In vitro fertilization rights after Roe v. Wade Tamar AssayagThis past February, Dr. Zev Williams, director of the Columbia University Fertility Center, informed CNN Health that around two percent of U.S. births occur through in vitro fertilization (IVF), a process in which an...
Investigating Motivations Behind Banning BooksTamar AssayagContrary to popular belief, censorship is not always an illegal practice in the U.S. Despite appearing to violate the First Amendment, over time, that standard has changed. One of the most striking examples of this is...
The problem with the summer body trendTamar Assayag • Jane BennettWith an influx of social media hashtags such as #summer body, #weightlossgoals, and #skinnylegend, it’s easy to get sucked into the idea that a summer without perfectly tanned skin and a flat stomach is not sufficient....
Tennessee: bills and bigotryTamar Assayag • Jane BennettThe accepting and progressive environment of PHS and the Princeton community can often serve as a bubble, protecting us from all the bigotry that still exists, even in more liberal states such as New Jersey, but...
Why affirmative action will be missedSydney Raivetz • Tamar Assayag“Diversity is our power,” read a sign held up by a protest-er outside the United States Supreme Court on October 31. They were protesting for one specific reason — the Supreme Court seems poised to scrap affirmative...
Halloween: trick or treat? Tamar AssayagThe season of witches and werewolves, of jack-o-lanterns and skeletons, and of superstitions and pranks, is just around the corner. Halloween delivers sugary scents and long-lasting memories, so why have so many of us...
The spread of misogyny and manipulationTamar AssayagWhile many of us Princetonians like to think that we live in an impenetrable progressive bubble, racist and misogynistic ideologies have already made many inroads into our community. One such inroad comes in the form of...
The fight for abortion is ours, tooTamar AssayagIn early May of this year, a draft of an opinion overruling Roe v. Wade, written by conservative Justice Samuel Alito, was leaked. In light of this new development, heartbreaking stories like that of an unwanted...
The benefits of fewer testsTamar Assayag • Jane BennettTHE SAT: The SAT has been causing high schoolers stress since it was first administered almost 100 years ago, in 1926. The exam seems fair on paper. Students take the test and the highest scores look better in the eyes...
All PHS bathrooms should be gender-neutralTamar Assayag • Jane BennettPrinceton High School must recognize the impact that a lack of gender-neutral bathrooms has on its students. Considering the discrimination and discomfort that transgender, gender-nonconforming, and queer students face...
PHS Takes: The block scheduleThomas Zhang • Tamar AssayagTHE PROS: Following winter break, PHS students found themselves in a school wildly different from the one they had left. Students discovered that they had only half the number of classes each day and a school day which...
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