Mar
02
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 …
Oct
21
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 …
Oct
03
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 …
Sep
04
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 …
Jun
04
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 …
May
03
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. …
Mar
15
Greg Smith, a Goldman Sachs executive director and head of the firm’s United States equity derivatives business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, sent the company quite a resignation letter – through the NY Times. Goldman lost its noble culture, he explains, no longer working for its clients but solely for the purpose of …
Mar
01
Despite many practices that may contradict it, Princeton University is still first and foremost an educational institution. Being such an institution, its goal is to provide students with a solid intellectual basis for whatever they set out to do in life. Although a cut-throat deflationary grading system (or grading at all) is probably not the …
Feb
12
When we elect politicians to office, we expect them to represent our interests in the governing processes of bill proposals and policy debates. Granted, laws are sometimes a necessary component of our social structure, but laws in themselves do not affect any behavior, unless they are made to be complied with. One method to ensure …
