Intern Blog Postings

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. 

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Sonja Boettcher

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

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.

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! 

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.

Munene's headshot.

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.

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.

 

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. 

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.

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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