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U. to explore publishing some documents online only

Written by Melissa Loewinger, Staff Writer
Published: Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
In an effort to cut costs, the administration will evaluate whether some University publications could be distributed online instead of in print, Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel said in an e-mail to The Daily Princetonian.

Last week, Harvard announced ...

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  • 1:32 a.m. on April 8th, 2009
    Posted by
    '12

    I always just recycle the course catalog anyway...

    I think all students and professors should try to wean themselves off of the need to kill trees and spend money for every conceivable reason. The online course catalog is efficient and allows quick searches by department and distribution. Why wouldn't anyone want to use it?

    Likewise, Professors, who post their handouts on Blackboard anyways, should stop handing out the papers in class. They just get thrown away, or added to endless piles of clutter. The same is true of students and their readings: You don't need to print it out! Just read it on the screen!

    Computers serve as the perfect organizer and environmental agent, and I hope we will all progressively come to progressively take further advantage of them.

  • 2:24 a.m. on April 8th, 2009
    Posted by
    duh

    put everything online and have some paper copies available for pickup

  • 2:57 a.m. on April 8th, 2009
    Posted by
    '09

    How about not posting the laughable propoganda that is that "Quintessentially Princeton" booklet? My advisor told me that book was created as a political move to combat those in the administration who wanted to do away with the thesis. The packet basically BEGS you to recognize the utility of the thesis....it is so pathetic..

  • 1:53 p.m. on April 8th, 2009
    Posted by
    Agree with Duh

    Have everything online and have some printed copies at Frist for people to pick up.

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