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Four donors give more than $105 million to expand environmental focus at U.

By Mendy Fisch - July 2

The University announced four alumni donations for expanding environmental research this week, the largest of which is a $100 million gift from investment manager Gerhard Andlinger ’52. These gifts are a part of the University’s $1.75 billion “Aspire” Capital Campaign.Andlinger’s gift, which will fund the Gerhard R. Andlinger Center for ...

Web update: Tigers try for Olympic glory

By Staff - June 29

Six Princeton rowers will represent their countries in the summer Olympic Games in Beijing this August. Carolina Lind '06, who served as the stroke on the dominating 2006 women's open varsity eight, earned a seat in the U.S. Women's 8+. Lind will compete against former teammate Andreanne Morin '06, who ...

News

Robertson trial date pushed back

By Matt Westmoreland - June 26

The six-year-old dispute over the Robertson Foundation’s $900 million endowment will face yet another delay. Superior Court Judge Maria Sypek postponed the trial date from October until January because she is still settling into her role as a Chancery Court judge and has several other cases lined up on her ...

'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' crash lands on campus

By Tasnim Shamma - June 24

A silver sports car sped down Washington Road, swerved and hit a student crossing the street, sending him flying onto the sidewalk. The student then sprang to his feet, the car backed up, and, several minutes later, the whole scene played out again as cameras rolled throughout. Paramount Pictures arrived ...

Sports

Web update: Frick wins high jump at NCAA regionals

By Staff

Sophomore Justin Frick won the high jump at the NCAA East Regional Track & Field Championships at Florida State's Mike Long Track with a seven-foot, 2.25-inch jump. He reached this career-best height on his first attempt, qualifying for the NCAA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, in two weeks.Other Tigers also had ...