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Buy train tickets from your phone! Great job, NJ Transit! (Never thought I’d say that.)
Monday, 31 March 2014
by Matthew Silberman
It was the fastest I had run in my life. My backpack bounced left and right on my back, harshly pressing me on with each step. My brother Ricky, though more stressed than I was, lagged behind. His long-legged strides weren’t fast enough. We were about to miss the Dinky. Okay, okay, so maybe I
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Dinky, i almost missed the dinky, it's a hard knock life for us, mytix, NJ Transit, train tickets
Jon Stewart Mocks Susan Patton
Sunday, 30 March 2014
by Oren Fliegelman
On the Daily Show last Thursday, Jon Stewart and company ripped into Susan Patton, the infamous “Princeton Mom.” What fun! Be warned: the first one is funner than the second one. Clip 1: The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook Clip 2: The Daily Show Get
- Published in Alumni, Princeton in the News
Sound, Fury as James Franco Visits Campus
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
by Matthew Silberman
James Franco, the actor and director known for roles in the Spider-Man trilogy and the TV show Freaks and Geeks, visited campus Monday. Along with 40 or 50 cast and crew members, Franco filmed key scenes from The Sound and Fury, an adaptation of William Faulkner’s 1929 novel in which Franco directs and stars. Franco spent most of
- Published in Fun, Goings On, Princeton in the News, Uncategorized, Week in Review, Weekend Arts Update
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aaah!, celebrity, Daniel Desario, isn't my headline so clever, James Franco, whoa I touched him
Princeton trivia: We hate other colleges but we like the constitution
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
by Oren Fliegelman
I’m bored while writing a paper so… here are 3 random (and under the radar!) facts about our bright orange university: ONE: As many of you already know, Princeton was originally named the College of New Jersey and only changed its name to Princeton in 1896. More interestingly, in 1996 Trenton State College decided to
- Published in Fun
Keystone Protests Continue with “Die-in” on Steps at Frist
Friday, 07 March 2014
by Spencer Parts
Roughly thirty-five students simultaneously laid down on the Frist stairs Thursday night, silently protesting the Keystone XL pipeline and expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure. Led by Mason Herson-Hord and some of the other campus activists who had tied themselves to the White House gates last weekend protesting the pipeline, the students laid on the steps
- Published in Goings On, Politics, Princeton in the News
TBT: Vintage Princeton Dorms
Friday, 07 March 2014
by Bina Peltz
Ever wondered what your room would have looked like in the 19th century?! ‘Tis the season for room draw! Instead of engaging in some roommate drama with your dearest and nearest friends, check out what Spoon looked like in 1891. That wallpaper though….Fire Safety was clearly way chiller in 1888. This dorm is in East
- Published in History
21 Questions With…the 2014 Dale Fellows
Wednesday, 05 March 2014
by Brian Geiger
UPON GRADUATION, VIVIENNE CHEN ’14 AND NATASHA JAPANWALA ’14 WILL EMBARK ON JET-SETTING PROJECTS AS THIS YEAR’S MARTIN DALE FELLOWS, BUT WE’RE PRETTY SURE THE ONLY PLACE THEY’LL GET FORBES PIZZA AND WHITMAN BREAKFAST IS HERE. Name: Vivienne Chen / Natasha Japanwala Age: 21 / 22 (as of today!)
- Published in 21 Questions
Princeton Students Get Arrested Protesting Keystone Pipeline
Monday, 03 March 2014
by Spencer Parts
Twelve Princeton students went to Washington DC this past weekend to join a roughly 1000-strong protest of the Keystone XL pipeline. Seven of those students zip tied themselves to the White House gates, along with roughly 400 other protesters, and were arrested. Nine Princeton students were arrested in total according to Mason Herson-Hord, a leader
- Published in Goings On, Politics, Princeton in the News
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arrests, climate change, divestment, Energy and Environment, Keystone, Obama, Pipeline, protest, Washington
MobilePrint: the best OIT initiative since….ever?
Saturday, 01 March 2014
by Abby Klionsky
Did you know you can print to cluster printers from your (smart)phone or tablet? It’s true! Who knows why it took so long for something like this to get up and running, but who cares? We have it now! For someone who had to reconfigure cluster printing every single time she started her computer (what’s
- Published in Uncategorized