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    Author Archives: Angela Wu

    Michelle Obama '85 in her graduation photo. (via barack-obama-photos.com--this site exists?)

    From the AP:

    Michelle Obama told a group of curious kids visiting the White House Thursday about her daughter Malia’s most frequent question about Dad’s job: What’s he doing to help tigers?

    Asked about her family’s favorite animal, the first lady said they talk about tigers at least once a week, because Malia, 11, is concerned about what President Barack Obama is doing to save the endangered animals.

    “He tells her he’s working on it and there are a lot of people who are thinking about it,” she said. “But I think, the Obama household, we’re trying to save the tigers.”

    OK, I’m not saying…I’m just saying. Malia. When it comes time, trust us, you’ll get in. Despite having a father who told the world you got a 73 on your science test.

    (h/t Gawker, which is not the first site to tell us to how great the Obama girls are.)

    3 days ago

    The Obama household loves tigers

    By Angela Wu
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    This fall will be all about reality TV for Princeton students–before CDY and Jonathan Schwartz ‘10 even make their Amazing Race appearance (Sept. 26 on CBS).

    Cycle 15 of America’s Next Top Model begins next month (Sept. 8 on the CW) with Jane Randall ‘12, who played lacrosse for the Tigers until this year. Check her out the show’s US Weekly spread (via Jezebel), and see her video on the ANTM website.

    The winner of the cycle–whoever masters the art of smiling with her eyes–will be on the cover of Vogue Italia, not Seventeen, as usual. That’s thanks to judge Andre Leon Talley. From the LA Times:

    “Tyra really wanted to take the series to sort of another level,” explained Dawn Ostroff, the CW’s president of entertainment, after announcing the change Thursday at the network’s upfront presentation at Madison Square Garden. “When Andre Leon Talley, who is editor at large at Vogue, came on board, she wanted to really make these models high-fashion models. And high fashion, if you are in the fashion business, is Italian Vogue. Anybody who is in Italian Vogue literally makes it in the fashion business, so this is a really big step for the show.”

    We featured Jane in a Press Club Style Guide video last spring:

    Update:

    Here’s Jane’s video on the ANTM site (via BuddyTV):

    Update II: Pictures and spoilers after the jump.

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    Jane Randall ‘12 on America’s Next Top Model

    By Angela Wu
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    There’s something about college tours that has always made me feel a little weird. Maybe it’s because I know that those college legends aren’t true (like that one about the bulldog on the chapel–if you don’t know it, you should probably take an Orange Key Tour). Or maybe because I’ve always wished that tour guides would just come out and say it: To your left is a terrible dorm, a dorm that no one wants to live in, where the nearest bathroom is three stories away and, seriously, there are mice. But it’s probably how easily they walk backwards. How do they do it?

    Training. At serious meetings in Nassau Hall. Meetings with a dress code. Meetings that are preceded by the haunting, ringing music that plays in movies when the protagonist is having some kind of uncomfortable flashback to a past trauma. What? Oh, here’s an instructional video for Orange Key tour guides, circa 1962.

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    Take a tour of Princeton, circa 1962

    By Angela Wu
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    “Really? Rainbows shooting out of unicorns? Really? And you have the nerve to blame Dean Malkiel for your grades.” — Shirley Tilghman, president of Princeton University

    “MLIG.” — Shirley Tilghman

    “I’m not sure how people enjoyed life before Lady Gaga, but I’m glad I don’t have to live in that world anymore.” — Zach Zimmerman ‘10, occasional Lady Gaga impersonator

    “Le-Coq, Mom.” — Becca Foresman ‘10, occasional washing machine impersonator

    “For the record, 18 middle-Dod, two years in Campbell, and 6a Patton Tower.” — Charlie Gibson ‘65, on not being mentioned in this New York Times article on dorm rooms of famous alumni.

    May 31, 2010

    Class Day, out of context!

    By Angela Wu
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    from ivy-style.com

    from ivy-style.com

    The most recent issue of the Princeton Alumni Weekly has two articles that shed some light on what life at Princeton is like.

    1. According to some pre-frosh, the world outside Fitzrandolph Gate thinks we are “squares,” with “windswept hair,” “weird shorts,” and “boat shoes and everything.” This may in fact be true.
    2. More serious, but also true: From navigating financial aid applications without a Social Security number to being unable to study abroad, undocumented students at Princeton face more obstacles to graduation than a few pesky Dean’s Dates. Yet they’ve gone on to great things. The Princeton DREAM team, which began at a dinner at Professor Patricia Fernandez-Kelly’s home, recently organized a week of events to raise awareness of the plight of thousands of undocumented students in the United States. The team supports the DREAM Act, which would offer a path to citizenship for eligible undocumented youth who complete a college degree or two years of military service.

    Read these articles and more in the Princeton Alumni Weekly.

    May 12, 2010

    IN PRINT: On prefrosh impressions, and undocumented students at Princeton

    By Angela Wu
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    Is that… Because it looks kind of like…

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    Dean’s Date: The Aftermath

    By Angela Wu
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    from NYTimes.com

    from NYTimes.com

    Da’s Thai American Cafe, owned by Rocky-Mathey chef Da De Toro, is a campus favorite, and is located in a plain-looking hallway at the local YMCA. But not for long. The lease is up, says the YMCA, after Da didn’t inform the Y that she wanted to renew the lease last year, when the De Toros bought the restaurant. From the Trentonian:

    “The new restrictions would put us out of business,” said Robert. “Our lawyer told me that he thinks they just don’t want us there.”

    And last Friday, that’s just what happened. The lease was pulled off the table. The De Toros — a hardworking couple who are not getting rich off their investment (they just turned their first, small profit this year) — have until July 30 to vacate.

    “It’s going to destroy my family, financially,” said Robert. “We still owe to the people we bought it from. Nine people are going to lose their jobs. I’d pay double the rent. We just want the lease for a year, then we’ll leave. We’ll find somewhere else. There’s just no way we could do it in these few months.”

    Da’s will be at the YMCA (59 Paul Robeson Place) until July 30, so enjoy it while you can (here’s the menu). Check out the New York Times review of the restaurant here.

    May 8, 2010

    Da’s Thai — kicked out of the Y

    By Angela Wu
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    So you probably know that our dear Frist Campus Center plays the Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital on Fox’s hit show House. If you didn’t, well, now you do.

    Check out shots of Frist, Guyot, and Carnegie Lake in the House opening:

    This July, our humble campus will welcome House Fanfest 2010, a fan-organized tour of L.A., Princeton, and all things related to House. The itinerary includes Orange Key tours, visits to Lake Carnegie… and maybe also a trip to nearby Montclair, Kal Penn’s hometown?

    Wait, that’s creepy. But I’m pretty sure my House-obsessed roommates would be into that.

    May 6, 2010

    House Fanfest — on campus this July!

    By Angela Wu
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    from aolcdn.com

    from aolcdn.com

    From “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,” a 2003 Esquire article by Tucker Carlson on an unlikely peace-negotiating trip to Liberia led by Al Sharpton:

    Cornel West, the writer and scholar, led the prayer. “Lord, keep us safe,” West intoned as we bowed our heads. “But more important, keep us soulful.”No one looked more soulful than West himself, who was dressed, as always, like a slightly flashy undertaker: white shirt, black three-piece suit, silver pocket watch and chain. He could have been on his way to meet the next of kin. In fact, he was coming from a jazz club. West had stayed in the city until 4:00 A.M. before returning to his “crib in Jersey” (Princeton, New Jersey, where he teaches), then catching a ride to the airport. Along the way, he’d neglected to pack. West boarded the flight for Ghana with two books and a tiny carry-on the size of a woman’s cosmetic case. That was it. He had no suitcases or garment bags or luggage of any kind. Nor did he have any real idea where we were going or how long we might be there. “When are we coming back?” he asked me as we walked down the ramp onto the plane.

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    The fabulousness that is Cornel West

    By Angela Wu
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    from arktimes.com

    from arktimes.com

    [UPDATED]

    We just spotted John Legend on the steps of the Architecture building, dressed in black, posing for a photo with a huge group of students. We hear he’s on campus for AAS 348/ENG 348: Black Popular Music Culture.

    After the “Ordinary People” crooner signed autographs and took photos, he disappeared toward Frist, leaving behind him a trail of awestruck Princeton students. “John! John!” they yelled as he retreated, signing course packets all the way. We saw one sophomore shake his head slowly, a smile of disbelief on his face, as he walked to class.

    No, really.

    UPDATE: Some more details from his visit after the jump, courtesy of a student in the class.  Turns out he’s been working with this weekend’s USG Lawnparties band, The Roots:

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    Spotted: John Legend

    By Angela Wu
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    Curious about this FML post?

    Check out this video from Law & Order: Criminal Intent, on Lindsey Rose Aguero-Sinclair ’13’s appearance on the USA show.

    Apr 21, 2010

    Lindsey Rose Aguero-Sinclair ‘13 on Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    By Angela Wu
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    This kid could be you! (from stripes.com)

    This kid could be you! (from stripes.com)

    U.S. Soccer announced today that the U.S. Men’s National Team will train at Princeton’s Roberts Stadium from May 17 to 23.

    Players should be popping up around town on the 15th, according to a news release, but practices will be closed to the public.

    The team’s coach, New Jersey native Bob Bradley ‘80, led the Princeton men’s soccer team in scoring during his senior year. He later came back to coach at his alma mater from 1984 to 1995, an 11 year reign in which the Tigers won the Ivy League title twice. In 1993, the team reached the Final Four.

    Another reason Bradley may have picked Princeton? His brother, Scott Bradley, is Princeton’s head baseball coach.

    US Men’s Soccer to Train at Princeton Before World Cup

    By Angela Wu
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