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In Honor Of Tilghman’s Retirement, a Wordle Retrospective
Sunday, 23 September 2012
by Abby Greene
You’ve all probably heard the news by now: President Tilghman will be leaving us at the end of the year, ending her 12-year term as Princeton’s first female president. Her announcement yesterday caused a media frenzy and a slew of related commentary. For a visual reflection of this response and of President Tilghman’s legacy, check
- Published in Faculty, Internet, Princeton in the News
SOCIAL MEDIA ROUND-UP: Holiday and Underwear Edition
Monday, 30 April 2012
by Abby Greene
A few tidbits from the week: a Tuesday Newman’s Day, a whole lot of JP’s, and some pre-frosh. #princetonsenior “When I try to play football on Newman’s Day” “What pre-frosh think Woody Woo majors do”
SOCIAL MEDIA ROUND-UP: Prefrosh and killer squirrel edition
Monday, 23 April 2012
by Abby Greene
Another week, another round of Princeton-related internet commentary. Here’s what’s up this week: Princeton FML On Prefrosh and happiness: On terrifying things:
- Published in Goings On, The INKternet, Uncategorized
SOCIAL MEDIA ROUND-UP: Thesis (Procrastination) Edition
Sunday, 01 April 2012
by Abby Greene
As crunch time kicks in, a few newcomers appear on the scene. #princetonsenior A few key screenshots: And, more happily:
- Published in Goings On, Internet, Uncategorized
Tagged under:
#thesislyfe, acceptance decisions, Childish Gambino, cookies, Lawnparties, rush ban, Thesis in a week
SOCIAL MEDIA ROUND-UP: Email surprises and elven warfare edition
Sunday, 11 March 2012
by Abby Greene
And it’s back: the week in Princeton-related internet happenings… Res college listservs The war continues: Princeton FMLs On (un)common accidents:
Tagged under:
elves, grade deflation, mental health, porn, problem setting, trolls and other equally ugly creatures
SOCIAL MEDIA ROUND-UP: Springtime Rain and Prefrosh Gastro Edition
Sunday, 04 March 2012
by Abby Greene
Just like last week, allow us to provide you with this week’s best/most provocative/quirkiest in the world of Princeton-related social media. In other words, here’s a way to catch up on what you’ve missed, join in the debates, or (most likely?) relive this week’s procrastination material. Res college listservs On lost things: Prince comments On
- Published in Fun, Internet, Uncategorized
Occupy Princeton Supports TigerTransit Drivers in Unionization Debate
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
by Abby Greene
“Where’s Al?” has been the refrain of the day within the Occupy Princeton movement. Al has driven a TigerTransit bus for almost three years, and was suspended for two days without pay by FirstTransit, which runs the bus system, for running a yellow light. Occupy, however, pointed out that Al had been organizing a vote
- Published in Goings On, Princeton in the News, Uncategorized
Princeton’s Christopher Sims and NYU’s Thomas Sargent Win Nobel Prize in Economic Science
Monday, 10 October 2011
by Abby Greene
After almost four decades of work exploring the causal relationships between policy decisions and the economy, Sims and Sargent received the Nobel Prize this morning in recognition of their independent, but complementary, research. While Sargent’s research focused on more long-term economic trends as inflation targets, Sims, the Harold H. Helm ’20 Professor of Economics and
- Published in Faculty, Princeton in the News
Tagged under:
Christopher Sims, economics professors, Nobel Prize in economics, NYU, Princeton, Thomas Sargent
Craft Cleaners and U-Store Partner to Make Our Lives Easier (Looking At You, Slums-Dwellers)
Sunday, 25 September 2011
by Abby Greene
We’ve all been there – rough night, d-hall accident, fight with a puddle. And then you’re stuck with this growing pile of dry-clean-only laundry that sits in the bottom of your hamper, waiting patiently as it becomes wrinkled beyond recognition. Well wrinkles begone! Craft Cleaners and the U-Store have struck up a love affair that
- Published in Nassau Street, Style, Uncategorized
21 Questions with … Haley White ’12
Monday, 04 April 2011
by Abby Greene
TRUMAN SCHOLAR HALEY WHITE ’12 FIGHTS GLOBAL FOOD INSECURITY AND ROCKS OUT TO COLBERT’S COVER OF ‘FRIDAY’ Name: Haley White Age: 21 Major: Woody Woo Hometown: Chatham, NJ Eating club/residential college affiliation: Charter/Wilson What was your immediate response upon finding out you had won the Truman Scholarship? I started to cry. Then, I called my
- Published in 21 Questions
Committee on Women’s Leadership Seeks to Bridge the Campus Gender Divide
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
by Abby Greene
When the Steering Committee on Undergraduate Women’s Leadership was founded by President Tilghman in December 2009, its stated goal was to address an increasingly evident and concerning fact: women at Princeton were, in some way, flying under the radar. The number of women involved in leadership roles and the number winning academic prizes took a
- Published in Princeton in the News
Weepy Castrations Rat Now
Monday, 07 March 2011
by Abby Greene
Oh, sorry, that’s “New Ways to Procrastinate.” In case you were running out of brief (?) diversions to get you through the upcoming week, or simply looking for new websites to add to your Self Control app, here’s a good one that can keep you going for a while. (If you don’t believe me, just