Archive for November, 2009

A Message From Your Conscience

Hey, there. I think we need to talk. See, I’ve felt like we’ve been drifting apart lately. Remember the good old days? We made a great team. You’d consider taking Jim’s lunch when he got up to get a drink, and I’d be all like, “No, man, respect the kid’s property,” and you totally did....
November 29th, 2009 | Life | Read More

So You Think You Can Science?

Welcome to the recap show of So You Think You Can Science! I’m Bill Nye — yes, the Science Guy — and I will be your host tonight. In these past four weeks our contestants have been pushed to their limits, and next week our judges will finally pick the winner. Which overachieving, neurotic...
November 23rd, 2009 | Entertainment | Read More

Movie Sequels We Wish We’d Seen

Mulan 2: The Communist Years Disney introduces more diversity into their lineup of female role models as Mulan becomes the first Communist Disney Princess. With slick, animated choreography, she travels across China sticking to the party line and instituting land reform via catchy musical numbers. ...
November 20th, 2009 | Entertainment | Read More

NPR Presents: Conversations in Shipping, Part VI

Last week, NPR’s Chief Shipping Correspondent Gerald Hopkins met with representatives from UPS and FedEx as part of NPR’s ongoing “Conversations in Shipping” series.  They discussed the challenges and changes happening in shipping today. NPR: Thanks for sitting down with me today,...
November 18th, 2009 | Business | Read More

California Sells Convicts to Japanese Game Show for Extra Cash

Today, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a plan to eliminate California’s debt by 2010 by selling its excess of convicts to Japanese game shows. Schwarzenegger stated that “the girlie-men Democrats” in the state legislature have done nothing to reduce spending, so he has been...
November 16th, 2009 | Entertainment | Read More

The Humanities Sequence, in Haiku

Artist's rendition of a typical Hume class What has scads of small books, has 3,000 years of world history, and operates in both verse and prose? No, it’s not Red China — it’s Princeton’s very own Humanities Sequence! The Humanities Sequence, or “Hume,” focuses on Western...
November 14th, 2009 | Princeton | Read More

Pleasant Time Had by All at Alcohol-free Event

This piece, by Gerald Harper '10, was personally selected by President Tilghman for display on her refrigerator A social experiment organized by Princeton’s administration and the USG, which was held Saturday evening in the Chancellor Green library, was a smashing success, students and administrators...
November 11th, 2009 | Princeton | Read More

The Divine Parody

Midway down the Street I found myself lost. The dark and stony mansions I could not tell apart, For I was an ignorant frosh. “You there!  Froshling!  Knowest where thou art?” From forth the oaken doors he staggered With a belch and with a fart. “Be not alarmed!  My guise, though haggard, Belies...
November 9th, 2009 | Fiction/Poetry | Read More

Spires & Gargoyles: Chairman’s Letter, November 2009

Congratulations on your fine choice in reading material! Perhaps this is your first Tiger; as firsts go, this ranks among the best. It probably won’t destroy as much property as your first car. First pets pee on the carpet, eat your homework, and die. This inanimate stack of paper won’t cause any...
November 6th, 2009 | Chairman's Letters | Read More