How do you celebrate Mid-Autumn?

Happy Mid-Autumn! Happy Chuseok! This year, we asked editors and staffers to see what this time looks like for Princeton students and their families.

Happy Mid-Autumn! Happy Chuseok! This year, we asked editors and staffers to see what this time looks like for students on Princeton’s campus.

No Snooze: students flock to SZA-headlined campus forum

As she approached the end of her presentation, SZA finished with a bang — in lieu of a full concert set-list, she offered an acoustic version of “Kill Bill,” live from the lectern.

My silence as a disgraced bilingual

"The prospect that opportunities to connect with my grandparents are withering away as their memory fades, amplifies my regret for being unable to speak the language of my ancestors."

Classic works given new life by modern artists at Art on Hulfish

Hulfish’s new exhibition is a creative showcase that challenges classical art, explores the expansive variety of media available in modernity, and provides a playful, whimsical group of pieces that are both visually and intellectually striking.

Sexpert: Approaching hook-up culture on campus

In its September issue, the Sexpert consults on how to navigate hook-up culture and exploring intimacy on campus.

It takes all types: Service beyond research

“I had some vague idea about using my degree to make the world a better place, as cliché as that sounds. The question was how.”

"I had some vague idea about using my degree to make the world a better place, as cliché as that sounds. The question was how."

The first year out of college: On Caroline Kitchener’s ‘Post Grad’

“The general sentiment remains the same: How do you figure out who you are without Princeton?”

“The general sentiment remains the same: How do you figure out who you are without Princeton?”

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.”

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."

DISPATCH | ‘27s from sentiments to suitcases: At the crossroads of adolescence & adulthood

“No one’s told you that this moment you’ve been anticipating for 12 years entailed as much heartache as fulfillment.”

“No one’s told you that this moment you’ve been anticipating for 12 years entailed as much heartache as fulfillment.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

DISPATCH | The children yearn for T9s: summer sans smartphone

“Nothing about my habits improved because I didn't work to change them. I just hoped that using a more restrictive phone would do the hard part for me.”

“Nothing about my habits improved because I didn't work to change them. I just hoped that using a more restrictive phone would do the hard part for me.”

‘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.

‘Oppenheimer’ review: Nolan brings complex humanity to picture of Princeton resident

“But beyond the film’s proximity to our community and the social media frenzy of Barbenheimer, the question remains: is it any good?”

“But beyond the film’s proximity to our community and the social media frenzy of Barbenheimer, the question remains: is it any good?”

DISPATCH | A very Gershwin summer: seeing Paris as it is and as it is not

“...there is nothing I can do but be swept along and attempt to fit in as much as possible before my short stint is up.”

 “...there is nothing I can do but be swept along and attempt to fit in as much as possible before my short stint is up.” 

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?”

DISPATCH | Déjà vu from Aix to Shanghai

“Upon arriving in Aix, however, a different type of déjà vu set in. It was the familiarity of home, which was strange considering this was my first time in Europe.”

“Upon arriving in Aix, however, a different type of déjà vu set in. It was the familiarity of home, which was strange considering this was my first time in Europe.”

DISPATCH | Retracing my steps in the desert

“Every day, there was the same endless blue sky, clear and unforgiving, with the occasional raven soaring past alone. At night, it transformed into an expansive darkness freckled with the most beautiful clear stars.”

“Every day, there was the same endless blue sky, clear and unforgiving, with the occasional raven soaring past alone. At night, it transformed into an expansive darkness freckled with the most beautiful clear stars.”