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IN PRINT: Not too preachy about the planet
Friday, 30 April 2010
by Miriam Geronimus
PRINCETON BOROUGH — Though he had been concerned about the environment since his childhood, Derek Gideon, now a sophomore at Princeton University, never thought he could have an impact on it. “I read a lot about environmental issues but I always thought about it as something scientists and engineers would need to worry about,” he
- Published in In Print
Weekend Arts Roundup: Waves of Mercy, Quipfire, and More
Thursday, 29 April 2010
by Julia Bumke
We know everyone’s getting pumped for Lawnparties (watch our complete coverage here on The Ink this weekend!), but if you’re looking for something to supplement your pastel-hued reveling, look no further than this week’s arts events. Kick back, enjoy your blessed freedom from classes, and fear not…Dean’s Date is nothing more than a distant mirage.
- Published in Weekend Arts Roundup
The fabulousness that is Cornel West
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
by Angela Wu
From “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,” a 2003 Esquire article by Tucker Carlson on an unlikely peace-negotiating trip to Liberia led by Al Sharpton: Cornel West, the writer and scholar, led the prayer. “Lord, keep us safe,” West intoned as we bowed our heads. “But more important, keep us soulful.”No one looked more soulful than
- Published in Faculty
Piece by Piece: What the Guys Should be Wearing for Lawnparties
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
by Woody Hines
I crack up at the outrageous looks that line the Street on Lawnparties. What we all wear on this day of debauchery is a unique way to display school spirit and overall solidarity, without donning the black and orange. And yet, if I may, I’d like to throw the gents of Princeton some sartorial tips.
- Published in Style
21 Questions With… Eric Salazar ‘11
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
by Giri Nathan
QUAD PRESIDENT ERIC SALAZAR ’11 — A MAN OF GOLF, GOD, AND QUAD (ESPECIALLY QUAD) — FEARS THE DEEP SLEEP, REFUSES TO DISCLOSE SECRET QUAD MEMES Name: Eric Salazar Age: 20 Major: Religion Hometown: Carmichael, CA Eating club/residential college/affiliation: I’ve been spoiled, Mathey then Quad. Who’s your favorite Princetonian, living or dead, real or fictional?
- Published in 21 Questions
In which we issue a correction.
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
by Will Saborio
UPDATE: After some discussion, we decided that our judgments were rather more unsophisticated and flippantly worded than we think desirable. For example: We should probably make it clear that IvyGate doesn’t hate Princeton. And we don’t hate IvyGate. And BLOG WARS!!! are, like, totally lame. I used to really like IvyGate. Now, I won’t go
- Published in Goings On, The INKternet
So you want to be a Supreme Court justice (PART 2)
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
by Brian No
Earlier this week, we gave you some helpful advice on what not to do if you plan on becoming a Supreme Court justice. But what sorts of things should you do as a Princeton student if you want a lifetime appointment to the nation’s high court? An exhaustive (i.e. cursory, superficial, dumb) examination of the Princeton careers of
- Published in Alumni, Musings, Politics, Princeton in the News
Spotted: John Legend
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
by Angela Wu
[UPDATED] We just spotted John Legend on the steps of the Architecture building, dressed in black, posing for a photo with a huge group of students. We hear he’s on campus for AAS 348/ENG 348: Black Popular Music Culture. After the “Ordinary People” crooner signed autographs and took photos, he disappeared toward Frist, leaving behind
- Published in Goings On
21 Questions With… Justin Knutson ’11
Monday, 26 April 2010
by David Walter
RISKY BUSINESS: CHARTER PREZ JUSTIN KNUTSON ’11 LIKES TO MASTICATE UNDER THE MAGNOLIAS Name: Justin Knutson Age: 20 Major: Chemistry Hometown: Orting, Washington Eating Club/Residential College/Affiliation: Charter Club Who’s your favorite Princetonian, living or dead, real or fictional? Either Joel Goodson, Tom Cruise’s character from the 1983 film Risky Business or General David Petraeus of the
- Published in 21 Questions
USG Proposes New Grade Deflation Policy Letter
Monday, 26 April 2010
by Spencer Gaffney
Do you know what our first, and to date only line of defense is against the fire-breathing academic dragon of grade deflation? A form letter. A piece of paper that earnestly explains why Princeton GPAs are lower than other GPAs, and encourages potential employers and graduate schools to visit the helpful online booklet Grading at
- Published in Politics
So you want to be a Supreme Court justice…
Monday, 26 April 2010
by Brian No
[from left to right: Kagan ’81, Sotomayor ’76, Alito ’72, and Obama ’85] Do you plan on becoming a Supreme Court justice? Do you plan on becoming famous? If so, do yourself a favor: Write your thesis on the most mundane, non-controversial topic possible. Specifically, don’t write about: Scary foreign lands (i.e. Puerto Rico) Last
- Published in Alumni, Open Letter, Politics
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Elena Kagan, First Lady, Michelle Obama, Senior Thesis, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Nominee
Lewis Center Living: Day Two
Sunday, 25 April 2010
by Julia Bumke
Forty-seven hours (and one ginormous peanut butter cream pie) later, we’re officially movin’ on out of the Lewis Center at the end of our class’s communal living experiment. It’s been a mad race to the finish line, and after a frantic midnight T-Sweets run, two fourteen-hour days, and three cockroach fatalities (from which we escaped mercifully
- Published in Goings On