"I am realizing, now, that the solution is not to tacitly accept that “my existence is resistance,” but to actively turn my existence into resistance."
"I am realizing, now, that the solution is not to tacitly accept that “my existence is resistance,” but to actively turn my existence into resistance."
Staff writer for the Prospect Jessica Wang details her personal account of embracing caffeine at Princeton, having considered it "a forbidden fruit" for most of her adolescence.
Staff writer for the Prospect Jessica Wang details her personal account of embracing caffeine at Princeton, having considered it "a forbidden fruit" for most of her adolescence.
“I’m just as capable of appreciating, loving, and being thankful for my family while at Princeton as I am when I’m sitting at the table with them. In fact, I think being away from them physically makes me appreciate them more.”
“There is an indescribable peace in these Thanksgiving birthday evenings, yet these moments of serenity remain to be the most fulfilling part of these coinciding celebrations.”
"I saw my tears reflected in the irises of my mother’s eyes: the color of the fertile soil birthing nature, to nurture, to ensure my future. I am the reclamation of her voice, the embodiment of her dreams, and the catalyst for the future, whereby I speak on behalf of those underrepresented — who have guarded their tears — and empower them to release their burdens."
"I saw my tears reflected in the irises of my mother’s eyes: the color of the fertile soil birthing nature, to nurture, to ensure my future. I am the reclamation of her voice, the embodiment of her dreams, and the catalyst for the future, whereby I speak on behalf of those underrepresented — who have guarded their tears — and empower them to release their burdens."
"I had had the last Halloween of my childhood, and I hadn’t even known it."
"I had had the last Halloween of my childhood, and I hadn’t even known it."
There’s something fundamentally different about grieving that loss on a college campus and having to call family instead of being with them as you cry. Princeton, as much as I've loved it here, is not the place I needed to be at that moment.
There’s something fundamentally different about grieving that loss on a college campus and having to call family instead of being with them as you cry. Princeton, as much as I've loved it here, is not the place I needed to be at that moment.
How do you celebrate family when your family is across the globe? #TheProspect contributing writer Annie Wang tries to answer that question as she recounts her first Mid Autumn away from home.
How do you celebrate family when your family is across the globe? #TheProspect contributing writer Annie Wang tries to answer that question as she recounts her first Mid Autumn away from home.
Reminiscing about her small Kentuckian hometown, The Prospect Contributing Writer Mackenzie Hollingsworth draws the parallels between it and the Orange Bubble.
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.
"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."
“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 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?”
“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."
“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.”
