Rest is Peace

Reflections on a national tragedy, on a fractured window in a palace in time.

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Did banning first-years from the Street during Frosh Week do more harm than good?

by on · The Street

“It’s been over a month since the night of September 10th, but the effects of the ICC’s decision have lasted far beyond Frosh Week. These effects raise the following question: Did the ICC’s decision to ban frosh from the Street help in the long run?”

Sisterhood, in Perspective

by on · Campus, Princewatch

Some things are not always how they seem (particularly when the Prince writes about them).

Gifts from a Little Train

by on · Campus, Reflections

A love letter to the (temporarily) retired port of Princeton.

Falling in Space

by on · Film, Reviews

Hopefully this means we didn’t fake the moon landing.

Orange Key, But Spookier

by on · Campus

“Our desire to have a spooky and unique Halloween experience was further fulfilled when we briefly thought we saw a ghost. In actuality, it was just a kid standing outside of Bent Spoon shrouded in a cloud of his own Juul smoke.”

Spaces, Lost and Found

by on · Reflections

Rocky’s floors, or maybe the nostalgia they hold, as something to yearn for.

Only Noise

by on · Poetry

“Small items, their lightness measured by just how many/you can lose and not notice. Imagine if we tucked/all the stinging things to our chests and rocked them quiet.”

The Women of Mahra

by on · Current Events

These women—both remarkably free and subjugated—tell a story of a history in flux.

No Shrinking Violets

by on · Campus, Reflections

A recap of Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan’s visits to the orange bubble.

Viral Voting

by on · Politics

It’s like precept, but for campaign ads.

Crazy Rich Asians Review

by on · Film

“My first draft of this review started with a disclaimer saying that, whatever my opinions of Crazy Rich Asians may be, its all-Asian cast is worth celebrating as a landmark for representation. Then my editor sent me an article explaining how the movie’s depiction of Singapore is analogous to a depiction of America only featuring white people, and now I don’t know what to think. In the context of Hollywood’s shameful history of white actors playing Asian characters, this still feels like a step in the right direction, though it’s hard to forgive the ignorance of Singaporean racial diversity. This stuff is complicated and there are two sides to every issue. Anyway, Crazy Rich Asians is awful.”

The Problem of Power and the Prince

by on · Politics, Princewatch

“Eisgruber’s case, while morally objectionable, is at least understandable in light of his position as University president. As one who answers to several conflicted parties, he must at times make concessions that, while consistently appealing to the least satisfying intersection of opposing parties, keep at least some subset of people happy. The Prince, unlike Eisgruber, is (supposedly) not a spokesperson for the University.”

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Overheard outside Firestone during midterms

Four-year-old girl, to father: It doesn’t feel very fun here, Dada.

Overheard during SPA103 examination

*Annual TigerAlert Test notifications go off*
Huge football player: If I die, I die. I gotta finish this test.

Overheard in a dorm room

White Pi Phi woman, screaming: So, first of all, I got KICKED OUT OF THE BLACK AFFINITY SPACE.

Overheard on the UMatter Bus

Ivy junior to driver: Is there an aux on this bus?

Overheard in Cafe Viv

Consulting interviewee: "I just love thinking about different things."

Overheard at Wilcox

Student to friend, on professor: She teaches stuff fine — she’s not a brilliant mind, but it’s okay.

Overheard at Ivy

Member of James Madison Society: Cottage is disseminating Confederate propaganda again.

Overheard at a pregame

Woman, screaming over “Dancing on my Own” by Robyn: THIS IS COLLEGE OKAY. THIS SONG IS COLLEGE.

Overheard on Princetoween

Pi phi betch: I don’t really think about the Thetas until I see them in a group like that, and then I’m like oh my god I really hate them.

Overheard in Frist

Male lacrosse player, on The New Yorker: Is that a girls’ gossip thing?