Self

Before the bubble bursts

Before the bubble bursts

José Pablo Fernández García

“But somehow, at the end of 70 minutes of songs and scenes that aim to distill this club and this school into laughter and song, ‘Orange Bubble’ hits me more with the emotional than the comedic: I think of how much I love this school.”

“But somehow, at the end of 70 minutes of songs and scenes that aim to distill this club and this school into laughter and song, ‘Orange Bubble’ hits me more with the emotional than the comedic: I think of how much I love this school.”

THE PROSPECT | September 8

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DISPATCH | Living for the day: Paris, Part Two

DISPATCH | Living for the day: Paris, Part Two

José Pablo Fernández García

“Here I was, living a life once-imagined. I have the card to prove it.” In the second installment of a two-part series, Head Editor José Pablo Fernández García chronicles his summer in Paris, reflecting on how to define one’s present and future self.

“Here I was, living a life once-imagined. I have the card to prove it.” In the second installment of a two-part series, Head Editor José Pablo Fernández García chronicles his summer in Paris, reflecting on how to define one’s present and future self.

THE PROSPECT | September 6

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‘Not like light from dead stars’: Russian, piano, & life leading up to brain surgery

‘Not like light from dead stars’: Russian, piano, & life leading up to brain surgery

Ellen Li

“But could it be that literature is all there is — not just as in poems and novels, but as in expression by means of language?”

“But could it be that literature is all there is — not just as in poems and novels, but as in expression by means of language?”

THE PROSPECT | September 1

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Why you shouldn't take classes on Wednesdays

Why you shouldn't take classes on Wednesdays

Gabriel Robare

“I’m focusing this semester on defending my free time and defending my personal goals.”

“I’m focusing this semester on defending my free time and defending my personal goals.”

THE PROSPECT | August 30

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DISPATCH | The day I stopped: on dreams, healing, and what we take with us

DISPATCH | The day I stopped: on dreams, healing, and what we take with us

Anika Buch

“Where I was from wouldn’t matter if I was good at what I did — that’s what I told myself eight years ago. But time moves forward, and so did I.”

“Where I was from wouldn’t matter if I was good at what I did — that’s what I told myself eight years ago. But time moves forward, and so did I.”

THE PROSPECT | August 30

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DISPATCH | I still see it all: Paris, Part One

DISPATCH | I still see it all: Paris, Part One

José Pablo Fernández García

“I’m trying to describe it with words, but I would have to be an Impressionist essayist to truly write the light in Paris and Princeton.” Head Editor José Pablo Fernández García chronicles his summer learning and taking in the sights of Paris.

“I’m trying to describe it with words, but I would have to be an Impressionist essayist to truly write the light in Paris and Princeton.” Head Editor José Pablo Fernández García chronicles his summer learning and taking in the sights of Paris.

THE PROSPECT | August 30

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DISPATCH | Talking to strangers

DISPATCH | Talking to strangers

Kerrie Liang

“For my entire life, I have lived by the saying, ‘Don’t speak unless spoken to.’ But the past two months of talking to strangers have allowed me to learn, empathize, and connect with others in a way that I would never have experienced otherwise.”

“For my entire life, I have lived by the saying, ‘Don’t speak unless spoken to.’ But the past two months of talking to strangers have allowed me to learn, empathize, and connect with others in a way that I would never have experienced otherwise.”

THE PROSPECT | August 16

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On the tenth August 2nd

On the tenth August 2nd

José Pablo Fernández García

“I learn so many things. I learn how to avoid, and I learn how to confront. I learn how to embrace, and I learn how to expunge. And I learn to leave August 2 open on my calendar.”

“I learn so many things. I learn how to avoid, and I learn how to confront. I learn how to embrace, and I learn how to expunge. And I learn to leave August 2 open on my calendar.”

THE PROSPECT | August 2

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DISPATCH | The Simple Suds of Midtown Manhattan

DISPATCH | The Simple Suds of Midtown Manhattan

Gia Musselwhite

“A lot has changed since those nights. I’ve grown, my mom’s grown, and our relationship has grown more complicated, as mother-daughter relationships often do.”

“A lot has changed since those nights. I’ve grown, my mom’s grown, and our relationship has grown more complicated, as mother-daughter relationships often do.”

THE PROSPECT | August 2

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DISPATCH | Looking ahead to a move-in redo

DISPATCH | Looking ahead to a move-in redo

Sidney Singer

“Princeton, in many different ways, both mentally and physically, changed me.”

“Princeton, in many different ways, both mentally and physically, changed me.”

THE PROSPECT | August 2

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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 | July 19

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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 | July 7

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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 | July 7

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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 | June 21

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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 | May 23

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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 | May 11

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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 | May 11

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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 | May 11

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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 | May 11

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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 | May 5

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