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Thomas Buckley

Allowing YAT candidates to campaign is essential to preserving Princeton's values

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Allowing YAT candidates to campaign is essential to preserving Princeton's values

Thomas Buckley
| OPINION | April 11

"Disallowing the YAT candidates from campaigning on issues abridges their freedom of speech and stifles campus discourse, issues that President Christopher Eisgruber and the University care a lot about in every other context — just not this one."

"Disallowing the YAT candidates from campaigning on issues abridges their freedom of speech and stifles campus discourse, issues that President Christopher Eisgruber and the University care a lot about in every other context — just not this one."

Reactions: What data should the University publicly release?

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Reactions: What data should the University publicly release?

Siyeon Lee, Davis Hobley, Anais Mobarak, Thomas Buckley, Lizbeth Reyes, and Frances Brogan
| OPINION | March 8

“The University releases data about many different aspects of the University from student demographics to progress towards its sustainability goals. We asked our columnists what other data the University should release.”

“The University releases data about many different aspects of the University from student demographics to progress towards its sustainability goals. We asked our columnists what other data the University should release.”

Reactions: Princeton bans electric scooters

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Reactions: Princeton bans electric scooters

Ndeye Thioubou, Leo Yu, Sophia Zuo, and Thomas Buckley
| OPINION | December 7

“We asked our columnists for their thoughts on the PEV ban: what are the benefits and drawbacks to the community? What purpose does this ban serve? Who does it support and who does it harm? Is this within the purview of the University’s power to do?”

“We asked our columnists for their thoughts on the PEV ban: what are the benefits and drawbacks to the community? What purpose does this ban serve? Who does it support and who does it harm? Is this within the purview of the University’s power to do?”

Reactions: What should we learn from the New Jersey elections?

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Reactions: What should we learn from the New Jersey elections?

Vincent Jiang, Preston Ferraiuolo, Brian Hegarty, Thomas Buckley, and Wynne Conger
| OPINION | November 17

“Civic engagement is a key component of Princeton life — we decided to ask our politically inclined columnists to reflect on the recent elections and chronicle a race, ballot, or result that they found particularly impactful.”

"To mark these recent elections, we asked our politically inclined columnists to reflect on the most recent NJ Elections and chronicle a race, ballot, or result that they found particularly impactful."

As Princeton remakes itself, incorporate native plants

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As Princeton remakes itself, incorporate native plants

Thomas Buckley
| OPINION | September 13

“By creating and explaining its vision for an interconnected landscape of gardens filled with food for pollinators and habitat for insects, the University can inspire students, faculty, staff or anyone visiting campus to consider what they can do to create a better habitat for their local fauna.”

“By creating and explaining its vision for an interconnected landscape of gardens filled with food for pollinators and habitat for insects, the University can inspire students, faculty, staff or anyone visiting campus to consider what they can do to create a better habitat for their local fauna.”

Princeton's competitive culture is far too pervasive

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Princeton's competitive culture is far too pervasive

Thomas Buckley
| OPINION | May 11

“The idea that a club can grow and become popular only by turning prospective members away is inherently toxic to fostering a positive and uplifting community. That this bet works implies that prospective members are largely motivated by the feeling that they beat someone out for their spot – that there can be no victory without an opponent to be vanquished.”

“The idea that a club can grow and become popular only by turning prospective members away is inherently toxic to fostering a positive and uplifting community. That this bet works implies that prospective members are largely motivated by the feeling that they beat someone out for their spot – that there can be no victory without an opponent to be vanquished.”

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