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Cannon Club to admit juniors, seniors

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

Krueger nominated as Council of Economic Advisers chairman

President Barack Obama nominated Wilson School professor Alan Krueger as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers today.

NEWS | 08/28/2011

Updated: Township worker dies after post-Irene rescue attempt

A Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad member who was injured in a storm-related rescue attempt has passed away, Township police announced Monday morning.

NEWS | 08/28/2011

Updated: University announces ban on freshman-year rush

Luc Cohen

The University will ban students from participating in freshman rush, it announced on Tuesday. The ban will take effect beginning in fall 2012, with members of the Class of 2016 prohibited from affiliating with fraternities or sororities for the duration of their freshman year

NEWS | 08/22/2011

Va. earthquake shakes campus

The University was shaken by a 5.9-magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shortly before 2 p.m. on Tuesday. No damage or injuries have been reported on campus.

NEWS | 08/22/2011

University welcomes 8 new trustees

The University welcomed eight alumni to its Board of Trustees on July 1, including prominent figures such as former ABC anchor Charlie Gibson ’65 and 2010 California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman ’77.

NEWS | 07/25/2011

Campus lurer Kadyhrob indicted on kidnapping charge

Campus lurer Tony Kadyhrob has been indicted by the Mercer County Grand Jury on one count of second-degree attempted kidnapping and one count of third-degree luring, according to Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office spokeswoman Casey DeBlasio.

NEWS | 07/19/2011

Community kicks off BYOBag initiative

Sustainable Princeton celebrated the opening of its new BYOBag campaign in Hinds Plaza on Thursday. The campaign hopes to encourage customers to embrace environmentally friendly habits through the use of reusable shopping bags.

NEWS | 07/19/2011

Researchers discover life at unprecedented depths

Dubbed the "worm from hell," Halicephalobus mephisto is one of four species of nematodes recently discovered by researchers more than 2.2 miles beneath the surface of the earth in South African gold mines. Multi-cellular organisms have never been detected at such depths before.

NEWS | 07/13/2011

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