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Solicitor General Elena Kagan ’81 (standing) served as editorial chairman for The Daily Princetonian while at the University.
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Kagan's senior picture from the Nassau Herald.
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Solicitor General Elena Kagan ’81 (standing) served as editorial chairman for The Daily Princetonian while at the University.
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Obama nominates Kagan ’81 to Supreme Court
President Barack Obama nominated Elena Kagan ’81 to the Supreme Court on Monday morning, confirming month-long speculation that the current solicitor general was a leading candidate to replace retiring Associate Justice John Paul Stevens.
The trodden path: Applying as a legacy
On June 1, 1958, the Alumni Council of Princeton University distributed a pamphlet to dispel a rampant misconception among Princeton men of the era: that their sons received no priority in admission.
“The Princeton son does not have to compete against non-Princeton sons,” the Alumni Council assured. “No matter how many other boys apply, the Princeton son is judged from an academic standpoint solely on this one question: Can he be expected to graduate? If so, he’s admitted. If not, he’s not admitted. It’s as simple as that.”
From Wall Street to writing
In 1980, best-selling nonfiction writer Michael Lewis ’82 and his friend were almost arrested by Borough police for speeding in a golf cart. Driving down Washington Road in the middle of the night, Lewis and his friend aimed for the boat house, speeding so quickly that police cars couldn’t keep up — until they hit an uphill turn on Faculty Road. The two were caught by police officers and Public Safety and were assigned odd jobs on campus as punishment.
Chaos Theory recognized as student organization
Chaos Theory, a new hip-hop dance group, will arrive on the campus dance scene next fall. Started by Brian Jeong ’11, Seung Nam ’12 and Henry Moss ’12, the group was recently recognized by the University as a student organization.
Jeong is a member of diSiac, Moss is a member of BodyHype and Sympoh, and Nam is a member of Black Arts Company: Dance. Despite having danced for groups with different styles, the three saw a void on campus that a new hip-hop troupe could fill.
On the Prowl: Semester wrap-up
Vikram Rao and Gabriel Debenedetti discuss this week in sports.
On Tap with...Noel Gonzales-Luna
In the final “On Tap” of the year, we interview, senior co-captain and second baseman Noel Gonzales of the baseball team.
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