Fristification

April 29, 2004

Failed Experiment?

There’s nothing like a good smoothie. When made the right way, a smoothie is at once sweet and sour, liquid and solid, exciting and relaxing.

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The Fristification Kid

In April 2001, David Brooks published “The Organization Kid,” in which he typified Princeton students as absurdly busy with “self-improvement, résumé-building, and enrichment.” Brooks conceived of the whole process by which the students had become hard-working and career-oriented as organization, but this authoress’s significantly more extensive fieldwork reveals the even more interesting process of subjectification through which Organization Kids become fristified.

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Fristification

Frist is a place, of course. It is a campus center, opened in 2000 and enthusiastically directed by Paul Breitman, who describes Frist on its website as a “hub of activity and interactive learning at Princeton,” “an inviting, inclusive, and exciting gathering place for the entire campus community” which “takes the concept of community building to the next level.” Well, okay.

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What Would Peter Singer Do?

Peter Singer recast in the role of the ethical organization kid.

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We Don’t Need No Thought Control

Princeton Atelier creates art for the Frist Digital Display Wall.

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Frist…

The Nass unmasks campus center secrets.

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Reduce, Re-use, Recycle

The Nass asks Frist administrators why some of the campus center’s recyclables have been going into the trash.

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Digital One-Way Mirror

Princeton’s Blackboard website is not just a useful academic tool; it’s also a means of surveillance.

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Verbatim

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Overheard at Late Meal

Freshman girl 1: She's always got that shit-eating grin on her face.
Freshman girl 2: Yeah, I know, ever since she hooked up with the lead singer of Dispatch.
FG 1: Wait, I thought I hooked up with the lead singer of Dispatch.
FG 2: Then either you... or she...
FG 1: It's like an episode of "Ghostwriter."

Overheard in Terrace, discussing potential house parties dates

Guy 1: I wouldn’t recommend her, she’s not terribly attractive.
Guy 2: No. She’s kind of horse-faced... but, then again, I really like horses.

Overheard outside Clapp Hall

Guy: I like that bracelet.
Girl: Thanks, it's an old family heirloom.
Guy: You say everything you have is a family heirloom.
Girl: Yeah, especially my "I'm a carrier for Tay-sachs syndrome.

Overheard in Rocky dining hall

Frat boy: I can't believe that grade inflation shit actually passed.
Emo kid: I know. I used think the faculty here was cool.
Frat boy: So, you going to transfer to Brown, now?
Emo kid: No, I'll probably just transfer to "totally anal."