Opinion

It seems that in discussions of problematic male behavior, there are many men on campus who assume that — because they’ve taken Gender and Sexuality courses or are “so happy” that the head of their team, group, eating club, or government is a girl — they can’t be part of the problem.

OPINION | 10/23/2018

Court packing: A dangerous plan

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Court packing: A dangerous plan

Guest Contributor

Overtly partisan court packing is an immodest and shortsighted strategy, and its advantages are likely negligible once the opposition party regains control.

OPINION | 10/23/2018

Invite More Political Speakers to Campus

Participants in New York City's March For Our Lives event

Invite More Political Speakers to Campus

Jae-Kyung Sim

Even the small sparks of political awareness and events that do occur, such as traditional public debatesor the political activities fair, are confined to the areas surrounding Whig-Clio Halls—it definitely is not a campus-wide phenomenon.

OPINION | 10/22/2018

Politics as Entertainment

Benjamin Gelman

It then feels more natural to talk about Matt Damon’s hilarious Brett Kavanaugh impression or Melissa McCarthy's repeated skewering of Sean Spicer than it is to deal with the real political effects that the events being parodied have produced.

OPINION | 10/21/2018

The legacy of white men

The legacy of white men

Siyang Liu

These are the names we fondly colloquialize; turning Witherspoon into “’Spoon” or redefining “McCosh” as a verb. The buildings become integrated in our daily lives, yet the people after whom they are named do not represent the diversity of current students.

OPINION | 10/18/2018

We all deserve to be heard

We all deserve to be heard

Brigitte Harbers

As a society, we can’t pursue progress if we don’t seek out thoughts, theories, and ideas from unexpected sources. We need variety in our opinions in order to escape the echo chamber and initiate innovation, whether that leads to reaffirming our beliefs or completely changing our perspectives.

OPINION | 10/18/2018

Not Ethnic Enough

Chris Huh

CARTOON | 10/18/2018

Automatic voter registration: bringing America’s voting system into the 21st century

Automatic voter registration: bringing America’s voting system into the 21st century

Shannon Chaffers

To eliminate an unnecessarily expensive and inefficient voter registration system that often prevents many Americans from exercising their right to vote, the federal government should make automatic voter registration a nationwide requirement for states.

OPINION | 10/17/2018

Rigor is not value: How compulsion submerges intellect

Braden Flax

We should be willing to expand our horizons, and try to embody virtues beyond hard work. But of course, as long as the University continues to value needless rigor, students will too.

OPINION | 10/17/2018

Preparing for the apocalypse using only late meal

Adam Wickham

CARTOON | 10/17/2018

You can like it here

You can like it here

Rachel Kennedy

In a recent article published in the “Nassau Weekly,” writer Zartosht Ahlers misses a crucial detail.

OPINION | 10/16/2018

Allow same-sex couples to receive G-4 visas again

Winnie Brandfield-Harvey

The U.S. prides itself on being a free country, but when our own President and the administration with which he surrounds himself publicly accept and facilitate the mistreatment of the LGBTQ+ community, we are not making America great again.

OPINION | 10/16/2018

It's time to pack the Court

It's time to pack the Court

Zachariah Sippy

If Kavanaugh cannot be removed from the Court, his voice can be drowned out by the addition of more justices.

OPINION | 10/16/2018

The oxymoron of physics grades

Zaza Asatiani

CARTOON | 10/16/2018

VOTE

Tashi Treadway

CARTOON | 10/15/2018

We aren't totally to blame: Why college students struggle to vote

We aren't totally to blame: Why college students struggle to vote

Madeleine Marr

Given that most Princeton students aren’t from the surrounding area, the large majority of eligible student voters will also be sending absentee ballots and ballot requests through the Frist mail center this month.

OPINION | 10/15/2018

The profound cruelty of a post-Roe America

The profound cruelty of a post-Roe America

Samuel Aftel

One day, Kavanaugh’s two daughters — like many children — will hold their father to account and ask him if he is the “good” man he now claims to be.

OPINION | 10/15/2018

Response to Jim Sanborn: On the relationship between art and science

Response to Jim Sanborn: On the relationship between art and science

Gabe Lipkowitz

Jim Sanborn shows us that art and science, while distinct pursuits, often relate in intensely enriching and informative ways.

OPINION | 10/14/2018

Hurricanes reflect America's socioeconomic inequality

Morgan Lucey

I might have enjoyed hurricane parties and days off from school, but I was lucky not to deal with challenges of infrastructure and accessibility, which many Panhandle residents are currently facing, in suburban Jacksonville.

OPINION | 10/14/2018

Fall Ready

Grace Koh

CARTOON | 10/14/2018

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