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What We Talk About When We Talk About Sex: A Conversation with Hailey Colborn
Tuesday, 27 October 2020
by Jiwon Yun
Having just been crowned Miss Teen USA in 2018, Hailey Colborn arrived at Princeton University curious about its bizarre social scene. The rumors she’d heard — about hookups and one-night stands prevailing over lasting relationships — were a far cry from what she’d grown up with in her more conservative hometown of Wichita, Kansas. She
Stitching, Sewing, Sending Out Hope: Princeton Junior Sally Ruybalid Crafts Masks for Local Hospitals, Businesses, Community Members
Monday, 01 June 2020
by Anna Allport
It began with an email that many students remember. “I am just as concerned about COVID-19 as the rest of you,” wrote Princeton student Sally Ruybalid ’21 in a March 30th email to undergraduate student listservs, with the subject line “Trying to Help Out.” “If you need a mask, I am making and giving away
Princeton U. Petition Calls For Postponed or Re-Evaluated Midterms
Tuesday, 10 March 2020
by Jimin Kang
In light of the University’s new coronavirus policies and the changes they have wrought upon students’ plans for the upcoming weeks, a Change.org petition calling for the University to “re-evaluate” the weight of midterm examinations has been circulating on social media, gaining signatures at a rapid pace. The petition, which was created by Addie Jung
Charter Club Accepting Proposals to ‘Take Club in New Direction’
Wednesday, 27 November 2019
by Sophia Cai
The Princeton Charter Club is requesting proposals to revamp the club, a move designed to attract more prospective members before sophomores join eating clubs in February. The club’s membership numbers have dwindled in recent years. “We invite you to submit a proposal to help us take Charter in a bold new direction,” the graduate board
- Published in Alumni, Goings On, Students, The Street
Meet Ty Ger: Christine Hu ‘22
Sunday, 14 April 2019
by Jimin Kang
Since it was created in October, Tiger Confessions has made its way into the intricate fabric of day-to-day Princeton life, slipping into conversations, adding punchlines to jokes and serving as an emotional outlet when there is nowhere else to go. Considered therapeutic by some and toxic by others, the page has undoubtedly made Princeton’s campus
- Published in Internet, People, Students, The INKternet
“Thank you, thank you, thank you”: The Strange World of Senior Thesis Acknowledgments
Wednesday, 03 May 2017
by Francesca Billington
Turn to the second or third page of a Princeton senior thesis to the acknowledgments section. It is usually between the title page and the table of contents, though sometimes the table of contents comes right before. The acknowledgments are typically what the reader will read first, and maybe even last, too, if you’re like
ListServ Discourse: a New Platform?
Friday, 14 April 2017
by Sarah Barnette
We’ve all seen it (and muted it): the dreaded discourse chain of 30+ emails over the residential college ListServs. If Princeton students are good at anything, it’s starting arguments in the strangest of places–dining halls, bathrooms, Terrace at two in the morning, even gmail.com. In light of an email advertising the Anscombe Society’s talk on
Woke Wednesdays: A new podcast highlighting Black voices on campus
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
by Ezra Austin
Following the most polarizing presidential election in recent memory, a new Princeton group is seeking to foster a more open discussion on race and belonging. “Woke Wednesdays,” a weekly podcast on Soundcloud, was created by eight Black freshmen with the intention of highlighting their experiences on campus. I spoke with Kadence Mitchell ’20 and William