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So here is a story about consumerism that TigerBlog is sure is relatable for most. 

TigerBlog needed a new shower curtain, and he found himself across the street from a TJ Maxx while doing a different errand. Perfect, he thought. He'd just run in after the first errand. Two birds with one stone, as it were.

Ah, but here's where the consumerism comes in. How many items did TB end up buying in TJ Maxx? 

If you guessed "seven," you are correct. Isn't that how it works?  

Anyway, instead of having one item, he now had seven — including two new bath towels. When the woman at the checkout line asked if he'd like a bag, he said sure. That's when she said it would be an additional 10 cents.

Ten cents for a bag? That's not exactly a cost deterrent. Feeling generous, TB told her to add an additional dollar to his bill and then to give the next 10 people a free bag. 

She gave him a quizzical look. 

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The College Sports Communicators At-Large Academic All-District honors were announced yesterday. 

The At-Large division is for all sports that don't have their own sport-specific category. You'll probably know these names, since they're also some of Princeton's best athletes. 

Here are Princeton's All-District selections:

Men

William Huang, golf, senior, economics
A PING All-Region selection for the second year in a row, William Huang was named honorable mention All-Ivy this season to record his fourth career All-Ivy selection -- just the 13th golfer in Ivy history to earn four career All-Ivy honors.

Nicholas Lawson, fencing, senior, physics
Lawson was an All-American at the NCAA Championships this season, finishing ninth in épée. He earned first-team All-Ivy honors after going 9-2 at the league meet, and he was also the team's Academic All-Ivy selection.

Brandon Lee, fencing, junior, computer science
Lee won All-American honors, finishing third at the NCAA Championships this year. He was the NCAA regional foil champion and a first-team all-region honoree.  

Gavin Molloy, water polo, senior, Public and International Affairs
Molloy was part of the Princeton squad that won its fourth straight Northeast Water Polo Conference title. The senior captain was named a All-NWPC honorable mention, NWPC All-tournament honorable mention and was part of the ACWPC All-Academic team.

Charlie Palmer, golf, sophomore, economics
A second-team All-Ivy selection this season, Palmer was also named PING All-Region to build off a 2024 year where he was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year.

Tucker Wade, lacrosse, sophomore, economics
Wade was Princeton's first sophomore midfielder to earn first-team All-Ivy League honors in 13 years, as well as an honorable mention All-American. His five goals in the NCAA opening round win over Towson were one off the program record for an NCAA game. 

Women's

Rachael Carver, water polo, senior, Public and International Affairs
Carver was second-team all-conference who graduates as the program all-time leader in career assists (260). She started every game for the Tigers, leading the team with 60 assists along with 44 goals, 26 steals and 25 drawn ejections as the team made the CWPA Championship game. 

Ella Cashman, field hockey, sophomore, molecular biology
A first-team All-Ivy League defender, Cashman also scored six goals to help Princeton to a 7-0 run through the Ivy League to win the championship and reach the NCAA quarterfinals. Cashman, a first-team All-Region selection as well, scored both goals, including the game-winner in OT, in Princeton's win over Harvard that decided the league title. She was also an NFHCA All-Academic selection. 

Sara Covin, open rowing, senior, psychology
Covin coxed the first varsity to Ivy League gold, taking down previously unbeaten Yale in the Grand Final. She earned first-team All-Ivy honors. 

Hadley Husisian, fencing, sophomore, English
Husisian was an All-American honoree in 2025, finishing third at the NCAAs. She was also the NCAA regional épée champion, a first-team all-region honoree, and a first-team All-Ivy honoree, going 14-4 at the Ivy meet.

Victoria Liu, golf, senior, computer science
A first-team All-Ivy honoree in 2025, Liu finished her Princeton career as a three-time first-team All-Ivy selection. She recorded one victory this season, winning her home tournament at the Princeton Invitational for the third time.

Issy Wunder, hockey, junior, psychology
Wunder had a career year in which she was named a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier award, the Ivy League Player of the Year, First-Team All-Ivy, All-ECAC First Team, ECAC Forward of the Year, finalist for ECAC Player of the Year and Academic All-Ivy. Wunder was third in Division I in goals per game (0.81) and fourth in points per game (1.56).  She racked up 50 total points on. 26 goals and 24 assists to help lead the Tigers to the ECAC Quarterfinals.  

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Of those 12, there are 10 who have been selected to advance to the national ballot: Huang, Lawson, Lee, Palmer and Wade for the men and Carver, Cashman, Covin, Husisian and Wunder for the women. 

The national honorees will be announced in July. 

It's not easy to be that strong athletically and academically at Princeton. Did you check out the majors as well? Those are some challenging academic loads. 

It's what Princeton athletes sign up for when they come here. 

Congrats to those on the list. They are amazingly impressive.