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...membership in the conservative group Concerned Alumni of Princeton (CAP). Though Kennedy’s disassociation with the Owl was likely motivated by political expedience, it was an appreciated gesture. We have expressed our distaste for the offensive and antiquated nature of final clubs ad nauseam. We demur at the exclusion of women—individuals who make up half of this student body—and the clubs’ highly exclusive nature on a campus that is so lacking in the social department; we have balked at the grad boards, who virtually control final clubs’ existence...
...Yorkers may demur, but nothing beats a genuine Chicago hot dog. For the uninitiated, that's a pure beef frankfurter, made with natural casing and covered with a lurid kaleidoscope of toppings: yellow mustard, emerald green relish, white onion, juicy red tomato, forest green pickles and olive-colored chilies, known locally as "sport peppers." Served with celery salt in a poppy-seed bun, this great Chicago tradition typically sells for less than $5. For many Chicagoans, the quintessential place to munch on a hot dog is the historic Wrigley Field baseball stadium while watching a Chicago Cubs game (cubs.com...
...yorkers may demur, but nothing beats a genuine Chicago hot dog. For the uninitiated, that's a pure beef frankfurter, made with natural casing and covered with a lurid kaleidoscope of toppings: yellow mustard, emerald green relish, white onion, juicy red tomato, forest green pickles, and tiny, olive-colored chilies, known locally as "sport peppers." Served with celery salt in a poppy-seed bun, this great Chicago tradition (pictured above) typically sells for less than...
Perhaps most importantly, Posner’s book sends a strong message to us humanities and social sciences concentrators. Our physicist friends seem to be not guilty of endangering the Earth with their expensive particle accelerators. But just as science concentrators don’t docilely demur on questions of politics and economics, we should keep an eye on the folks hunkered down in Harvard’s state-of-the-art labs...
Perhaps most importantly, Posner’s book sends a strong message to us humanities and social sciences concentrators. Our physicist friends seem to be not guilty of endangering the Earth with their expensive particle accelerators. But just as science concentrators don’t docilely demur on questions of politics and economics, we should keep an eye on the folks hunkered down in Harvard’s state-of-the-art labs...