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U. neutral on Dept. of Education’s college affordability ranking tool

U. neutral on Dept. of Education’s college affordability ranking tool

The Obama administration recently released a new initiative designed to assist college-bound students and their families in making decisions on attending college based on affordability and value.The tool, called College Scorecard, provides data on the costs of attending different colleges and universities, average graduation rates, student loan repayment rate, average amount of debt after graduation and employment status of recent alumni.

NEWS | 02/15/2012

Museum returns artifacts to Italy after legal conflict

The University Art Museum returned six works of art to the country of Italy in December, ending a major decade-long international legal battle with the country over the ownership of the works. The transfer completed an agreement signed with Italy on June 2, 2011.In a January statement, the University claimed that they returned the artworks after an internal investigation into the ownership of certain items in the University’s collection.

NEWS | 02/15/2012

News & Notes: Planning Board to hear Institute housing plans

The Regional Planning Board of Princeton will hear final arguments about the Institute for Advanced Study’s controversial planned housing construction at 7:30 tonight.

NEWS | 02/15/2012

Outbreak largest in 10 years

At least 190 students have come down with the highly-contagious gastroenteritis over the past two weeks, with 80 of the sick contracting the virus since Friday, University Spokesperson Martin Mbugua said.The spread of gastroenteritis caused by norovirus is “particularly higher” when compared with previous years, Mbugua said.

NEWS | 02/15/2012

Bridge Year adjusts capacity, locations

The University Bridge Year Program will nix its locations in Ghana and Serbia and offer new programs in Senegal and China instead beginning with the 2012-13 school year.The Bridge Year Program, which will continue to offer spaces in India and Peru, will also increase the total number of students the program can accommodate annually.

NEWS | 02/15/2012

From baking yeast to baker’s dozen: LaMontagne ’00 celebrates Georgetown Cupcake‘s fourth year

Georgetown Cupcake, the famous Washington, D.C.-based dessert seller featured on TLC’s DC Cupcakes and founded by Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne ’00, is coming to New York.Founded four years ago this month, LaMontagne’s cupcake store opened a third location in SoHo on Saturday, part of a new expansion that will bring the store to Boston by this spring. The popular television program, in its second season, features LaMontagne and her sister’s ventures in the dessert world.

NEWS | 02/14/2012

Mackey wins Grammy

When University professors step into the limelight, it's usually not alongside Chris Brown and Taylor Swift.Composer Steven Mackey, the chair of the music department, took home a Grammy Award Sunday night in the category of Best Small Ensemble Performance for his recording “Lonely Motel: Music from Slide.” Mackey was also nominated for Best Contemporary Classical Composition.

NEWS | 02/14/2012

U. saves sites on porn domain

In an effort to protect its name online, the University has reserved several sites on the new ostensibly pornography-focused domain .xxx.

NEWS | 02/14/2012

Martinez ’12, Doenyas ’12 win $30,000 each for work with foster care, autistic children

Cristina Martinez ’12 and Ceymi Doenyas ’12 were awarded Princeton ReachOut Fellowships for public service projects, the sponsoring foundation announced on Jan. 27.Martinez received the foundation’s annual domestic fellowship for her plans to work with young adults transitioning out of foster care, and Doenyas received the international fellowship for her proposal to use technology to assist autistic students in her home country of Turkey.

NEWS | 02/14/2012

Borough Council discusses UMCP zoning amendment

With the impending departure of the University Medical Center at Princeton to its new Plainsboro campus on Route 1, the Borough is faced with redeveloping the former hospital property, which consists of 9.8 acres in the heart of the town. The Borough Council met last night to discuss a zoning amendment to the site on Witherspoon Street, which would increase the number of proposed residential units from 280 homes to 324.

NEWS | 02/14/2012

News & Notes: City of Providence ‘in peril,’ asks Brown to double payments

The City of Providence, R.I., is calling on Brown University to double its payments to the city, the majority of which are voluntary contributions, a debate that mirrors controversies with other private universities around the country and the cash-strapped towns in which they are located.

NEWS | 02/14/2012

News & Notes: Professor Appiah given humanities medal

President Obama awarded philosophy professor and African American studies scholar Kwame Anthemy Appiah the National Humanities Medal on Monday in a ceremony at the White House. The medal, given by the National Endowment for the Humanities, honors individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation’s commitment to the humanities.

NEWS | 02/13/2012

Bicker numbers rise by 30 percent

The reintroduction of Cannon Dial Elm Club onto Prospect Avenue this year did not have a particularly significant impact on the numbers of students bickering the other five selective clubs.

NEWS | 02/13/2012

Tilghman discusses Arts center at town hall meeting

President Shirley Tilghman unveiled additional details about plans for the recently approved and long-contested Arts and Transit Neighborhood at a meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community on Monday afternoon.

NEWS | 02/13/2012

Held wins climate change award for work in models

Isaac Held GS ’76, a professor in the departments of geosciences and atmospheric and oceanic sciences, won the $510,000 annual BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Climate Change Category for his recent work on the structure of atmospheric circulation systems.

NEWS | 02/13/2012

Terrace takes 160, highest of sign-ins

Terrace Club took 160 new members over two rounds of sign-ins, making it the eating club with the greatest number of new members for the second year in a row. Seventy-nine of those students signed in to Terrace in the first round.The total number of new members is a significant increase from the 120 students who signed in to the club in 2010. In 2009, Terrace accepted 115 over the two rounds and reported filling to capacity.

NEWS | 02/13/2012

5 awarded Gates Cambridge

Five students were named winners of the 2012 Gates Cambridge Scholarship by the Gates Cambridge Trust in the United Kingdom on Monday. This year’s winners were Daniel Barson ’12, Victoria A. Tobolsky ’12, Daniel Strassfeld ’12, Rachel Bolten ’10 and Jane Abbottsmith ’12.

NEWS | 02/13/2012

10 transported for alcohol intoxication

Ten students required medical transport to McCosh Health Center and the University Medical Center at Princeton due to alcohol intoxication this weekend. According to the Department of Public Safety, six students were taken to McCosh while four were transported to UMCP.

NEWS | 02/12/2012

15 Tower members pledge not to participate in pickups

Fifteen members of Tower Club decided not to participate in this past weekend’s pickups as part of a “No Pickups Pledge.” The pledge argues that pickups are insensitive toward hosed classmates and creates a mess that the maintenance staff is forced to clean up.

NEWS | 02/12/2012

Ivy, Tower take half at Bicker

Ivy Club and Tower Club ranked as the most competitive bicker clubs on the Street this year, with both clubs accepting about half of those who sought membership.This year, Ivy’s acceptance rate dipped significantly from last year, taking roughly 65 of 130 bickerees, according to sources within the club. Outgoing Ivy president Caroline Shifke ’12 did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

NEWS | 02/12/2012

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