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James Shinn ’73 travels through Afghanistan in a Black Hawk helicopter. He was assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs until last Friday.
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James Shinn ’73 gets to know his Blackwater bodyguard in Kabul, Afghanistan late last month. Shinn will be returning to the University this spring to teach an engineering course on technology and public policy.
Photo by Habin Chung
Adetola Olatunji ’11 and Jerome Jackson ’11 perform in the Black Arts Company fall 2008 show “The BAC Awards.” The Saturday-night performance in the Frist Performance Theatre featured many dance styles including hiphop, jazz, lyrical, tap and reggae.
Photo by Sojung Yi
Freshman middle blocker Cathryn Quinn notched a key kill in the first game of the women’s volleyball team’s 3-0 victory over Brown.
Photo by Lucy Minott
Yevgeniy Leypunskiy ’11 competes against Conor Myhrvold ’11 at the Bughouse Chess Tournament sponsored by the University Chess and Mathematics clubs.
Photo by Maryanne Wachter
Students perform jazz music at Forbes on Friday evening. Anand Krishnamurthy ’11 plays guitar, Jason Weinreb ’12 plays piano, Matt Wong ’10 plays bass, and Leo Lester ’11 plays the drums.
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Freshman guard Doug Davis slashes inside in the men’s basketball team’s 55-53 loss to Central Michigan. Davis’s 25-point, four-rebound performance ranks among the finest freshman debuts in Tiger history.
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Junior Liz Costello used a strong kick to squeak into second place in the women’s cross country team’s Mid-Atlantic Regional race. The No. 4 Tigers tied for first place with No. 6 West Virginia.
Photo by Faaez Ul Haq
The Son Candela ensemble performs Mexican music in the Rocky Common Room on Friday night, as part of Latino Heritage Month.
Photo by Jun Koh
Jason Harper ’09 performs in Cafe Viv on Friday evening as the first of a series of weekly shows hosted by the Modern Improvisational Music Association in Princeton.
Senior quarterback and tri-captain Brian Anderson threw for only 52 yards in the football team's 14-0 loss to Yale.
Junior running back Jordan Culbreath ran for 69 yards on 16 carries in the football team's loss to Yale. The Tigers gained a total of 96 yards on the ground.
Photo by Sookyung Kim
The Tigressions a cappella group performs at the OMTG Jam at Richardson Auditorium on Friday evening with soloist Kelly Schwarz ’10.
Photo by Yanran Chen
Ilya Korsunsky and Lily Kolman perform ballroom dance at Dillon Gym on Saturday night as part of an event hosted by Alcohol Initiative and the Princeton Ballroom Dance Club.
Photo by Maria Cury
Students gamble for prizes, including an iPod Shuffle, at Casino Night in Frist Campus Center on Saturday evening. The event featured blackjack, poker, craps and mocktails.
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James Shinn ’73 travels through Afghanistan in a Black Hawk helicopter. He was assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs until last Friday.
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Back from Afghanistan

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