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Sexy and Scholarly: A Guide to 2012 Course Names
Wednesday, 04 April 2012
by Vivienne Chen
The title of a class on Course Offerings can sometimes be the difference between a full roster and an empty one. The art of naming a course requires the skill of alliterative allusions, pop culture wordplay, a bit of sensationalism, and of course: a carefully placed academic colon. While this past spring offered some stiff
B.S.E. majors, it’s not just you: everyone hates the course you’re in
Monday, 31 January 2011
by Lauren Zumbach
If the weeklong break wasn’t enough to ease the pain of the last exam period, it might be worth taking another look at your course schedule for the coming semester. Shopping period starts tomorrow, which means it’s time to make good on that resolution to pick classes that will be just as interesting in May
- Published in Goings On
Picking classes just got way less annoying
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
by Will Saborio
You know when you’re picking classes and you found the perfect SA and an English class that looks awesome and you’re really excited, and then it turns out they’re at the same time? Or when you spend five hours trying to decide between ECO 101 and ECO 100? (Don’t do it if you don’t have
- Published in Goings On, The INKternet
Of Bruce and Men
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
by Ellen Shakespear
By now it’s obvious that Princeton professors have a big old crush on Bruce Springsteen. First there was this fall’s course on the sociological implications of the Boss. Next up: AMS401: At Home in New Jersey, a spring seminar that promises to investigate Bruce’s first studio album Greetings From Asbury Park “at a more sophisticated and advanced level.”
- Published in Musings, Politics, Princeton in the News
Tagged under:
American Studies, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Christie, Course Offerings, Jon Corzine, New Jersey
I Miss the Cheap Paper Course Offerings Booklet
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
by Spencer Gaffney
Course offerings came out last week, and something felt different. Fall break at home has roughly the same effect on my brain as high-caliber Novocaine, so the course guide had my full attention as soon as the website was up. I had never gone on the website first – it was always the place I