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Truckfest: An alternative Prospect 11

Cara Zampino

April 25 will be a far cry from your typical Charter Friday. For the first time in recent history, all 11 eating clubs have united to organize a fundraiser aimed at fighting food insecurity in Mercer County, N.J.,by selling — quite fittingly — “street food.” Dubbed TruckFest, the event will feature 11 food trucks from the surrounding area, including New Jersey, Philadelphia and New York.

FEATURES | 04/16/2014

Brick by Brick: Robertson Hall and Scudder Plaza

Brick by Brick: Robertson Hall and Scudder Plaza

Harrison Blackman

In a corner of campus where gothic, colonial and modern architecture collide, a throwback to the Parthenon stands in a monumental, classical plaza.

FEATURES | 04/09/2014

On the record with Off the Record

Jennifer Shyue

Question: What group is Princeton’s oldest, youngest and only coed hip-hop and R&B a cappella group? Answer: It’s Off the Record! Founded in the spring of 2011, Off the Record now comprises about 15 members who meet twice a week to rehearse their renditions of everything from Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” to Ariana Grande’s “The Way.” The group features the standard soprano, alto, tenor and bass vocal roles found in most choral groups, but also likes to highlight its rappers and beatboxers. The group was formed to fill a previously unfilled niche in the campus performing arts scene. “As far as I know, [the founders] started out that spring and were kind of frustrated, I guess, about the lack of an outlet for doing R&B and hip-hop performance in singing in general, not even just in a cappella,” Caleb Negash ’15 said.

FEATURES | 04/02/2014

Q&A: Behind the scenes of ‘that Spelman window’

Carla Javier

Is that a Nyan Cat on the window? Wait, just kidding, it’s a Pokemon now. What’s that Titan doing there?

FEATURES | 04/02/2014

Brick by Brick: Lewis Library

Harrison Blackman

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.

FEATURES | 03/26/2014

Panel explores career options in Hollywood

Seth Merkin Morokoff

This Saturday, alumni who have found success in the entertainment industry, as well as other industry professionals unaffiliated with the University, will arrive on campus to participate in a conference titled “Careers in Hollywood: Script to Screen & Everything in Between.” The event, which is jointly sponsored by Career Services and the Lewis Center for the Arts,will feature two panels: a creative panel from 1:15 p.m.

FEATURES | 03/26/2014

Brick by Brick: The Graduate College

Harrison Blackman

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. The building is widely regarded as one of the finest examples of collegiate gothic in the United States, and after its dedication in 1913, it became the first university-sponsored residential system for graduate students in America, according to the Graduate College’swebsite. However,the website won’t tell you about the tense administrative conflict that fractured the authority of then-University president Woodrow Wilson, Class of 1879, over the school and created the Graduate College as we see it today. According to historian W.

FEATURES | 03/05/2014

The buzz on the BEE Team

Chitra Marti

“Do you know about the Waggle dance?” he asked.“No ... ” I said.“Oh.

FEATURES | 03/05/2014

Q&A: Quipfire! places second in national competition

Lin King

Let’s be real: You’ve always wanted someone to give you a shiny trophy for being funny. On March 1, Princeton’s very own Quipfire!

FEATURES | 03/05/2014

Jazz Summit showcases student compositions

Noah Fishman

The musical genre of jazz embodies so many of the things that constitute a college environment. Jazz music draws from a deep tradition, while at the same time prompting innovation by recontextualizing certain intellectual and theoretical structures.

FEATURES | 02/26/2014

Brick by Brick: Nassau Hall

Harrison Blackman

Princetonians’ hearts should rejoice when they sing in praise of “Old Nassau,” according to the University’s centuries-old alma mater. Presently, although Nassau Hall — the namesake of the song — stands triumphantly in the center of the colonial district of campus, Princeton students rarely set foot in the historic building, given its modern ceremonial and administrative functions.However, that shouldn't stop students from “rejoicing,” because Nassau Hall is much more than an office building, albeit an office building that is also a National Historic Landmark: It is a powerful symbol of American higher education. Constructed in 1756, Nassau Hall was named for King William III of Orange at the suggestion of the University’s (then referred to as the College of New Jersey) major benefactor, Governor Jonathan Belcher, according to the Princetoniana website. The trustees suggested the building be named after Belcher, but he modestly declined, a decision that paid off—“In Praise of Old Belcher” wouldn’t have made the best University anthem. The building was monumental for its time.

FEATURES | 02/19/2014

'You are now chatting with...' Tigers Anonymous

Margot Yale

It happens to all of us. You meet someone, anyone —maybe by sitting in on a different section of one of your precepts or perhaps by bumping into someone while scooping ice cream in the servery.

FEATURES | 02/13/2014

Princeton Film Productions Premiere on Campus

Annie Hadley

At Princeton, students do pretty much everything — they write novels, record albums, create viral webpages and more.

FEATURES | 02/13/2014

Fourth Annual Rubik's Cube Competition Comes to Campus

Seth Merkin Morokoff

Think Rubik’s cubes were buried in the 80s alongside neon legwarmers and mix tapes? Think again.

FEATURES | 02/13/2014

Introducing: Wintersession

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Introducing: Wintersession

Nina Wade

This Intersession, Princeton students had a third option beyond going home or staying on campus and hibernating for a week.

FEATURES | 02/05/2014

With Name Change, Iano's Hopes to Become Princeton Landmark

Seth Merkin Morokoff

Although the Food Gallery at Frist Campus Center stays open late on Thursdays and Saturdays, selling the infamous pizza that has become a part of going out for so many students at the University, usually when we think of food in Princeton — a town filled with expensive restaurants and small specialty shops — pizza doesn’t come to mind. Instead, students and tourists alike tend to associate the town with the arguable leader of affordable college eats: Hoagie Haven. Sal Cicero, the new owner of Iano’s Rosticceria, plans to change that by kicking off a rebranding of the pizza place, which is located across the street from Nassau Hall.

FEATURES | 12/04/2013

AdThis fills marketing niche

Nina Wade

Though established only two years ago, Advertise This is an exercise in successful self-promotion.

FEATURES | 12/04/2013

Fuzzy Dice: An improv family

Annie Tao

Since its establishment in 2004, Fuzzy Dice Improv Comedy has grown from a few friends doing shows in the residential colleges to an established troupe performing in packed venues before boisterous and enthusiastic audiences.

FEATURES | 11/20/2013

CJL, Chabad collaborate on Shabbat 360

Jennifer Shyue

On Friday, Nov. 22, the atrium of the Frick Chemistry Laboratory will be transformed into the setting of an elegant dinner that is part of an age-old tradition.

FEATURES | 11/13/2013

Our Aca-Article

Our Aca-Article

Lin King

Within the first week of arriving on campus, students have been introduced to the concept of “arch sings” as a quintessentially “Princeton thing.” Many attend the longest song-fest they have ever experienced at Tiger’s Roar.

FEATURES | 10/09/2013

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