Tower Club members covered in shaving cream chant “PTC!” as they charge through Brown Hall during fall Bicker pickups Wednesday night. The other clubs holding fall Bicker were Ivy and Cap & Gown.
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Troubled Nassau Weekly looks to WPRB

Following a series of personnel problems, the Nassau Weekly is in the midst of discussions to merge operations with the campus radio station WPRB.Talks have been ongoing between the student leadership of both organizations: the Nass’ three editors-in-chief, Colin Pfeiffer ’09, Uzoamaka Maduka ’09 and Chris Schlegel ’09, and WPRB ...

University will pay overtime to Borough Police

The University will compensate the Princeton Borough Police for overtime hours after members of the force responded to large crowds in attendance at the Quadrangle Club for Lawnparties, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students Thomas Dunne said on  Wednesday.Borough Police were caught off guard after the University failed to obtain noise ...

For University, Spelman 8 great success

The addition of Spelman building 8 to Whitman College was a major draw this year for upperclassmen eager to have both a kitchen and a meal plan, as the popularity of the independent dining option continues to decline.The apartment-style Spelman suites, each of which is equipped with a full kitchen, ...

Shapiro GS ’64 to chair DeVry

Former University president Harold Shapiro GS ’64 was elected to succeed Dennis Keller ’63 as chairman of the Board of Trustees of DeVry Inc., beginning on Nov. 13.Keller said in a statement that Shapiro, who has been a director of DeVry Inc., since 2001, “is an excellent choice to serve ...

Scoring quickly the key

Throughout the opening games of the 2008 season, the women’s soccer team (3-1-1 overall) made a living by eking out close wins in the final minutes of games. That all changed Tuesday night, when the Tigers notched two goals in the opening three minutes in their 2-0 win at Colgate ...

Across teams, new faces teach and train

The field hockey, football and men’s soccer teams have all welcomed fresh faces to the sidelines this season as new assistant coaches have joined each team’s staff.The field hockey team welcomes two new assistant coaches to the staff in Homero Pardi and Allison Nemeth ’07. Pardi has gained ample experience ...

De Niro and Pacino aren't better together

The moment in Michael Mann's crime epic "heat" when Al Pacino and Robert De Niro share the screen for the first time in their long careers is nothing short of electric. In a film famous for its intense action sequences, their quiet scene together plays like an emotional punch to ...

Metallica returns to its roots with 'Death Magnetic'

It may be hard to remember now, but once upon a time, Metallica was pretty cool. Its first three albums alone - "Kill Em All," "Ride the Lightning" and "Master of Puppets" - remain untouchable classics to this day, all very influential and very, very loud. It's not often that ...
Writer Elena Poniatowska, the daughter of a Polish prince, who has spent most of her life in Mexico, spoke to a private gathering at Palmer House on Wednesday afternoon.