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Job search unaffected by deflation, report says

Job search unaffected by deflation, report says

Though fewer students have earned A-range grades over the past two years, the new grading policy has not harmed students' post-graduation endeavors, according to a report released yesterday by The Faculty Committee on Grading.While the implementation of the grading policy is "heading in the right direction, and we are encouraged by the progress made thus far," the committee said it plans to continue collecting data and pushing grades towards the target."We will monitor our students for their wellbeing," Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel, the principal architect of the policy, said in an interview.

NEWS | 09/19/2006

Small clues amid noise: Your brain on Sudoku

Move over, crossword puzzles. Sudoku ? the addictive number-placement game first popularized in Japan ? has taken America by storm.After spawning innumerable books and websites and providing hours of entertainment for stranded airline passengers, the deceptively simple game has recently attracted an academic following.

NEWS | 09/19/2006

Murphy criticizes Bush's war plan

The American government, in its conduct during the War on Terror, has largely abandoned the values set forth in the U.S.

NEWS | 09/19/2006

A Sweet New Year

Ryan McCullough '08 (r.) and Zach Hughes '08 celebrate the upcoming Jewish new year, Rosh Hashanah, by enjoying the traditional snack of apples and honey in Frist Campus Center on Tuesday night.

NEWS | 09/19/2006

Professors and laptops vie for students' attention

Three semesters ago, in an ORF 245 lecture, Elisabeth Merrill '08 was taking notes as her professor, Savas Dayanik, demonstrated a statistics program for the class on his laptop.

NEWS | 09/19/2006

After coup, students unfazed

Dozens of University-affiliated individuals have weathered social and political unrest after Thailand underwent a military coup d'etat yesterday afternoon.The students and alumni are safe, however, and seemed unconcerned by the situation."Everything has been peaceful so far, although I guess it's only been going on for six hours or something now," Matt Losch '05, a Princeton in Asia (PiA) fellow living in Bangkok, said in an interview last night.There are currently 23 PiA fellows working in Thailand, program director Anastasia Vrachnos '91 said, adding that none of them are in danger."Princeton in Asia takes security very seriously," she said.The coup ? the first in the country since 1991 ? ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra while he was visiting the United States to address the United Nations.

NEWS | 09/19/2006

Early admissions dropped

Less than a week after rival Harvard shocked the world of elite college admissions by dropping early admission, Princeton announced yesterday that it would follow suit, abandoning its own program beginning next year.Though a decision on whether the University would scrap its Early Decision program had been expected in the coming weeks, President Tilghman's announcement ? met by strong applause when it was made yesterday at a faculty meeting ? came sooner than expected."I think it will make the admissions process far more fair and equitable," Tilghman, once an ardent defender of Early Decision, said in an interview after the meeting.

NEWS | 09/18/2006

Center to study race in America

In an effort to strengthen Princeton's commitment to the study of race, the University is establishing a Center for African-American Studies to replace the 37-year-old program of the same name, President Tilghman announced yesterday.The center will double the program's faculty, expand course offerings and, eventually, offer an undergraduate major.

NEWS | 09/18/2006

Five years later: A special section

In the five years since 19 young men boarded U.S. jet airliners and changed the course of history, the country has seethed, grieved, sought solace, ached for revenge, been afraid, celebrated victories and ultimately, changed.In "Focus," a special section published with today's paper, The Daily Princetonian looks back on the five years since the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, exploring the lives of Princetonians, from the victims' families to soldiers to Muslim students. How we changed In interviews with several Princetonians, Sophia Ahern Dwosh explores how the attacks of 9/11 shifted the course of our lives.

NEWS | 09/18/2006

Plans for arts neighborhood take shape

For the first time since 1918, the Dinky station will be heading south.The catalyst for its relocation is the development of a creative and performing arts "neighborhood" along Alexander Street, a far-reaching initiative that will create a center of academics, entertainment and retail on the Borough-Township border.

NEWS | 09/18/2006

Sun Day

Students enjoy a moment at Lawnparties on Sunday. Cowboy Mouth performed at Tower Club.

NEWS | 09/17/2006

Weinberg, 81, built Goldman foundation

"The specific components of a Princeton education have evolved over time, but our central aim has remained the same: to instill in each graduate those qualities of mind and character necessary for good citizenship and wise leadership." ? President Tilghman 2003 Commencement AddressOf all the celebrated qualities of John Weinberg '47, senior chairman and former senior partner at Goldman Sachs, his exemplary citizenship and leadership were perhaps the most notable.

NEWS | 09/17/2006

Students launch website to promote social justice

Say you're a student passionate about a specific environmental issue ? renewable energy sources, for instance ? but you don't want to be another face in the crowd.

NEWS | 09/17/2006

P-Votes beefs up operation to all states

P-Votes, a bipartisan, student-run organization founded in 2004 to get more Princetonians to the polls, has broadened its voter registration campaign to include all 50 states, not just New Jersey.The move represents a shift for the group, which previously focused on registering students to vote in New Jersey elections.

NEWS | 09/17/2006

University unveils plans for new era in chemistry

The University will break ground next fall on a sleek new chemistry building, pending approval by the regional planning board in the coming weeks.The new, cutting-edge building will be funded largely by royalties from the sale of Alimta, a potent cancer drug developed by chemistry professor emeritus Edward Taylor and patented by the University, President Tilghman wrote to alumni last year.The chemistry department has long wanted to vacate Hoyt Laboratory and the aging Frick Laboratory, its home since 1927.

NEWS | 09/17/2006

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