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Campus survives hurricane with minor damage

Campus survives hurricane with minor damage

Alaka Halder

The storm that brought heavy rain and high winds to the East Coast two weeks ago — Hurricane Irene — caused only minor damage to University property, the administration reported. The University is currently in the process of assessing estimates and costs regarding the loss incurred.

NEWS | 09/15/2011

Annual Giving achieves record alumni response

Prerna Ramachandra

The University’s Annual Giving campaign raised $50,010,045 for the year 2010-2011, it announced in July, the second highest total in the campaign’s history.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

Princeton Regional Schools mulls fate of former school

Patience Haggin

At the end of the month, the future of the former Valley Road School site will be determined. Princeton Regional Schools will choose between replacing the school with a site to house Princeton’s emergency services or converting the school to a community center for local nonprofits.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

Shostak donates $10 million to fund Project X science initiatives

Alaka Halder

A $10 million gift made by philanthropist Lynn Shostack to the University’s Project X in June will ensure continued support for faculty members seeking seed funding for creative and unconventional research projects in the field of engineering.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

Greek students oppose University ban

Luc Cohen

Three weeks after the University’s Aug. 23 announcement that it would prohibit freshmen from rushing fraternities or sororities beginning in the fall of 2012, the University’s Greek organizations are still taking in the news.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

Sovereign Bank signs agreement to fund international programs

Yuliya Barsukova

Sovereign Bank signed a three-year agreement with the University in July, effective immediately, to help support international academic initiatives.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

Memorial service honors 13 alumni victims of 9/11

Launa Greer

Last Sunday on Cannon Green, several hundred University faculty, students and members of the public gathered to reflect on the 10-year legacy of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and honor the memories of the thousands who perished, including 13 Princeton alumni.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

Borough, Township prepare for November vote on consolidation

Patience Haggin

Residents of the Borough and Township will vote on a referendum proposing consolidation of the two communities this November. If the referendum passes with a majority in both the Borough and the Township, the two Princetons will become one municipality under a borough form of government.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

News & Notes: Students honored at opening exercises

Seven undergraduates were awarded prizes during opening exercises on Sunday.The Freshman First Honor Prize, awarded annually to a current sophomore who achieved exceptional academic standing during their freshman year, went to Eugene Katsevich ?14, a prospective mathematics major from Oviedo, Fla.The George B.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

Far East Movement to headline Lawnparties

Luc Cohen

The electro-hop group Far East Movement will headline the USG-sponsored concert at Lawnparties this Sunday at Quadrangle Club.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

Cannon Club to admit juniors, seniors

Luc Cohen

Cannon Club, which is set to reopen as an undergraduate eating club in February 2012, will now be offering social memberships to members of the classes of 2012 and 2013. The Graduate Board of Trustees of Cannon Dial Elm Club announced the news in an email sent out to juniors and seniors on Aug. 15.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

Heavy rains force recall of Outdoor Action trips

Catherine Ku

Heavy rains and dangerous weather conditions in the wake of Tropical Storm Lee last week forced the University to recall the freshman pre-orientation Outdoor Action trips.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

News & Notes: U. researchers discover patterns in post-trauma gene activity

Trauma victims recovering from serious injuries exhibit similar gene activity — regardless of age, gender or previous health — as their condition changes.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

Community continues to oppose Dinky relocation

Patience Haggin

In an official resolution this July, the Borough Council publicly announced that it is opposed to the University’s plan to move Dinky station.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

Devarajan ’75 speaks on value of service

Sohee Khim

Shanta Devarajan ’75, the chief economist of the World Bank’s Africa Region, spoke on the importance of service as the keynote speaker for the annual “Reflections on Service” event on Sept. 13.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

Decade later, professors reflect on aftermath

Tara Thean

When Wilson School professor Stanley Katz remembers 9/11, his first thoughts are not of Sept. 11, 2001, but rather of the walk to his office in Robertson Hall the very next day.

NEWS | 09/10/2011

Archives: University community comes together to pray

It seemed like another world — the bright sun, air buzzing over manicured flowers in Prospect Garden. But students hurrying towards Frist Campus Center, cell phones held tightly to ears, eyes focused somewhere in the distance minutes after the World Trade Center collapsed yesterday morning, made clear just how close the disaster was to home.

NEWS | 09/10/2011

Archives: Twin attacks take place in New York, D.C.

In an apparent parallel attack on U.S. financial and military institutions, two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center around 9 a.m. yesterday, causing the twin towers to collapse in the heart of New York's financial district.

NEWS | 09/10/2011

Looking back, 10 years later

Zachary Goldfarb

Not long after United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the World Trade Center, I was in Frist Campus Center. I hadn’t heard the news when I happened upon a group of students watching a replay of the crumbling towers on CNN.

NEWS | 09/10/2011

The 9/11 generation

Teddy Schleifer

Ten years after attacks that challenged the foundation of American political and social life, it remains unclear what legacy lies behind for the generation that was buried and arose in its ruins. The 9/11 generation cannot define itself because the generation is still growing, still grappling and still grieving.

NEWS | 09/10/2011

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