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(10/01/14 10:08pm)
“Princeton, generally speaking, does not have classical architecture,” W. Barksdale Maynard ’88 told me as I sat, scrawling the histories of various fixtures of the campus in my notebook during a phone interview with the historian who has found a niche in University architecture. I knew this to be true. Capital “G” Gothic architectural style overwhelms other influences when thinking about the aggregate style of buildings on campus. Yet all around traces of Neoclassicism peak through the pointed arches and ribbed vaults. Not coincidentally, a bust of Homer guards the door of the colonial and Italianate style Nassau Hall, the University’s elemental landmark.
(09/17/14 10:06pm)
This summer I spent most of my time taking a global seminar in Greece, and, as you might guess, I didn’t have much time for recreational reading. It was in those quiet weeks between finals and awaiting my flight that I read my favorite book of the summer — “Paradise,” by Donald Barthelme. The book is kind of dark. But compared with my other summer reads — “The Long Goodbye,” Raymond Chandler’s culminating private detective novel in which protagonist Marlowe loses the love of his life, his colleague and his best friend; “Athens, Still Remains,” Jacques Derrida’s meditation on death and photography; and the self-explanatory Dashiell Hammett novella “Woman in the Dark” — “Paradise” is a whimsical stroll down Prospect Avenue.
(09/10/14 9:59pm)
Echosmith
(04/30/14 10:05pm)
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(04/23/14 10:09pm)
The night I went to Say Cheez was the night of winter’s return. The temperature had dipped to an unthinkable 44 degrees, and wind and rain challenged my mettle as I hiked up from Whitman to Nassau Street. My glasses had fogged up, blurred by raindrops and my frantic breath, when I saw the sign — the only sign that could brighten my mood — SAY CHEEZ. I entered the fine eatery, admiring the lunch counter for its sparse authenticity, a clear commitment to its mecca as a fast food hot spot.
(04/16/14 10:08pm)
The day after former University President Shirley Tilghman was nominated for the presidency, a student came into her office, imploring her to consider the plight of the arts on campus. The series of discussions with student groups that followed helped lead to one of the largest campus expansions in the University’s history. While most are familiar with the temporary difficulties of construction — such as the maze of fences obscuring Forbes College and the relocation of the Dinky — the plans for the Arts and Transit Project are as necessary as they are ambitious. Not only does the Arts and Transit Project seek to bring Forbes into the campus community with an expansion of public student spaces, but it will also create a unified physical home for the Lewis Center of the Arts, whose programs are currently scattered across various buildings on campus.
(04/16/14 10:01pm)
Musical: ‘The Drowsy Chaperone”
(04/09/14 10:07pm)
In a corner of campus where gothic, colonial and modern architecture collide, a throwback to the Parthenon stands in a monumental, classical plaza. Though the majority of Princeton buildings conform to an overarching style of grand avenues and courtyards, Robertson Hall, home of the Wilson School, wasn’t designed to blend in. It was built to announce the University’s commitment to democracy and public service. While Robertson Hall’s self-importance clashes significantly with the complementary situation of the majority of campus buildings, in many ways it successfully fulfills its mission as a temple of democracy.
(03/26/14 11:10pm)
In the shadow of Fine Hall’s imposing tower lies a curious steel-sheathed building, which in 2008 marked the beginning of a dynamic new space at Princeton. Besides having an iconic, abstract modern design, the Lewis Library also challenges the idea of what a library should be — but not without controversy.
(03/05/14 11:12pm)
Rising from a lawn shared with the Springdale Golf Club, the Graduate College has become a mysterious building that eludes undergraduates, situated so far from the rest of the University that most would describe it as off-campus.
(02/26/14 11:46pm)
For a half century, Smokey the Bear has told Americans that “only YOU can prevent forest fires,” but an implicit question remains — how would you prevent fires?
(02/20/14 12:05am)
Princetonians’ hearts should rejoice when they sing in praise of “Old Nassau,” according to the University’s centuries-old alma mater.
(02/05/14 10:11pm)
Shakespeare’s plays have five acts. Movies have three acts. “Waiting For Godot”has two acts, and not much happens in either of them.One act? No problem — just ask Theatre Intime.
(12/11/13 10:59pm)
Princeton Stainless Steel Water Bottle (26 oz.), $16.20 for members, $18.00 regular, U-Store, 36 University PlaceYour brother probably isn’t yearning for more Princeton gear, but if you’re in a rush, consider giving him a Princeton Stainless Steel Water Bottle. Whether he’s athletic, environmentally conscious or just plain old thirsty, this water bottle will see significant use. It’s available in orange or black—but really, you should get it in black.
(11/20/13 10:59pm)
The forthcoming Arts and Transit Center is supposed to bring Forbes into the heart of a new campus community, featuring new spaces for music, dance and theater classes, not to mention the construction of the most advanced WaWa in the world. However, in the process of fulfilling this ambition, a labyrinth of fencing and temporary pedestrian paths have taken root on the site, making the trek to Forbes not only taxing because of the distance but unpredictable, confusing and, quite often, terrifying. Half the time, you expect a sphinx to emerge to tell you a riddle, and the other half, you think Jack Nicholson is lurking behind a corner with an axe. But I digress. There are, in fact, several ways in which we can appreciate the construction maze to Forbes — and why it’s so much better than the boring offices and normal sidewalks that used to be on the same grounds.
(11/13/13 10:34am)
As usual, fall break ended too soon. It’s strange because midterms certainly felt like the end of your classes, or at least a suitable stopping point, like the end of the last non-Netflix produced season of "Arrested Development," since you knew that it couldn’t get any better from there. But sadly, the trustees of Princeton University have renewed your semester for another nine weeks, and you will have to continue in the same, tired manner of existence, until the trustees decide to cancel your fall schedule and produce a spinoff with new classes in the spring.
(10/16/13 9:35pm)
On the Princeton website, the housing department proudly announces that every room, no matter how big or how small, must be furnished with “one bed and mattress requiring extra-long sheets," for Princeton must accommodate the extra-long people, "one dresser, one desk and one chair for each person in the room.” You may note that Housing does not specify the type of chair you’re going to get. Princeton dorm furnishings are like a box of chocolates — you think you've sunk your teeth into a decadent caramel milk chocolate of a lounge chair, until you realize you're chewing on the raspberry nougat monstrosity of a quirkily-designed rocking chair.
(10/03/13 10:20am)
As a result of the academic arms race between America's most prestigious colleges, Princeton has decided to go big or ... stay tied at number one, I guess. The outgoing Tilghman administration decided to overtake its architectural rivals —stalwarts that include Stanford and Harvard (never UPenn) —and plans for the Arts and Transit Neighborhood were born. This naturally led to the birth of the makeshift Dinky Station and the slow, painful death of the old one.