While searching for his life's vocation at age 17, politics professor Robert George asked his priest whether he had a calling to enter the ministry."You don't," he recalled his priest said.
Members of the Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC) welcomed a new dean of religious life, learned about the University's upcoming capital campaign and presented Princeton's Second Life campus at their first meeting of the academic year yesterday.The first item on the agenda was President Tilghman's introduction of Alison Boden, dean of religious life and the chapel, who served as the dean of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at the University of Chicago for the past 12 years.Since starting her job on Aug.
Wolfgang Panofsky '38, who left a legacy of influential research in electron accelerator design, high-energy particle physics and nuclear arms control, died of a heart attack Sept.
Orange bikes will appear across campus in upcoming days as the USG expands a bike-sharing program that launched yesterday at Forbes.The program, called U-Bikes, will attempt to improve travel across campus by placing bikes in convenient locations where students can pick them up as needed.Residents of Forbes who sign up for U-Bikes will be issued keys that fit the locks of every shared bike and will then have access to the bikes as they need them, so long as the machines are locked to a rack afterward.
The senior class is on a quest for glory ? to get the class into the "Guinness Book of World Records."This quest began last April during the Class of 2008 presidential race, when then-candidate Tom Haine promised that he would work with his classmates to break a world record."It would be great to have this as part of our history when we graduate," Haine, now senior class president, said in an interview.
The USG Senate is striving to expand its online presence and address problems with dining hall overcrowding, officers said during the organization's first meeting last night.USG vice president Josh Weinstein '09 announced the creation of an information technology committee that will be headed by Phil Stern '09 and USG webmaster Bruce Halperin '09.The committee will oversee planned improvements to Point and the launch of a new USG website, as well as helping USG members with websites for their projects.The IT committee is involved with the "revamping, reshaping and redesigning [of] Point," Weinstein said.USG president Rob Biederman '08 explained the creation of a five-tiered marketing approach to re-publicize Point, a web portal that includes event listings and links to other Princeton-related sites.
Members of three eating clubs added to their ranks this week following the conclusion of the fall Bicker process.Tower Club accepted 18 of 38 bickerees, a slight increase from the 15 students taken last fall. Club officers, however, limited new membership to juniors.Ivy Club took 12 of the 26 juniors and seniors who bickered.
Shaving cream dangled from trees and covered doors, vomit pooled in dorm hallways and stairwells were rank.More than just the average post-party mess, the refuse left by eating club pickups and Bicker week partying can create an extra burden for the University's janitorial staff."It's part of our job," Josue Lajeunesse, lead Building Services janitor, said Friday morning while hosing off shaving cream smeared on glass doors at Spelman Halls.
David de Rothschild trekked across Antarctica in 100 days with a technical crew and a team of husky sled dogs.
Clifford Ross wanted to capture details on film, but no camera could do quite what he had in mind.
Daniel Silverman, who spent five years overseeing the University's health operations, resigned from University Health Services (UHS) last month.Silverman, who was executive director of UHS and University chief medical officer, has been replaced by Janet Finnie '84, UHS chief operating officer, who will serve as interim director until a permanent replacement is hired.Finnie, who has worked in UHS' administration since 2000, said in an email that she is "deeply and sincerely grateful, and consider[s] it an honor, to work with a truly extraordinary, fabulous staff of clinical providers and administrative staff here at UHS."She has worked closely with Silverman, making for a smooth transition, University spokeswoman Cass Cliatt '96 said, praising Finnie's "working knowledge of the health center and its operations" in an email.As interim director, Finnie hopes to be able to "ensure a smooth transition to a new executive directorship, to work on operational excellence, improving privacy and confidentiality for students, and building the cultural competence of our staff."The University will conduct a national search to find a permanent replacement for Silverman.
When Tom Pirelli '69 set off on a church trip to Mexico, he hoped to make a difference by building homes there for people in need.
Meg Whitman '77, the CEO of eBay and donor to the newly opened Whitman College, was on campus yesterday for its official dedication.
A month of firsts for Whitman College came to an end yesterday afternoon with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that marked its official opening.Whitman's two-day dedication ? which began on Wednesday with a lecture by college architect Demetri Porphyrios GS '74 and was held in the center of the college in the South Courtyard ? was a chance for administrators and alumni to reflect on the construction and completion of Whitman and future plans for the college."This ceremony provides us with an opportunity to honor those who have made this college a reality," President Tilghman said.EBay CEO Meg Whitman '77, who donated $30 million to name the college, discussed the importance of community in residential colleges.
The Office of Religious Life (ORL) plans to start the search to hire a Muslim chaplain this month.
As required by Federal law, all voters casting ballots in the presidential primary election early next year will use a fully computerized voting system.
Every member of Colonial Club will participate in court-mandated community service this year after the club pleaded guilty over the summer to serving alcohol to a minor last spring."While we were fortunate not to have suffered any devastating consequences as a result of the legal charges in the spring, we are now in a fragile position, with one strike against us," Colonial president Tommy Curry '08 said in an email sent yesterday to club members.
