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(12/14/22 4:08am)
The summer before his first year at Princeton, Samuel Kleiner ’25 bought a $75 bike from Facebook Marketplace. After a week on campus, it broke down — the back axle snapped, and the gear shifter caught in the spokes.
(03/02/22 4:15am)
From Tuesday, March 1 through Thursday, March 10, members of the Class of 2022 will vote in primary elections for the 2022 Young Alumni Trustee (YAT).
(02/18/20 5:14am)
TigerTransit is moving in a new direction. An open house in Dillon Gymnasium on Feb. 14 presented early reports on the future of campus mobility for comments by students, faculty, and staff members.
(02/05/18 8:39pm)
As the new semester begins, the Office of Sustainability’s Ecology Representative Program (EcoReps) led by undergraduates who “promote the integration of sustainability into campus life,” is working to continue the successful EcoReps Clothing Swap and kick off two new initiatives: MEND and Greening Athletics.
(10/12/16 9:56pm)
Princeton has a way of warping — maybe even morphing — my perspective of the world around me. Greek columns like those of the Parthenon work their way into my daily walk to class, accompanied by a peppering of famous statues and Nobel laureate professors. I’ll never forget my first foray into the magnificence of Princeton as an eager 14-year-old, overcome by the ridiculous perfection that seems to ooze out of every nook and cranny of each architectural marvel on campus. It was then that my idea of a pristine Princeton was truly solidified. Every space on campus was its own iteration of what perfection should look like—from the quarter-sawn oak paneling in East Pyne to the angular exactness of I. M. Pei’s venerated Spelman apartments.
(04/09/15 4:28pm)
The University is planning a potential expansion of its bike sharing program by cooperating with the township and increasing the amount of bike stations both on campus and in the community, University Director of Community and Regional Affairs Kristin Appelget said.
(04/07/13 10:00pm)
Rockefeller College has sponsored the reopening of the Cyclab, a student-run bicycle cooperative designed to provide cyclists of any level with the skills and tools necessary to repair their bikes. The co-op, located under the Rocky Private Dining Room and accessible via the loading dock ramp on University Place, holds open hours every Tuesday and Sunday, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., respectively.
(02/27/13 11:00pm)
The USG and Student Health Advisory Board will co-host a bike tune-up event on Friday afternoon, offering free repairs, giveaways, raffles and opportunities to learn about bike safety and security on campus.
(11/27/12 11:00pm)
The Cyclab student co-op, which repaired bicycles for free, has closed down this fall after a divorce from its former partner organization, U-Bikes. It had been operating for six years.
(04/01/12 10:00pm)
In 2001, the USG voted to move the election from the winter to spring. But at its Senate meeting Sunday night, the student government took the second of two votes necessary to revert back to its prior arrangement. At last week’s senate meeting, the amendment passed 18 to two, with one abstention. But because this is a constitutional change, moving the election requires two separate votes with a two-thirds majority. Sunday’s vote passed 18 to one, with two abstentions.
(11/22/11 11:00pm)
In the summer after his sophomore year at Princeton, Alex Barnard ’09 was sent a New York Times article on “freeganism” by his girlfriend. The article came with a warning: If he became a freegan, she would break up with him.
(10/04/10 10:00pm)
Regarding “Where’s the orange and the black?” (Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010):
(11/18/09 11:00pm)
Last year, Lorne Applebaum GS saw a flyer on campus for a bike co-op that led him to a tiny room in the basement of Forbes College. One year later, Applebaum is a volunteer with the co-op, since renamed Cyclab, which has become a spot for students and community members to share their knowledge of and enthusiasm for the bicycle.