Patricia Valderrama

Class of 2011



Article Collection

Gingerism on the Princeton Campus?

Patricia Valderrama

The House of Orange — Apr 18, 2008

According to the Malleus Maleficarum, a treatise on the hunting and killing of witches, "Those whose hair is red, of a certain peculiar shade, are unmistakably vampires." While prejudices such as these have mostly faded since the treatise was published in 1486, two Princeton students still found the need to create the Redhead Society in 2004.

Ando kicks the ‘Cup O’Noodles’

Patricia Valderrama

The Juicy Campus Issue — Feb 21, 2008

One year, one month and sixteen days have passed since the death of the brilliant and esoteric Momofuku Ando. As the creator of Ramen Noodles, esoteric he was not. He brought noodles to the masses—and to me. When I recently read the tragic news of his death, I chugged ...

Dispatch from the Fringe

Patricia Valderrama

Support Our Tropes — Sep 19, 2008

Fringe, like Lost, is a show that immediately ensnares the viewer with its mysteries. Within the first five minutes, we are left wondering what kind of chemical weapon can cause the pilot to erupt in huge boils before his jaw falls off.

Don't Watch Fringe

Patricia Valderrama

The Nass 100 — Sep 26, 2008

Last week, this writer ended a review of Fox’s new show Fringe with the words “Watch it.” Oh, how wrong she was.

...One More Time

Patricia Valderrama

At Your Service — Oct 10, 2008

Many Britney Spears fans have similar, and often slightly incomprehensible reactions to the pop idol’s new single, such as, “this song is real catchy lol stuck in my head so often. in a way soem of the things she pronounces like madonna lmao i don’t know why,” and ...