What was the most surprising/awesome/not awesome/unexpected etc. thing about Princeton this year?
Bennett McIntosh: Irina Spalko, the villain in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, dies in one of the most CGI-heavy instances of “careful what you wish for” in film history. Mere seconds after announcing “I want to know EVERYTHING,” the aliens grant her wish, much to her chagrin—side effects include mild-to-moderate anxiety, flame bursting out of her eyeballs and disintegration into cosmic dust. It turns out, for better or for worse, admission to Princeton isn’t like getting a wish granted by an alien. I’ve managed to keep my eyeballs, but I realize anew every day that I’ll never learn everything the world, or even this university, has to offer. Sitting in Murray-Dodge listening to my friends describe the intricacies of Arabic syntax or the development of modern war, I sometimes wish I had taken Arabic instead of Spanish, HUM instead of ISC, history instead of philosophy, but it’s enough to know that, as long as I’m here, I cannot run out of facts to learn, things to do or people to meet.
Ye Eun Charlotte Chun: One of the most bizarre (and pleasant) Princeton experiences I’ve had was running into people I had met in different parts of the world on campus. During high school, I had competed a lot for speech and debate, traveling to over a dozen countries and befriending students from many others. Those I had deemed to be good opponents or fun acquaintances, I had kept in touch with over Facebook, but had no expectation of ever seeing them again. However, during preview and throughout the year, I ran into a close friend I had competed against in Australia, a fellow mock trial judge from the Netherlands, a debater who had attended the same tournament as I had in Scotland but whom I didn’t know until we went to Community Action together. Even now, I run into friends of roommates from summer programs and hall mates who were neighbors of my Korean high school friends. It’s just been a truly bonding experience over how small the world is and how useful making connections are.
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