Alternative rock band Everclear will headline the fall Lawnparties concert on Sept. 23.The five-member band began recording in a Portland, Ore., basement 15 years ago and has been compared to Nirvana because of its frequent references to drugs.
Though still not finalized, plans are underway for the Princeton Neuroscience Institute to become a reality by 2011.First announced two years ago, the institute will cost an estimated $450 million with the construction of new facilities, the creation of endowed professorships and the expansion of the undergraduate certificate program as well as the graduate and postgraduate programs.The institute, part of the University's plan to update and expand its scientific departments, will be located in the new "science neighborhood" next to Poe Field, just south of the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics.
When an intoxicated female student fell down and hit her head over Houseparties weekend, Public Safety found the situation serious enough to summon the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad (PFARS).When PFARS arrived on the scene at Frist Campus Center, however, they were accompanied by a Borough Police officer.The officer's arrival led to charges being filed against Colonial Club president Tommy Curry '08 for serving alcohol to a minor and maintaining a nuisance after the student told the officer that she had been drinking at the club.
Check out The Prox for photos of the P-rade, the tents and the rest of the mayhem, madness and magic that is Reunions.
For the eighth consecutive year, Princeton is first in U.S. News and World Report's college rankings.This is the eighth straight year the University has been atop the rankings and the second in a row that it has held the position alone, with Harvard at number two and Yale third.
In the year 2037, the past is tomorrow's yesterday. President M. Bison rules the anarcho-syndicalist American Empire with an iron fist.
The sophomore arrested at Cap & Gown Club last weekend was charged yesterday with theft and possession of false documents.A Cap member noticed Alex Pessala '09 of Westbury, N.Y., "going through coats" in the club's coatroom last Sunday morning around 2 a.m.According to a police report published yesterday, Pessala, who is not a member of Cap, had "various items which did not belong to him" on his person when Borough Police officers searched him, and he presented police with a fake driver's license for identification.A date has yet to be set for his arraignment.
Borough Police have charged a Princeton lacrosse player and a player from another school with aggravated assault in the beating of a Princeton student that occurred on the morning of June 1.Nicholas Hermandorfer '08 and University of Virginia student Adam Fassnacht were arrested after the incident, which occurred in Dillon Courtyard.
A total of 1,218 students of the 1,791 admitted to the University have chosen to enter the Class of 2011, according to Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye.
Emmy award-winning actor Bradley Whitford exhorted the Class of 2007 this morning to engage proactively with a society where "fake honesty" is practiced as much in politics as in acting."Charisma will always blur content," said Whitford, who is best known for his role in the popular television show "The West Wing." He balanced criticisms of the Bush administration with jokes, urging graduates to use their education and intelligence to tackle politicized issues such as climate change."If this country is to succeed," he said, "you will all have to get up out of your seats, turn on the lights, and help write the story."Whitford discussed the role of television in politics, and, in light of the 2008 presidential election, emphasized the distinction between a candidate "seeming presidential and actually being qualified.""Willing suspension of disbelief," he said, "is a fun thing to do in a dark theater... but it is a dangerous thing to do when the fate of an accelerating shrinking planet is at stake."With graduates dressed in their orange and black beer jackets, Class Day follows Baccalaureate with a lighter tone and is the second ceremony of graduation weekend, leading up to Commencement tomorrow morning.Class Day serves as a forum for honoring members of the graduating class and this year's ceremony began with a moment of rememberance for Alex Adam, Alan Ebersole and Melissa Huang, three members of the Class of 2007 who died before reaching graduation.Former dean of admission Fred Hargadon was also present at the ceremony.
Follow Wesley Morgan '10's journey from the United States to the Middle East and through war-torn Iraq at Notes from Downrange. Now through early September, Morgan will shadow General David Petraeus GS '87, four-star commander of U.S.
The University and the graduate board of the merged Dial, Elm and Cannon Club (DEC) confirmed this week that Cannon Club plans to take new members in February 2008 after 34 years of closed doors."I think this is a great step forward," University Vice President Mark Burstein said.
Lindsay Jacob '08, a comparative literature concentrator, died on June 15 in Philadelphia after a long bout with cancer.
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Cottage Club is eligible for property tax exempt status and that Princeton Borough must reimburse the club for its tax payments, totaling more than $300,000 since 2001.
Less than a year after beginning "a sabbatical from public life," former Tennessee senator Bill Frist '74 will join the University as a visiting professor in the Wilson School."We are very pleased to welcome Bill Frist back to Princeton and the Woodrow Wilson School," Wilson School dean Anne-Marie Slaughter '80 said in a statement.
Concluding a nearly five-month search, the University named the Rev. Alison Boden dean of religious life and the chapel yesterday.An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, Boden has served as the dean of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at the University of Chicago for the past 12 years.Boden will also have an occasional opportunity to teach undergraduate courses in the religion department, Vice President for Campus Life Janet Dickerson said.Dickerson, who led the search for a new dean of religious life, said the search committee was "very impressed" with Boden's experience and "commitment to social justice." She said Boden's reputation also made an impact on the search committee.
Two brothers will become the first public donors to the planned Princeton Neuroscience Institute, the University announced on Friday.A $30 million donation from James McDonnell '58, John McDonnell '60 and the JSM Charitable Trust will fund the McDonnell Center for Systems Neuroscience, which will study cognitive processes.In a statement, President Tilghman expressed her gratitude for the McDonnells' gift, saying she believes it will "greatly strengthen Princeton's position at the forefront of neuroscience research.""In years to come," Tilghman added, "we expect many important discoveries to emerge from the center [the McDonnells] have created."The announcement is the first step in a larger fundraising campaign that aims to raise money not only for the institute, but also for the University as a whole.
Jim Williamson '07 has been elected as the newest young alumni trustee, sources informed of the race's outcome said earlier today.
Speaking with the wit and wisdom that characterized his four decades at the University, John V. Fleming GS '63 imparted his final advice to the Class of 2007, calling them "the last Princeton class I will ever really know," at the University's 260th Baccalaureate ceremony this afternoon.Collectively dubbing the graduating seniors as "the Class of Destiny," Fleming, the Louis W.
Students with finals on the last day of the exam period have been granted a one-day respite this year before they must move out of their dorms.Those who have exams Saturday, May 26 can apply to extend their move-out deadline to noon on Sunday, May 27.
