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If Performance Art Happens, and No One Is There to be Creeped Out, Is It Art?

I don’t know much about performance art. In fact, I didn’t even know it existed until I met artist Saba McCoy a few weeks ago. Still, neither her nor Wikipedia’s explanation was entirely clear. The only thing to do was … Read More

by Jack Hutton on November 12, 2009March 17, 2013

Bristol and Levi (Finally) Luck Out

But in all the hubbub of Bristol’s pregnancy, one major issue was almost left untouched:  the question of statutory rape.  Sexual abuse laws vary from state to state, and according to Alaskan laws, Levi should be in no trouble at all.

by Justine Chaney on August 11, 2009March 17, 2013

Jennifer Weiner’s Roots in the Nass

A New York Times Bestselling author shares how the Nass’s spirit of journalistic curiosity accelerated her creative practice

by Jennifer Weiner '91, Jonathan Dolce on April 18, 2024February 22, 2025

My Grandma, Sex Psychiatrist

“The madame will be joining us soon. Her horse sprained his ankle on the journey down Second Avenue,” my grandpa said in a mock British accent. My grandpa is a writer, and jumps at opportunities to knit fantasy into everyday experience, be it with affected accents or outrageously butchered attempts at Mandarin.

by Lily Offit on April 6, 2014April 12, 2014

Fetal Militia

Following the recent defeat of a ban on gay marriage, Senate Republicans are now looking for other ways to bolster their domestic agenda. In today’s press conference at the Capitol, Senators Rick Santorum (R-PA) and Wayne Allard (R-CO) presented their new bill, “The Defense of Pre-Natal Arms Act.”

by Ned Rosenman on October 13, 2004March 17, 2013

Stoked for Stokes

The subtle rhythms of the quietest library on campus.

by Peyton Smith on April 16, 2023

They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?

Every Thanksgiving, the rest of America puts a turkey in the oven and sprinkles marshmallows over sweet potatoes. They sleep in late, watch football. Or so I would imagine.

by Isabel Henderson on December 6, 2012November 25, 2013

The Things We Do for Love

It is not often I get to encounter a fellow Dayton, so when I heard about a new documentary called Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde, I was suitably intrigued. The film was to be screened on Saturday, February 8 at the Princeton Public Library, as part of the Princeton Environmental Film Festival (PEFF).

by Dayton Martindale on February 22, 2014February 22, 2014

The House I Grew Up In

When I walk down Witherspoon Street away from the iconic FitzRandolph Gate that shelters Princeton University students from the town around them, my feet head toward the place that feels most like home. If it is a beautiful sunny day … Read More

by Lianna Kissinger-Virizlay on October 22, 2009March 17, 2013

What’s in a Name?

The troubling case of Dean Mathey (College).

by Will Mantell on September 8, 2012March 17, 2013

Spring Broken

Attention, all you who decry the decline of American culture—where did the concept of MTV Spring Break come from? What seedy gyri or sulci of our brains make us think that a full week of developing skin cancer, developing liver … Read More

by Sarah Xiyi Chen on March 23, 2011March 17, 2013

Growing Up Quaker

Around sixth or seventh grade I remember discussing religion with a friend. We were in the backseat of her car and her mother, who was driving, politely asked me if I attended any type of Christian services.

by Veronica Nicholson on April 25, 2013May 6, 2013


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