Dear Tories, In the summer of 2017, I made the decision to concentrate in Classics. And I owe it all to Horace. The Latin poet is perhaps best known for his coinage of that oh-so popular exhortation: carpe diem. However, in reading him in the original, he did for me what Shakespeare has done for many of my peers. […]
Find two more graphics below. Courtesy of Liam O’Connor. Almost 60 percent of Shapiro Prize recipients from the Classes of 2019 and 2020 weren’t members of an eating club, a Tory investigation can reveal. Only 41 percent of upperclassmen overall forgo “The Street.” Winners are 40 percent more likely than their peers to be on […]
Dear Tories, I’ve finally reached the august state of being a Princeton senior and I’m happy to report that the start of a new school year still has the trappings of a fresh start. Whenever I step foot in this here “Orange Bubble,” I can’t shake the feeling of nervous excitement which first washed over […]
Courtesy of Kah-Wai Lin via Flickr.com Following the decision of Joaquim Brooks ’20 to step down from his post, Jeff Zymeri ’20 has been selected publisher of the Tory’s 35th Managing Board. The Board of Trustees assented to the leadership change on Thursday, Sep. 12. Brooks will stay on as an opinion editor. “I was happy […]
Courtesy of Princeton University Sunday, Sep. 8 marked the start of the 2019-2020 academic year, with University freshmen being introduced to campus through an array of Princeton traditions that date back to 1802. The class of 2023 first gathered in the chapel for an interfaith service before marching through FitzRandolph Gate, officially entering campus. The […]
Courtesy of the Cato Institute. Ilya Shapiro ‘99, the director of the Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute, has become an influential voice in shaping law and policy from an originalist perspective. When he’s not writing or editing, Shapiro often finds time for speaking engagements. He visited the University last […]
Dear Tories, It hasn’t been very long since I last addressed you. At the beginning of last month, in my introductory note, I provided you with an overview of changes I have effected when it comes to content. No rest is to be had however. Joaquim and I have put a premium on bold ideas […]
Dear Tories, I’m happy to address you for the first time. The Tory is not just a publication, it is an intellectual community and an impressively stimulating one at that. You, the Tory’s readership, alongside the Tory’s managing board and staff, constitute an integral building block of this community. Through your questions and comments, words of praise […]
The Princeton Tory Vol. 35 Publisher Joaquim Brooks ’20 Editor-in-Chief Jeff Zymeri ’20 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Senior Opinion Editor Akhil Rajasekar ’21 Opinion Editors Max Parsons ’20 Stephen Phillips ’20 Nick Wooldridge ’21 News Editors Anne Marie Wright ’20 Copy Editors Robert Doar ’22 Thomas Morris ’20 Design and Cartoon Editor Grace Koh ’20 Financial Manager Will […]
Former N.J. Gov. Christie speaks at the Douglass Student Center at Rutgers University. Courtesy of News Writer Robbie Freeman. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – On Feb. 5 at 7 p.m., the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University hosted former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie for a discussion on his new book, Let me Finish: Trump, […]
Photo of counter-protesters on Saturday, Jan. 12. Courtesy of MyCentralJersey.com In response to a white supremacist rally planned for 12 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, right-of-center University professors condemned white supremacy more broadly and asserted that ideas propagated by the movement were not only contrary to their own values but important to be countered. […]
On Jan. 16, 2019, the staff of The Princeton Tory selected Editor-in-Chief Joaquim Brooks ’20 as publisher of the 35th Managing Board. The only other candidate for the position was Managing Editor Michael Smilek ’20. “I am looking forward to a year of growth for the magazine,” Brooks said, adding that his efforts at the […]
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