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Hummus referendum defeated

The Sabra hummus referendum that garnered international media attention over the past two weeks has been defeated, according to USG election results announced Friday. A total of 1,014 students voted against the referendum, while 699 students voted in favor. If the referendum had been approved, the USG would have asked Dining Services to provide an alternative brand to Sabra hummus in retail locations on campus.

NEWS | 12/02/2010

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Why Princeton?

Princeton finished last year with the 32nd best athletic program among Division I schools nationwide, 20 spots ahead of Cornell, its nearest Ivy League competitor, according to the annual ranking by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. But when it comes to selling Princeton to high school recruits, it is the U.S. News & World Report ranking that matters.

NEWS | 12/02/2010

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Mechanical engineers create jump rope air-resistance models

Jeffrey Aristoff, a post-doctoral researcher, and professor Howard Stone have been researching the physics of jumping rope since last spring, looking specifically at air resistance. In their efforts so far, they have created both a mathematical model and a miniature mechanical jump rope. The researchers presented their initial findings at a physics convention in California in mid-November and are still working on the project.

NEWS | 12/02/2010

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Chin ’75, Fuchs GS ’77 will receive highest alumni honors

Denny Chin ’75 and Elaine Fuchs GS ’77 will be presented with the top alumni honors during Alumni Day on Feb. 26, the University announced Wednesday.Chin, who is a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, will receive the Woodrow Wilson Award. Fuchs, a molecular genetics and cell biology professor at Rockefeller University, will accept the James Madison Medal.

NEWS | 12/01/2010

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Making plays, making grades

On May 15, 2009, while most students were celebrating the end of the academic year, Tyler Fiorito ’12 sat alone in a hotel room in Hempstead, N.Y., taking a final exam. The next afternoon, the lacrosse team’s starting goalkeeper stood between the pipes as his No. 4 Tigers fell 6-4 to No. 5 Cornell in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. The next day, he was back on campus, sitting in a crowded lecture hall for another final exam.

NEWS | 12/01/2010

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Students react to tensions between North, South Korea

Members of the University’s Korean community said that they hoped North Korea’s recent attack on a South Korean island will not escalate into a greater conflict.   On Nov. 23, North Korea fired artillery shells at Yeonpyeong Island, prompting South Korea to return fire. During the hour-long exchange, two South Korean soldiers and two civilians were killed and 18 more people were injured. The island is located two miles from the Northern Limit Line, a maritime boundary that North Korea does not recognize.

NEWS | 11/30/2010

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World AIDS Week brings varying voices on health, policy

After earning a master’s in public health, Wilson School professor Joseph Amon headed to Togo to spend two years conducting fieldwork to combat the guinea worm, a parasite whose painful infections have been documented since the second century B.C. During his time there, he came up with the “Guinea Worm Cup,” a soccer tournament for local children and young adults.

NEWS | 11/30/2010

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Students who traveled for Thanksgiving report few complaints with new security measures

Many students flying home for Thanksgiving got their first taste of new Transportation Security Administration screening procedures over the weekend. Though some people have captured national attention for their protests of the measures, which require either full-body scans or pat-downs, students said their experiences were largely uneventful.

NEWS | 11/29/2010

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Art museum acquisitions face scrutiny over past ownership

Yale University has agreed to return several Machu Picchu artifacts housed in its Peabody Museum of Natural History to their original home in Peru, nearly two years after the Peruvian government sued for their return in December 2008.Though Yale’s agreement is the most recent high-profile repatriation from an Ivy League school, Princeton has also previously been the subject of concerns over the ownership of pieces of art, with a major case involving Italian art still ongoing.

NEWS | 11/29/2010