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Anonymous Thesis
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
by Samantha Pergadia
Dearest seniors, As you work through all those intellectual and logistical hurdles of thesis chapter drafts, remember the words your third-grade teacher would chant before every spelling test: “Put your name at the top of the page.” Below is an email sent out to English seniors after one hurried (or humble?) (or ashamed?) senior submitted
- Published in Goings On
The Future of Investigative Journalism
Sunday, 28 November 2010
by Samantha Pergadia
Are you concerned about the changing landscape of journalism? Do you wonder where the Woodwards and Bernsteins of our day are? Interested in efforts to “free” up creative content? Have we got the lecture for you. Join the University Press Club for its annual Louis R. Rukeyser ’54 Memorial Lecture Series, featuring Paul Steiger, president
- Published in Goings On
Dining Hall Tip of the Day
Monday, 15 November 2010
by Samantha Pergadia
Remember last year when a group of Princeton scientists told you how awful high-fructose corn syrup was? Rats who consumed HFCS gained significantly more weight than those who consumed sucrose, even when overall caloric intake was the same. The researchers rattled off a list of ailments—high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, cancer and diabetes—that result
- Published in Goings On
IN PRINT: Abortion Conference Seeks Common Ground
Saturday, 13 November 2010
by Samantha Pergadia
It was not the typical setting for an academic conference — the stage of McCosh 50 was set with an Oriental carpet and Egg chairs — but “Open Hearts, Open Minds” was no ordinary gathering. More than 400 people came to campus Oct. 15–16 to see if they could find common ground on one of
- Published in In Print
The Next Rule of Four
Monday, 18 October 2010
by Samantha Pergadia
Did you devour The Rule of Four before you came to campus? Do you find yourself singing along to “With a Little Help from My Friends” in Across The Universe to see those shots of Holder courtyard? Do you sneak peeks of The Cinderella Story when your “little sister” has it playing so you can
Word on the Street
Monday, 04 October 2010
by Samantha Pergadia
Five months ago, the Eating Club Task Force released a 23-page report on relations between the University and eating clubs. The report included several recommendations about the clubs’ selection processes, costs, and alcohol policies. At today’s CPUC meeting, Vice President Robert Durkee discussed the Task Force’s plan to implement these recommendations. The Task Force also
- Published in Goings On
The Real Slim Shady
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
by Samantha Pergadia
The Huffington Post recently created a list entitled “If Rappers Were Colleges: Analogies You WON’T Find on the SAT,” which pairs universities with famous rappers. Comparing Princeton to Eminem, the rankings say that he (or we) are “The whitest of the truly elite.” Our friends at PrincetonFML are ambivalent about the comparison. One student writes,
- Published in Internet
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Eminem, Huffington Post, Jay-Z, Princeton, rap, rappers, stuff white people like, whiteness
Campus Masturbator hits Cornell
Thursday, 15 July 2010
by Samantha Pergadia
Princeton no longer has a monopoly on campus lewdness. Yesterday an email alert went out to all members of the Cornell community with the subject heading “lewd exposure incidents reported on campus.” For the past two weeks, students have reported three separate instances of exhibitionism. The email explains: The first incident took place July 3
- Published in Goings On
SCORE: Round 2
Monday, 17 May 2010
by Samantha Pergadia
For those of you who set 7am alarms this morning to get an edge on SCORE’s reopening, here’s a look at some of the most sought-after classes for the fall of 2010. (Note: For our purposes, we’re omitting the six introductory/prerequisite courses with the highest enrollment, including CHM303, PSY207, ECO100, SOC101, PSY101 and PHI203. These
- Published in Student Guides
Around the “FML” Ivies
Saturday, 08 May 2010
by Samantha Pergadia
Given the surge of FML college spinoffs, The Ink thought it’d be helpful to look at some of the FMLs produced around the Ivies. As finals period casts its darkness across the Ancient Eight, here’s what our peers are complaining about: Harvard: “I am so sleep-deprived that upon reading a paragraph of a paper I
21 Questions with… David Karp ’10 and Marguerite Colson ’10
Saturday, 01 May 2010
by Samantha Pergadia
VALEDICTORIAN KARP ’10 HIBERNATES IN WU AND SALUTATORIAN COLSON ’10 CHILLS IN CHILDREN’S LIBRARIES Name: David Karp / Marguerite Colson Age: 21 / 21 Major: MAE / History Hometown: Berwyn, PA / Manhattan Eating club/residential college/affiliation: Charter / Forbes & Ivy Club Who’s your favorite Princetonian, living or dead, real or fictional? Karp: Hobey Baker
- Published in 21 Questions
Lost in Translation: German Fashion Invades Princeton
Sunday, 11 April 2010
by Samantha Pergadia
Ever wonder what Princeton would look like in a German infomercial? We hadn’t either. That is, until we saw this video, which refashions Princeton as a German clothing store: