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Anscombe Society members hold Q-and-A session in Murray-Dodge

Anscombe Society members hold Q-and-A session in Murray-Dodge

The Anscombe Society hosted an informal question and answer session with its members on Monday evening in Murray-Dodge Hall. Titled “Ask an Anscomber Anything,” the event invited students to direct questions to the club’s members in a more informal and open setting than typical club events.

NEWS | 02/14/2011

Tilghman discusses relocation of Arts Neighborhood

University President Shirley Tilghman spoke about the ongoing discussions over the Arts and Transit Neighborhood and the progress of the University’s $1.75 billion Aspire capital campaign at a meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community on Monday.

NEWS | 02/14/2011

Co-ops waitlist many as interest in membership rises

The three campus co-ops — the International Food Co-op, 2 Dickinson St. and Brown — have seen significant increases in membership interest for next year, with many students already on waitlists for the fall.

NEWS | 02/14/2011

Penn mulls grade inflation after leaks

After the document leak at Columbia University that indicated that one out of 12 students at Columbia received at least a 4.0 grade point average last semester, fellow Ivy League school the University of Pennsylvania has begun to evaluate its grading policy.

NEWS | 02/14/2011

News & Notes: West endorses candidate in Chicago mayoral contest

African American Studies professor Cornel West GS ’80 has openly endorsed Carol Moseley Braun as a candidate in the Chicago mayoral election.

NEWS | 02/14/2011

Displaced students to study at Hebrew University

On Sunday, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced that its Rothberg International School would accept a dozen American students whose studies abroad had been interrupted by turmoil in Egypt.

NEWS | 02/13/2011

News & Notes: Aksay develops stable and durable fuel cell

Research conducted by professor Ilhan Aksay at the University’s Ceramic Materials Laboratory, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Washington State University has revealed a way of combining nanoparticles and graphene to develop a material that is more stable and durable for use in fuel cells.

NEWS | 02/13/2011

Searchinger Washington Post op-ed stirs up controversy

Timothy Searchinger, an associate research scholar in the Princeton Environmental Institute, the Wilson School and the Program in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy, has received negative feedback for arguing that biofuels have contributed to the world food shortage.

NEWS | 02/13/2011

A cappella groups accept few new members after auditions

In keeping with past trends, the acceptance rates for University a cappella groups — whose spring auditions concluded this week — were extremely low, though fewer students auditioned for groups in the spring than last fall.

NEWS | 02/13/2011

GoodCrush back for Valentine’s Day, with rival

Students can rest assured that finding valentines will be easier this year — or at least that they will have one more procrastination outlet.

NEWS | 02/13/2011

Residents may sue over property tax

During a town hall meeting Wednesday night, residents of Princeton Township and Princeton Borough pledged their money and support to the Princeton Fair Tax-Revaluation Group which is aiming to overturn a property tax revaluation.

NEWS | 02/13/2011

Shopping center opens on Spring Street near garage

An Italian grocery market, a wine store and a dry cleaning service have recently opened their doors as part of a new shopping complex on Spring Street, which runs parallel to Nassau Street.

NEWS | 02/10/2011

Study: Students now more stressed than ever before

According to the recent results of “The American Freshman: National Norms Fall 2010,” an annual survey of student health, emotional well-being among college students is at its lowest in the study’s 25-year history.

NEWS | 02/10/2011

News & Notes: Three engineering professors elected to National Academy of Engineering

Chemical and biological engineering professor Christodoulos Floudas and mechanical and aerospace engineering professors Richard Miles and Alexander Smits have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

NEWS | 02/10/2011

News & Notes: Harne GS ’08 appointed president of The College of Saint Mary Magdalen

George Harne GS ’08 has been appointed the president of The College of Saint Mary Magdalen in New Hampshire.

NEWS | 02/10/2011

Sigma Chi opens chapter house on Witherspoon Street

The Sigma Chi fraternity has established a chapter house on Witherspoon St., becoming the only Greek organization at the University to have a residence.

NEWS | 02/10/2011

Whig-Clio debates stability and democracy in Egyptian conflict

Against the backdrop of the 17th day of protest in the streets of Cairo, about 20 students considered the relative importance of stability and democracy in the Middle East at a debate sponsored by the American Whig-Cliosophic Society on Thursday evening.

NEWS | 02/10/2011

Town considers further talks on Arts and Transit Neighborhood

More than a week after the University announced it was scrapping plans for the proposed Arts and Transit Neighborhood, the University, the Borough Council and the Township Committee have been forced to hit the reset button on their negotiations for the project, despite five years of planning.

NEWS | 02/10/2011

Plans for new UMCP construction expand

Thanks to generous donations totaling over $115 million, Princeton HealthCare System is enhancing the new University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro and boosting its fundraising goal by $35 million. The new hospital will replace the existing University Medical Center at Princeton as part of PHCS.

NEWS | 02/09/2011

Drennan '11 wins Gates Scholarship

Justine Drennan ’11 has received a scholarship from the Gates Cambridge Trust to study at the University of Cambridge for the 2011-12 academic year.

NEWS | 02/09/2011

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