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A Look Back at 2010
Friday, 31 December 2010
by Angela Wu
2010. A year of the same old Princeton happenings–bitching about Dean’s Date, bitching about grade deflation, bitching about bad FML posts. But there were a few things that we think set Oh-Ten apart: Robot Unicorn Attack, Supreme Court dominance, and the demise of Four Loko. Here’s what happened in 2010: January: There were exams. There
Senate confirms Elena Kagan ’81 for U.S. Supreme Court
Thursday, 05 August 2010
by Will Saborio
The Senate just voted 63 to 37 to confirm Elena Kagan ’81 as the 67th Supreme Court Justice. The confirmation makes her the third consecutive Princetonian to be elected to the Supreme Court, along with Justices Sonia Sotomayor ’76 and Samuel Alito ’72. That also makes Princeton the most represented college on the Supreme Court.
Week In Review: Fourth of July edition (June 27 – July 4)
Wednesday, 07 July 2010
by David Walter
(Ed. Note: An earlier version of this post had a long meditation on Connor Diemand-Yauman and the popular reality TV show, The Amazing Race, which was a tad long for your weekly round-up. This rambling will be re-formatted and included in a new forthcoming post later today. Fun!) Top of the agenda: This past weekend
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BLOGWARS!!!, camels, CDY, Delaware, Elena Kagan, fireworks, Fourth of July, Glenn Beck, Ivygate, McDonalds, Peter Singer, poetry, Princeton Township, Robbie George, Team Nassoon, The Amazing Race, W.S. Merwin
Week In Review: Who’s On The Rise, Who’s Falling Down Edition (June 21 – June 27)
Monday, 28 June 2010
by Spencer Gaffney
Top of the agenda this past week: Gen. David Petraeus *85 *87 is tapped to replace Gen. McChrystal as the Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan. Which got us to thinking – what other Tigers found themselves on the rise this week? And, since we believe in a strictly zero-sum world, which Princetonians have seen
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Ben Huh, Bob Bradley, David Petraeus, Elena Kagan, Ellie Kemper, Failblog, Heidi Miller, Jamie Dimon, Jerry Brown, Meg Whitman, Petraeus, soccer, Sonia Sotomayor, WASPs, World Cup
IN PRINT: Dorm Rooms of the Stars
Thursday, 27 May 2010
by David Walter
Just in time for Reunions, a heaping dose of Princetoniana in the New York Times. Ever wonder where Elena Kagan lived while she was a Tiger? Sonia Sotomayor? Bill Bradley? The University doesn’t publicize any of that information, but it’s available in the school’s archives. Not all famous rooms have lasted into the 21st century,
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Bill Bradley, Brown Hall, Donald Rumsfeld, Dorm Rooms, Elena Kagan, Jimmy Stewart, John F. Kennedy, New York Times, Princetoniana, Sonia Sotomayor
How’d You Like Your History Thesis to Undergo a Supreme Court Grilling?
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
by Julia Bumke
As discussions keep going strong about last week’s Elena Kagan ’81 nomination, the White House has announced that it will publish Kagan’s undergraduate thesis from Princeton’s Department of History. This announcement was made after the right-wing site RedState had illegally posted her “socialist thesis” last week; apparently, Kagan (and not ‘ole Nassau) holds the copyright
- Published in Goings On, Princeton in the News
It’s official: Kagan ’81 makes it three in a row
Sunday, 09 May 2010
by Brian No
All of us are in a state of despair, with Dean’s Date looming over us, but let’s just take a quick moment to engage in some “school spirit” (I hear it’s a real thing): President Obama will nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan ’81 to the Supreme Court, NBC’s Pete Williams is reporting tonight. And the
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So you want to be a Supreme Court justice (PART 2)
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
by Brian No
Earlier this week, we gave you some helpful advice on what not to do if you plan on becoming a Supreme Court justice. But what sorts of things should you do as a Princeton student if you want a lifetime appointment to the nation’s high court? An exhaustive (i.e. cursory, superficial, dumb) examination of the Princeton careers of
- Published in Alumni, Musings, Politics, Princeton in the News
So you want to be a Supreme Court justice…
Monday, 26 April 2010
by Brian No
[from left to right: Kagan ’81, Sotomayor ’76, Alito ’72, and Obama ’85] Do you plan on becoming a Supreme Court justice? Do you plan on becoming famous? If so, do yourself a favor: Write your thesis on the most mundane, non-controversial topic possible. Specifically, don’t write about: Scary foreign lands (i.e. Puerto Rico) Last
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Elena Kagan, First Lady, Michelle Obama, Senior Thesis, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Nominee
Kagan ’81: Closet Conservative? Why Some Liberals Fear Her.
Thursday, 15 April 2010
by Brian No
On Sunday, we mentioned that Solicitor General Elena Kagan ’81 is on President Obama’s shortlist of candidates under consideration to fill retiring Justice John Paul Stevens’ seat on the Supreme Court. But, really, if chatter among the punditry is any indication, she’s the woman to beat. (After all, everyone thought Obama would choose Sonia Sotomayor
- Published in Alumni, Politics, Princeton in the News
Elena Kagan ’81 is the Freshest Potential SCOTUS Nominee
Sunday, 11 April 2010
by Ellen Shakespear
Ivy League diplomas and hotshot reputations define President Obama’s three potential nominees to replace Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who announced on Friday that he would be retiring after 35 years on the bench. The three leading candidates to replace him — Obama is considering about ten names in all, the White House says
- Published in Alumni, Politics, Princeton in the News
Sotomayor ’76 officially wise Latina justice
Wednesday, 09 September 2009
by Brian No
Justice Sonia Sotomayor ’76–who has already been confirmed and sworn in–was made even more Justice-y yesterday at her investiture, when she was officially seated on the bench. Everyone was there–Obama, Biden, and even Ricky Martin! Sotomayor hears her first oral arguments today in the case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Representing the federal government,
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