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Date registered: December 5, 2011

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  1. Is a Career in Finance Ethical? — March 2, 2013
  2. Rising Costs and Budget Cuts in Schools Force Many to Reconsider Teacher Tenure — October 21, 2012
  3. Why Reason Won’t Save Us from Obamney 2012 — October 3, 2012
  4. Dear Michelle Obama — September 23, 2012
  5. President of Princeton University Tells Incoming Freshmen to “Occupy Princeton” — September 10, 2012

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  1. Mic Check — 14 comments
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  3. Open Letter from Alumni to Princeton Community — 3 comments
  4. People = Culture = Government — 3 comments
  5. Tariq Ali at Princeton University — 2 comments

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Mar
02

Is a Career in Finance Ethical?

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Some thoughts on this question following the Whig-Clio Senate Debate on Thursday, February the 28th (https://www.facebook.com/events/147469175413524/): The main argument put forth by the opposition (which sided with Wall Street) is that a career in finance is ethical *ONLY IF* you take a chunk of the money you make and donate it toward some social good …

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Oct
21

Rising Costs and Budget Cuts in Schools Force Many to Reconsider Teacher Tenure

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Education equality and fairness–topics near and dear to the hearts of most Occupy Princeton readers – gets a new spin in the article that appears below about teacher tenure reforms throughout the country. Writer and education activist Brianna Meiers presents both sides of this heated debate, and invites opinions and commentary from the masses. Brianna routinely writes for a website …

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Oct
03

Why Reason Won’t Save Us from Obamney 2012

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I’ve spent the past few months debating many friends and strangers about the upcoming U.S. presidential elections. I’ve taken pains to explain, through what I think is sound logic, that voting for one of the two big parties – again – is ridiculous. If, that is, we are interested in systemic reform in government that …

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Sep
23

Dear Michelle Obama

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A group of Princeton students and community members respond to the First Lady’s rare visit to Princeton, NJ for an exclusive fundraising dinner: Dear Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States, As Lawrence Lessig recently testified before the Senate: “In the current presidential election cycle, 0.000063 percent of America—that’s 196 citizens—have funded 80 percent …

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Sep
10

President of Princeton University Tells Incoming Freshmen to “Occupy Princeton”

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Full Address: http://www.princeton.edu/president/speeches/20120909/ Some excerpts: Opening Exercises is one of the truly joyous occasions at Princeton because it marks the beginning of a great adventure—your great adventure. At this moment in your Princeton education everything is possible—every door stands open, every dream has the potential to come true. You are about to Occupy Princeton. Now …

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Sep
09

S17 Updates

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Useful info and updates from the S17 organizers: On September 15-17th in New York City, we are organizing three days of education, celebration and resistance to economic injustice with a full slate of permitted convergences, family friendly assemblies, a big concert, and mass civil disobedience on that Monday in the heart of the financial district. …

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Sep
04

Banks Not to Recruit on Campus This Fall

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Five days ago I received an email from Princeton University Career Services. Here’s an excerpt: For those planning to find a job, NOW is the time to prepare for on-campus recruiting! Employers from private, public, and non-profit organizations come to campus in the fall to host information sessions and/or interview seniors for full-time positions. Employer …

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Jun
04

Lewis Speech Falls on Deaf Ears and Empty Red Cups?

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While the admirable Michael Lewis made an insightful and heartfelt speech at this year’s Princeton graduation (see the full text here), I am but left wondering whether it makes sense to say these things to people who have already gone through 4 whole years of Wall Street College, Inc. Lewis told graduating seniors in an …

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May
03

Just Another Daily ‘Daily Princetonian’ Screw Up?

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The Daily Princetonian published a short article on Thursday, May 3rd, covering Occupy Princeton’s May Day 2012 activities. The article was based on several interviews given at Princeton prior to May 1st, as well as on the information gathered by one of the reporters who joined Princeton students on May Day in New York City. …

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