Cheat Sheet - An Alumna’s Advice for the Young Women of Princeton: Marry My Son

Today: Kenya Dismisses Election Rigging Allegations , "The State of War" – Kim Jong Un's Bombastic, and Ominous, Bluster , National Zoo Artificially Inseminates Panda March 30, 2013 GO GET 'EM TIGERS 1. An Alumna's Advice for the Young Women of Princeton: Marry My Son In a letter published in the Daily Princetonian, Susan A. Patton, president of the class of '77, told female students to marry a classmate before they graduate, saying Princeton women "have almost priced ourselves out of the market." Eveline Chao on the social-media backlash. Read it at The Daily Beast ON THE BRINK 2. Kenya Dismisses Election Rigging Allegations Police braced for violent outbursts in Kenya Saturday following officials' decision to uphold the victory of newly-elected Presidet Uhuru Kenyatta. The decision dismisses claims that the narrow—and highly controversial—March election—in which Kenyatta won with only 50.3 percent of the vote, had been rigged. Regarded as a ruthless leader, the United States and other Western nations have openly expressed their disapproval for Kenyatta, who has been charged by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. In Kenya's capital, Nairobi, angry citizens began smashing shop windows and yelling in the streets. A community activist, Kennedy Odede, described the fragile situation: "There's no violence yet…there are police everywhere." Read it at New York Times 'STATE OF WAR' 3. North Korea's Ominous Bluster On Saturday, North Korea declared it was "entering the state of war" with South Korea. Gordon G. Chang says the country's one-a-day rhetorical blasts suggest something is terribly wrong—and about to get worse. Read it at The Daily Beast BABY ON BOARD 4. National Zoo Artificially Inseminates Panda Who doesn't love baby pandas? The National Zoo is determined to create a few, announcing Saturday that its female giant panda, Mei Xiang, had been artificially inseminated after natural breeding failed to occur. Despite these issues in the bedroom, the zoo's male panda, Tian Tian, will still be the cub's biological dad. Hopefully within 95 and 160 days (the length of a panda pregnancy), the two pandas will welcome a new bundle of fluff and the Internet can have a new favorite animal.   Read it at NBC News PARTY POLITICS 5. Italian President Considers Resigning Italy's political circus may—finally—be coming to an end. Officials announced Saturday that Italian President Giorgio Napolitano is rumored to be considering resignation after more talks failed to move the country forward in forming a new government. A decision to step down by Napolitano would free up Parliament to either elect a new president, or dissolve the current system and call for a new election. A month after the country's highly-disputed elections, it remains at a political impasse, as Italians' patience wears thin. "This country needs respect and attention and, most of all, it deserves to be governed," wrote Roberto Napoletano in Italy's major newspaper. It's game time for the boot. Read it at The New York Times Again? 35 Indicted in Atlanta Cheating Scandal Including former Superintendent. WHAT'S NEXT, ZUCK? Facebook Launching 'New Home' on Android To boost user activity. UPSET CITY Michigan Beats Kansas in Overtime Sweet Sixteen round of NCAA tournament. MASTER OF THE HOUSE Sacha Baron Cohen Becomes Landlord Leases Hollywood home MONKEY BUSINESS Bieber's Pet Monkey Quarantined in Germany Lacked proper papers. GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. The Right Wing and the 'Rap Wing' (NSFW) Who would have thought that rappers and right-wing radio hosts had anything in common, let alone all this? From women to guns, Rush and Beck sound a lot like Eminem and 50 Cent--minus the rhyming, of course. More Videos Climate Change is Here, Ready or Not by Eugene Linden The Week's Best Reads by David Sessions Facebook's Same-Sex Stunner by Marlow Stern

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