The Daily Princetonian

At Colonial, joint plans more scarce

By Daniella Roseman

Colonial Club has decreased the number of shared meal plans available to members during this year’s room draw from 15 per class to 10, even though the club subsequently ran out of plans for the Class of 2009 just half an hour into residential college room draw. “We think the ...

Achebe: 'Apart' filled literary void

By Samantha Pergadia

Critically acclaimed Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe joined philosophy professor Kwame Appiah to discuss the historical and cultural significance of Achebe’s novel “Things Fall Apart” to a packed audience in the Nassau Presbyterian Church on Wednesday night in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the novel’s publication. Achebe described the factors ...

News

Harvard accomodates a public call to prayer

By Neil Mathur

Though Harvard’s trial of female-only gym hours and a broadcast of the Islamic call to prayer in Harvard Yard earlier this year grabbed the attention of the national media, members of the Princeton community do not foresee similar developments on campus, and many feel that the reaction to the events ...

Israeli diplomat warns of Iranian nuclear strength

By Ilya Sabnani

Sallai Meridor, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, warned of Iran’s growing nuclear threat in a lecture entitled “U.S.-Israeli Relations and the Middle East Peace Process,” which was held before a packed audience in Robertson Hall yesterday. Meridor began by referring to the many challenges Israel and the United States ...

Publisher: Success is longevity

Sports

Tigers team up for shutout

By Eric Dodds

After pounding out an astonishing 72 runs in its first seven games, the baseball team seemed to be an unstoppable offensive juggernaut. Jumpstarted by table-setters like junior shortstop Dan DeGeorge and featuring fearsome bats in sophomore catcher Jack Murphy and senior third baseman Spencer Lucian, the Tigers’ lineup was firing ...

On tap with ... forward Kevin Lohry

By Staff

Q: Your ‘Welcome-to-college-sports’ moment?A: In terms of being on a college team, moving and storage at the beginning of the year, which was a fantastic week — there’s a lot of sarcasm involved in that — it was hard and back-breaking, but it was good getting to know all of ...

Street

Fitting the globe within the bubble

By Elinor Flynn

At first glance, it may seem that Princetonians don't consider world travel and global thinking priorities in their busy lives. According to the Study Abroad Office in West College, 37 percent of Princeton students have a "significant" experience abroad during their four years. Only about 10 percent of these will ...

A taste of Bulgaria close to home

By Dan Pall

Who among us can honestly say that we have enough Bulgaria in our lives? I know I'd be a liar if I made such a bold claim. To try to satiate my growing hunger for the motherland, I recently took a friend to Princeton's own Little Bulgaria and sampled a ...