The Daily Princetonian
Thursday november 9, 2017
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STRESSED & DESSERTS
STREET EDITORS: JIANING ZHAO, DANIELLE HOFFMAN, LYRIC PEROT
PAGES DESIGNED BY WILL RANDALL AND DIANA TANG
Is it a coincidence that âstressedâ spelled backwards is âdessertsâ? Now that midterms are over, Street writers reflect on the stresses of midterm exams and the many ways (often dessert-related) to deal with them.
The Students You Meet at Princeton -- Dessert Style
Allison Huang Contributor â21
The Macaron, left [a notoriously-difficult-to-make French cookie that has taken the internet by storm]: This person comes from a rural town that no one knows about and must always refer to their hometown via the closest well-known city. They subsequently go through an identity crisis after their third year at Princeton, when they realize that in assimilating to the preppy Princeton culture and majoring in economics theyâve forgotten their roots and sold their soul. Image courtesy of Vimbly.com
The Chocolate Ganache Tart, right [70% cocoa solids and cream in a flaky buttery crust]: The person that is still stuck in the first week of freshman year. Will bring up âWhat is Populism?â or âOur Declarationâ to spark conversation.
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The Salted Caramel Creme Brûlée, right [smooth sweet-n-salty pudding sealed on top with a hard-crack sugar]: The person that is hard to get to know, so you invest a lot in coaxing her from her shell. When you finally get through her defenses, you are pleasantly surprised by the sweet way in which she conveys a downright sardonic sense of humor. You sense a tinge of vindictiveness and take a mental note not to cross this person. Image courtesy of finecooking.com
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The Gùteaux Napoléon, left [stacked puff pastry alternated with pastry cream or jam and fresh fruit, commonly topped with almonds]: Your roommate who seems carefully constructed and on top of their stuff but in 3 a.m. heart-to-hearts reveals herself to be as precariously balanced and full of angst as you are.
The Tart Tatin, left [the bakedupside-down pastry thatâs flipped right-side up when served]: The straitjacketed person on your floor that you donât meet until the third week because theyâre always in their room doing something diligent because they were probably their high school valedictorian⊠until you meet them at an Science Olympiad pregame and they are turnt all the way up.
The SoufflĂ©, right [a baked egg dish notorious for deflating if not baked carefully]: In those awkward mixers Princeton organizes for first years, the first thing this person does after you rattle off your name, where youâre from, your major, whether you went on OA or CA, and what your residential college is, is ask you what extracurriculars you did in high school, and whether or not you were good at them. It is important to be honest about the magnitude of your accomplishments as to allow the SoufflĂ© to feel justified in bragging about their own. The SoufflĂ© experiences the impostor syndrome but wonât admit it. Image courtesy of taste.com
The Profiterole, left [âcream puffâ]:The person who talks a lot during precept but says little, sits right next to the professor, and makes direct eye contact at every possible moment. Constantly laments how pretentious things are before saying pretentious things, i.e. âGod this sounds so pretentious, but when my family went to our summer house in St. PetersburgâŠ.â Claims to know Eisgruber personally. see also âCreme de Patisserieâ [pastry cream filling]: The person sitting next to the Profiterole who nods at everything he says and encourages his behavior. see also âThe Boxed Brownieâ: This person knows she doesnât do the work for precept, yet leers at the Profiterole for being excited about the reading, even though the Profiterole is sacrificing himself to save the Brownieâs ass, basically. Image courtesy of foodnetwork.com
The Madeleine, right [a small vanilla shell-shaped cake you used to eat by the boxful]: This person is just your average Joe reading a machine-learning manual during dinner. He doesnât socialize unless you talk first. But heâll always affirm what you say, especially when youâve had a difficult week, even if what you say is worthy of being quoted in the Verbatim section of the Nassau Weekly (i.e., it should not have been voiced aloud). Courtesy of foodnetwork.com
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The Galette, left [freeform rustic pie made with a single crust of pastry like a pizza]: This person comes from a rural town that no one knows about and must always refer to their hometown via the closest well-known city. They subsequently go through an identity crisis after their third year at Princeton, when they realize that in assimilating to the preppy Princeton culture and majoring in Econ theyâve forgotten their roots and sold their soul. fully constructed and on top of their stuff but in 3am heart-to-hearts reveals herself to be as precariously balanced and full of angst as you are. The Baklava, left [a middle-eastern sweet nutty flaky dessert]: This person went on Bridge Year and doesnât make an effort to become friends with you because he has already found his lifetime soulmate abroad.
The Dutch Baby Pancake, right [the baked pancake]: The person who will write his class notes, type his class notes, print them and colorcoordinate them, and then file them into color-coordinated folders, and uses personalized stationery that you can only find in an obscure specialty stationery store. Image courtesy of entertainingwithbeth.com
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