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Michelle Obama ’85 Will Teach You How to Dougie
Tuesday, 03 May 2011
by Angela Wu
Best First Lady ever? Michelle Obama ’85 visited Alice Deal Middle School in Washington, DC, today where students performed a dance choreographed by Beyonce. The First Lady joined in–watch the video above. “Beyoncé is one of my favorite performers on the planet. And when she agreed to remake her video and do this “Let’s Move”
- Published in Alumni
The Obama household loves tigers
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
by Angela Wu
From the AP: Michelle Obama told a group of curious kids visiting the White House Thursday about her daughter Malia’s most frequent question about Dad’s job: What’s he doing to help tigers? Asked about her family’s favorite animal, the first lady said they talk about tigers at least once a week, because Malia, 11, is
- Published in Alumni
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
- Published in Alumni, Open Letter, Politics
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Elena Kagan, First Lady, Michelle Obama, Senior Thesis, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Nominee
No Love from Mr. President
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
by Giri Nathan
O(bama), ye of little faith. As he filled out his b(a)racket for the Women’s NCAA Tournament this year, he had our Tigers going down in the first round. If you’re really “surrounded by these Princeton Tigers” like you say you are, I suggest that they pounce. We think our women’s basketball team — making their first
Mr. Ohlendorf goes to Washington
Sunday, 29 November 2009
by David Walter
Welcome back to campus, Inkblots! It’s been lonely without you. If you’re at all like me (and don’t worry, you’re probably not), you spent at least one sad hour of your break realizing how you’ve already missed the application deadlines for, like, twenty awesome summer internships. And now you’ve resolved to really buckle down and
- Published in Princeton in the News
Michelle Obama ’85 hearts UC-Merced :(
Friday, 15 May 2009
by Brian No
Oh, Michelle. How long will you scorn our love? We name drop “Michelle LaVaughn Robinson ’85” in every conversation and press release possible. We’ve enshrined your image in the sacred Yankee Doodle Tap Room. We’ve appointed you to the sociology department’s advisory board. We’ve hired Cornel West and started the Center for African American Studies…
- Published in Alumni, Open Letter, Politics, Princeton in the News
IN PRINT: Black in the Age of Obama
Sunday, 19 April 2009
by Brian No
Michelle Obama ’85 didn’t like her time at Princeton. In her senior thesis, she wrote how she always felt she was “black first and a student second” because of a white cultural and social structure that will only allow me to remain on the periphery of society … never becoming a full participant. Almost 25
- Published in In Print