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Group questions Battle of Princeton location

Group questions Battle of Princeton location

When archeologist Wade Catts, mapping specialist Matthew Harris and historian Robert Selig teamed up in 2009 to study the historical significance of the Battle of Princeton, they never expected to uncover evidence that would overturn decades-old beliefs about the battle’s history.

NEWS | 02/27/2011

News & Notes: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences awards faculty members

The Excellence in Teaching Awards for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences were presented in a ceremony Thursday at the Friend Center.

NEWS | 02/24/2011

Naming a room, finding a home

Ed Kelley ’13 lives in a room with an entrance just like that of any other room in Whitman, with the exception of a crest on the nameplate next to the door. The shield contains the flags of Texas, Hong Kong, Brazil and Florida surrounded by a moose and a lobster, with the motto “praeterire feminas acquirere pecuniam.” Inside, a leather armchair, an oriental rug and a TV set to the fireplace channel greet visitors. This isn’t a typical student dorm. Welcome to the Chalet.

NEWS | 02/24/2011

Cap and TI projects on schedule, Charter to begin construction soon

As Cap & Gown Club puts the finishing touches on its new wing — which officially opened in early February — Tiger Inn renovations are proceeding according to plan and are scheduled to be completed in August 2011. Construction on Charter Club’s new lounge, originally set to be completed in December or January, will begin within the next two weeks and be completed in April.

NEWS | 02/24/2011

News & Notes: LAPA announces fellows for 2011-12 academic year

The program in Law and Public Affairs announced its fellows for the 2011-12 academic year on Wednesday.

NEWS | 02/24/2011

Students given ReachOut awards

Four University students — Hanna Katz ’11, Karen Campion ’11, Clare Herceg ’11 and John Torrey ’11 — have been awarded Princeton ReachOut 56-81 Fellowships.

NEWS | 02/24/2011

Iranian ambassador discusses U.S.-Iran nuclear relations

Ambassador Seyed Mousavian, Iran’s former lead nuclear negotiator, spoke at Dodds Auditorium in Robertson Hall on Thursday afternoon on “Iran’s Nuclear Crisis and the Way Out.” Mousavian is an associate research scholar at the Wilson School’s Program on Science and Global Security.

NEWS | 02/24/2011

Butler building named after Yoseloff ’96, wife

Building A in Butler College has been named Yoseloff Hall following a gift from investment professional Anthony Yoseloff ’96 and his wife, Nanar, late last year, the University announced on Wednesday. Anthony Yoseloff declined to provide information about the amount of the contribution.

NEWS | 02/23/2011

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NEWS | 02/23/2011

University reinstates early admission program

The University will reinstate its early admission program for applicants to the Class of 2016 after a four-year hiatus, it announced Thursday morning. The program will offer applicants a single-choice early action option — allowing accepted students to respond to the offer of admission in the spring — instead of a binding early decision option, which the University offered from 1996 to 2006. “In eliminating our early program four years ago, we hoped other colleges and universities would do the same, and they haven’t,” President Shirley Tilghman said in a University statement.

NEWS | 02/23/2011

U. parking policy causes inconvenience

The University policy that prohibits undergraduates from parking cars in the area between the access kiosks from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays has caused inconvenience for some University student

NEWS | 02/23/2011

At Princeton, Daniels '71 marked by drug arrest, contradictions

After Mitch Daniels ’71 was arrested, indicted and convicted on charges of drug use as an undergraduate in May 1970, he said that he thought his aspiring political career was doomed. “Any goal I might have had for competing for public office were shot,” he told The Daily Princetonian in September 1988.

NEWS | 02/23/2011

Georgetown professor speaks on Muslim identity, politics

On Wednesday night, Yvonne Haddad, a professor of the history of Islam and Christian-Muslim relations at Georgetown University, presented a public lecture titled “Islamophobia and the Reconstruction of Muslim American Culture” to a group of approximately 50 students and community members in Robertson Hall.

NEWS | 02/23/2011

News and Notes: Princeton Review names University No. 3 Best Value school in nation

The University offers the third-best value among private colleges for providing academic excellence at an affordable price, according to The Princeton Review’s “100 Best Value Colleges,” which was published online Tuesday by USA Today.

NEWS | 02/22/2011

Graduate School prepared for planned GRE changes in August

Changes to the GRE, the standardized test taken by applicants to many graduate and business schools, will go into effect in August. The changes, intended to better predict test-takers’ future performance, have implications for the way the test is conducted and scored as well as for the types of questions asked.

NEWS | 02/22/2011

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