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Some Ambitious Freshmen Are Running for USG
Monday, 22 November 2010
by Giri Nathan
After an unpublicized amendment to USG election policy, freshmen can now run for sophomore class senator. Yay for elections functionality!!! Screenshot below. (To be fair, they didn’t appear on the actual ballot. [I would’ve voted for them.])
- Published in Goings On
USG voting opens today
Monday, 22 November 2010
by Will Saborio
In today’s “things to do for the ten minutes before you start studying again, so you can feel marginally productive”: USG voting begins today. You can read the candidate statements here, and cast your ballots here. (Seniors should check their email for a separate ballot link.) You’ll be voting for USG President, Vice-President, Treasurer; Academics,
- Published in Goings On
The Fate of Sabra Hummus Remains Uncertain
Monday, 22 November 2010
by Giri Nathan
All you eager consumers of this savory garbanzo/tahini union, know this: you might not be voting on the fate of Princeton hummus today. After an appeal on Sunday night, the PCP’s referendum may not appear on Monday as originally planned. For the uninitiated, here’s a quick recap of The Great Hummus Debacle of 2010: Currently,
- Published in Goings On
Free Movies @ The Garden Theater: Best Thing the USG’s Ever Done
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
by Spencer Gaffney
Readers who have been checking out The Ink from its days as just a fledgling blog know that I never miss an opportunity to trash the USG (whether over ineffectual grade deflation measures, uncontested elections, the Becca Lee decision, election snafus – you get the picture). So, as I stood in line outside the Garden
Fwd: USG Unveils Shiny New Webmail!
Thursday, 29 July 2010
by Giri Nathan
Had enough of the clunky, buggy, bland webmail of old? There is hope yet. According to USG president Mike Yaroshefsky, OIT has a whole new site in the works — they’ve got a functional version up and they’re currently gathering feedback, says an anonymous tipster. The Ink took this new version for a little test
- Published in Goings On, The INKternet
An absurd number of lock-outs reported to PSafety each year
Sunday, 09 May 2010
by Will Saborio
Ever been locked out of your room and groan when you had to call Public Safety to let you in? At tonight’s USG Senate meeting, a Public Safety representative said just how many times students make that same call every year: 11,000. “We know Princeton students like to overachieve,” the PSafety representative said. Laughter ensued.
- Published in Goings On
TigerFinder gets revamped, certain parties get excited
Sunday, 09 May 2010
by Will Saborio
Remember TigerFinder? If you don’t, get familiar: Last year some COS majors whipped up this thing that you download onto your computer that then sends out a signal to TigerFinder to let people you add as “Friends” on the thing know exactly where you are on a map of campus. And so we were all
- Published in Goings On, The INKternet
Free salad?
Saturday, 08 May 2010
by Miriam Geronimus
Do you think salads at the Frist Gallery are too expensive? Do you wish there were healthier options during late meal? Well, the USG has a solution: the salad loyalty card. After a trial run this summer, the card will go into full effect next fall. You know the drill: buy 10 salads, get the
- Published in Goings On
USG Proposes New Grade Deflation Policy Letter
Monday, 26 April 2010
by Spencer Gaffney
Do you know what our first, and to date only line of defense is against the fire-breathing academic dragon of grade deflation? A form letter. A piece of paper that earnestly explains why Princeton GPAs are lower than other GPAs, and encourages potential employers and graduate schools to visit the helpful online booklet Grading at
- Published in Politics
Today in Politics: Yaroshefsky ’12 endorses Princeton Charter Club
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
by David Walter
In his first major endorsement as USG President, Michael Yaroshefsky ’12 emailed the student body today to express his strong support for the Princeton Charter Club. The announcement appeared at the bottom of a seemingly unrelated communication announcing a new student life survey. Somewhat curiously, Yaroshefsky’s endorsement was written in invisible ink, and only became
- Published in Princeton in the News, Uncategorized
It’s a feminist tissue
Saturday, 06 February 2010
by David Walter
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):
- Published in Musings
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a call to arms, controversy, feminism, health, human rights violations, Toilet Paper, USG, USG Elections
Power To The Painters! Paint Fees Waived!
Thursday, 10 December 2009
by David Walter
“Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. Or something like that. In any case, remember how the University started fining students who painted their walls — even though in the past Housing had allowed students to avoid a penalty by painting rooms
- Published in Goings On