March, 2026The weaponization of buzzwordsEva LarsenIn the late 20th century, Chevron Corporation launched several nature-friendly campaigns; their People Do initiative espoused a commitment to wildlife protection. They promised sustainability. Racial justice. Climate...
March, 2026The value of board game nightsAnya Kshirsagar • Saanvi Sharma“We play a lot of card games,” shared Elizabeth Wong ’28. “There is this game called Big Two which is kind of like a regional version of [Chinese] Dou Dizhu ... If they are collaborative games I get closer to my...
March, 2026The benefits of boredomAryan Singla • Eloise WeaverThere are moments in the day that are strangely empty. A task ends, a conversation finishes, and for a brief second, there is nothing that needs to be done next. Nothing is calling your name, nothing is demanding your...
March, 2026Letters to the Editor: March 2026# *Tower readers respond to* Letters to the Editors: ICE *published last month.* ## RE: ICE is necessary to uphold the law *“The clowns that are in outrage against ICE think it’s okay for people to come in illegally?...
March, 2026Our Princetonian bubble24% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, with no safety net, no money for entertainment, no way to survive other than to work. The average US citizen clocks in 300 more hours per year when compared to countries like...
March, 2026The hypocrisy of AI-graded standardized testsJoshua Huang • Rohan SrivastavaA spectre looms over modern education; this time, the students are not the perpetrators in question. In a recent policy decision, New Jersey state education officials have decided to use artificial intelligence (AI) to...
March, 2026Not a “Chinese time in your life”Benjamin Wang • Jayden ZhengIf you’ve been scrolling on social media lately, you might encounter many videos titled “You met me at a very Chinese time in my life.” The clips display people drinking hot water, taking traditional Chinese medicine,...
February, 2026The power of primary sourcesThe murder of an innocent protester — or perhaps the wrangling of a domestic terrorist. It depends on who you ask. Following the shooting of Alex Pretti, Trump administration officials claimed that Pretti was an “armed...
February, 2026The morality of piracyAnya KshirsagarElettra Mangone Unterthiner ’29 was first introduced to piracy after her friend recommended the website StreameX, a media library consisting of movies, TV shows, and anime series. “They just said it was a platform in...
