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Looking for an excuse to turn down Yale? Here’s one.
Yale students have always complained about how their financial aid pales in comparison to Princeton and Harvard’s. In late February, they announced a 4.8% increase in tuition, and to compensate, they added a 10% increase in financial aid expenditures and guaranteed parents of students on aid would not receive any hike in the tuition bill.
- Published in Princeton in the News
Why They Chose Yale: The Sex
Yale has a few reasons to be ashamed of itself: We routinely beat them at the U.S. News and World Report game. Our application numbers soared this year while they saw 200 fewer suitors. Despite all this, there is one department in which Elis seem to be more…satisfied…than Princetonians. It’s “Sex Week” at Yale, which
- Published in Princeton in the News
Dean of Admissions at Yale Law: Grade deflation isn’t going to affect your chances
Dean of Admissions at Yale Law School Asha Rangappa ’96 said in a comment on the New York Times’ Choice blog today that the much-debated grade deflation policy won’t affect the admission chances of Princeton grads. The comment follows the Times’ Sunday article about grade deflation at Princeton. Rangappa said that admissions officers consider students’
- Published in Princeton in the News
Yale’s musical? Try Princeton’s 3D period seriocomedy
If you haven’t heard of it already, Yale’s Admissions Office recently released a new video called “Why I Chose Yale.” Here it is. Insane, right? Some blogs have called it “Why I Didn’t Choose Yale,” others are scratching their heads as to why this was created, and, naturally, Yalies are up in arms about it
- Published in Musings, Princeton in the News
Yale? I hear that place sucks.
Yale recently launched an entire website to street safety in response to a string of traffic accidents and a year after a pedestrian Yale student was killed by a car. Apparently New Haven drivers are so barbaric that walking Yalies, when not dodging knives wielded by crackheads, are keeping a wary eye out for their lives. Sure,
- Published in Musings
Liveblogging the Emergency: “So that’s what it’s like, going to Yale.”
Well, that was exciting… Now, we’re going to sleep. Thanks for reading our beta blog! 2:55 am —Cliatt told the Prince that it took that period of time for an alert to be sent because investigators were interviewing witnesses to establish whether there was a “credible threat.” 2:42 am –Oh, and the University is offering
- Published in Goings On
Slate.com: “Harvard, Yale, or Princeton?”
On the occasion of tonight’s Oscars, here’s a December piece from Slate.com that looks at “how F. Scott Fitzgerald decided where to send his characters to college.” The impetus for the article stems from the omission of Harvard references in the Best Picture nominated The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which is based off of
- Published in Princeton in the News
LIVEBLOG: Election 2020
3:45 AM ET, Nov. 4th — Princeton, NJ Results are continuing to trickle in through the night, coloring in solid reds and blues across the 50 States. Even as a long-time cartography nerd, the hours on end zooming in and out of red and blue counties have been draining and frankly, not too informative. Below
- Published in Uncategorized
Budget Cuts at Princeton University: What We Can Expect
On May 4, Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber announced that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the university’s revenue streams has led to the need for “tough choices” and “financial discipline” in the months ahead. “We spend at a rate such that, absent growth, the entire endowment would be gone in 20 years,” he
Princeton arranges exclusive tour for wealthy alum’s granddaughter
Princeton’s Office of Alumni Affairs sent an email to select students on Wednesday requesting a private tour for a wealthy alumnus and his granddaughter, who are visiting campus later this month. “I am reaching out from the Office of Alumni Affairs to make a special request,” says the email, which was sent by Jeanine O’Grady,
The Bonfire Returns: A Live Update
11:15 – Goin’ back goin’ back Some other important reactions: “Does that football captain have a Juul in his mouth?” “It’s like a WASPY Burning Man.” “Ooh it smells like a birthday candle.” Friend 1, while the fire is just starting: “This is the best job the firemen have ever had.” Friend 2: “Yeah, if
- Published in Uncategorized
We’re All Living With a PlyLok
What can carry the weight of a truck but should not be stood on, moves without changing location, and falls if you drape a heavy coat over it? Princeton’s dorm room desk chair. The University purchased 6,126 PlyLok models from Sauder Education since 2000, according to a company spokesperson. The chair’s price depends on how
- Published in Uncategorized