Health and Social

Reality(?) TV

Marja Brandon | January 3, 2025

  I have a guilty pleasure. I watch reality television. I know, I know…and the only thing I can say in my defense is that until recently, I almost exclusively limited myself to cooking shows

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Pathologizing men is unproductive. We should invest in better men-focused spaces.

Nicholas Manetas | December 6, 2024

  In her Oct. 22 op-ed, Julianna Lee ’25 argued that male-only spaces could better Princeton’s campus by building “encouragement, empowerment, and friendship for men.” Columnist Ava Johnson ’27 responded on Nov. 4, contending that male-only spaces fail

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14 Essential Conversations with Tweens: An Interview with Michelle Icard

Elaine Griffin | November 22, 2024

  Last month, I shared an interview I did with Michelle Icard on her new book, Eight Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success. It occurred to me after writing that piece that Ms. Icard’s previous book

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The Road to Success Leads Through Failure: A Conversation with Author Michelle Icard

Elaine Griffin | October 18, 2024

  We Can’t Shield Our Kids From Failure. And We Shouldn’t. “Helicopter” parents (monitoring every detail of their children’s lives) and “snowplow” parents (ensuring no obstacles get in their children’s way) mean well: They genuinely

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The emerging loneliness economy

Tate Moyer | October 4, 2024

  [Editor’s note: Our archives contain several years of excellent articles, most of which remain relevant and important to today’s young people and the adults who work with them. This one is a “Director’s Choice”

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The ‘fun’ model just isn’t sustainable: a plea against hookup culture

Julianna Lee | June 14, 2024

As a top institution of higher education, Princeton tries to do its best to prepare us for our future: offering career fairs, hosting resume writing sessions, and even offering Last Lectures about careers in local

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Yale Will Not Save Her

Hyerim Bianca Nam | May 31, 2024

Content warning: This column contains references to sexual violence. On April 2, University President Peter Salovey emailed the Yale community under the subject line “Your Yale, Your Voice,” asking us to complete the 2024 Campus

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Status update: In a toxic relationship with academia

Mariana Martinez | May 17, 2024

  As amazing as academia can be, it also has a darker, alienating side. “I love academia, but is it good for my mental health?” “I don’t know who I am, but I have no

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From swiping to sipping: The digital pathway to dependency

Rachelle Evans | May 3, 2024

More than five billion people use some form of social media. In the United States, 75% of teens have an active account on a social media platform. Digitization has crept into our lives and altered our world. People check

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