Germaine Washington /November 30, 2021
Image courtesy of the American Life League The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. With the introduction of the Texas Heartbeat Act in March of this year, the hotly contested topic of abortion has returned to the forefront of political conversation in the United States. The Texas Bill […]
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Adam Hoffman /October 16, 2021
Image courtesy of the Pew Research Center The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Dear Tories, This past spring, thousands of rockets launched from Gaza rained down on Israel. This attack followed thousands of rockets being launched against Israel in the summer of 2014, and the winter […]
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Germaine Washington /October 11, 2021
Image courtesy of the ACLU. The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. The freedom of citizens and organizations to express their views on significant issues occupies a place of particular importance in the American judicial system. After all, a necessary check on the state’s power is public expression. […]
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Princeton Tory Archives /October 7, 2021
Image courtesy of Spectator World. The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. In May 2021, the terrorist organization Hamas and other armed Palestinian groups launched more than 4,000 rockets and mortars toward Israeli population centers. Twelve civilians were killed — including two children — and several hundred more […]
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Reid Zlotky /October 5, 2021
Image courtesy of Location Scout. The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Princeton’s First Year Orientation Experience (FYRE) this year was strikingly different from what I experienced my Freshman year. My orientation helped my fellow 2023s acclimate to campus by introducing new students to life, opportunities, expectations, and […]
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Alexandra Orbuch /October 3, 2021
Image courtesy of Gallup. The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. A few months ago, I took an illuminating seminar through the Tikvah Fund, a self-described “philanthropic foundation and ideas institution committed to supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish State.” […]
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Alex Zarechnak /September 25, 2021
This is a guest write-in addressed to the Princeton Class of 2025. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Dear Class of ’25: Did you appreciate the clever way you were introduced to Princeton? Did you recognize that your orientation video was […]
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Peter Brown /June 3, 2021
East Pyne Hall where the classics department is located. Image courtesy of Flickr.com In a statement on June 1, the Classics Department announced that students in the concentration are no longer required to take Greek or Latin. The Department also eliminated the “classics” track, which focused on the ancient languages. When telling someone I […]
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Germaine Washington /May 28, 2021
Image courtesy of Flickr.com The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Nearly two years ago, the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests occupied a brief moment of prominence in the American mainstream media. The introduction of the Chinese extradition bill in Hong Kong, intended to permit the transfer of suspected […]
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Cassandra James /April 17, 2021
Image Courtesy of flickr.com. The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Big Tech. For many, the phrase conjures an Orwellian setting of data collection and surveillance, where the consumer is preyed on by Silicon Valley. A highly public series of data leaks and scandals over the last few […]
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Germaine Washington /April 16, 2021
The Ever Given Blocking the Suez Canal. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. In late March 2021, much of the 24-hour news cycle was dedicated to an economic catastrophe in the Middle East. On March 23rd, the Ever Given, a 1300 foot-long shipping […]
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Allyssa Noone /March 29, 2021
Noone Argues That Schools Must be Reopened. (Photo Credit: crisismagazine.com) The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Just over one year ago, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Following this announcement, almost all preschools, K-12 schools, and universities closed. While many programs continued via distance learning, […]
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