Vax Bracket

April 18, 2021

Vax Bracket – Full Design

This week, the Nass considers personal autonomy, opines on exclusivity, and ruminates on seasonal defecation.

by on

Regaining Sovereignty Over Our Bodies

“We are socialized to be agreeable and raised to say yes, so it becomes ever more difficult to deny the encroaching hand of a stranger.”

by on

A Good Morning

“She left her feet behind in bed, tucking them in/like children.”

by on

On Ivy Day

A Nass writer opines on the exclusivity of Princeton.

by on

Making Compromises

“I guess this piece is a thank you. Thank you to all the people I’ve met here that have seen the beauty in me before I will, for making me feel like Cinderella.”

by on

Morgan Wallen’s Canceled Empire

A Nass writer considers the popularity and cancellation of country star Morgan Wallen.

by on

Winter in April: On Chen Chen, Defecation, and Asian Bodies

“Mostly, though, we all laughed together because so much more makes us similar than what makes us different—albeit critically different. And I would say, too, wonderfully different.”

by on

Ode to a Faraway Maiden

“I turned into a constellation, fathomed into form /
By your dispassionate gaze.”

by on

The Bubble, Revisited

A Nass writer ruminates on Princeton’s apolitical nature.

by on

Verbatim

More →

Overheard in a Relationship Discussion

Married Man: It is not uncommon that courting is more fun than actually living together.

Overheard on an EMT Shift

Old Timer: My advice is, get a coffee cup with a lid.

New Guy: My advice is, I am going to fucking kill you.

Overheard in Class

Professor: Maybe the professor did it. Never trust a professor.

Overheard in Class

Former Chair of the Lewis Center for the Arts: I often have imaginary conversations with Samuel Beckett.

Overheard during Office Hours

Emeritus Professor: You know, I'm an old socialist.

Overheard in an RCA Room

Frosh with Labor Organizer Parents: "Solidarity Forever" was like a lullaby for me growing up.

Overheard in a Holiday Conversation

Wholesome Girl: *whispering* I get really competitive about gingerbread houses.

Overheard in Insta DMs

Misguided Optimist on the Phili Flyer's Mascot: How dare you compare Gritty to Satanism. Gritty is all that is good in the world!

Overheard in Forbes Annex

Cocky RCA: I'm an RCA! I know more about you than you know about yourself!

Overheard on the Phone

Politics Major: This is the Pisces in me–I'm kind of getting into astrology.

Overheard in Poetry Class

Professor: Those croissants better be good because you are breaking and entering.

Overheard in Whitman Bathroom

Girl 1: It is 2:23 in the morning.

Girl 2: I can't hear you over the sound of my pee.

Overheard on Video Call

Concerned Friend: Let me get this straight. Your hair was on fire and your priority was your weed?

Florida man: I mean no matter what my hair was already on fire.

Overheard while watching entrepreneurship lecture

Senior going into finance: I can't wait to be someone's bitch at work!