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Budget Cuts? Sort of…

As one of the wealthiest universities in the world, Princeton undoubtedly treats its students well: less than half the student body pays full tuition, grants for travelling abroad are readily available, and its per-student endowment is the highest in the country. However with what critics call “one of the most concerning economic situations we have seen in decades,” the financial situations of all universities and colleges are facing unforeseen pressures.

by Camila Vega on November 20, 2008March 17, 2013

Dickfang

Having set out this week to write an article about Stephenie [sic] Meyer’s Twilight series of young adult vampire novels, I was determined to, for once in my life, do a legitimate reporting job and read at least one of … Read More

by Emily Rutherford on October 16, 2008March 17, 2013

Headless and Gone

After her father escaped the October Revolution, and after her parents fled deeper into Poland from the Russian Invasion of 1920, Magdalena Abakanowicz was born. At the age of nine she saw the Third Reich sink its talons into her … Read More

by Minqi Jiang on October 1, 2009March 17, 2013

Gomorra

Abraham “looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace” (Genesis 19:28).  Matteo Garrone’s horrifying film Gomorra depicts a sun-bleached Campania engulfed in a conflagration of mafia violence where one could easily mistake the smog of illicit industry for the brimstone of divine retribution.  The Neapolitan mob is known as the Camorra, phonetically inviting the allusion to the Biblical exemplar of collective evil, and the film succeeds in making it an apt comparison.

by Luca Barone on May 28, 2009March 17, 2013

Doomsday

Doomsday

Will be on a weekday. You do not need

To know why.

by Aron Wander on April 4, 2015April 4, 2015

To Obama and Beyond

This article flows from a simple assumption. Barack Obama will be elected the 44th President of the United States, and on January 20th, 2009 he will assume said office.

by Jacob Candelaria on October 16, 2008March 17, 2013

Letter from the Editors

Dear Nass Community, During the upheaval and unpredictability of the past two years, the Nass has been a constant for both of us. While responding to the demands of the pandemic, this publication has moved from print to online-only and … Read More

by JuJu Lane, Mina Quesen on February 13, 2022February 13, 2022

Bone Tomahawk

In a filmmaking era when movies are increasingly designed, focus-tested, and audience-approved to please, “Bone Tomahawk” is strangely refreshing for refusing us our simple pleasures.

by Elliott Eglash on February 14, 2016February 14, 2016

Untying the Knots

Everyone seems to at least know of John Mangual, especially former residents of Mathey College and current members of Terrace. He has a way of striking up unique conversations, pointing out unusual details of situations, and smiling with a friendly glow.

by Elizabeth Landau on March 30, 2005March 17, 2013

Hail Mary!

When I walked into “practice” for Athletes in Action (motto: “Jesus was a player, too”), I must admit I had my reservations. Growing up in the Episcopal Church, I had no experience whatsoever with extended sports metaphors.

by Kendall Turner on March 23, 2005March 17, 2013

A Better Course Guide

Courses you actually want to take.

by staff on November 16, 2011March 17, 2013

Weddings and Celebrations

A chance encounter; a fated beginning; a supernatural love connection infused with sweat and Top 40 pop hits.

by Emily Levy on October 19, 2011March 17, 2013


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