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Web update: USG upholds disqualification of Pang '12
The USG Senate, meeting in a private executive session late Tuesday night, rejected an appeal by Bill Pang ’12, who asked that the invalidation of his candidacy for Class of 2012 treasurer be overturned.Though Pang won more votes than runner-up Austin Hollimon ’12, he exceeded campaign spending limits. Hollimon was ...
'Million Little Pieces' author Frey fills 'Slander' class with profanity
Expletives flew freely as controversial celebrity author James Frey joined English professor Sophie Gee in her class, ENG 231: Dirty Words: Satire, Slander and Society, on Tuesday morning. Frey is perhaps best known for his New York Times bestseller “A Million Little Pieces.” The book, chosen for Oprah Winfrey’s Book ...
Hypnotists can’t control you
Peter Hummon GS trained for three years to be a hypnotist. But when he tells people at parties that he’s a hypnotist, they often “cover their eyes, change the subject, or dash across the room,” he said. Now, those in the University community who are “hypno-curious” can sit in his ...
Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison reads from new book 'A Mercy'
Emotionally provocative scenes from Toni Morrison’s newest book, “A Mercy,” silenced a packed Alexander Hall on Tuesday evening, as she illustrated to the assembled crowd the ubiquity of slavery in civilization’s history. Her ninth book stemmed from her interest in “what might it be like to have slavery without race, ...
Field Hockey: Terps top Tigers 5-0
The field hockey team was in action last night in its toughest matchup of the season against No. 2 Maryland. The Terrapins lived up to their press and beat the No. 12 Tigers 5-0, for Princeton’s second loss of the season.Princeton (9-2 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) came out rather flat ...
Women's Soccer: Flat-back four not caught on its heels
The numbers are gaudy — three goals allowed in 10 games, seven clean sheets, a 600-minute goalless streak, a goalie with a .914 save percentage — but perhaps more impressive than the women’s soccer team’s defensive statistics so far this season are its expectations for the rest of the year.“No ...
