Originally posted Nov. 27 at The Daily Princetonian. When Alejandro Zaera-Polo was appointed as the new dean of the School of Architecture in March, student reactions were mixed. An informal poll circulated among the school’s graduate students in March found that only five of 58 respondents approved of Zaera-Polo’s selection. Continue reading
Tag Archives: 2012
NEWS: For online copyright violators, potential U. discipline awaits
Originally published at The Daily Princetonian on Oct. 22, 2012. By the time one student entered sophomore year, file-sharing had become a common personal practice. This student used BitTorrent — a file-sharing client with a reputation of being the fastest way to download large files — to download movies over a home wireless network. But … Continue reading
NEWS: Second Orange and Black Ball seeks to decrease costs
Originally published Oct. 11, 2012 at The Daily Princetonian. As part of an effort to cut costs and suit students’ preferences, this year’s Orange and Black Ball will feature a cover band and a DJ instead of a headlining act. The decision was one of a number of tweaks the planning committee made to bring … Continue reading
NEWS: On MCAT, students get early start to stay ahead
Originally published Sept. 28, 2012 at The Daily Princetonian. Amy Li ’14 had two summer jobs, but her work did not end when she went home for the day. She spent half of her summer at a clinical internship in Alabama and the other half on campus doing molecular biology research. Li was also registered … Continue reading
MUSIC: Stars announces new album; The North to be less depressing than band’s last
Originally published June 21, 2012 on Intersections. Canadian indie-rock stalwarts Stars announced their sixth studio album this morning, officially ending any and all productivity I might’ve had in the middle of this workday. The North will be released Sept. 4 on ATO Records, featuring cover artwork and a general color scheme in a fuzzy, coastal … Continue reading
NEWS: Trustee donates $10 million to fund international fellows program
Originally published online at The Daily Princetonian June 19, 2012. Trustee William Fung ’70 has donated $10 million to expand the University’s globalization efforts and bring six international fellows to Princeton beginning next year, the University announced Tuesday. Fung’s gift will create the Fung Global Fellows Program, a postdoctoral fellowship program in the social sciences … Continue reading
MUSIC VIDEO: Passion Pit’s “Take a Walk”
Originally published June 14, 2012 on Intersections. Passion Pit’s “Take a Walk” is already my summer 2012 anthem of choice — the thudding guitar line and that inappropriately catchy hook are perfect for romping around the city, and the floaty, wistful vocal line is perfect for kicking back on sun-baked grass and, y’know, reflecting. Much … Continue reading
