Opinion

How the professional world takes advantage of classes like Maitland Jones’s

How the professional world takes advantage of classes like Maitland Jones’s

Rohit Narayanan

“Students want grades to reflect that given all the resources they needed, they mastered the content. Society wants grades to show which students succeeded and which floundered in a hard class. While we can’t say which is more valuable, schools should be optimizing for learning, not arbitrary faux-geniocratic sorting.”

“Students want grades to reflect that given all the resources they needed, they mastered the content. Society wants grades to show which students succeeded and which floundered in a hard class. While we can’t say which is more valuable, schools should be optimizing for learning, not arbitrary faux-geniocratic sorting.”

OPINION | 10/05/2022

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Letter to the Editor: Students should remember there are fates worse than the ‘rat race’ for admission to Princeton

Letter to the Editor: Students should remember there are fates worse than the ‘rat race’ for admission to Princeton

Jamie Nichols

“As hard and emotionally painful as it is to get into a college like Princeton, it can be harder and more painful mentally for America’s economically and educationally disadvantaged high school students to realize they will be left behind before that  “rat race” even begins.” 

“As hard and emotionally painful as it is to get into a college like Princeton, it can be harder and more painful mentally for America’s economically and educationally disadvantaged high school students to realize they will be left behind before that “rat race” even begins.”

OPINION | 10/04/2022

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Free speech emphasis in orientation will reap benefits later

Free speech emphasis in orientation will reap benefits later

Julianna Lee

“Just as this institution has historically made clear to incoming first-years that academic integrity and diversity and inclusion are key aspects of the University’s identity, it laudably has begun including free speech as an additional core value.”

“Just as this institution has historically made clear to incoming first-years that academic integrity and diversity and inclusion are key aspects of the University’s identity, it laudably has begun including free speech as an additional core value.”

OPINION | 10/03/2022

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In defense of Community Action

In defense of Community Action

Vincent Jiang

“My recommendation would be to take a step back from lofty debates over what service truly is and return to simpler projects, especially involving physical labor or creating something usable.”

“My recommendation would be to take a step back from lofty debates over what service truly is and return to simpler projects, especially involving physical labor or creating something usable.”

OPINION | 10/03/2022

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There are still too many problems with Princeton's isolation protocol

There are still too many problems with Princeton's isolation protocol

Ndeye Thioubou

“I want to share my experience and make some suggestions regarding the current isolation process to maximize support and minimize hardships students will face.”

“I want to share my experience and make some suggestions regarding the current isolation process to maximize support and minimize hardships students will face.”

OPINION | 10/02/2022

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Lacking student input, the half-baked plan to reimagine upperclass dining won’t work

Lacking student input, the half-baked plan to reimagine upperclass dining won’t work

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

“If the administration really wants to reform campus culture, it has to work with proposals generated by the student body, not ones imposed unilaterally..”

“If the administration really wants to reform campus culture, it has to work with proposals generated by the student body, not ones imposed unilaterally.”

OPINION | 10/02/2022

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Princeton should adopt oral exams

Princeton should adopt oral exams

Henry Hsiao

“Implementing oral exams as an option opens up another avenue for Princeton students to demonstrate their critical analysis and communication skills, without sacrificing rigor.”

“Implementing oral exams as an option opens up another avenue for Princeton students to demonstrate their critical analysis and communication skills, without sacrificing rigor.” 

OPINION | 10/02/2022

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Does Princeton protect progressive speech, too?

Does Princeton protect progressive speech, too?

Eleanor Clemans-Cope

“It’s important that the University, with all of its power, does not act as a censor. But it raises a question: Does Princeton protect progressive speech, too?”

“It’s important that the University, with all of its power, does not act as a censor. But it raises a question: Does Princeton protect progressive speech, too?”

OPINION | 09/29/2022

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Our caffeine consumption hides a deeper problem

Our caffeine consumption hides a deeper problem

Ava Milberg

“We can appreciate the energizing quality of caffeine when it is needed, but we should also strive to take care of ourselves more meaningfully and get enough sleep.”

“We can appreciate the energizing quality of caffeine when it is needed, but we should also strive to take care of ourselves more meaningfully and get enough sleep.”

OPINION | 09/28/2022

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Truth-seeking is at the heart of every principle the University has

Truth-seeking is at the heart of every principle the University has

Myles McKnight

“What Rabieh misses is that the Kalven principles — and all sound principles of academic life — are correct precisely because they further our truth-seeking mission.”

“What Rabieh misses is that the Kalven principles — and all sound principles of academic life — are correct precisely because they further our truth-seeking mission.”

OPINION | 09/28/2022

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In defense of DUO Mobile authentication

In defense of DUO Mobile authentication

Christopher Lidard

“While somewhat annoying, the presence of DUO Mobile does considerably more good than harm by protecting all of our personal information and the University network at large.”

“While somewhat annoying, the presence of DUO Mobile does considerably more good than harm by protecting all of our personal information and the University network at large.”

OPINION | 09/28/2022

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Honor Committee Chair: Student leadership matters in the disciplinary process

Honor Committee Chair: Student leadership matters in the disciplinary process

Dylan Shapiro

“The Honor Committee is not a perfect institution, but we should believe in the idea that only our peers can assess what we should have reasonably known. [...] I urge you to include applying to join the Honor Committee in that effort.”

“The Honor Committee is not a perfect institution, but we should believe in the idea that only our peers can assess what we should have reasonably known. [...] I urge you to include applying to join the Honor Committee in that effort.” 

OPINION | 09/27/2022

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Our country is drowning. The Orange Bubble doesn’t care.

Our country is drowning. The Orange Bubble doesn’t care.

Shireen Waraich and Ayeda Hamed

“It’s high time that Princetonians started caring about the Global South. This isn’t just major international news, it is something for which those in the Global North bear responsibility.”

“It’s high time that Princetonians started caring about the Global South. This isn’t just major international news, it is something for which those in the Global North bear responsibility.”

OPINION | 09/27/2022

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3.98 percent a year later: reflecting on the rat race of college admissions

3.98 percent a year later: reflecting on the rat race of college admissions

Yejin Suh

“The thing about having to package and commodify an artistic passion to apply to college is that the line between authenticity and self-branding becomes easily, and irreversibly, blurred.”

“The thing about having to package and commodify an artistic passion to apply to college is that the line between authenticity and self-branding becomes easily, and irreversibly, blurred.”

OPINION | 09/26/2022

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When a club initiation becomes hazing

When a club initiation becomes hazing

Aybars Önder

“No student group should be allowed to haze its members, especially not a group that has a monopoly on an activity like PDP does over debate. It’s not too much to ask that groups allow students to join in a welcoming and open manner.”

“No student group should be allowed to haze its members, especially not a group that has a monopoly on an activity like PDP does over debate. It’s not too much to ask that groups allow students to join in a welcoming and open manner.”

OPINION | 09/25/2022

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New Jersey must do more to bring racial justice and equity to cannabis legalization

New Jersey must do more to bring racial justice and equity to cannabis legalization

Udi Ofer

“While the state has succeeded at drastically curbing arrests, it has much more to do to open the legal cannabis business to the communities it promised to benefit.”

“While the state has succeeded at drastically curbing arrests, it has much more to do to open the legal cannabis business to the communities it promised to benefit.”

OPINION | 09/25/2022

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Reactions: USG considers eliminating referenda

Reactions: USG considers eliminating referenda

Mohan Setty-Charity, Christofer Robles, Abigail Rabieh, and Nate Howard

“If the USG wishes to fulfill its purported preamble dedication to ‘the proposition that students must be included in the making of decisions that affect them,’ they should leave referenda as they are.”

“If the USG wishes to fulfill its purported preamble dedication to ‘the proposition that students must be included in the making of decisions that affect them,’ they should leave referenda as they are.”

OPINION | 09/22/2022

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How Princeton can better support students in job and internship searches

How Princeton can better support students in job and internship searches

Kelsey Ji

“At first I thought that I was the only one who missed these deadlines, but after speaking with more alumni and learning about their recruitment timelines, I discovered that I am far from the only student at the University who was caught off guard by the application timeline.”

“At first I thought that I was the only one who missed these deadlines, but after speaking with more alumni and learning about their recruitment timelines, I discovered that I am far from the only student at the University who was caught off guard by the application timeline.”

OPINION | 09/21/2022

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Ken Buck ’81: Princeton students deserve better than cancel culture

Ken Buck ’81: Princeton students deserve better than cancel culture

Ken Buck

“It’s disconcerting that any student at Princeton, much less a politics concentrator, would hold such a narrow view of what is acceptable discourse. The entire purpose of a liberal arts education is to challenge students’ views, expand their intellectual horizons, and to have them engage deeply with conclusions and viewpoints at odds with their own.”

“It’s disconcerting that any student at Princeton, much less a politics concentrator, would hold such a narrow view of what is acceptable discourse. The entire purpose of a liberal arts education is to challenge students’ views, expand their intellectual horizons, and to have them engage deeply with conclusions and viewpoints at odds with their own.”

OPINION | 09/21/2022

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Secluded campuses can allow for connection with local communities

Secluded campuses can allow for connection with local communities

Mohan Setty-Charity

“Moving to a shared campus and living among others undergoing the same experience is comforting and is a source of peer support during a time of extreme change.”

“Moving to a shared campus and living among others undergoing the same experience is comforting and is a source of peer support during a time of extreme change.” 

OPINION | 09/20/2022

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