Student Speak

Searching for my reasons
Alex Zhao | October 9, 2020
More times than I can recall, I’ve started a class eager to learn about some fascinating topic. But as the semester progresses and piles on exams and homework, the course grows less and less interesting.

Working for Minimum Wage During a Pandemic
Emma Smith | October 2, 2020
I’ve worked at the same restaurant in my hometown since senior year of high school. I haven’t had any sexy internships over the summer, just long shifts that leave my hair smelling like french fries.

Unapologetically human
Alexa Ramachandran | September 25, 2020
[Note: Each quarter, Brianna Booth, director of positive sexuality, teaches a class at Stanford where students talk about sex, sexuality, intimacy and relationships by telling their own stories. Stories reveal the reality of a hidden

To be or not be a snake: how I survived the ‘major’ mistakes of college
Lillian Chen | September 18, 2020
In my sophomore spring, I returned from a gap semester spent taking care of my mental health. I felt refreshed and excited to restart my Princeton journey as a potential Economics major. Since I had

The shadow of a gunman
Jen Ehrlich | September 4, 2020
I wasn’t born in the shadow of 9/11. Nor did I grow under the weight of the Iraq war. But both of those events marked my youth with fear and distrust. I was born into

The MAT 202 cheating scandal is a problem of our making
Jon Ort | August 28, 2020
For most of us, the news that the Committee on Discipline (COD) is investigating dozens of MAT 202 students warrants nothing more than a casual glance. We wonder how it must feel to be accused of cheating.

The future of education: A lesson from COVID-19
Ollie Thakar | August 7, 2020
For the past year, I have wanted to write about technology in education. When I first arrived at the University, I was surprised that at an institution whose endowment lies multiple orders of magnitude beyond

Why you don’t feel successful at Princeton
Liam O’Connor | July 31, 2020
I spent my first two summers of high school completing state-required gym classes so that I could fit more science classes into my schedule during the academic year. Every morning, I had to run a

Understanding my inherited workaholism
Ozge Terzioglu | July 17, 2020
My mind seems to be obsessed with this memory I have from second grade. I was playing with my friends at recess, telling them my dad got a new job two hours away from our




