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The Historic Winter Storm That Wasn’t
Princeton woke up to a several-inch thick blanket of snow this morning, though it wasn’t quite the historic blizzard that many had predicted. At 11 p.m. on Monday night, Governor Chris Christie imposed...
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The Weekly Roundup, Edition 3 Feb 22 – Mar 2 This week in Press Club: What the Patton Reaction Says About Campus Rape… A Taste of Vienna in Princeton… Diversity Task Force… Uber in Peril The Atlantic –...
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The Real Reason Why You Got Into Princeton
Now you can. Source: someecards.com Last Friday afternoon, Dan Kang ’15 found out why he really got into Princeton. Over the years, whenever he went home, family, friends and “random parents” would...
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The Weekend Princeton Went to War (on Social Media)
This blog post is by Mary Hui and Spencer Parts. This past weekend, Princeton’s Yik Yak was unusually abuzz with activity. Three themes in particular stood out: a petition against Big Sean, student...
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A ($32,853?) Lawn Chair Affair
We here at the University Press Club love all the new lawn chairs on campus. But we were also curious. How many were bought? How much did they cost? Have any been stolen? We did a little digging…...
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Live Blog: Angus Deaton Nobel Prize in Economics – Press Conference
Photo by Denise Applewhite, Office of Communications Princeton professor of economics Angus Deaton is awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics “for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare.” The...
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Who Put A Hat on John Witherspoon’s Head, 18 Feet Off the Ground?
The John Witherspoon statue outside East Pyne, looking sharp with a new orange hat . Here’s a Monday Morning Mystery: who put the orange traffic cone atop John Witherspoon’s head? The 2,750-pound...
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PHOTOS: The First Winter Storm of 2016 Has Arrived.
Our first winter storm of the year has arrived. Here are some photos of our campus blanketed in snow to keep you entertained as you snuggle up indoors. More updates to come throughout the day. The post...
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The Pink House: Possibly the Best, Little-Known & Almost-Secret Dorm in...
The Pink House. (Source: Forbes College) In a land far, far away, there lies Forbes. And right next to Forbes, on 99 Alexander Street, there is the Pink House (literally, a pink house). The house is...
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Princeton Board of Trustees Decide to Keep Woodrow Wilson’s Name; Princeton’s...
The Wilson mural at the Wilson College dining hall. A decision on whether to remove the mural is pending. (Photo: Mary Hui) Princeton University’s Board of Trustees has decided that the Woodrow Wilson...
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Press Club members reported from around the country (and the world) this summer.
School might have been out over the summer, but we Press Clubbers didn’t stop writing and reporting. Our members interned at The Washington Post, WLRN-Miami Herald, Quartz, and the Kyiv Post in...
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Trump Revealed: A Conversation with Marc Fisher
Join us this Thursday, October 6th, for the 2016 Rukeyser Lecture, featuring Marc Fisher on this election cycle, political journalism, and a deeper look at Donald Trump. When: 4:30pm, Thursday October...
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Why is Spelman so funky-looking? A short history of Princeton’s only...
Architect’s model, ca. 1971. (From Princeton: America’s Campus) It might be hard to fathom, but back in the early 1970s, Princeton’s finances weren’t doing too well. “Like many universities, Princeton...
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The Nassau Weekly just trolled The Daily Princetonian, big time.
The Nassau Weekly‘s latest cover features a gibberish-filled article, with four incorrect spellings of “Nassau Weekly” circled in aggressive red ink. Nassau Weakly. Nassuh Bleakly....
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