DISPATCH | Taking the leap: Traveling across the country alone to LA

DISPATCH | Taking the leap: Traveling across the country alone to LA

Claire Shin

“This summer was filled with things I was uncomfortable doing, some of which I went into willingly and some I didn’t, but, regardless, I don’t regret taking the 2789-mile leap from home to the unknown.”

“This summer was filled with things I was uncomfortable doing, some of which I went into willingly and some I didn’t, but, regardless, I don’t regret taking the 2789-mile leap from home to the unknown.”

THE PROSPECT | 07/19/2022

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DISPATCH | ‘It’s Okay to Cry’: How SOPHIE’s memory helped me through isolation abroad

DISPATCH | ‘It’s Okay to Cry’: How SOPHIE’s memory helped me through isolation abroad

Drew Somerville

“SOPHIE’s music has allowed me to connect with this city and remind myself that it will be worth it.”

“SOPHIE’s music has allowed me to connect with this city and remind myself that it will be worth it.”

THE PROSPECT | 07/07/2022

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DISPATCH | Drowning out the silence

DISPATCH | Drowning out the silence

Eden Teshome

“I know I have people in my life that I can share silence with, but I realized that I was not one of them.”

“I know I have people in my life that I can share silence with, but I realized that I was not one of them.”

THE PROSPECT | 07/07/2022

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DISPATCH | Cooking for the company

DISPATCH | Cooking for the company

Gabriel Robare

“There are few better feelings than making good food for those you care about.”

“There are few better feelings than making good food for those you care about.”

THE PROSPECT | 06/21/2022

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Long Live the Class of 2022

Long Live the Class of 2022

Naomi Hess

“Class of 2022, we indeed moved mountains throughout our time here.” News editor emerita Naomi Hess reflects on her four years at Princeton and extends gratitude to her fellow members of the Class of 2022 as they prepare for commencement.

“Class of 2022, we indeed moved mountains throughout our time here.” News editor emerita Naomi Hess reflects on her four years at Princeton and extends gratitude to her fellow members of the Class of 2022 as they prepare for commencement.

THE PROSPECT | 05/23/2022

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Michael Pratt on music, adversity, and compassion

Michael Pratt on music, adversity, and compassion

Kerrie Liang

“The times when I feel like I have grown to understand music more are often times of difficulty that push me to hear a little bit deeper.” Michael Pratt sits down with Assistant Prospect Editor Kerrie Liang to discuss music during the pandemic and the return to live performance.

“The times when I feel like I have grown to understand music more are often times of difficulty that push me to hear a little bit deeper.” Michael Pratt sits down with Assistant Prospect Editor Kerrie Liang to discuss music during the pandemic and PUO’s return to live performance.

THE PROSPECT | 05/11/2022

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Signing off: Reflections on the email monogram

Signing off: Reflections on the email monogram

Cameron Lee

“At times, due to its vast range of applications and correspondents, learning the craft of email often feels like learning how to code switch online, perhaps more so than any other form of digital communication.” For The Prospect, Head Editor Emerita Cameron Lee examines her professors’ use of monograms in their email signatures.

“At times, due to its vast range of applications and correspondents, learning the craft of email often feels like learning how to code switch online, perhaps more so than any other form of digital communication.” For The Prospect, Head Editor Emerita Cameron Lee examines her professors’ use of monograms in their email signatures.

THE PROSPECT | 05/11/2022

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In my Didion-girl-reading-in-firestone-overalls-baseball-cap-wearing era

In my Didion-girl-reading-in-firestone-overalls-baseball-cap-wearing era

Stephenie Chen

“Especially in a society that hinges itself on celebrity, does it matter whether I associate myself with Didion because I enjoy reading Didion, or whether I associate myself with Didion because I perceive myself as a girl who would read Didion?”

“Especially in a society that hinges itself on celebrity, does it matter whether I associate myself with Didion because I enjoy reading Didion, or whether I associate myself with Didion because I perceive myself as a girl who would read Didion?” 

THE PROSPECT | 05/11/2022

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Living in the myth of ‘Post-Thesis Life’

Living in the myth of ‘Post-Thesis Life’

Chris Leahy

“Those costs are themselves almost an open secret — something you recognize, but don’t fully appreciate until you’ve been through it.” Guest Contributor Chris Leahy ’22 reflects on the toll of four years at Princeton and what it means to achieve “Post-Thesis Life” in a Self essay for The Prospect.

“Those costs are themselves almost an open secret — something you recognize, but don’t fully appreciate until you’ve been through it.” Guest Contributor Chris Leahy ’22 reflects on the toll of four years at Princeton and what it means to achieve “Post-Thesis Life” in a Self essay for The Prospect.

THE PROSPECT | 05/11/2022

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The tree stumps around campus

The tree stumps around campus

José Pablo Fernández García

“Trees, to me, are one of those things that a residual childhood naiveté believes to be permanent.” After hearing the tree outside his dorm cut down, Head Editor José Pablo Fernández García reflects on change and the comfort of permanence, even if illusory.

“Trees, to me, are one of those things that a residual childhood naiveté believes to be permanent.” After hearing the tree outside his dorm cut down, Head Editor José Pablo Fernández García reflects on change and the comfort of permanence, even if illusory.

THE PROSPECT | 05/11/2022

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A lot of different flowers make a bouquet: Reflecting on the past four years

A lot of different flowers make a bouquet: Reflecting on the past four years

Harsimran Makkad

“There is a famous proverb in Islam that says, ‘A lot of different flowers make a bouquet.’ Well, a lot of different buildings make a campus. A lot of different people make a community.” Just before graduation, Managing Editor Emerita Harsimran Makkad reflects on her four years at Princeton in The Prospect.

“There is a famous proverb in Islam that says, ‘A lot of different flowers make a bouquet.’ Well, a lot of different buildings make a campus. A lot of different people make a community.” Just before graduation, Managing Editor Emerita Harsimran Makkad reflects on her four years at Princeton in The Prospect.

THE PROSPECT | 05/11/2022

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For all the graduating tigers

For all the graduating tigers

José Pablo Fernández García

Head Editor for The Prospect José Pablo Fernández García looks back on a year full of friendship and reflects on seeing his senior friends getting ready to move on as they graduate in a couple weeks.

Head Editor for The Prospect José Pablo Fernández García looks back on a year full of friendship and reflects on seeing his senior friends getting ready to move on as they graduate in a couple weeks.

THE PROSPECT | 05/05/2022

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All of Joyce Carol Oates

All of Joyce Carol Oates

Joshua Yang

Contributing Writer for The Prospect Joshua Yang speaks with novelist and Princeton faculty member Joyce Carol Oates about her perspective on her own writing and her experiences working with undergraduate writers in Princeton’s creative writing program. 

Contributing Writer for The Prospect Joshua Yang speaks with novelist and Princeton faculty member Joyce Carol Oates about her perspective on her own writing and her experiences working with undergraduate writers in Princeton’s creative writing program. 

THE PROSPECT | 05/01/2022

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Dear Class of 2026: Here are 26 things I've learned from my first year

Dear Class of 2026: Here are 26 things I've learned from my first year

Stephenie Chen

“I feel grossly under-qualified to give this advice, but these reflections are more for myself than for anyone else — to remind myself that these past eight months have been more than just a fever dream.”

“I feel grossly under-qualified to give this advice, but these reflections are more for myself than for anyone else — to remind myself that these past eight months have been more than just a fever dream.”

THE PROSPECT | 05/01/2022

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On the record with Jhumpa Lahiri: translation, transformation, love for Italian, and a move to Barnard

On the record with Jhumpa Lahiri: translation, transformation, love for Italian, and a move to Barnard

Maria Khartchenko

In anticipation of her new collection of essays, “Translating Myself and Others,” Jhumpa Lahiri sat down with Staff Writer for The Prospect Maria Khartchenko for an interview with The Daily Princetonian.

In anticipation of her new collection of essays, “Translating Myself and Others,” Jhumpa Lahiri sat down with Staff Writer for The Prospect Maria Khartchenko for an interview with The Daily Princetonian.

THE PROSPECT | 04/29/2022

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The many spring flowers of Princeton

The many spring flowers of Princeton

Paige Cromley

“I’ve started lingering more, pausing to watch a bird poking at the ground or a butterfly fluttering past. Because of these moments of stillness, I’ve started paying more attention to the flowers that make my run so colorful.”

“I’ve started lingering more, pausing to watch a bird poking at the ground or a butterfly fluttering past. Because of these moments of stillness, I’ve started paying more attention to the flowers that make my run so colorful.”

THE PROSPECT | 04/26/2022

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Telling our beautiful stories

Telling our beautiful stories

José Pablo Fernández García

“There’s something truly beautiful in how my friends have worked with so much care and compassion to tell the story of this part of the Princeton community.”

“There’s something truly beautiful in how my friends have worked with so much care and compassion to tell the story of this part of the Princeton community.” 

THE PROSPECT | 04/22/2022

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Remembrance of gay things past: My local gay bar

Remembrance of gay things past: My local gay bar

Jeff Nunokawa

“That local gay bar was a big and noisy tent. There was room there for anyone who was “Queer”, though we didn’t use that word back then,” writes English Professor Jeff Nunokawa in a guest Self essay for The Prospect.

“That local gay bar was a big and noisy tent. There was room there for anyone who was “Queer”, though we didn’t use that word back then,” writes English Professor Jeff Nunokawa in a guest Self essay for The Prospect.

THE PROSPECT | 04/22/2022

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The power of coming out — and of not having to

The power of coming out — and of not having to

Katherine Dailey

“Maybe not everyone I pass on the way to class knows that I’m a lesbian, but looking at me, it’s pretty easy to figure out that I’m queer.”

“Maybe not everyone I pass on the way to class knows that I’m a lesbian, but looking at me, it’s pretty easy to figure out that I’m queer.” 

THE PROSPECT | 04/22/2022

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Between two communities: Being queer and Muslim at Princeton

Between two communities: Being queer and Muslim at Princeton

Anonymous

“Just like being queer in Muslim spaces felt risky, being Muslim in queer spaces felt difficult as well.” An anonymous student reflects on the challenges of navigating the queer and Muslim communities at Princeton.

“Just like being queer in Muslim spaces felt risky, being Muslim in queer spaces felt difficult as well.” An anonymous student reflects on the challenges of navigating the queer and Muslim communities at Princeton.

THE PROSPECT | 04/22/2022