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What happened to Quin Morton ’36?
Thursday, 20 February 2014
by Oren Fliegelman
Oh, the joys of writing seminar. Without a doubt one of the most dreaded parts of the classic first-year Princeton experience is muddling through the endless peer reviews of writing seminar. Oh, and how can I forget about the lovely AP Style Guide? For those freshmen who did buy it, you can find all of
- Published in Uncategorized
TBT: Epic Princeton Snowball Fights
Thursday, 20 February 2014
by Bina Peltz
…..It’s Throwback Thursday! Today with a high of 45 degrees, summer has begun in Princeton, NJ. But for those of you missing our biweekly snowstorms of days past… Did you know Princeton used to hold an annual freshman-sophomore snowball fight? The Annual Freshman-Sophomore Snowball Fight of 1891/1892. Check out dem hats. And dearth of snow on the
- Published in History
IN PRINT: Professor Emeritus and Nobel Prize Winner Daniel Kahneman Lectures on Intuition
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
by Gabriel Fisher
A bat and a ball cost $1.10. The bat costs a dollar more than the ball. How much does the ball cost? It turns out that 50% of Princeton students get this question wrong. Last Monday, Daniel Kahneman, professor emeritus of psychology and public policy at the Woodrow Wilson School, gave the Stafford Little Lecture,
A Foolproof Flowchart for Friendless Freshmen
Monday, 17 February 2014
by Matthew Silberman
I know what you’re thinking: your first semester at Princeton is already over, and you still don’t fit in. As various activities have taken over your schedule, you and your fellow freshmen have lost the friendly attitude of your first weeks here. These days, your social circle is limited to the few friends you see
- Published in Fun, Musings, Satire, Student Guides
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being cool, bradley schneider, college is awesome, flowcharts, i <3 flowcharts, social climbing
The Holder Scowl: Rocky’s 4 A.M. wake up
Monday, 17 February 2014
by Gabriel Fisher
Last night, students living in Rocky’s Holder Hall woke up to an unpleasant surprise at approximately 4 A.M. Apparently, someone (rumor has it that there were numerous prankster Harvard students sleeping over after the Princeton-Harvard piano battle) thought it would be hilarious to pull the fire alarm right when people were just starting to fall
A New Frontier? Pluses and Minuses of Flying Out of Trenton
Saturday, 15 February 2014
by Spencer Parts
In November 2012, Frontier Airlines opened up service out of the Trenton-Mercer airport, a mere half hour drive from the Princeton campus. A Midwesterner searching for low airfares, I happened on Frontier’s low fares last month. I knew little about the airport, but I could not resist a $39 flight, so when I needed to
- Published in Goings On, Student Guides
IN PRINT: Princeton’s Monuments Men
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
by Gabriel Fisher
The Monuments Men, a new movie directed by and starring George Clooney along with a host of other Hollywood celebrities, has a surprising connection to Princeton University. The movie tells the tale of a ragtag group of art historians and scholars who enlisted in the U.S. Army in order to recover famous art stolen by
Bananas, Anyone?
Sunday, 09 February 2014
by Oren Fliegelman
Bananas, anyone? Some Princeton students have taken their love of those long and bendable treats to a new level. A new Facebook page called “Princeton Bananas” has popped up that truly shows devotion to the golden fruit. As it says on its Facebook page, it is: “An earth-shattering collection of Princeton’s best and brightest in
- Published in Uncategorized