Dean's List
John Witherspoon- Not only gets a larger-than-life statue of himself, but also a commanding twin bust across the pond in the University of Paisley in Scotland.
McCosh Infirmary- Offers free flu shots to University community for the first time - and plans to offer credible health services in the near future.
Dean's Warning
Woody Woo- After a Wilson School secretary finds a suspicious letter, hazmat officials quarantine students and faculty in building for hours (or as others might say, lock the tools in the shed).
USG- Surprises students by actually bringing a good 'entertainer,' Billy Joel, to campus, but then insists on allowing only a fraction of the student body to see him.
Princeton by the numbers
$324,333- Salary and benefits former football team head coach Steve Tosches received in 1999-2000 year.
4- Rank of Tosches' salary among University officials at the time.
1- Ivy League wins Tosches managed in 1999. (Princeton's record: 1-6).
(Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 2, 2001.)
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As endowment tax looms, Princeton asks departments to make plans for ‘permanent’ budget cuts, warns of potential layoffs
Christopher Bao and Annie RupertusPrinceton asked all departments and University units to prepare “separate plans for 5 percent and 10 percent permanent budget cuts to be phased in over the next three years in a memo sent Monday. Administrators warned of layoffs as the University prepares for a potential federal endowment tax, set to be debated in Congress later this week.
Princeton asked all departments and University units to prepare “separate plans for 5 percent and 10 percent permanent budget cuts to be phased in over the next three years in a memo sent Monday. Administrators warned of layoffs as the University prepares for a potential federal endowment tax, set to be debated in Congress later this week.
Newark airport disruptions snarl student travel plans
Cynthia TorresNewark has been facing disruptions for around two weeks amid a national air traffic controller shortage, leading to delays of up to five hours for some flights. As a result, some students flying home for the summer have changed their flights.
Newark has been facing disruptions for around two weeks amid a national air traffic controller shortage, leading to delays of up to five hours for some flights. Some students flying home for the summer and may be effected by delays and some students changed their flights.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ’03 ‘plagiarized’ small portions of his senior thesis, experts say. But how serious is it?
Sena ChangA review of the senior thesis of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ’03 by The Daily Princetonian, in consultation with three plagiarism experts, found eight instances of uncredited material, sham paraphrasing, and verbatim copying. According to the experts, each passage violated Princeton’s academic integrity policies but varied in severity.
A review of the senior thesis of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ’03 by The Daily Princetonian, in consultation with three plagiarism experts, found eight instances of uncredited material, sham paraphrasing, and verbatim copying. According to the experts, each passage violated Princeton’s academic integrity policies but varied in severity.