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Cathleen Balid

Princeton’s cultural festivals deserve a place in lecture halls

Over 30 students are in the photo taking food from various containers and socializing.

Princeton’s cultural festivals deserve a place in lecture halls

Cathleen Balid
| OPINION | 6 days ago

Cultural festivals provide food and entertainment, but each performance and meal offers only a brief snapshot and glimpse into a potential culture. And if a performance does generate interest, there’s no place for that interest to go.

Cultural festivals provide food and entertainment, but each performance and meal offers only a brief snapshot and glimpse into a potential culture. And if a performance does generate interest, there’s no place for that interest to go.

Princeton, it’s time to offer a Filipino language program

A grey sky over a brick building. A greening statue stands in front of it.

Princeton, it’s time to offer a Filipino language program

Cathleen Balid
| OPINION | 02/11/2025

Like other Ivy League universities, Princeton should implement Filipino language courses to satisfy student demand and reflect the cultural demographics of the United States.

Like other Ivy League universities, Princeton should implement Filipino language courses to satisfy student demand and reflect the cultural demographics of the United States.

Reform first-year orientation: Less structure, stronger connections

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Reform first-year orientation: Less structure, stronger connections

Cathleen Balid
| OPINION | 11/22/2024

“Core and FYRE Events make it difficult for freshmen to explore campus or forge connections among their new peers. To address this issue, Princeton should restructure orientation programming to prioritize building freshman peer-to-peer engagement.”

“Core and FYRE Events make it difficult for freshmen to explore campus or forge connections among their new peers. To address this issue, Princeton should restructure orientation programming to prioritize building freshman peer-to-peer engagement.”

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