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IN PRINT: ‘Cool Genes’ Program Draws HS Science Teachers to PU
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
by Abby Greene
If you’ve found yourself losing sleep this summer, spending long, agonizing hours wondering what your beloved Princeton is doing with itself in your absence, read on. Contrary to popular belief, Princeton doesn’t exist in a September-to-May time warp. Princeton lives on! In a big way. And no, I’m not just talking about the hordes of
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air conditioning, cool genes, high school teachers, molecular biology, Princeton lives!
Got Papers? Some Tips to Maintain Your Sanity (And Your Career Dreams)
Sunday, 09 May 2010
by Abby Greene
Ok, so we’re less than 48 hours away from, well, you know, and you’re feeling a little concerned. Well, perhaps anxious. Or maybe you’re just downright freaking out. But never fear! While the “you’re not alone” argument can only go so far, our friends over in Cambridge have come out with a far more practical
- Published in Fun, Student Guides, The INKternet
So You Have a Driver’s License, but Does Your Car?
Sunday, 25 April 2010
by Abby Greene
Farewell, days when driving meant a texting hiatus and an inappropriate time to put both hands in the air when dancing to your favorite tunes. If you’ve ever wished your car could just, you know, drive itself, you may soon be in luck. The Princeton Autonomous Vehicle Engineering (PAVE) group is, by their estimation, less
Breaking News: Princeton Deemed “Preppy” (!) by the Huffington Post
Sunday, 18 April 2010
by Abby Greene
In HuffPo’s revelatory list of the nine preppiest colleges in the country posted on Wednesday, Princeton was rated—wait for it, wait for it—number two. If the only part of this tidbit that shocks you is the fact that Princeton was number two, you’re probably not alone. So here’s the question I know you’re all asking:
- Published in Style
Woodrow Wilson Still The Man
Sunday, 11 April 2010
by Abby Greene
For all you Tigers losing sleep over the fading aura of our campus’ favorite U.S. president, fear no more! Woodrow Wilson is back on top. Well, almost top. Ninth only to Dwight D. Eisenhower, Abraham Lincoln, George W. Bush, FDR, Gerald Ford, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and — no, I could not make this up
- Published in History
Cheap Solar Panels? Princeton Professor Yueh-Lin Loo Thinks It’s Not Too Good to Be True
Sunday, 04 April 2010
by Abby Greene
As all of you enjoyed this sunny Easter weekend, I know exactly what you were thinking about: the weather, bunnies, dyed eggs, and…solar panels? If you found yourself squinting up at the sun and saying, “Wow, if only we could find a cheaper way to harness all that energy,” you weren’t alone. Enter a brand
- Published in Faculty, Princeton in the News
IN PRINT: Barry Pavel Highlights Key Role of Interagency Work and Personality in Policy-Making
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
by Abby Greene
The military and international policy work currently so relevant to the United States on several fronts must be dominated by personality and interagency collaboration, National Security Council Director for Defense Policy Barry Pavel told the audience of students, faculty, and community members gathered in Princeton’s Dodds Auditorium on Monday, Mar. 21. “Boundaries matter, but personalities
- Published in In Print
On Worms and Princeton Entrepreneurship
Sunday, 28 March 2010
by Abby Greene
Once upon a time, a 19-year-old Princeton student had a crazy idea: why not harvest worm poop, liquefy it, and package it in re-used soda bottles? In 2001, while visiting some friends in Montreal over the Fall Break of his freshman year, Tom Szaky watched as his friends fed scraps of food to red wiggler
- Published in Alumni, Princeton in the News
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compost, Princeton Business Plan Contest, recycle, red wiggler, TerraCycle, Tom Szaky, worm poop
Little Black Box Doesn’t Just Represent the Future…It Predicts It
Sunday, 07 March 2010
by Abby Greene
Your time has passed, my friend. (image source: wikipedia.org) So we all stopped believing in ghosts and witches around the time that we didn’t receive our Hogwarts letters of admission (and don’t pretend you didn’t check the mailbox every day for a year). And we’re all pretty sure that it’s impossible to predict the future,
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Global Consciousness Project, little black box, paranormal, psychic, Robert Jahn, Roger Nelson
On Civic Knowledge and Badmouthing that Freshman in Your POL Precept
Sunday, 28 February 2010
by Abby Greene
Hey Princeton, think you’re learning useful things in those history classes? Think again, says the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI). The institute administered civic engagement quizzes in 2007 and 2008 to individuals across the country (click here to try your hand at the quiz). Reaching a grand total of 16,508 adults and students at 50 colleges,
- Published in Goings On, Princeton in the News
Sun, Fun, & a “Man-Killing Game”: How Princeton Helped Start Spring Break
Sunday, 21 February 2010
by Abby Greene
Two weeks ago, we were sledding down Mt. Whitman on dining hall trays, and in two weeks we’ll be basking in the warm glow of Spring Break. For some of us, that means flying to exotic locales where we can sip (?) margaritas. Or, just lying spread-eagled on the couch until everything you crammed in
V for…Valentines, Vaginas, Victory
Sunday, 14 February 2010
by Abby Greene
Clearly, Valentine’s Day means a lot to Princeton. Every lamppost on campus is plastered with some sort of valentine paraphernalia, Frist was filled with tables selling “condomgrams” and valentine messages delivered with truffles, the art museum responded to the day with its “Failed Love” event on Thursday of this week, the U-Store and C-Store stocked
- Published in Goings On, Uncategorized