Intern Blog Postings

Week 8: A Love Letter to Lasers

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Jaden Sicotte

Skip to the end to see lasers. I really won’t blame you if you do. Do it, go look at the cool lasers. 

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Week 8: Oh no it's almost August

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Sonja Boettcher

Hey wait a minute-- Why does 10 weeks feel so short all of a sudden?

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In fear of the frat mosquitos

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Charlotte Bimson

The Princess Bride, like every Star Wars movie and The Dark Knight, is campy. Apparently, this is a controversial take, but I would like to point out that Batman parades around in a cape, whispering about darkness and Anakin Skywalker simply exists.

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Week 8: So High School

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Jenna Mastropolo

“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” – Aristotle

It’s hard to believe that we only have two weeks left in the internship! 

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Week 7: A Weekend in NYC

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Amanda Maeglin

Week seven! It’s hard to believe that we are so close to the end of the summer – the days are really starting to fly by. This week was a rare combination of chaos week and routine week, which seems kind of fitting.

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Week 7: (or rather more aptly, week 1) I AM HERE!

Monday, July 15, 2024

Collins Kariuki

Dearest gentle reader (if you know, you know), I am finally here. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Collins Munene Kariuki. I call Nairobi, Kenya home.

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Week 7: I cannot hide from them...

Monday, July 15, 2024

Kai Hostetter-Habib

The one thing about Princetonians is that, in D.C. during the summer, there are way too many of us. Everywhere you turn, BOOM, jumpscare. Fortunately for me, there are a lot of programming and alumni connection opportunities as well.

 

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Week 7: The Southern Hawker

Monday, July 15, 2024

Maia Chandler

There are three more weeks of dragonfly propaganda left. I hope I have done enough propaganda that dragonflies become the most beloved insect. This week? The Southern Hawker, Aeshna cyanea. 

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Week 7: Beach Day, No Sunburn? (Insane Feat)

Sunday, July 14, 2024

Jaden Sicotte

To begin the week, I worked from ACP, where I finally figured out what redshift range I should be constrained to in order to have the best chance of detecting Lyman-alpha and CIII] emissions.

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You cannot spell “beach” without “human torpedo”

Sunday, July 14, 2024

Charlotte Bimson

Up until Sunday, I was under the impression that Forest Gump was a feel-good kids’ movie. It turns out that it’s not. There’s death, drugs, and assorted scariness.

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