Opinion

The fight against climate change: what can Princeton learn from other top American institutions?

The fight against climate change: what can Princeton learn from other top American institutions?

Guest Contributors

To ensure that the University remains one of the leading educational institutions in America, the administration should look towards other universities’ endeavors in bolstering its own.

OPINION | February 23

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144th ‘Prince’ Editorial Board: our mission statement

144th ‘Prince’ Editorial Board: our mission statement

Daily Princetonian Editorial Board

The Editorial Board exists to affirm The Daily Princetonian as part of the University community and critically examine the world around us. 

OPINION | February 23

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Princeton has more than money invested in the fossil fuel industry

Princeton has more than money invested in the fossil fuel industry

Guest Contributor

Last semester, Exxon Mobil graced the grounds of Princeton campus as part of the Fall HireTigers Career Fair. All the while, the college divestment movement is gathering steam. Georgetown, sometimes regarded as more conservative than many of its peers, divested. Almost 400 members of Harvard’s faculty issued a letter in support.

OPINION | February 20

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In defense of ‘fake’ glasses

In defense of ‘fake’ glasses

Arman Badrei

If people want to wear something that suggests a trait they believe to be positive, let them.

OPINION | February 20

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The importance of bats

The importance of bats

Claire Wayner

As winters get milder and human populations grow, we will be forced into more contact with bats, and we will have to decide whether to treat this as a conflict or as an opportunity. 

OPINION | February 20

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The problem with Jeff Bezos’s philanthropy

The problem with Jeff Bezos’s philanthropy

Braden Flax

Collective crises require collective solutions, rather than the appropriation of agency, responsibility, and credit by so narrow a source as a well-funded, and often ill-advised, financial titan.

OPINION | February 19

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The false equivalence of the left

The false equivalence of the left

Juan José López Haddad

It is possible to hold progressive views and still oppose these extremist movements — not only that, it is the only moral thing to do.

OPINION | February 19

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On apathy, self-interestedness, and joy

On apathy, self-interestedness, and joy

Sebastian Quiroz

When we refer to our peers as apathetic, we are tacitly charging them with being overly concerned about their personal interests and priorities, to the detriment of being concerned with larger social and political issues, like gun reform.

OPINION | February 18

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The end of reading period as we know it

The end of reading period as we know it

Elijah Benson

Going forward, this change will have myriad effects, including better performance on exams, true rejuvenation from the extended break, and an honest step towards improving the mental health of students.

OPINION | February 18

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Abolish the caucus

Abolish the caucus

Kaveh Badrei

Caucuses represent an outdated, undemocratic system — one whose end in American politics should be welcomed. 

OPINION | February 17

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The Bloomberg problem

The Bloomberg problem

Julia Chaffers

It is difficult to hold someone accountable who is not beholden to anyone for funding. It is challenging to campaign against someone who can drown you out with an unending stream of advertising and the media coverage that accompanies it.

OPINION | February 17

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Susan Spock ’76: Why I oppose Charter’s return to Bicker

Susan Spock ’76: Why I oppose Charter’s return to Bicker

Susan Spock

Princeton has moved in the direction of inclusivity and tolerance, and it is deeply distressing to hear that Charter plans to move in the opposite direction.

OPINION | February 16

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Princeton’s high school problem

Princeton’s high school problem

Liam O'Connor

Admitting an outsized number of their applicants has far-reaching consequences that affects everything from Bicker to club auditions to academic performance. But — ironically — these admissions decisions may be harming admissions itself.

OPINION | February 13

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Princeton must divest from fossil fuels

Princeton must divest from fossil fuels

Guest Contributors

In response to these calls, President Eisgruber has repeatedly argued that the University’s divestment from fossil fuels would amount to political position-taking. However, to continue to fund the fossil fuel industry is a political stand and doing nothing in a time of crisis is a moral failure.

OPINION | February 13

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Civil immunity and Princeton’s complicity in over-policing

Civil immunity and Princeton’s complicity in over-policing

Guest Contributor

The emergence of the bill and the University’s willingness to publicly support it without consideration for the greater context should make the University community wary.

OPINION | February 12

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What ‘Parasite’ did for the Oscars, and what it didn’t

What ‘Parasite’ did for the Oscars, and what it didn’t

Kate Lee

Even the success of “Parasite” continues to illuminate resting prejudices in the Oscars and in the awards community in general.

OPINION | February 12

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Racism and the coronavirus: quarantine Sinophobia

Racism and the coronavirus: quarantine Sinophobia

Richard Ma

"The intolerance towards other cultures evidenced in these reactions reveals a level of Eurocentrism that is damaging to any attempts towards true globalization, an oft-cited goal in the modern world.”

OPINION | February 11

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The weight of the mental health mask

The weight of the mental health mask

Guest Contributor

"Mental illness is inherently isolating, but even more so when it forces you to live a lie. To protect yourself, it’s necessary to wear a facade, and it’s that facade that everyone comes to believe is the true you.”

OPINION | February 11

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From apartheid to the climate crisis: Divestment at Princeton

From apartheid to the climate crisis: Divestment at Princeton

Guest Contributor

"Continued investment in fossil fuels actively undermines the intellectual and personal future of the students Princeton and other universities seek to foster, as well as our human and natural communities.”

OPINION | February 10

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Keeping mementos of your friendships

Keeping mementos of your friendships

Leora Eisenberg

“Reminders of your close relationships are, in a way, just as important as the relationships themselves: in the person’s absence, a memento serves to remind you that they are there." 

OPINION | February 10

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