Senior Class Selects Winning Beer Jacket Design

Senior Class Selects Winning Beer Jacket Design
In 1915, a group of seniors donned white suits to protect their clothes from the beer they drank at the Nassau Inn. The tradition lives on for this year's senior class, whose winning design for the Class of 2005 "Beer Jacket" was announced Sunday.

Over 90 percent of the senior class voted through the Class of 2005 website. The first round of voting allowed each member to select two designs from 16 choices, which varied both in logo and style. For the second round, seniors selected their top choice out of the three most popular designs.

"The high voter turnout was really encouraging," said Anne-Louise Bigliani '05, who is responsible for this year's class jackets.

Edward Shin '05 submitted the winning design, which was actually created by his brother Ernie, a high school senior. One of the last designs submitted, it features a large orange and black tiger on the back and a Princeton crest with "Class of 2005" written on the front.

"My brother is a much better artist than I am and I knew he would make something cool," Shin said.

The only inputs Shin had in the design were the number of buttons and the design of the pockets. Nevertheless, he was very impressed with the final design.

"I think it shows that our class has good taste," he said.

Because the senior class pays for the jack