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The 5 things all first-years should know

“‘Rigor’ has just gone from a vague notion to a veritable challenge and has met you for a one-on-one fight on the ground floor of Firestone. Naturally, it’s going to be disorienting. That’s okay.”

“‘Rigor’ has just gone from a vague notion to a veritable challenge and has met you for a one-on-one fight on the ground floor of Firestone. Naturally, it’s going to be disorienting. That’s okay.”

CARTOON | September 13

A colorful display of approximately thirty pastries behind a glass display case. The pastries are assembled in two rows and labeled with black labels.

Pain au Princeton: To be someone's chocolate croissant

“Princetonians are chocolate croissants: even before you meet them, you know they’ll be great, but they will go above and beyond your expectations in their sweetness and the rich depth of their consideration for a fellow community member.”

"Princetonians are chocolate croissants: even before you meet them, you know they’ll be great, but they will go above and beyond your expectations in their sweetness and the rich depth of their consideration for a fellow community member."

THE PROSPECT | September 7

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DISPATCH | What they never tell you about Alaska

“What I try to tell them is that Alaska is beautiful — but they ‘mmhmm’ and move on, since I can’t really express in words these sentiments in a way to get them to pay attention to what I’m saying, because for me, Alaska is more than just beautiful, and it just can’t be summarized in whatever picture I try to show them.”

“What I try to tell them is that Alaska is beautiful — but they ‘mmhmm’ and move on, since I can’t really express in words these sentiments in a way to get them to pay attention to what I’m saying, because for me, Alaska is more than just beautiful, and it just can’t be summarized in whatever picture I try to show them.”

THE PROSPECT | August 9

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DISPATCH | The heartbreak city

“It turns out Hong Kong has a way of breaking your heart — but I didn’t know that until it was too late, far too late, for me to do anything about it.”

“It turns out Hong Kong has a way of breaking your heart — but I didn’t know that until it was too late, far too late, for me to do anything about it.”

THE PROSPECT | August 9

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DISPATCH | Memories of last summer

“Places turned into ideas, people into images, and I felt the months pass by me as if I’d fallen asleep during a movie only to wake up at the end credits. Maybe I was dreaming the entire time.”

 “Places turned into ideas, people into images, and I felt the months pass by me as if I’d fallen asleep during a movie only to wake up at the end credits. Maybe I was dreaming the entire time.”

THE PROSPECT | August 9

Photo of the cover of Maria Ressa's book, How to Stand Up to a Dictator. Cover is a photo of Ressa color-corrected to blue overlaid in with title in large white text.

‘How to Stand Up to a Dictator’ is an important warning about misinformation

“Ressa puts what I’ve long felt uncomfortable about into words, supported by evidence and data,“ writes incoming first-year Contributing Prospect Writer Ivy Chen.

“Ressa puts what I’ve long felt uncomfortable about into words, supported by evidence and data,“ writes incoming first-year Contributing Prospect Writer Ivy Chen.

THE PROSPECT | July 26

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DISPATCH | Summer fun and Cali sun: Commemorating 2010’s pop songs

“As a result of this new adaptation to adult life, I have learned a few important lessons. For instance, did you know in order to make dinner, you have to predict when you will be hungry an hour in advance?”

“As a result of this new adaptation to adult life, I have learned a few important lessons. For instance, did you know in order to make dinner, you have to predict when you will be hungry an hour in advance?”

THE PROSPECT | July 12