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Grad Student Is the ‘Cool Aunt’ to Undergrads
As a Resident Graduate Student at Forbes College, Emily Miller has insight into the lives of undergraduates
Following the Trail of the Princeton Fox
4 ResponsesEssay: Ecopoetics Probes Link Between People and the Planet
‘This notion resonates with me emotionally. None of us is alone,’ says Serena Alagappan ’20
Essay: How Two Tigers Formed a Princeton Watch Party in London
Across the pond, PAW writer Mark Bernstein ’83 found the Princeton basketball fever is strong
A Case Study in Civil Discourse
8 ResponsesEssay: Remembering the Last Time Princeton Made the Sweet 16 in 1967
‘I was confident that Princeton would continue to be a dominant force in college basketball, as it has been,’ writes Bob Durkee ’69
The Meaning of ‘Merit’ in College Admissions
5 ResponsesProfessors Set Free-Speech Rules at Start of Class
Some professors have been crafting ground rules for student speech, with various intentions
Commentary: Why College Rankings Remain Important, If Flawed
Kenneth Terrell ’93 was responsible for publishing the various education rankings at ‘U.S. News and World Report’
Essay: Thank you, Ed Holmes *80
Princetonian recounts transfer student experience and the positive impact of her ‘Brain and Behavior’ preceptor
A Burst of Momentum for Fusion Energy
1 ResponseService Through a New LENS
Post-Pandemic, Students Return to Studying Abroad
Princeton’s Tradition of Institutional Restraint
The Long, Fraught Princeton-Harvard Football Rivalry
‘There may well be antagonism, but if there is, it won’t be for the first time’
On Free Speech
4 ResponsesDivestment Gets Its Power From the People | Opinion
Activists and faculty are the driving forces behind the University’s shift away from fossil fuel companies
Director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi Shows Students Acting, Directing Techniques
Acting is best when you’re not thinking about it, Hamaguchi tells students
Essay: The World Is a Little Less Bright Without Pete Carril
‘So many memories are flooding back,’ writes Michael S. Flynn ’90
Building the Identities of New Residential Colleges
For Yeh’s mascot, college head Asif Ghazanfar has seen a lot of student support for the ‘Yeti’
Opening Exercises 2022: Place and Presence
From the Editor: Where Does PAW Fit Into Your Life?
1 ResponseComing Back
A Princeton education in the ‘new normal’
























