IN PRINT: On prefrosh impressions, and undocumented students at Princeton

The most recent issue of the Princeton Alumni Weekly has two articles that shed some light on what life at Princeton is like.

1. According to some pre-frosh, the world outside Fitzrandolph Gate thinks we are "squares," with "windswept hair," "weird shorts," and "boat shoes and everything." This may in fact be true.
2. More serious, but also true: From navigating financial aid applications without a Social Security number to being unable to study abroad, undocumented students at Princeton face more obstacles to graduation than a few pesky Dean's Dates. Yet they've gone on to great things. The Princeton DREAM team, which began at a dinner at Professor Patricia Fernandez-Kelly's home, recently organized a week of events to raise awareness of the plight of thousands of undocumented students in the United States. The team supports the DREAM Act, which would offer a path to citizenship for eligible undocumented youth who complete a college degree or two years of military service.

Read these articles and more in the Princeton Alumni Weekly.