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The Super P-ton Facebook You Didn’t Even Know Existed
Friday, 27 February 2015
by Oren Fliegelman
For years, there’s been an online, frequently updated, comprehensive, semi-facebook of over 3,500 Princeton affiliated individuals, and we just never knew. Don’t believe me? Well, read on. And look here. From 2003 until this past summer, David Dobkin, a COS professor, served as the Dean of the Faculty. Working from Nassau Hall, Dobkin met with
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3 Princetonians Win Rhodes in 2014
Sunday, 23 November 2014
by Oren Fliegelman
The Rhodes Trust announced today this year’s 32 American winners of the Rhodes Fellowship. Princeton had 3 winners — two seniors and one graduate — ranking only behind Yale in the number of awardees, which had 4. Below are their profiles, as announced by the Rhodes Trust: Joseph W. Barrett, Port Washington, graduated summa cum
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One Wa Closes, the Other One Opens
Friday, 21 November 2014
by Oren Fliegelman
Updated at 12:20 PM At exactly 8 AM this morning, the old Wa shut its doors for the last time in over 40 years of business. Simultaneously, the new Wa opened up for the first day on the job. At 7:50 AM at the new Wa on 152 Alexander Street, around 20 students, community members,
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IN PRINT: What I Be Project in the New York Times
Friday, 31 October 2014
by Oren Fliegelman
Steve Rosenfield, a California-based photographer, has visited over a dozen universities for the What I Be Project, a photography exhibit where students write fears and anxieties on their skin. In addition to two trips to Princeton, he’s visited schools like Duke, Columbia, and Washington University in St. Louis. To learn more, check out the latest
- Published in Arts, In Print, Princeton in the News
Grade Deflation is Dead
Monday, 06 October 2014
by Oren Fliegelman
At exactly 5:00 PM, the Princeton faculty voted to eliminate the restrictive grading policy, commonly known as grade deflation. The policy, first implemented in 2005, restricted academic departments to giving out a maximum of 35% A- range grades in their classes. The policy was often construed to mean a cap of 35% of A
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An Abandoned Driver-less Truck: The Other Prospect Eleven
Wednesday, 01 October 2014
by Oren Fliegelman
For those who have made the long trek out to the Graduate College, in the far corner of parking lot 19 — where juniors are forced to park their cars — sits an abandoned-looking pickup truck with the words Prospect Eleven emblazoned on its side, a light and UFO-looking thing on the roof, and garbage
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What was Princeton Commencement like in 1766?
Friday, 19 September 2014
by Oren Fliegelman
Ever wondered what a Princeton Commencement ceremony was like in the 1700s? Well, on the off chance you did, we’ve got an answer for you. This article was published in the New-Hampshire Gazette — Dartmouth wouldn’t be founded for another three years — on October 24, 1766. It had been written exactly a month earlier, on
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Breaking News: Class of 2018 Yield: 67.4 percent
Thursday, 08 May 2014
by Oren Fliegelman
Despite the shorter Previews and the meningitis scare, Princeton’s yield rate held steady for the Class of 2018. 67.4 percent of admitted students, or 1,306 in total, chose to attend the University, said University spokesman Martin Mbugua today. This is a negligible drop from the yield of 68.7 percent last year. While the University doesn’t release official
- Published in Princeton in the News
Jon Stewart Mocks Susan Patton
Sunday, 30 March 2014
by Oren Fliegelman
On the Daily Show last Thursday, Jon Stewart and company ripped into Susan Patton, the infamous “Princeton Mom.” What fun! Be warned: the first one is funner than the second one. Clip 1: The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook Clip 2: The Daily Show Get
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Princeton trivia: We hate other colleges but we like the constitution
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
by Oren Fliegelman
I’m bored while writing a paper so… here are 3 random (and under the radar!) facts about our bright orange university: ONE: As many of you already know, Princeton was originally named the College of New Jersey and only changed its name to Princeton in 1896. More interestingly, in 1996 Trenton State College decided to
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What happened to Quin Morton ’36?
Thursday, 20 February 2014
by Oren Fliegelman
Oh, the joys of writing seminar. Without a doubt one of the most dreaded parts of the classic first-year Princeton experience is muddling through the endless peer reviews of writing seminar. Oh, and how can I forget about the lovely AP Style Guide? For those freshmen who did buy it, you can find all of
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Bananas, Anyone?
Sunday, 09 February 2014
by Oren Fliegelman
Bananas, anyone? Some Princeton students have taken their love of those long and bendable treats to a new level. A new Facebook page called “Princeton Bananas” has popped up that truly shows devotion to the golden fruit. As it says on its Facebook page, it is: “An earth-shattering collection of Princeton’s best and brightest in
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