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Obama Recruits Yet Another Princeton Alum For His Administration

Obama Recruits Yet Another Princeton Alum For His Administration

President-elect Barack Obama’s all-star administration is filling out quite nicely, but… there are an alarming number of smug Princeton alumni entering the fold.

 

During a press conference on Monday, Obama announced that he was nominating Lisa Jackson GS ’86 to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in his Ivy-friendly administration.

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Comforting Words From An I-Banker: "Say Goodbye to [Your] Wall Street Dreams."

Comforting Words From An I-Banker: "Say Goodbye to [Your] Wall Street Dreams."

According to IvyGate, graduating seniors with aspirations of making it on Wall Street should re-evaluate their short-term career goals–as soon as possible.

 

Speaking to an unidentified Ivy-Leaguer-turned-investment-banker, Dan Haley confirmed that, due to the current economic climate, internships at financial firms have become the unicorn of th...

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President Richard Nixon Hated the Ivy League, Secretly Planned Its Destruction

President Richard Nixon Hated the Ivy League, Secretly Planned Its Destruction

Last week, the Nixon Library released over 198 hours of President Richard Nixon ranting and raving about--more or less--everything.

 

From the press to the Ivy League, Old Dick Nixon hated it all, and he wasn’t afraid to let everyone within an earshot know it—whether they cared to listen or not.

 

Thankfully, the mad ramblings of this presidenti...

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Newsflash: Smug Princeton Eating Clubs Are Extra Smug, Refuse to Help the Homeless

Newsflash:  Smug Princeton Eating Clubs Are Extra Smug, Refuse to Help the Homeless

Last week, Princeton’s eating clubs rallied in support of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (HHAW), offering students free grub in exchange for a $2 donation to the Crisis Ministry and Homefront.

 

However, not all of Princeton’s exclusive clubs participated in the Thanksgiving fundraiser.

 

No, three of them—Ivy Club, Cottage Club and Tige...

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Princeton Finally Protests Proposition 8 by Banning Freshmen From Walking on Sidewalks

Princeton Finally Protests Proposition 8 by Banning Freshmen From Walking on Sidewalks

Several days ago, we reported that Princetonians were too busy with their heads stuck in textbooks (or up their asses, if you prefer) to join their Ivy League brethren in protesting Proposition 8, a California referendum that barred gay couples from getting married in the state.

 

Well, they finally sprung into action, and true to form, they wen...

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Princeton Smug About Two Alumni Joining Obama's Administration

Princeton Smug About Two Alumni Joining Obama's Administration

Yesterday, Barack Obama announced that he had tapped two Princeton alumni to join his White House staff. Come January, Christopher Lu ’88 and Lisa Brown ’82 will serve as the 44th president’s cabinet secretary and staff secretary, respectively.

 

According to the Daily Princetonian, Brown previously worked as Al Gore’s legal counsel from 1999 un...

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Michelle Obama's Best Dresses of the Campaign Trail

Michelle Obama's Best Dresses of the Campaign Trail

Earlier this year when Vanity Fair released its International Best-Dressed List, the magazine chose Michelle Obama as the most stylish individual in the world. Between rallies, fundraisers, and the DNC, Mrs. Obama has had more events to dress for than a socialite has in five years. Here we have Michelle Obama’s Best Dresses of the Campaign Trail...

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Gossip Girl Calls Princeton a "Trade School"

Gossip Girl Calls Princeton a "Trade School"

Who watches Gossip Girland actually enjoys it?

 

Please raise your hands post-haste, so that I know whom to shoot first during the forthcoming Zombie Apocalypse.

 

Last night, this dreadful excuse for “television entertainment” singlehandedly lobotomized the American public, placing each of us into a catatonic state of shock.

 

Seriously, we ...

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Princeton Feminist Ponders the Implications of the Butt Wonderbra

Princeton Feminist Ponders the Implications of the Butt Wonderbra

Ah, the wonderbra – women love it for the attention it generates, but men hate it for the sense of disappointment it brings when it comes off.

 

Sadly, guys, the wonderbra was only the beginning. Equal Writes, Princeton’s student-run feminist blog, has unearthed a new Weapon of Mass Deception being engineered down under in Australia: the Double ...

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Is the Daily Princetonian Being Audited? Maybe. Possibly.

Is the Daily Princetonian Being Audited? Maybe. Possibly.

Score one for muckraking journalism – or not.

 

According to the illustrious IvyGate, the Daily Princetonian, Princeton’s student-run, propaganda-riddled news rag, is being audited by the New Jersey Department of Labor.

 

There’s an important caveat to their allegations, however: the largely self-congratulatory post written by Robyn Schneider re...

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