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Strong endowment returns allow for budget boost

Recent strong returns on the Princeton endowment have prompted University trustees to allot $24.8 million in additional spending to underfunded areas of the operating budget.The increase in spending will be directed towards a number of areas, including energy and renovation costs, information technology and the University library system.The spending increase constitutes only the seventh adjustment in endowment spending policy since it was adopted in 1979, according to the University website.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

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Harvard drops early admission

Harvard University shocked the world of elite college admissions Monday when it announced it is abandoning its early admission program, saying the move is intended to make the admissions process fairer for disadvantaged applicants.The announcement ? unprecedented among the nation's top universities ? has forced Princeton officials to reconsider the future of the University's own early decision program, which requires students to matriculate at Princeton if they apply early and are accepted.The move came as a surprise to Princeton administrators.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

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How we changed

Simeng Sun '08 was in class at Stuyvesant High School, four blocks from the towers. Sandy Charles '05 was watching TV in 1942 Hall.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

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Casualty of war

"Why?" Wilson School professor Uwe Reinhardt asked of his son, Marine Cpt. Mark Reinhardt '01 and another Marine officer as they sat in a bar in San Diego.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

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In aftermath of attacks, the academy mobilizes

Once the dust settled from the wreckage of Sept. 11, 2001, many Americans turned their eyes to academia, searching for answers about the Middle East, Islam and the emerging threat of terrorism.Like it did during the Cold War, academia poised itself to respond to those needs by changing curricula, recruiting new scholars and rethinking the roles of policy makers and scholars.University departments, especially Near Eastern Studies (NES), history, politics, religion and the Wilson School, as well as groups such as the Institute for Transregional Studies, underwent dramatic shifts, offering courses and lectures that tailored themselves to the new world order.But has Princeton done enough? A 9/11 curriculumAs expected, the demand for classes in Middle East studies has surged since 9/11.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

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Princeton alone atop U.S. News list of best colleges

Princeton ranked as the sole No. 1 university in the country in a U.S. News and World Report released last month.This is the seventh straight year Princeton has ranked first in the magazine's annual survey of "America's Best Colleges." Rival Harvard dropped to second place in this year's survey."We are pleased that our commitment to providing the highest quality undergraduate education continues to be recognized," University spokeswoman Cass Cliatt '96 said in a statement.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

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Where do we go from here?

Any strategy for defeating terrorism needs a basic framework to get started. As Kurt Campbell and I discuss in our forthcoming book, "Hard Power: The New Politics of National Security," there are perhaps five key elements.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

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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 | 09/12/2006

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Rihanna to sing at Lawnparties

Pop reggae star Rihanna will headline next weekend's fall Lawnparties concert at Quadrangle Club, USG social chair Andrew Heyman '07 said Saturday.Heyman described Rihanna, the singer of the recent hits "Pon de Replay" and "SOS," as a desirable performer for University students musically and intellectually."Rihanna's music is a departure not only from the Lawnparties acts of the past three years, but also from a lot of the music that we usually hear at Princeton in general," Heyman said in an email."I wanted to do something new and different for this show, but I also wanted something that Princeton students would enjoy and relate to.""Not only is she an internationally known artist whose popularity continues to rise, but Rihanna's story is also fascinating and compelling."Rihanna, 18, is the daughter of an Irish-Guyanese father and Barbadian mother.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

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University holds service for 9/11 victims

Five years after terrorists turned airplanes into missiles, cutting short the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans, including 13 alumni, the University commemorated their loss with an interfaith service Monday in the September 11 memorial garden next to Chancellor Green.Family, friends, faculty and students gripped tissues and bowed their heads as speakers shared their experiences of that day and intoned the names of the 13 victims."We all have memories of that day and the accompanying emotions of shock, grief, confusion," Paul Raushenbush, associate dean of religious life, said.But in this fifth year, there is a "shift of gears ... a passage of yearly remembrance into history," Dean of Religious Life Thomas Breidenthal said.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

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Government struggles to recruit

The federal government must do a better job of recruiting college students to fill its growing need for young, talented workers, a recent report suggests.According to a report from the Partnership for Public Service (PPS), only three percent of the 1.9 million federal government employees are under 25 years of age.

NEWS | 05/18/2006