Students in pirate garb urge retiring chemistry professor Maitland Jones to walk the plank into the Wilson School fountain Friday.
Eighties rockers Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will headline the USG's spring concert on Dean's Date, bringing rock n'roll to campus just as students have handed in their final papers and problem sets.USG president Rob Biederman '08 said Jett will perform on Tuesday, May 15, at 5:15 p.m.
Ten University professors were elected to two prestigious academic honor societies, the University announced last week.Five professors were elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), while another five current and emeritus professors were tapped to join the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS).Astrophysics professor Bruce Draine, ecology and evolutionary biology (EEB) professor Peter Grant, psychology professor Philip Johnson-Laird, EEB professor Stephen Pacala and astrophysics professor and department chair David Spergel '82 were elected to NAS.Three current and two emeritus professors were chosen to join AAAS: molecular biology professor Bonnie Bassler, history professor emeritus Nell Painter, politics professor emeritus John Waterbury '61 and sociology professors Bruce Western and Viviana Zelizer.The newly selected AAAS members join 222 other recently admitted leaders in their fields.
Ten dollars bought a manicure from professionals in Whig Hall yesterday during the 'Manicure for the Cure' event, which raised money for breast cancer research.
Executive power has expanded significantly in the modern era, and little can be done to slow the trend, politics professor David Lewis said in a dinner discussion yesterday in Frist Campus Center.The Constitution, Lewis said, does not specify the limits of presidential power, leaving much open to debate.
Listen folks, this is your friend the Weather Guy, a.k.a. Thunder King. I want you to Crtl+S, stand up from your computer, put on some sweet flair and go have a magical Houseparties evening with your best buds.
Leaves and berries embellish the top of a beautifully browned pastry, enclosing the tender juices of filet mignon and pate de foie gras.
Correction Appended The University has closed off the basement of Forbes College after students raised concerns that area, as well as the basement of Edwards Hall, might contain unusually high concentrations of the cancer-causing natural gas radon.Radon is a radioactive gas present in everyday air that can't be seen, smelled or tasted.
While this summer's slated demolition of the often-ridiculed Butler College quad probably doesn't sadden too many students, a small group of alumni are concerned that the memory of their Princeton classes will be bulldozed along with it.In recent months, members of the classes of 1940, '41 and '42 ? who funded the dorms' construction ? have come together to discuss how the contributions of their classmates can continue to be remembered long after the construction of the new Butler College is complete.Conversations with a number of alumni suggest the University is planning to construct individual commemorative plaques for the classes of '22, '40, '41 and '42.
There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but two sophomores believe that University students can at least find good bargains on Nassau Street.Jacob Bornstein '09 and USG vice president Josh Weinstein '09 recently launched Princeton Plus, a new USG initiative that lists restaurants and shops that offer discounts to Princeton students.
Students relax on Frist's South Lawn yesterday evening during FristFest. The event included live bands, carnival games, a make-your-own teddy bear stand, and a clown (c.) as well as a variety of food including tacos, steak, hoagies and cotton candy.
Dina McGreevey, the ex-wife of former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, has come out swinging this week.With the Tuesday release of her book "Silent Partner: A Memoir of My Marriage," Dina has for the first time voiced anger about her ex-husband and her treatment by the media since his August 2004 revelation of an extramarital affair with state homeland security advisor Golan Cipel and subsequent declaration of homosexuality.The 2004 scandal sparked a firestorm of controversy, forcing the governor to resign amid nationwide debate over the appropriateness of his behavior and the relevance of his sexual orientation.
Can I get a boost with that?Students may find themselves asking this question at a new smoothie shop opening on Nassau Street this summer.
Correction Appended After a two-year decline in the number of students concentrating in the five largest academic departments at the University, 490 members of the Class of 2009 joined the top five departments last week.
Civic participation in America has declined in recent years as factors including increased commuting time and a rise in television viewing cause people to neglect social interactions, Harvard professor and bestselling author Robert Putnam told a crowd of more than 100 in Dodds Auditorium yesterday.Befitting someone who studies bowling league participation and dinner party attendance, Putnam was congenial and never stuffy as he paced around the front of the room and walked up and down aisles, his booming voice freeing him from needing a microphone.After a brief introduction by Wilson School professor and civil society scholar Stan Katz, Putnam ? the author of "Making Democracy Work" and the bestselling "Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community" ? defined social capital, his topic of study.
As students prepare to strut their stuff during Houseparties this weekend, one might expect Stephens Fitness Center in Dillon Gym to be packed with soon-to-be revelers fitting in some last-minute workouts before they don their sleeveless dresses and formalwear.But some students have expressed mixed opinions about the equipment and facilities at Dillon.Sohaib Perwaiz '10, who said he uses the Stephens almost daily, called his workouts "relaxing" but expressed disappointment with the current offerings of the non-varsity gym.Offering a few suggestions for improving the facility, Perwaiz said, "I think the Stephens Fitness Center should stay open later on the weekends.
Following pressure from students to increase its course offerings focusing on South Asia, the University plans to add a certificate in South Asian studies to its curriculum as part of a broader push to expand its ethnic studies programs in previously underrepresented regions.The certificate program, which will fall under the auspices of the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS), is awaiting final approval by a faculty vote on May 14.
Members' wallets were stolen at six eating clubs Monday afternoon and credit cards from the stolen wallets were subsequently used to make purchases at nearby stores.Wallets were stolen from backpacks and handbags at Cap & Gown, Ivy, Quadrangle, Terrace, Tiger Inn and Tower at lunchtime on Monday.
Former New Jersey governor and 9/11 Commission chairman Tom Kean, Sr. '57 will join the board of trustees of the Robertson Foundation, the University announced yesterday."His government service and his international affairs experience will provide invaluable benefits to the foundation and ... I greatly look forward to his service on the board," President Tilghman said in a statement.Bill Robertson '72, the Foundation trustee and the Robertson heir who filed suit against the University in July 2002, praised Kean's appointment.
