to the sense that Princeton not only has been, but most certainly still is a PWI.”

OPINION | 11/03/2022

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This Election Day, start prioritizing your civic engagement — and vote

This Election Day, start prioritizing your civic engagement — and vote

Henry Hsiao

“Voting carries weight because it’s your opportunity to directly influence policymaking and pick who policymakers are.”

“Voting carries weight because it’s your opportunity to directly influence policymaking and pick who policymakers are.”

OPINION | 11/03/2022

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The Graduate School and Title IX Office failed to keep me safe

The Graduate School and Title IX Office failed to keep me safe

Vanessa (Anonymous Student)

"I sought help from the Title IX office. Instead of helping me, the Title IX process ripped my mental, emotional, and physical well-being to shreds." 

"I sought help from the Title IX office. Instead of helping me, the Title IX process ripped my mental, emotional, and physical well-being to shreds."  

OPINION | 11/03/2022

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Our lives here don't have to feel boring

Our lives here don't have to feel boring

Andi Grene

“At Princeton, it is necessary to experience actively and not — as that visiting friend said — take the positives of campus for granted simply because we know them well. In the two years that my classmates and I have left, we must reacquaint ourselves with our campus and appreciate the old in a new light.”

“At Princeton, it is necessary to experience actively and not — as that visiting friend said — take the positives of campus for granted simply because we know them well. In the two years that my classmates and I have left, we must reacquaint ourselves with our campus and appreciate the old in a new light.”

OPINION | 11/02/2022

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Take it from me: No student government experience is necessary to run for USG

Take it from me: No student government experience is necessary to run for USG

Mayu Takeuchi

“If I’ve learned one thing, it’s that every student is qualified to run for a position on USG by virtue of their lived experience of being an undergraduate at Princeton.”

“If I’ve learned one thing, it’s that every student is qualified to run for a position on USG by virtue of their lived experience of being an undergraduate at Princeton.”

OPINION | 11/01/2022

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Letter to the Editor: Princeton’s disproportionate response to PETA’s exhibit shows their culpability

Letter to the Editor: Princeton’s disproportionate response to PETA’s exhibit shows their culpability

Keith Brown

“Princeton labs kill animals in experiments that do nothing to forward science.”

“Princeton labs kill animals in experiments that do nothing to forward science.”

OPINION | 11/01/2022

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How we grieve and remember matters

How we grieve and remember matters

Ben Xinzi Zhang

“Right now, we need a place, centrally located on campus and online, that invites every Princetonian to pause, reflect, and practice listening to each other.” 

“Right now, we need a place, centrally located on campus and online, that invites every Princetonian to pause, reflect, and practice listening to each other.” 

OPINION | 10/31/2022

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Let’s rethink Princeton’s residential college placement

Let’s rethink Princeton’s residential college placement

Prince Takano

“The random nature of residential college placement is one of its greatest flaws. I have yet to meet a person who feels they belong to their residential college as much as they belong to other campus groups.”

“The random nature of residential college placement is one of its greatest flaws. I have yet to meet a person who feels they belong to their residential college as much as they belong to other campus groups.”

OPINION | 10/30/2022

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An open letter calling on Princeton to accept the Duolingo English Test as part of international application process

An open letter calling on Princeton to accept the Duolingo English Test as part of international application process

Alexis Sursock

“Princeton has made the application process more just and accessible in many ways, from the new Financial Aid policy to offering application cost waivers to low-income applicants. Yet, it still requires internationals to take extremely overpriced tests to prove their English proficiency.” 

“Princeton has made the application process more just and accessible in many ways, from the new Financial Aid policy to offering application cost waivers to low-income applicants. Yet, it still requires internationals to take extremely overpriced tests to prove their English proficiency.”

OPINION | 10/27/2022

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The history of a campus center and the importance of renovations at Princeton

The history of a campus center and the importance of renovations at Princeton

John Raulston Graham

“Renovation projects are physical manifestations of the relationship between contemporary students and past generations of Princetonians.” 

“Renovation projects are physical manifestations of the relationship between contemporary students and past generations of Princetonians.”

OPINION | 10/27/2022

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We have to stop relying on U.S. News and World Report rankings

We have to stop relying on U.S. News and World Report rankings

Eric Xie

“The U.S. News college rankings are easily corruptible, weigh the wrong factors, and privilege older and more established institutions.”

“The U.S. News college rankings are easily corruptible, weigh the wrong factors, and privilege older and more established institutions.”

OPINION | 10/26/2022

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Princeton does nowhere near enough to help grieving students

Princeton does nowhere near enough to help grieving students

Philip Maruri

“Princeton does nowhere near enough to help the students and community members affected. As I learned in the days following Abe’s death, recovering from such a loss is a long and difficult process and can’t be solved by Princeton’s perfunctory acknowledgements.”

“Princeton does nowhere near enough to help the students and community members affected. As I learned in the days following Abe’s death, recovering from such a loss is a long and difficult process and can’t be solved by Princeton’s perfunctory acknowledgements.”

OPINION | 10/26/2022

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In Georgia’s moment of vulnerability, the US should step up engagement

In Georgia’s moment of vulnerability, the US should step up engagement

Sam Harshbarger

“In this moment of vulnerability, Georgians are right to question whether Europe and the United States will really commit to the country’s security and Euro-Atlantic ambitions.”

“In this moment of vulnerability, Georgians are right to question whether Europe and the United States will really commit to the country’s security and Euro-Atlantic ambitions.” 

OPINION | 10/25/2022

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Letter to the Editor: Identity politics can't mask the real problems inside the School of Architecture

Letter to the Editor: Identity politics can't mask the real problems inside the School of Architecture

Alejandro Zaera-Polo

“Even worse than ‘cancellation,’ these accusations of ‘patriarchy’ and ‘bigotry’ are a classic example of witch hunting, a procedure customarily used by authoritarian regimes to suppress dissent and legitimize repression, or worse.”

“Even worse than ‘cancellation,’ these accusations of ‘patriarchy’ and ‘bigotry’ are a classic example of witch hunting, a procedure customarily used by authoritarian regimes to suppress dissent and legitimize repression, or worse.”

OPINION | 10/23/2022

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Reactions: What would you change about Princeton?

Reactions: What would you change about Princeton?

Opinion Staff

“In 2021, then-Editor-in-Chief Emma Treadway challenged the student body to take the post-pandemic opportunity to change Princeton. As a new school year starts, we asked our columnists one thing they’d want to change, big or small, about Princeton in the coming year.”

“In 2021, then-Editor-in-Chief Emma Treadway challenged the student body to take the post-pandemic opportunity to change Princeton. As a new school year starts, we asked our columnists one thing they’d want to change, big or small, about Princeton in the coming year.”

OPINION | 10/23/2022

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