Princeton Alumni Weekly: Goin' Backstory

Gregg Lange '70 searches for pattern recognition in a column that travels from the Cosmos to the early days of sports television and back to the present day.For more Web exclusives, visit paw.princeton.edu

Putting the art in smartphone: Gregg Lange '70 explores campus art collections in a "snazzy 21st-century package." For more Web exclusives, visit paw.princeton.edu

Columnist Gregg Lange ’70 mulls the Nude Olympics and its place in the history of student life at Princeton. For more Web exclusives, visit paw.princeton.edu

In his latest Princeton history column, Gregg Lange '70 looks at Pete Carril’s Tigers and a pivotal moment in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. For more Web exclusives, visit paw.princeton.edu

How a 1973 documentary featuring Princeton classrooms became an Oscar frontrunner. For more Web exclusives, visit paw.princeton.edu

History columnist Gregg Lange ’70 looks at the long span of anti-apartheid protests at Princeton. For more Web Exclusives, visit http://paw.princeton.edu

Gregg Lange '70 shares a birthday tribute to collector and philanthropist William Scheide '36 and his "century's worth of wonderment." For more Web Exclusives, visit http://paw.princeton.edu

Gregg Lange '70 finds an unexpected gift in the form of Class of 1866 grad's math notebook (with assists from eBay and Mudd Library). For more Web Exclusives, visit paw.princeton.edu.

The real life exploits of Princeton's do-it-all hero, Hobey Baker 1914, who starred for the Tigers on the gridiron and the ice 100 years ago. For more Web Exclusives, visit paw.princeton.edu.

Gregg Lange '70 recalls the tale of Grover's Mill's 58 minutes of fame and the esteemed (fictional) Professor Richard Pierson, star of The War of the Worlds, broadcast 75 years ago this month. For more Web Exclusives, visit paw.princeton.edu.

Columnist Gregg Lange '70 reflects on the recent NSA revelations by looking back at Princeton's connection to the Institute for Defense Analyses and other classified work. Visit paw.princeton.edu for more Web exclusives.

Gregg Lange '70 explores honor (and dishonor) in the context of the Class of 2017's summer reading assignment. For more Web Exclusives, visit paw.princeton.edu.

Christopher Eisgruber '83 is the eighth undergraduate to be Princeton's president. In the final Rally 'Round the Cannon podcast of the 2012-13 publication year, Gregg Lange '70 looks at the first seven "UA" presidents. For more Web Exclusives, visit paw.princeton.edu

Gregg Lange ’70’s column strolls on the four campus walks named for Princeton presidents. Lange illustration by Steven Leach. For more Web Exclusives, visit paw.princeton.edu.

Gregg Lange '70 explains how a century-old statue -- Daniel Chester French's Earl Dodge Memorial (the Princeton student), also known as the Christian Student -- found its place on campus. Lange illustration by Steven Leach. For more Web Exclusives, visit paw.princeton.edu.

Gregg Lange '70 offers his take on Princeton's honor system, why it exists, and why it works. "Whether or not we ever cheat, whether or not we're ever caught, it's a potent vehicle to help us wake up on our own; to be our own best teachers." Lange illustration by Steven Leach. For more Web Exclusives, visit paw.princeton.edu.

In advance of the lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender, and ally alumni conference, Gregg Lange '70 offers this historical reflection on Princeton's LGBT community. Lange illustration by Steven Leach. For more Web Exclusives, visit paw.princeton.edu.

From its origins in the 1920s, the senior thesis requirement was a boon for Princeton's library. Is the digital age reversing that trend? Gregg Lange '70 looks at what the future may hold, with the understanding that predicting the future is tricky business. Lange illustration by Steven Leach. For more Web Exclusives, visit paw.princeton.edu.

Would your class build you an office? The Class of 1879 did for Woodrow Wilson, and that was just the beginning. On the 100th anniversary of Wilson's inauguration, Gregg Lange '70 looks at the class and its work "in the nation's service." Lange illustration by Steven Leach. For more Web Exclusives, visit paw.princeton.edu.

News flash: Gregg Lange '70 is not a candidate for the Princeton presidency. But he's done some digging to tell the stories of two interim presidents in the University's history. Lange illustration by Steven Leach. For more Web Exclusives, visit paw.princeton.edu.