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Updated: Honor Committee referendum passes, all incumbent USG members re-elected

Updated: Honor Committee referendum passes, all incumbent USG members re-elected

The Honor Committee will now be required to change its standard penalty for students who write over the time limit during exams and to publish statistics about the number of students who appear before the committee, after a vote by the student body on

NEWS | 04/25/2013

Incandela discusses Large Hadron Collider program

Joe Incandela, the announcer of the Higgs Boson discovery and a particle physicist, spoke about the goals of the Large Hadron Collider program and its progress over the past four years in a lecture on Thursday night.

NEWS | 04/24/2013

Interest in Wilson School remains constant, while other social science departments see drop in concentrators

In the first year of non-selective admissions to the Wilson School, the School saw the number of concentrators almost double, while other social science departments saw a decline in the number in its sophomore concentrators fall.

NEWS | 04/24/2013

Updated: History and English remain largest humanities departments, foreign languages the smallest

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NEWS | 04/24/2013

ESL El Centro meets challenges

ESL El Centro volunteers teach English as a second language to recent adult immigrants from Latin America.

NEWS | 04/24/2013

Communiversity to celebrate town-gown relationship on Sunday

The Communiversity Festival of the Arts, an annual celebration coordinated by the Arts Council of Princeton that highlights collaboration between the town and the University, will take place on Sunday, April 28.

NEWS | 04/24/2013

Sophomore enrollment in EEB, other sciences declines

The ecology and evolutionary biology department experienced a large drop in the number of declared concentrators between last year and this year.

NEWS | 04/24/2013

The COMBO Series: Campus almost evenly split between religious and nonreligious students

When Abraham Kielar

NEWS | 04/24/2013

162 sophomores declare Wilson School as major, 62 declare politics

In the first year of non-selective admission to the Wilson School?s undergraduate concentration, 162 sophomores had declared the School?s program as their major as of Wednesday afternoon.

NEWS | 04/23/2013

Communiversity to take place on Sunday, not Saturday, this year

The Communiversity Festival of the Arts, presented by the Arts Council of Princeton, will take place on Sunday, April 28, instead of on a Saturday, when the event has traditionally been held.

NEWS | 04/23/2013

The COMBO Series: Students from wealthier backgrounds overrepresented at U., survey finds

Gerson Leiva ?16 grew up in Trenton, N.J.

NEWS | 04/23/2013

New provost hoped to be in place by July 1, Eisgruber says

As the

NEWS | 04/23/2013

Research funding and rising cost of higher education among challenges for new president

As Christopher Eisgruber ?83 settles into his new role as University president, he will confront a host of challenges related to funding for academic research and the rising cost of higher education.

NEWS | 04/22/2013

Q&A: Brad Smith '81, Microsoft general counsel

Brad Smith ?81, who serves as Microsoft?s general counsel and executive vice president for legal and corporate affairs, spoke on campus on Friday about how reforms of immigration and education policy can be made to address problems currently affecting the technology industry.

NEWS | 04/22/2013

Diversity, online courses among challenges for Eisgruber’s administration

Upon beginning his term July 1, University President-elect Christopher Eisgruber ?83 will be tasked with continuing the various initiatives started by current President Shirley Tilghman.

NEWS | 04/22/2013

Savings from consolidation total $750K in preliminary 2013 budget

The consolidation of the former Princeton Borough and Township has resulted in net savings of $750,000 from the consolidated municipality?s 2013 preliminary budget, according to a presentation of the budget on Tuesday evening.

NEWS | 04/22/2013

Faculty welcome Eisgruber appointment, cognizant of future challenges

Chairs of many academic departments expressed their approval of Provost Christopher Eisgruber?s

NEWS | 04/22/2013

The COMBO Series: Survey finds almost half of students report feeling depressed

?Does Princeton exacerbate problems? Absolutely, this place is a freaking pressure cooker,? Kanwal Matharu ?13 said.

NEWS | 04/22/2013

New student group seeks to provide alternative social options for students

The Alternative, a new student group on campus, aims to promote conversation about the consequences of the University?s hook-up culture and provide alternative social programming.

NEWS | 04/22/2013

In first year of non-selective admission, significant increase predicted in Wilson School concentrators

In its first year without selective admission, the Wilson School could receive a very large sophomore class and could be unable to cater to the significant increase in students in the department, Wilson School professor Stanley Katz predicted Friday. According to the results of a sophomore poll to which Katz had access, around 170 sophomores have expressed interest in the Wilson School. ?I wouldn?t be surprised if there was around 150 [students],? Katz said of his expectations this year.

NEWS | 04/21/2013

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