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USG Candidates on BJL Protest and What They Would Change about Princeton
Monday, 23 November 2015
by Matthew Silberman
The BJL sit-in and the University’s response to it have dominated campus conversation in the last few days. Just in time for the USG Presidential election — beginning at noon today and ending on Wednesday — we asked candidates what they think about the recent protests, what they’d change about Princeton life, and more. Here’s what
YikYak Reps tabling at Frist
Thursday, 09 April 2015
by Matthew Silberman
The YikYak rumors are true: YikYak campus representatives are at Princeton. For now, they’re occupying a table at Frist, handing out free swag from sunglasses to ping pong balls to coozies. The campus reps said their visit isn’t a response to the controversy this past weekend that translated into chaos all over YikYak, though they
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(UPDATED) Whitman, Forbes Dining Halls closed, some staff sent home due to measles concerns
Thursday, 19 February 2015
by Matthew Silberman
‘Tis the season, apparently, of dining hall closings. Forbes Director of Student Life Mellisa Thompson notified students earlier today by email that the Forbes dining hall will be “closed until further notice.” This comes only a few days after the Center for Jewish Life briefly closed its dining hall due to a pipe burst. The
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Winter Break cut to 2 weeks for next year
Tuesday, 02 December 2014
by Matthew Silberman
You know what they say, time flies when…the University decides to cut your Winter Break down by a third. According to the 2015-2016 Academic Calendar published on the Princeton website, in fall 2015 Winter Break will begin on December 18 and end on January 3, just 16 days later. This semester, as usual, Winter Break
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“Smart deodorant” is now a thing, thanks to two PU grad students
Sunday, 23 November 2014
by Matthew Silberman
We’ve got smartphones, smart cars, smart locks, smart watches, and more than enough other smart things that promise to make human intellect obsolete. What’s next, smart…deodorant? Oh, wait. It looks like our mechanical overlords-in-the-making will soon have access to your armpits, too, thanks to ClickStick, a Kickstarter project by Princeton grad students Carla Bahri and
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Hello, Dalai! Or, how to get college students out of bed before 7 AM on a weekday
Thursday, 30 October 2014
by Matthew Silberman
You’ve seen the speech, heard the laugh, and wondered what that Princeton hat was doing on his head for the whole two hours. But unless you were one of the 4200 students, faculty, or visitors that came to Jadwin Gym last Tuesday for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s speech, titled “Develop the Heart,” there’s
- Published in Goings On, Princeton in the News, Uncategorized
Students can now easily trade late meal for club passes
Wednesday, 02 April 2014
by Matthew Silberman
“Underclassmen have late meal. Upperclassmen have passes. Sounds like an easy fix to us,” reads the About page for Passes For Late Meal, a website where students can exchange late meal swipes for eating club passes. The website, “made with love by hungry upperclassmen,” allows underclassmen to request Cap, Cannon, Cottage, Ivy, TI, or Tower
- Published in Internet, The Street
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
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
A Foolproof Flowchart for Friendless Freshmen
Monday, 17 February 2014
by Matthew Silberman
I know what you’re thinking: your first semester at Princeton is already over, and you still don’t fit in. As various activities have taken over your schedule, you and your fellow freshmen have lost the friendly attitude of your first weeks here. These days, your social circle is limited to the few friends you see
- Published in Fun, Musings, Satire, Student Guides
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being cool, bradley schneider, college is awesome, flowcharts, i <3 flowcharts, social climbing