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No Love from Mr. President
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
by Giri Nathan
O(bama), ye of little faith. As he filled out his b(a)racket for the Women’s NCAA Tournament this year, he had our Tigers going down in the first round. If you’re really “surrounded by these Princeton Tigers” like you say you are, I suggest that they pounce. We think our women’s basketball team — making their first
Cornel West Dishes it to Obama
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
by Woody Hines
So Obama’s approval rating has seen better days. What’s Cornel West got to offer the Commander in Chief? Well, besides having a slick set of clean duds every morning. Check out one of Dr. West’s more recent public appearances in this video put out by the BBC. The professor encourages President Obama to not “simply
- Published in Politics, Princeton in the News
Alito ’72 & Sotomayor ’76 attend SOTU; Alito not an Obama fan
Thursday, 28 January 2010
by Brian No
If you were watching last night’s State of the Union address, you might have observed six of the nine Supreme Court justices in attendance, sitting directly in front of President Obama. Justices Samuel Alito ’72 and Sonia Sotomayor ’76 were sitting next to each other, which we thought was cute. Perhaps, we daydreamed, they’re good
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Barack Obama, CAP, Concerned Alumni of Princeton, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, State of the Union, Supreme Court
A Tiger’s Guide to the State of the Union
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
by David Walter
Planning on getting hammered for tonight’s State of the Union Address, but not sure about the best way to go about it? Try the official State of the Union Drinking Game. Created by Princeton alums Marc Melzer ’02 and Howard Deutsch ’02 during their senior year in college, the game has become an annual tradition
[UPDATED] Krugman on Bernanke: Meh! (Could Blinder Be Next Fed Chair?)
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
by Brian No
[UPDATED 1/28/10: SEE BELOW] When President Obama reappointed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in August (who was a Princeton economics professor and department chair before his 2005 appointment), his second term seemed almost assured and his Senate confirmation appeared to be smooth sailing–until, of course, this month. Public anger over bank bailouts and bonuses has
- Published in Alumni, Faculty, Goings On, Politics, Princeton in the News
Tagged under:
Alan Blinder, Awkward Faculty Interactions, Ben Bernanke, Economics, Federal Reserve, Paul Krugman, Paul Volcker
Medical Bud for the Garden State
Tuesday, 12 January 2010
by Miriam Geronimus
While Princeton students have been burying their heads in their laptops and textbooks, oblivious to the outside world — well, except for the occasional Facebook “study break” or “Whitman wail” — the state of New Jersey has been making headlines. The New Jersey Legislature passed a measure to legalize medical marijuana. And the bill was
- Published in Goings On, Politics, Princeton in the News
World leaders can B.S. too
Friday, 18 December 2009
by Miriam Geronimus
Princeton students know how to procrastinate. We’re also very familiar with the art of b.s. — especially when it’s almost break, and we just want to be done and go home. Apparently, world leaders know how to do this too. Today marked the end of the Copenhagen climate talks. Though some had speculated that the
- Published in Politics, Princeton in the News
IN PRINT: Ambassador Cretz Discusses Libyan Politics in the Wilson school’s first live video stream.
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
by Samantha Pergadia
United States ambassador to Libya Gene Cretz said that “continued engagement with Libya is in our long-term national interest,” during an afternoon speech at the Woodrow Wilson School Dec. 4. A unique aspect of the event was that it was streamed live to Tripoli, where students from six Libyan universities gathered at the U.S. embassy
Of Bruce and Men
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
by Ellen Shakespear
By now it’s obvious that Princeton professors have a big old crush on Bruce Springsteen. First there was this fall’s course on the sociological implications of the Boss. Next up: AMS401: At Home in New Jersey, a spring seminar that promises to investigate Bruce’s first studio album Greetings From Asbury Park “at a more sophisticated and advanced level.”
- Published in Musings, Politics, Princeton in the News
Tagged under:
American Studies, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Christie, Course Offerings, Jon Corzine, New Jersey
GOP Strategists on Palin’s White House Chances in 2012
Wednesday, 09 December 2009
by Brian No
Sarah Palin probably hates you, me, and basically the entire idea of Princeton. As Comedy Central‘s John Oliver told us at his show in Richardson a few weeks ago, we’re probably her biggest nightmare. But she has been back in the news, and if you follow her on Twitter like I do, her tweets have
Sophomore Runs for President; Princeton Forgets to Tell Freshmen No One Cares About USG
Monday, 23 November 2009
by Spencer Gaffney
The USG just released the list of candidates running in the winter 2009 elections (full list here). A couple quick things worth noting about this year’s candidate pool: The majority of positions will not be contested! Seven positions (ULC Chair, Academics Chair, Treasurer, and both Senate seats for the classes of 2011 and 2012) have
Oh Princeton, you commie, you…