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Rush Holt: humanity’s last hope against the machines
Tuesday, 01 March 2011
by Vivienne Chen
Don’t scorch the skies yet — New Jersey Congressman (and former Assistant Director of Princeton’s Physics Lab) Rush Holt may just become this century’s Neo from the Matrix. After IBM supercomputer Watson trounced all-time champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in a game of man vs. machine Jeopardy! a few weeks ago, it looked as if
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artificial intelligence, computer, Congress, IBM, Jeopardy, Ken Jennings, New Jersey, Rage against the Machine, robot apocalypse, Rush Holt, Watson
Putting the “Prince” back in “Princeton”
Thursday, 11 November 2010
by Sarah Vitali
Over the next few days (November 11-13), the Liechtenstein Institute for Self-Determination of Princeton University will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary. We’ve come a long way, baby! This unique institution is one of the few university organizations that can say that it was co-founded by a reigning monarch (…the Prince of Liechtenstein), and one of
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
Week In Review: Minor Medical Incident Edition (June 14 – June 20)
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
by Giri Nathan
If you are one of the poor phantoms haunting this ghost campus right now, craving some marginally-Princeton-related excitement, this might be the fix you need. We’ve got our mainstays– Whitman’s gubernatorial race, Bradley’s World Cup squad — but this was also a week of broken ankles, bloody noses, and fainting spells. Oh, and heinous refereeing.
- Published in Alumni, Goings On, Politics, Princeton in the News, Sports, Week in Review
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bloody nose, Bob Bradley, broken ankle, fainting, Griff Harsh, Jared Polis, Meg Whitman, Petraeus, roughhousing, Will Harsh, World Cup
It’s official: Kagan ’81 makes it three in a row
Sunday, 09 May 2010
by Brian No
All of us are in a state of despair, with Dean’s Date looming over us, but let’s just take a quick moment to engage in some “school spirit” (I hear it’s a real thing): President Obama will nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan ’81 to the Supreme Court, NBC’s Pete Williams is reporting tonight. And the
- Published in Alumni, Politics, Princeton in the News
So you want to be a Supreme Court justice (PART 2)
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
by Brian No
Earlier this week, we gave you some helpful advice on what not to do if you plan on becoming a Supreme Court justice. But what sorts of things should you do as a Princeton student if you want a lifetime appointment to the nation’s high court? An exhaustive (i.e. cursory, superficial, dumb) examination of the Princeton careers of
- Published in Alumni, Musings, Politics, Princeton in the News
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
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
What are you doing Sunday?
Saturday, 24 April 2010
by Miriam Geronimus
Maybe you will be in the National Mall in Washington D.C., demanding a comprehensive climate bill from Congress? We know, we know, Princeton students are apathetic. But this is easy. All you have to do is email DJ Judd ‘12 at djudd@princeton.edu by midnight tonight. Princeton SURGE has organized a bus to D.C. and all
Kagan ’81: Closet Conservative? Why Some Liberals Fear Her.
Thursday, 15 April 2010
by Brian No
On Sunday, we mentioned that Solicitor General Elena Kagan ’81 is on President Obama’s shortlist of candidates under consideration to fill retiring Justice John Paul Stevens’ seat on the Supreme Court. But, really, if chatter among the punditry is any indication, she’s the woman to beat. (After all, everyone thought Obama would choose Sonia Sotomayor
- Published in Alumni, Politics, Princeton in the News
Elena Kagan ’81 is the Freshest Potential SCOTUS Nominee
Sunday, 11 April 2010
by Ellen Shakespear
Ivy League diplomas and hotshot reputations define President Obama’s three potential nominees to replace Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who announced on Friday that he would be retiring after 35 years on the bench. The three leading candidates to replace him — Obama is considering about ten names in all, the White House says
- Published in Alumni, Politics, Princeton in the News
Former U.S. senator, NJ governor, and Goldman exec Jon Corzine to join WWS faculty next year
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
by Will Saborio
A university press release from this afternoon states Jon Corzine, New Jersey governor from ’06 to ’10, former co-CEO of Goldman Sachs and today named chairman and CEO of brokerage MF Global, will lead a public lecture series on financial market regulation in the fall and teach a graduate course on state policy in the