Capitalism and Princeton dance companies

What boosts ticket sales? Prestige. Dance companies understand that your time and financial resources are limited, so we want you to spend them on our show. We need you to care because that’s how we survive. In the spring there are multiple shows every weekend, and we want you to know that ours is the best. 

A ton of disposable income and no style

Canada Goose’s symbolism, not only of wealth and status but of wealth and status as requirements for acceptance to the larger Princeton social scene, feeds into both its popularity and its disrepute. The intensity to which wealth is ridiculed in these memes, memes often made and shared by Canada Goose owners themselves, also points to a layer of self awareness, or perhaps just hypocrisy.

What to do in Princeton this week

The Prospect's guide to arts and culture events for the week of Mar. 3. 

No rest for the weary

We create an environment where our bodies and brains are programmed to never stop. There is always something to do. We could always be more efficient. We are fueling the monster, bringing out our worst. 

What to do in Princeton this week

Review: "real lies" brings clarity to our youthful exploits

real lies is produced in a place where high points feel great and low points can feel like the worst thing ever. But the show’s colorful and full-bodied message helps us better understand the balance between pleasure and pain.

Reinventing myself in Moscow

The chance to change how people perceive you is seductive. It comes around so rarely that mere mortals can only dream of it. But while in some cases it can absolutely be beneficial to start afresh — read: peeing your pants in seventh grade — it can, in others, be best to let who you are alone.

A (coffee) shot to the heart

For the month of February, Small World Coffee is offering a special drink with an unexpected ingredient. 

Questions with Questlove

Ten products to help you conquer spring semester

As the grind picks up speed, the Prospect recommends a few products to help you get over that mid-semester slump. 

What to do in Princeton this week

The Vagina* Monologues: A feminist production with a necessary asterisk

This weekend, student directors Sarah Varghese ‘19 and Evie Elson ‘19 brought Eve Ensler’s 1996 play “The Vagina Monologues,” a series of fifteen monologues, to life at Princeton University.

Movies to watch on Valentine’s Day

Regardless of your relationship status, a movie always makes for good company on Valentine’s Day. Here are our top choices of romantic movies for the holiday. 

What to do in Princeton this week: Valentine's Day edition

Whether you want to cheer students on at the Triple 8 Dance Show or participate in a lively discussion on Tiger Confessions, this week in Princeton is full of events that will keep you busy. 

First-year reflections

My first memories of Princeton are the awe and pride I felt when I first gazed up at the Hogwarts-style turrets flanking Blair Arch; the muggy, swamp-like air of the final days of summer that made walking feel like wading through a swamp; the utter fear and excitement of entering the Rocky dining hall with a plate of D-hall food for the first time, alone.

Why you should start following European soccer

The Super Bowl is over, basketball and hockey are in their mid-season lulls, and baseball has yet to begin. You might now find yourself lamenting the temporary lack of excitement in your sporting world. Well, if you shift your attention across the Atlantic, you can plunge yourself into a sports world so intense, captivating, and all-encompassing you’ll wonder how you spent your whole life until that point oblivious to its existence. 

Coffee Club is on the grind

Dean’s Date woes seem not to have dampened the brisk business of the Princeton Coffee Club’s latest venture — a pilot for a student-run coffee shop in the heart of central campus. 

Food to get you through finals

No matter how many exams you have left, I urge you to take the time to savor something delicious. It might not be the most exquisite croissant in the world. It might not even be on on this list. Life is too short, and finals period is too long.

Review: BodyHype turns up the heat

This fall show was the type of performance that makes you want to dance in your seat and forget where you are entirely. This dance company was not afraid to take unexpected risks and fully realize them. BodyHype was doing its own thing, but with such an eclectic show also managed to do practically everything in “Fahrenheit.”

Sexpert: Princeton Plays

In this edition of the Ask the Sexpert Column, we’ll be the ones asking the questions. On Dec. 1, we had the privilege of interviewing Jaspreet Kalsi ’20 , board member and co-founder of the student group Princeton Plays, the only kink and BDSM community on campus.