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Memorial service honors 13 alumni victims of 9/11

Memorial service honors 13 alumni victims of 9/11

Launa Greer

Last Sunday on Cannon Green, several hundred University faculty, students and members of the public gathered to reflect on the 10-year legacy of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and honor the memories of the thousands who perished, including 13 Princeton alumni.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

Borough, Township prepare for November vote on consolidation

Patience Haggin

Residents of the Borough and Township will vote on a referendum proposing consolidation of the two communities this November. If the referendum passes with a majority in both the Borough and the Township, the two Princetons will become one municipality under a borough form of government.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

News & Notes: Students honored at opening exercises

Seven undergraduates were awarded prizes during opening exercises on Sunday.The Freshman First Honor Prize, awarded annually to a current sophomore who achieved exceptional academic standing during their freshman year, went to Eugene Katsevich ?14, a prospective mathematics major from Oviedo, Fla.The George B.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

Far East Movement to headline Lawnparties

Luc Cohen

The electro-hop group Far East Movement will headline the USG-sponsored concert at Lawnparties this Sunday at Quadrangle Club.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

Cannon Club to admit juniors, seniors

Luc Cohen

Cannon Club, which is set to reopen as an undergraduate eating club in February 2012, will now be offering social memberships to members of the classes of 2012 and 2013. The Graduate Board of Trustees of Cannon Dial Elm Club announced the news in an email sent out to juniors and seniors on Aug. 15.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

News & Notes: U. researchers discover patterns in post-trauma gene activity

Trauma victims recovering from serious injuries exhibit similar gene activity — regardless of age, gender or previous health — as their condition changes.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

Community continues to oppose Dinky relocation

Patience Haggin

In an official resolution this July, the Borough Council publicly announced that it is opposed to the University’s plan to move Dinky station.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

Devarajan ’75 speaks on value of service

Sohee Khim

Shanta Devarajan ’75, the chief economist of the World Bank’s Africa Region, spoke on the importance of service as the keynote speaker for the annual “Reflections on Service” event on Sept. 13.

NEWS | 09/14/2011

Decade later, professors reflect on aftermath

Tara Thean

When Wilson School professor Stanley Katz remembers 9/11, his first thoughts are not of Sept. 11, 2001, but rather of the walk to his office in Robertson Hall the very next day.

NEWS | 09/10/2011

Archives: University community comes together to pray

It seemed like another world — the bright sun, air buzzing over manicured flowers in Prospect Garden. But students hurrying towards Frist Campus Center, cell phones held tightly to ears, eyes focused somewhere in the distance minutes after the World Trade Center collapsed yesterday morning, made clear just how close the disaster was to home.

NEWS | 09/10/2011

Archives: Twin attacks take place in New York, D.C.

In an apparent parallel attack on U.S. financial and military institutions, two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center around 9 a.m. yesterday, causing the twin towers to collapse in the heart of New York's financial district.

NEWS | 09/10/2011

Looking back, 10 years later

Zachary Goldfarb

Not long after United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the World Trade Center, I was in Frist Campus Center. I hadn’t heard the news when I happened upon a group of students watching a replay of the crumbling towers on CNN.

NEWS | 09/10/2011

The 9/11 generation

Teddy Schleifer

Ten years after attacks that challenged the foundation of American political and social life, it remains unclear what legacy lies behind for the generation that was buried and arose in its ruins. The 9/11 generation cannot define itself because the generation is still growing, still grappling and still grieving.

NEWS | 09/10/2011

Krueger nominated as Council of Economic Advisers chairman

President Barack Obama nominated Wilson School professor Alan Krueger as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers today.

NEWS | 08/28/2011

Updated: Township worker dies after post-Irene rescue attempt

A Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad member who was injured in a storm-related rescue attempt has passed away, Township police announced Monday morning.

NEWS | 08/28/2011

Updated: University announces ban on freshman-year rush

Luc Cohen

The University will ban students from participating in freshman rush, it announced on Tuesday. The ban will take effect beginning in fall 2012, with members of the Class of 2016 prohibited from affiliating with fraternities or sororities for the duration of their freshman year

NEWS | 08/22/2011

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