There were once two girls who grew up in New Jersey. They attended the same school, shared most of their friends, and were remarkably dedicated band geeks.
As we enter the beginning of the academic year, one fourth of the University community is looking forward towards graduating and piercing the confines of the bubble that has shaped their lives for three years, while another fourth looks to enter the boundaries of Princeton.
One of orientation's main functions is to acquaint freshmen with the realities of Princeton's social scene.
When four airplanes were hijacked and steered into the twin towers, the Pentagon and the Pennsylvania countryside, the United States of America saw the first overt military action on its own shores since Pearl Harbor.
Well, it's that time again. Welcome freshman! Welcome back everyone else! Whether or not we wanted summer to end, it has, and now it's back to Princeton.
He didn't do it. There is no good evidence that Saddam Hussein had anything whatsoever to do with the attacks of two years ago.
A year ago today, I found myself at Ground Zero at 8:45 a.m. My friends and I had driven into New York City at the start of our sophomore year at Princeton.
I swore this year would never come. I'll admit, at the beginning of freshman year, things were scary.
The herds have arrived. They move in unison, from Wilson to Richardson. Butler to the U-Store. Forbes to Frist.
For many, "back to school" means a return to routine. Classes, books, papers and problem sets will soon erase the fading wisps of summer freedom.
The first few days of a campus paper's fall operation can be a frantic time for reader and writer alike.
My suite is packed with stereotypes. Then again, seven college female twenty-somethings with backgrounds as comfortable as D.C., exotic as China and backwards as Alabama rewriting the college experience allow for a fair amount of material.Together we're vocal, democratic, religious, athletic, conservative, quiet, studious, artistic, prox-biting, creative, and relatively insane.
Janet Rapelye, Princeton's newly named dean of admission, is an excellent choice by any measure. Her experience leading Wellesley's admission office will likely help her succeed here.
Last December I scored for the first time ever. I am, of course, referring to the Student Course Online Registration Engine, the University's attempt to bring course registration into the 21st Century.
Anyone who has followed the debate surrounding President Tilghman's fourth high-profile female appointment knows that deep down this is not a debate about gender.
One of my subjects of alleged scholarly expertise, Christopher Columbus, poignantly exemplifies the feeble tendency of the human mind, when faced with what is unknown and unfamiliar, to attempt to force it into the categories of the known and the familiar.
My favorite thing about coming back to campus in the fall is seeing all of "my places." I'm sure you know what I'm talking about: There are those places on campus that you walked by all the time in past years, places where you always hung out, places that really remind you of certain times in your Princeton career.I realized how important these places were during this past summer away from Princeton.
My suite is packed with stereotypes. Then again, seven college female twenty-somethings with backgrounds as comfortable as D.C., exotic as China and backwards as Alabama rewriting the college experience allow for a fair amount of material.Together we're vocal, democratic, religious, athletic, conservative, quiet, studious, artistic, prox-biting, creative, and relatively insane.
Janet Rapelye, Princeton's newly named dean of admission, is an excellent choice by any measure. Her experience leading Wellesley's admission office will likely help her succeed here.
Anyone who has followed the debate surrounding President Tilghman's fourth high-profile female appointment knows that deep down this is not a debate about gender.
