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October 7, 2018

The Problem of Power and the Prince

“Eisgruber’s case, while morally objectionable, is at least understandable in light of his position as University president. As one who answers to several conflicted parties, he must at times make concessions that, while consistently appealing to the least satisfying intersection of opposing parties, keep at least some subset of people happy. The Prince, unlike Eisgruber, is (supposedly) not a spokesperson for the University.”

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A Letter to the Frosh Who Don’t Like it Here

“What sets Princeton apart from most other universities is the degree to which students feel like they are not allowed to dislike this school. Students across America see their university as a place to learn, socialize, and network. As a tool with strengths and flaws to further their goals. Students at Princeton see Princeton as the place to pursue those goals. As the ultimate college. This outlook creates a culture in which it feels wrong to have reservations about the “greatness” of it all.”

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The Real Deal

Who said pen pals couldn’t be best friends?

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You’re Christopher Robin and Don’t You Forget It

On the collision course of youthful innocence and adulthoods muted palette.

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Monochrome in Orange

A palette with only one color can paint a remarkable number of portraits.

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Uma Lembrança

A chronicle of a drink by the seaside, foretold.

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How to Live in a Single

“5. Spot your ex-roommates on campus. Remember their erratic sleep patterns, what they looked like in the mornings. The sounds of their alarms. They’ll ask, how’s the single? You say, great…”

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The Nass Recommends Returns

This week the Nass recommends a short film (because who has the time for a feature length).

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Cinema

‘This feels like a movie,’ I said./’Yeah?’ you laughed./You never understood/your role.

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Verbatim

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Overheard in a common room

Stressed soph: I'm gonna make some spreadsheets so I feel less overwhelmed.

Overheard at Jadwin

Outsider about insider: She goes to late meal every day. She's that rich.

Overheard in Florida

Grandmother: I’m really into reading the obituary section. . . There isn’t much else in the Miami Herald

Overheard in Frist

Gay humanist junior: Wow, the professor literally just mansplained us the syllabus for 80 minutes.

Overheard at Ivy

Terrace senior: I am a serial misgenderer.

Overheard in Terrace

Senior philosophy major: As a baby, I couldn't fall asleep unless I was listening to Wagner.

Overheard on the Street

PDP junior: Ladybugs are scarier than we give them credit for.

Overheard In car rental station abroad

Socialite, stepping into driver’s seat of Audi A3: I was really nervous about driving in a foreign country, but now I feel better because I just… I know this car.

Overheard in Ivy

Ivy senior, on family values: My Thanksgiving dinners are always Michelin starred.

Overheard in Cottage bathroom

Freshman girl: I’d be such a lax bro. Such a dick.

Overheard during Siesta

Insta-gay consulting sellout: Every guy I've ever had sex with is in my econ class… and it's stressful.

Overheard in New York

Princeton graduate, thesis prize winner: All my memories I remember in my mind.

Overheard at Nomad

Nass contributor: You have a little oppressor living in your heart and her name is Omarosa Manigault Newman.

Overheard in bed

Girlfriend, to boyfriend, making a move: Can’t we just hold hands like we’re elderly?

Overheard in Iowa

Woman: Do you know what Club Penguin is?
Uber-WASP: Is that in New York?

Overheard off campus

Soft gay male: I feel like… I could pass as a butch lesbian.

Overheard during Columbia’s orientation week

Frosh 1: I drank two beers this morning.
Frosh 2: Just cus?
Frosh 1: Yeah.
Frosh 2: That’s sick.

Overheard in the U-Store

USG junior: I'm already blind. I worked in Hollister for two years.