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IN PRINT: NYT On Grade Deflation
Saturday, 30 January 2010
by David Walter
The Times gives its take on the policy most Princeton students love to hate (or just hate): WHEN Princeton University set out six years ago to corral galloping grade inflation by putting a lid on A’s, many in academia lauded it for taking a stand on a national problem and predicted that others would follow. But
- Published in In Print
True Life circa 1880: I am a Princeton student & need quarters for my servant!
Friday, 29 January 2010
by Brian No
Wouldn’t it be nice, especially during exams, if someone would just take care of life’s little things? Apparently, Princetonians of yore had just that: private servants. The Princeton Alumni Weekly recently posted on its blog a University tuition bill from 1910 (you can see it here), and one of the expense lines reads “Private Servant”–though
Alito ’72 & Sotomayor ’76 attend SOTU; Alito not an Obama fan
Thursday, 28 January 2010
by Brian No
If you were watching last night’s State of the Union address, you might have observed six of the nine Supreme Court justices in attendance, sitting directly in front of President Obama. Justices Samuel Alito ’72 and Sonia Sotomayor ’76 were sitting next to each other, which we thought was cute. Perhaps, we daydreamed, they’re good
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Barack Obama, CAP, Concerned Alumni of Princeton, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, State of the Union, Supreme Court
A Tiger’s Guide to the State of the Union
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
by David Walter
Planning on getting hammered for tonight’s State of the Union Address, but not sure about the best way to go about it? Try the official State of the Union Drinking Game. Created by Princeton alums Marc Melzer ’02 and Howard Deutsch ’02 during their senior year in college, the game has become an annual tradition
[UPDATED] Krugman on Bernanke: Meh! (Could Blinder Be Next Fed Chair?)
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
by Brian No
[UPDATED 1/28/10: SEE BELOW] When President Obama reappointed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in August (who was a Princeton economics professor and department chair before his 2005 appointment), his second term seemed almost assured and his Senate confirmation appeared to be smooth sailing–until, of course, this month. Public anger over bank bailouts and bonuses has
- Published in Alumni, Faculty, Goings On, Politics, Princeton in the News
Tagged under:
Alan Blinder, Awkward Faculty Interactions, Ben Bernanke, Economics, Federal Reserve, Paul Krugman, Paul Volcker
Cornel West Does Laundry & Course Readings All Night Before Class. Do You?
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
by Brian No
If you’re taking one of Professor Cornel West *80’s two seminars this coming semester make sure you do your reading! Because he will be “real fresh”! That, apparently, includes clean clothes–an aspiration that is a constant struggle for Princeton students. West was recently featured in The New York Times‘ “Sunday Routine” series. On the subject
- Published in Faculty, Princeton in the News
37 Years Later: On Roe v. Wade, Emergency Contraception, & Princeton’s Office of Population Research
Saturday, 23 January 2010
by Abby Greene
So unless you’re a virtual Rolodex of historical dates, Supreme Court decisions, or sexual health statistics (any of which would be commendable and—in the true Princeton spirit—somewhat marketable personality traits), the thought of January 22 most likely conjures up nothing more than that warm glow in the bottom of your belly that accompanies the end
- Published in Faculty, Goings On, Princeton in the News
The Emma Watson Effect
Friday, 22 January 2010
by Angela Wu
After only a two percent increase in applications for the Class of 2013, Princeton University has been pushing its hefty financial aid package–and it’s working. The 19 percent jump in applications to Princeton this year was greater than that of Harvard (5 percent) and Yale (Not really a jump, more like a…tiny step backward.), prompting
- Published in Princeton in the News
Tagged under:
admissions, Brown University, class of 2014, competition, Emma Watson, Harvard, Hogwarts, Princeton University, Yale
Orange Key Fact #926: Princeton Is Just Kind of Bizarre
Thursday, 21 January 2010
by Abby Greene
In light of a recent visit from two friends from high school, I realized, as one is wont to do, that it’s the little things that make Princeton so special. Everyday musings aside (“Gee, I chugged a possibly hazardous number of Red Bulls to get me through Dean’s Date!” or perhaps “The competitive, back-stabbing nature
- Published in Musings
Tagged under:
Cornel West, eating club passes, exploding boba, GZA, quirks, trayless dining, unlimited meal plan
21 Questions With… The Princeton FML Moderator
Thursday, 21 January 2010
by David Walter
UNKNOWN AND ADORED, HLIG… BUT WHO IS (S)HE REALLY??? Name: Moderator ’11 Age: 21 Major: FML Hometown: “Chicagoland” Eating club/residential college/affiliation: Campus Club Activities on campus: The 61 Club Who’s your favorite Princetonian, living or dead, real or fictional? Bruce Wayne, as portrayed by Christian Bale. What’s the best meal you’ve eaten in Princeton? On-campus:
- Published in 21 Questions
Sports Illustrated on Princeton Fans…
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
by David Walter
… In 1965: “Princeton people do not toast their football team’s weekly victories—they examine them as specimens. They check them for flaws, as a schoolgirl does her complexion, and then they brood over them. Last week Princeton gathered in its 16th straight specimen, a not-quite-comfortable 14-6 decision over Harvard, and the fans immediately did not
- Published in History
Yale’s musical? Try Princeton’s 3D period seriocomedy
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
by Will Saborio
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