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The scene: Wednesday, 12:30 pm, outside of Frist.

The crimes: Assaulting passerby’s with ‘toilet paper,’ false advertising, and generating general mayhem.

The perpetrator: Chou Chou ’13

Your not-so-friendly neighborhood TP distributor

Your not-so-friendly neighborhood TP distributor

People mingling outside of Frist on Wednesday were surprised when one student began setting up his table just under the North arches, arranging a display of rolled up paper pyramid-style. He began chucking the paper at bystanders, yelling, “Free toilet paper! You look like you want some free toilet paper!” And, off to the side, “Sir, madam, may I interest you in some toilet paper?”

When asked about his behavior, Chou explained, “The university is giving out free toilet paper! It’s double ply, just the way we want it!”

When pressed for more details, Chou glanced side to side, and muttered, “I can’t say that much. The people making me do this, well … let’s just say it starts with a ‘T’ and ends in an ‘-errace.’”

The perpetrator remained on scene for 30 minutes.

Experts believe the bizarre event was one of a series of pranks associated with eating club initiations; rumors abound of other students distributing Spanx and cigarettes throughout the week. Keep your eyes peeled for additional offerings happening today!

The piece de resistance? "Hey! Is that Daily Pr - ... could it be?!"

The pièce de résistance? "Hey! Is that Daily Pr - ... could it be?!"

CASHMERE! THIS IS CASHMERE! from telegraph.co.uk.

Earlier this year, as USG campaigns raged on and the campus discovered its newest way to procrastinate (Ok, this is before Robot Unicorn Attack.), we realized that, well, Princeton’s needs are humble.

Two-ply. Or even, maybe, softer one ply? I don’t know, I’m just tossing out ideas here.

But why should our demands be so humble? Think of our futures–earlier this week the Daily Princetonian reported that a full third of Princeton students go on to work in finance. (But not for the money–because they’re “genuinely interested!”)

And so today, I introduce to you: cashmere toilet paper. That’s right, future Masters of the Universe. That’s for you.

The supermarket won’t reveal quite how much cashmere goes into each roll, but insists it is a “significant” amount. No cashmere fibres themselves are included in the manufacturing process. Rather, the paper is covered in oil extracted from the hairs of the cashmere goat.

Carla Smith, buyer for Waitrose, said: “Cashmere provides that stamp of quality to any fashion garment from a designer suit to the finest luxury knitwear. It’s indulgent, it’s stylish and it’s helping provide that extra softness to our new premium bathroom tissue collection.”

Before today, the only time I’ve given much thought to the whole “boo-hoo Princeton toilet paper sucks” controversy was when I was deciding who not to vote for during USG elections.

But then I stumbled upon this 1930 ad for Scott Toilet Tissue (click the picture to enlarge):

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Celebrating the end of a successul coed week

Celebrating the end of a successful "Coed Week"

While the beginning of the academic year may leave you feeling in need of some intellectual spice, the men of 1960s Princeton had an effective tool for dealing with those intellectually-droning days: women. That’s right.  During a trial “Coed Week” in 1968, a student committee reviewed 2,500 applications for 800 slots (putting their bicker skills to work), which allowed women to get a week-long experience of undergraduate life at Princeton.

In a New York Times article that week—appropriately titled “What Turns Princeton On Intellectually? Coeds”—the reviews of the women were overwhelmingly positive:

  • “It’s good intellectually and every other way to have girls around,” said a junior.

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