This Week's Verbatim

Overheard at Princeton...

"There's this rich guy, he wants to be famous"

Felipe Cabrera

Years ago an American army captain ordered a million copies of a short novel, something to help keep the troops’ spirits up in Europe. Many credit the mass production of this book, The Great Gatsby, as the reason why F. Scott Fitzgerald, who had died in obscurity in 1940, rose ...

Long Lines at Treadmills Cause Frustration Among Students

Bazooka Joe

Frequenters of Dillon Gymnasium aiming to get in a quick run on the treadmills before class or after class have recently been greeted with an unpleasant surprise: long lines. Although usually there are not long lines for the 14 treadmills in Dillon, the gym has become so popular that wait ...

Snow Finds Its Way to Princeton

Bazooka Joe

There’s no denying it: snow has found its way to Princeton. Snow is on the ground both on north and south campus, and it’s been spotted on east campus. When questioned about the snow’s whereabouts, Small World employee Mary Climber answered, “I’m pretty sure it’s ...

Halfway to the Sky

Ruthie Nachmany

Last Thursday, New York Times op-ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof and his wife Sheryl WuDunn spoke at Princeton about their book Half The Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, the psychology of reporting human rights, and why it’s important to travel. Before they started their presentation, Nick ...

Children's Literature

Stephen Martis

Once upon a time in a little college town, there lived a boy named Mephen who loved to learn. He loved his grammar and his sciences and his maths and all he wanted was to devour as many books on these topics and take as many classes on the subjects ...

A Better Course Guide

Nass Staff

AAS 315 / CHV 424 / MUS 343
“We are not the same I am a Martian”: Afro-futurism since 1950 from Sun Ra to Young Money

Still Stumped?

Smart Sally

Dear Smart Sally,
What should I get my boyfriend for Valentine’s Day?
Signed,
Clueless in Cuyler

Dear Clueless,
Men only want one thing from us: hand-knit socks. So, grab your knitting needles and a big ball of wool and get cracking. Good luck!
Smart Sally

Dear Smart Sally,
Lately ...

Where is the Clit?

The Sexpert

Dear Sexpert,
If someone rims my ass am I still a virgin?
- Carnally Concerned

"There's this rich guy, he wants to be famous"

Conor Gannon

Close your eyes. Are they closed? No, good point, I guess you’ll need to keep them open to read the Powerpoint. Okay, close them when you can, and otherwise close your inner eye, or eyes. The number of inner eyes may depend on the species of your spirit animal ...

The Movies, Today!

Dan Abromowitz

REPO MEN
Repo Men is about a guy who does a thing with a partner in a dystopian future who fucks up that thing and then has to fight against his partner and, indeed, the whole of society, for the sake of truth. You might remember this movie as District 9, Equilibrium, the video game Haze, Avatar, Minority Report, Fahrenheit 451, Logan’s Run and The Giver.