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Can activism at Princeton ever be enough?

"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."

From p-sets to papers: a reflection on my path to Declaration Day

Prospect contributor Donaji Mendieta-Silva reflects on their path from beginning Princeton in Chemistry to deciding to declare English as their major.

Prospect writer Donaji Mendieta-Silva reflects on her path from beginning Princeton in Chemistry to deciding to declare English as her major.

Living with disordered eating at Princeton

Contributing writer Lulu Pettit reflects on her struggle with disordered eating upon coming to college.

Contributing writer Lulu Pettit reflects on her struggle with disordered eating upon coming to college.

An ode to my dorm plants

“To some people, plants are just plants — to me, they’re like companions. If they can live here, so can I; if they can stick it out through a gloomy twiggy East Coast winter, so can I.”

“To some people, plants are just plants: to me, they’re like companions. If they can live here, so can I; if they can stick it out through a gloomy twiggy East Coast winter, so can I.”

Women studying women and the humanities

As Women's History Month comes to a close, assistant editor for the Prospect Mackenzie Hollingsworth explores her place as a woman studying humanities, and how women in the humanities "have made it known that [they] will not ignore [their] history for the comfort of others."

As Women's History Month comes to a close, assistant editor for the Prospect Mackenzie Hollingsworth explores her place as a woman studying humanities, and how women in the humanities "have made it known that [they] will not ignore [their] history for the comfort of others."

Navigating dance at Princeton as a first-time dancer

Staff writer for The Prospect Brianna Melanie Suliguin reflect on her experience joining the KoKo Pops as a novice dancer.

Staff writer for The Prospect Brianna Melanie Suliguin reflect on her experience joining the KoKo Pops as a novice dancer.

The tale of a tea rookie

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.

Being thankful without the people I’m thankful for

“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.”

Birthday candles in the Thanksgiving turkey: Three reasons why I love my Thanksgiving birthday

“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.”

Never was I understood, until I withstood

"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."

To the Halloween of my childhood

"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."

Grief from 700 miles away

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. 

First Mid-Autumn in the Orange Bubble

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.

An ode to my small town

Reminiscing about her small Kentuckian hometown, The Prospect Contributing Writer Mackenzie Hollingsworth draws the parallels between it and the Orange Bubble.

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.

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."

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?”

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.”