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What’s that giant insect you hear? Yeah, it’s the Princeton Drone
Friday, 26 April 2013
by Oren Fliegelman
If you hear what sounds like a humongous insect flying your way, it’s probably the drone being used by photographers to take aerial pictures of the campus for the admissions office. Although this drone isn’t being used to kill people (we hope), it’s still a pretty fancy flying machine. Using six horizontal propellers to fly, the drone has two
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The UPC PreFrosh Class Guide: April 22-23
Monday, 22 April 2013
by University Press Club
Among the hundreds of things that prospective Princeton students can do when they visit campus, sitting in on real classes–with real professors and real, live Princeton students!–is up there with finding free food and oversigning yourself on club email lists. But what if the class listed turns out to be a snooze-fest? (You missed ice-cream for this!) What
- Published in Academics
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belt and suspenders, classes, computer science, Courses, Economics, etiquette, Guides, hand-raisers, prefrosh
Christopher Eisgruber ’83 New University President
Sunday, 21 April 2013
by Oren Fliegelman
Today, Christopher Eisgruber, provost of the University for the past nine years, was chosen as the 20th president of Princeton University, succeeding Shirley Tilghman as she steps down at the end of the academic year. After almost 40 minutes of waiting in Maclean House (hopefully this new administration will get better at punctuality) news organizations were allowed
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21 Questions with David Remnick ’81
Friday, 05 April 2013
by Vivienne Chen
2013 CLASS DAY SPEAKER, PULITZER PRIZE WINNER, AND NEW YORKER EDITOR DAVID REMNICK ’81 LOVES UMLAUTS, PJ’S WAFFLES, AND THINKS TINA BROWN COULD BEAT ZOMBIE LENIN IN A FIGHT. ALSO A HOMEBOY. Name:
David Remnick Major: Comparative Literature Hometown: Hillsdale, NJ Residential college/eating club affiliation: Wilson College For those seniors who may have never
- Published in 21 Questions
Honor Code Fail
Wednesday, 03 April 2013
by Vivienne Chen
Sometimes you have to proofread carefully to make sure you haven’t any words out. (Yes, that was intentional.) Especially when it’s the operative word in the illustrious Princeton Honor Code: That said, the student (name redacted to protect dignity) for all we know could have been telling the truth! (Quick! Someone call the Honor Committee! No
- Published in Academics
April Fools’ Day Roundup
Tuesday, 02 April 2013
by Andrew Sondern
Ah, April Fools’ Day. It’s one of two days in the year when all of your friends are suddenly pregnant. You can’t trust anyone or anything, and April 1st is tough for the unsuspecting. Check out some of the highlights of April Fools’ Day on campus. ORFE Paradise The Operational Research and Financial Engineering (ORFE)
- Published in Goings On