Opinion

What we can learn from New Zealand

New Zealand’s response is both inspiring and instructive for us here in America. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited Christchurch and addressed the people, many of whom are Muslim refugees, whose communities had been targeted, assuring them and the rest of the country that “they are us.” It was an act of leadership, inclusion, and empathy that feels far removed from our own politics. 

Mandatory voting and a restructured election process

In general, students simply seem apathetic or disengaged with USG affairs. After elections, little is known as to whether candidates actually did uphold their campaign policy or if they really intended to pursue those causes after being elected. Clearly, the way we as undergraduates approach voting and elections to USG ought to be changed.

Why we need to take more decisive measures to address racism in sports

By taking a stronger stand against racism, sports can change the way we react to racism in everyday life.

The racist, ugly side of the beautiful game

To watch or to play is truly a pleasure every time, but not when hate joins the game. Soccer, or any sport for that matter, is about respecting your opponent.

Why you should vote for Referendum No. 3

We are excited that students now have the opportunity to vote during next week’s USG elections cycle to eliminate standard penalty and create an Honor System with penalties that are more commensurate with the severity of violations.

A word on accountability

The categorical prohibition of all relations between faculty and graduate students whose academic enterprises are unrelated is, at best, misguided.

The deserved ban of the fraudulent Alex Jones

On his website, Alex Jones claims his “truth-bringing” company has been repeatedly targeted over the years. He also said Infowars is “merely the canary in the coal mine when it comes to the leftist authoritarian censorship coming our way if good people stand idly by and do nothing.” Except he’s wrong about one thing, if not many: it’s not censorship.

The limits of callout culture

It is only through a dependence on our public institutions, and through faith in our democratic system and its ability to right wrongs that we can hope to make real improvements through political action.

Why voting on referenda matters

While referenda may not immediately modify administrative actions, they do a fantastic job at sparking and accelerating conversation among their topics of interest.

'Street holidays' — do they unite or divide?

Not only do “Street holidays” exacerbate issues of social exclusivity, they further propel the belief that a “great” college experience revolves around partying.

Adding options to the liberal arts

Instead of being able utilize their talents where they see fit, students currently face situations where they feel like they are simply rubber stamping a requirement.

Missing the (Ara)mark on divestment

In solidarity with the National Freedom Campus Day of Action, SPEAR joins students across the country to call on the University to fully divest its endowment and operating contracts from the Prison-Industrial Complex and actively reinvest in the communities harmed by a racist and classist criminal punishment system.

What I learned from Breitbart

I urge conservatives and liberals alike to break the little shell of their echo chambers.

A ‘Princeton Preview’ case for more inclusivity

The most important USG election that you don’t care about

It would be marvelous if we realize that our votes affect the honor system. This issue would become a wedge that divides the campus because of the strong, conflicting opinions on it.

The battle for coeducation isn’t over just yet

Now 50 years from the beginning of coeducation, we must realize that coeducation was not an opportunity joyously offered to women by higher institutions like Princeton. It was an opportunity seized by women to better the world for themselves.

Call it racist, President Eisgruber

As Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has written, “language can illuminate truth as much as it can obfuscate it.” Such is the case in Princeton’s response to the “ban the box” movement, wherein administrative language continues to disguise racism and conceal meaning.

CJL statement on Israel Shabbat

In hosting Israel Shabbat, we take no communal stance on the Israeli government's policies or actions in regards to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We appreciate that members of our community have a wide range of opinions regarding those policies, and encourage everyone to attend this event and respectfully engage with their peers about Israel.

AJP statement on Israel Shabbat

Anything goes? No, not really

Though this happened at PHS, it’s still important for us as University students living in our “Orange Bubble” to pay attention to the surrounding community of which we are inevitably a part. We do not live in a vacuum, and this is a valuable lesson to learn. It is too easy, even at the University, to solely embrace to ideas of inclusion and cultural sensitivity without actually putting in real effort to attain them.