Surveillance State

February 28, 2025

Names for a blackened stove

Hear it this evening, rusted lace fingers and remnants of dirty flame. It has a    large mouth, though never eyes on that gaping   face. Sings with empty room voices: oil and metal,   dustrag fumes, wood polish shallows. … Read More

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Surveillance State: Full Design

This week the Nass is on the lookout, and there’s nowhere to hide. Grab a print copy somewhere on campus, or check out the full design below!

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Letter from the Editors

Reading these pages, know that the dividing-line between reader and writer is increasingly thin. Maybe this year your resolution can be stepping over.

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The Crybaby

“She never quite found the words to explain it, but her tears didn’t come from a place of empathy—rather, they reflected something missing inside her.”

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Soft Spots

“He wondered if this was the closest he would ever get to her and if that was such a terrible thing.”

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“You’ve got to stand up”: Kenneth Roth on shaping the future of human rights advocacy at Princeton

The warm glow of lamplight flickered across the wine-colored walls of Kenneth Roth’s New York City apartment as students trickled in, their gazes landing on the framed sketches lining the living room. Unlike typical works of art, these drawings—etched in … Read More

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Flow

A Nass writer reviews Latvian cinema.

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Pearly Whites

As my pearly whites crunch  into the powdered sugar, chew  it like thick, hot sand, as my tongue  melts it to stained glass, as I pray to baby Jesus  sucking on his lollipop, as his first molar waits  to come … Read More

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Nass Recommends: Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza

This Nass writer prepares us for the next game night.

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A Short Story

“I belong in dusty boots. Our bed is too soft.”

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In Arizona

A Nass writer explores friendships from afar.

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Verbatim

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Overheard in SLA330.

Russian professor: If I were Napoleon, then I’d be somebody.

Overheard in English Precept.

The argument-stretcher: The rectum is a grave.

Overheard at Terrace.

A straight girl trying to make a GBF: He gives like Troye Sivan factory defect.

Overheard on Nassau Street.

Some grandma: Armie Hammer would love that

Overheard near WPRB studio.

DJ: I feel like I’ve become my parents' problem child.

Overheard in Firestone

Your fellow student: I wanna suck a dick.

Overheard in Small World

Someone who is so real for that: Last semester I hit this ground running. This semester I just hit the ground.

Overheard at Ivy formals.

Sophomore: This salad is grossly underdressed.

Overheard in Roma

First person: Why did you cut up all your food before eating it?

Second person: Mild autism.

Overheard at My Grandparents’

Surprised by His Son's Tendency to Have Eggs for Breakfast: Oh, so Paul's an egg maven now?

Overheard in McCosh Hall Basement.

SPIA student: I think my preceptor is a pervert based on absolutely no evidence or reason.

Overheard in the new Frist Health Center.

Freshman: Should I start meditating or get a klonopin prescription?