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For first time, math team wins Putnam

For first time, math team wins Putnam

A math department team consisting of Ana Caraiani '07, Andrei Negut '08 and Aaron Pixton '08 placed first in the annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, marking the first time a team from Princeton has taken the top prize in the contest's 68-year history.The University team received the competition's highest honors, finishing first out of 507 other university teams.

NEWS | 04/05/2007

UHS hikes birth control prices

The cost of birth control pills offered at University Health Services has skyrocketed in recent months, raising fears that women may switch to less effective methods or stop using contraception altogether.

NEWS | 04/05/2007

The best medicine

Three months since leaving the Senate, Bill Frist '74 still struggles to tear himself away from the political scene.Though he said he planned to take a sabbatical from public life and announced in November that he would not seek the 2008 Republican nomination for president, after 12 years in the Senate, including four as majority leader, the Tennessee native is still very much engaged in the work of a statesman.In a wide-ranging interview, Frist recalled his years on Capitol Hill, voiced concern over the level of partisanship in Washington and spoke passionately about his medical work in Africa, calling it "a currency for peace."Frist's time in the Senate was marked by significant victories and major controversies.

NEWS | 04/05/2007

Dining Services offers burgers from greener pastures

Giving new meaning to the idiom, "you are what you eat," Dining Services has begun offering better quality hamburgers in dining halls on Wednesdays.Made from organic grass-fed beef, the new burgers are the product of cows reared on grass rather than grain.

NEWS | 04/04/2007

Yalies arrested for burning flag

Three Yale students were arrested after burning an American flag hanging from the front porch of a private home early Tuesday morning.Senior Hyder Akbar and freshmen Nikolaos Angelopoulos and Farhad Anklesaria were arrested on charges that included reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, arson and breach of peace, the New Haven Register reported yesterday.Both Angelopoulos and Anklesaria are foreign citizens, from Greece and Britain, respectively.

NEWS | 04/04/2007

Underclassmen say disciplinary process unfair

Some students fear that underclassmen charged with minor infractions face disadvantages during the disciplinary process compared to their older classmates, two members of the USG told the Residential College Disciplinary Board (RCDB) during a meeting last Friday."For a long time students have felt that the process could be improved," Class of 2007 president Jim Williamson said in an interview.The meeting ? organized for USG officers to tell administrators about student suggestions for reform of the disciplinary process ? focused on the way students are notified of infractions, the role of the residential college directors of studies and how the board handles alleged misconduct by Public Safety.The RCDB, made up of the directors of studies and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students Hilary Herbold, deals with underclass infractions resulting in probation or campus service.

NEWS | 04/04/2007

Anti-abortion speaker sparks heated debate

A lecture about abortion stirred heated debate yesterday, as Charmaine Yoest of the Family Research Council (FRC) delivered a fiery condemnation of what she described as the practice's shaky legal basis and its grave consequences for women.Though the lecture was advertised under the title "How Abortion Harms Women," Yoest, vice president for communications for the nonprofit Christian think tank and lobbying group, said a more accurate name was "The Politics of Abortion: Moving Toward a Post-Roe America.""I believe Roe v.

NEWS | 04/04/2007

From the Peace Corps to Princeton

One month after graduating from Harvard in 2001, Victoria Chang GS found herself in a classroom in West Central Africa teaching teenagers how to use birth control.The Peace Corps had taken her to Gabon for two years to serve as a community health educator, an experience she said eventually led her to Princeton."I was based in the village talking to young moms and pregnant women about maternal/child health," Chang said.

NEWS | 04/04/2007

eXpress yourself

The eXpressions Dance Company will perform its all-student-choreographed dance pieces set to hip-hop and lyrical music this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

NEWS | 04/04/2007

Students of all sizes, colors ... and ages

As Gene McHam sat at a foldout desk in McCormick 101 yesterday morning, he listened attentively to Professor Angela Gleason's HIS 343: Civilization in the Early Middle Ages lecture.Though he might seem like a typical student, McHam's silver-gray hair sets him apart from the crowd.

NEWS | 04/03/2007

McCarty to fill in as WWS dean

Nolan McCarty will take over for Wilson School Dean Anne-Marie Slaughter '80 when she goes on sabbatical for the 2007-08 academic year.McCarty, associate dean of the Wilson School, came to Princeton in 2001 from Columbia.

NEWS | 04/03/2007

Posters decry biased actions

Following the discovery of an anti-Semitic chalkboard drawing in a Bloomberg Hall study room last weekend, campus groups have come together to create a postering campaign against bias.Various campus groups, including the Center of Jewish Life (CJL) and the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students (ODUS), in conjunction with residential colleges, have begun distributing and posting anti-bias flyers around the University.The flyers display the word "bias" crossed out, with "not on our campus" written below.In an email to Butler residents, Butler Director of Studies Matthew Lazen encouraged students to print out the flyers and display them on doors and windows.

NEWS | 04/03/2007

Seniors struggle to get visas

International students who wish to work in the United States after graduation often run into bureaucratic red tape ? both from the University and from the federal government ? due to the academic calendar's incompatibility with visa-application schedules.Foreign college graduates are not allowed to be employed in the United States unless they have a valid H-1B visa, which is issued to professionals who wish to work in the country for an extended period of time.

NEWS | 04/03/2007

U. increases parents' perks

Graduate students with families will soon benefit from significant changes to University policy, including expanded childcare subsidies, extended maternity leave and suspended teaching and academic obligations during time off."Princeton is making a fantastic effort to help graduate students," said Emily Frasier, a pregnant mother of two whose husband is a second-year graduate student.

NEWS | 04/03/2007

Zhu: Chinese economy unable to sustain growth

China's rapid economic growth has turned heads worldwide, but the nation's recent spurt of prosperity may not continue without considerable costs, Vice President of the Bank of China Min Zhu GS '88 told a full audience in Robertson Hall yesterday.During his lecture, titled "2007: Global Economy and Financial Market," Zhu strove to address China's economic rise in the context of its relationship with the United States.

NEWS | 04/03/2007

Ivy in Bloom

All around campus, pink saucer magnolias, white star magnolias, daffodils and a variety of other flowers burst into bloom, signaling the end of the winter months.

NEWS | 04/03/2007

Sugar thong, honey bra, you know that I'll buy you

Where would you go in Princeton, N.J., if you wanted to wear your underwear and eat it too?Your best bet is Ricky's Candy, Cones and Chaos on Nassau Street.

NEWS | 04/02/2007

Acceptance rate dips to all-time low

The University accepted a record-low 9.5 percent of applicants for the Class of 2011, admitting 1,791 of the 18,942 prospective candidates.Of the 16,605 students who applied regular decision, 1,194 were accepted to join the 597 who were admitted during the Early Decision round in December.

NEWS | 04/02/2007

Polk '77 opts for a distinct job

Hollis Polk '77 helps her customers see their futures ? not the winning lottery numbers ? so they can live better lives and run their businesses more efficiently.As a self-described "clairvoyant/coach," Polk helps her clients clean out "mental clutter" and "emotional noise," guiding her clients through their daily lives and helps them with decision-making.She has been coaching in northern California for 10 years, using her "clairvoyance" to advise her clients.

NEWS | 04/02/2007

Students mentor underprivileged children in local area

Drew Frederick '07 stood next to third-grader Isaiah on the sidelines of the fall Princeton-Dartmouth football game.

NEWS | 04/02/2007

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