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Sound, Fury as James Franco Visits Campus
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
by Matthew Silberman
James Franco, the actor and director known for roles in the Spider-Man trilogy and the TV show Freaks and Geeks, visited campus Monday. Along with 40 or 50 cast and crew members, Franco filmed key scenes from The Sound and Fury, an adaptation of William Faulkner’s 1929 novel in which Franco directs and stars. Franco spent most of
- Published in Fun, Goings On, Princeton in the News, Uncategorized, Week in Review, Weekend Arts Update
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aaah!, celebrity, Daniel Desario, isn't my headline so clever, James Franco, whoa I touched him
Princeton trivia: We hate other colleges but we like the constitution
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
by Oren Fliegelman
I’m bored while writing a paper so… here are 3 random (and under the radar!) facts about our bright orange university: ONE: As many of you already know, Princeton was originally named the College of New Jersey and only changed its name to Princeton in 1896. More interestingly, in 1996 Trenton State College decided to
- Published in Fun
A Foolproof Flowchart for Friendless Freshmen
Monday, 17 February 2014
by Matthew Silberman
I know what you’re thinking: your first semester at Princeton is already over, and you still don’t fit in. As various activities have taken over your schedule, you and your fellow freshmen have lost the friendly attitude of your first weeks here. These days, your social circle is limited to the few friends you see
- Published in Fun, Musings, Satire, Student Guides
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being cool, bradley schneider, college is awesome, flowcharts, i <3 flowcharts, social climbing
The Holder Scowl: Rocky’s 4 A.M. wake up
Monday, 17 February 2014
by Gabriel Fisher
Last night, students living in Rocky’s Holder Hall woke up to an unpleasant surprise at approximately 4 A.M. Apparently, someone (rumor has it that there were numerous prankster Harvard students sleeping over after the Princeton-Harvard piano battle) thought it would be hilarious to pull the fire alarm right when people were just starting to fall
In which ODUS posts a midterms hedgehog cam
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
by Abby Klionsky
Those who have “liked” the ODUS Facebook page–and who are procrastinating writing papers and studying for tests like I am–are probably already aware of this gem that the page just posted. But in case you haven’t seen it, for some reason Princeton University now has an “official hedgehog of midterms,” whatever that means. It’s awake
- Published in Fun
@Princeton Tweets
Thursday, 03 October 2013
by Louise Connelly
For those of you who haven’t yet discovered the many advantages of following your Princeton professors on Twitter (a practice that has previously gained national attention), we at the Ink have decided to round up some gems from a few of the most prolific tweeters on campus, including the University itself. Like that one time Princeton
- Published in Fun, The INKternet
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Gilbert Harman, Joyce Carol Oates, Nietzsche, princeternet, Princeton professor, Princeton vs. Harvard, Sam Wang, Twitter
People You Meet in Every Precept
Monday, 23 September 2013
by Vivienne Chen
It’s hard to remember everyone’s names in your first discussion-based class at Princeton, and you’ll eventually resort to gesturing to them vaguely whenever you respond to their points (“I disagree with that one“). But with this handy guide from The Ink, you’ll at least remember the horrible stereotype they fit under. (Note: This applies to seminars
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annoying people, engineers, freshman, hipster grad student, people you meet, philosophy bro, precept, seminars
So You Think You Can Dance: Princeton Edition
Friday, 20 September 2013
by Jean Wang
Editor’s Note: I am excited to introduce the first in what (hopefully) will be an ongoing series, SYTYCD: Princeton, chronicling our writers’ experiences trying out for various dance groups on campus. I’m pretty much one of the most coordinated people you’ve ever met. If, that is, you’ve only met people like this: I’ve also pretty
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dance, dancing, eXpressions, so you think you can dance, splits fail, too real, tryouts, work it girl
Spotted: M. Night Shyamalan
Thursday, 09 May 2013
by Andrew Sondern
Director M. Night Shyamalan of The Sixth Sense fame and The Last Airbender infamy, was on campus today to tour the University with his wife and high-school-aged daughter, who was carrying a packet of applicant information. Members of Umqombothi, the African a cappella group, invited the family to their upcoming show when they stopped by the group’s
PRINCETON SHAKE ROUNDUP
Monday, 25 February 2013
by Ellis Liang
Just in case you haven’t gotten sick of it yet, this week’s Social Media Roundup a chronicle of the rise and fall of all of Princeton’s contributions to the Harlem Shake. TI-what started it all: Cloister-claiming to be the first Shake on the Street: Colonial-props for not burning the club down: Equad-grad students can be
Men of Thesis Beard
Friday, 22 February 2013
by Vivienne Chen
What’s harder: writing a senior thesis or growing a nice beard? Since early February, seniors Will Harrel (whom you might know as the guy who put President Shirley Tilghman in a snuggie) and Daniel Song have been on a mission to chronicle the day-to-day progress of their senior independent work and their facial hair with ThesisBeard.com. As
- Published in Fun
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Beard, Daniel Song, disapproving girlfriends, mustache, Senior Thesis, seniors, Unruly Facial Hair, Will Harrel
Harlem Shake: Late Meal Gone Wild
Saturday, 16 February 2013
by Nellie Peyton
If you didn’t happen to be walking through Frist this afternoon, we didn’t want you to miss out on the fact that, well, this happened (without the necessary music, but we figure you’ll be sick of hearing it): Princeton has lost no time in jumping on the bandwagon with this latest internet craze. Since it