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IN PRINT: Student Advocates at Princeton Launch Prison Reform Conference
Friday, 04 April 2014
by Bina Peltz
Students at Princeton University have mentored inmates at New Jersey correctional facilities and worked to advocate prison reform throughout the state. This weekend they are launching their first conference on prison reform. “This is the biggest civil rights issue that I can think of at this time, and we want to give students the tools
- Published in Goings On, In Print, 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
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
Old Nassau: Black History Month Edition
Friday, 01 March 2013
by Bina Peltz
Throwback Thursday! In honor of Black History Month (we still got 1 more hour!) this week’s edition of Old Nassau features some photos and other fun documentation giving us a glimpse into the history of African Americans at Princeton University in the 1960s, the era of racial integration at Princeton. The Office of Admission’s Report
- Published in History
The Great Jewish Food Debate: Moderated by Shirley Tilghman
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
by Bina Peltz
The Center for Jewish Life and Whig-Clio hosted the annual Latke-Hamentaschen Debate this afternoon in the quest of answering the noble, eternal question of, you guessed it: Latkes or Hamentaschen? Two traditional Jewish foods: fried potato pancakes vs. triangular pastries made with sweet fillings. Originating in 1946 at UChicago, The Latke-Hamentaschen Debate is an academic, yet
Introducing Old Nassau: Bicker Edition
Sunday, 10 February 2013
by Bina Peltz
Throwback time! The Ink proudly presents Old Nassau, our weekly walk down the orange-and-black tiled memory lane. We get it already. Princeton’s old. We love to flaunt our legends, lore, and ridiculous traditions like cane spree, our school song, and the more-than-slightly uncomfortable hand motions that accompany it. But who doesn’t love looking at baby pictures? Each week,
- Published in History
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