Elevators

“Someone said this to me the other day: People always seem to press the elevator button again even if someone else has already pressed it.”

by on

Why We Do OA

by on · Uncategorized

“Our most homespun particularities would illuminate the dusk in the woods like lanterns as we sat together after dinner.”

48 Cans of LaCroix, Et Cetera

by , on · Uncategorized

“what’s the weirdest thing you brought with you to college?”

Le Cirque, C’est Chic

by on · Campus, Reflections

One pearly-teethed, outdoors adverse Princeton debutant examines the thrilling liberation of circus arts.

A Toast Well-Browned

by on · Uncategorized

For one woman, perpetually disheartened by dining hall desserts, a new discovery prompts renewed enthusiasm, and, dare we say, rekindled emotion.

The Bust of Sokrates

by on · Fiction, History

“But then the Romans didn’t want paunchy, lumpy bodies in their villas (aside from their own), so they decapitated Sokrates, already green and moldy from the hemlock, and shoved his face alone in their alcoves, dressing him up in pure white marble.”

The Character in Woody Allen Films Who is Clearly Just Woody Allen Played by Someone Else

by on · Poetry

“the Universe
is Expanding!”

Meditations from the Dishwashing Room

by on · Campus

“Two weeks ago, after a summer spent clearing plates at a restaurant in Seoul, I donned an orange apron and began my next stint as a food industry worker at the Rocky-Mathey dining hall.”

The Afterparty

by on · Poetry

“Bobby prays to God and
remembers to call the plumber”

Mom’s (Extra-Chunky!) Bolognese

by on · Food, Reflections

A family heirloom recipe of zero generations.

A Requiem for Rowing

by on · Reflections

“I miss the bonding that can only result from that mutual suffering, the singing in the shower, the conversations in the ballroom while we stretched our exhausted limbs, the sprint up the hill to dinner before our hair froze into icicles.”

Found in Translation

by on · Current Events, Interviews

Migrants in Greece find much-needed work as translators for aid organizations. Translation work represents a rare bright spot amid gloomy employment prospects for recently arrived migrants.

Schrödinger’s Lottery

by on · Fiction

“Maybe it was the cheap thrill of furiously scratching them with a quarter, and seeing all those shimmery silver shavings pile up.”

Verbatim

More →

Overheard in Rocky

Cultural Jew: You've never heard of Meyer Lansky? He's my favorite American Jew!

Overheard at a Nass meeting

Disappointed frosh: I've always been sort of tenuously interested in astrology because I'm a Leo.

Overheard in Aaron Burr Hall

Professor who brought candy for his class: At this point in the semester, an IV of crack is a better idea.

Overheard in Frist

Stressed-out sophomore: I'll be honest, I think I probably have a solid cry about once a month. Usually in the shower. Put on some sad music and just go for it. That way I'm not wasting time. I mean, we all have to shower.

Overheard at Terrace

Club Manager: I'm kind of a Wawa ho. I've been to every Wawa in North Jersey.

Overheard on Facetime

Yale grad student: New Haven has a surprising amount of nature. Like, rocks.

Overheard at a Nass meeting

St. Ann’s alum: My shower shoes are Birkenstocks.

Overheard in RoMa

Student in sophomore slump: These salad bowls give me anxiety.

Overhead on the Street

Quad senior: I think he's very confident about his weight loss from last summer. Then again, that's when he had malaria.

Overheard at Murray Dodge

St. A's Interviewee: People don't think English is hard until I tell them I'm going to law school after.