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Mechanical engineers create jump rope air-resistance models

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

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

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

Sewell '86 ready to represent Selma

Twenty-five years after writing an award-winning senior thesis on black women in politics, Terri Sewell ’86 will be sworn in this January as the first African-American congresswoman from Alabama.

NEWS | 12/01/2010

Mathey College inaugurates writing studio in Blair Tower

A room on the third floor of Blair Tower, which used to be occupied by computers, has been transformed into Mathey College’s new writing studio, decorated by cream-colored wool rugs and bookshelves filled with short stories and writers’ manuals.

NEWS | 12/01/2010

Study: Job prospects looking up for Class of 2011 nationally

Job prospects may have improved for seniors graduating this spring. Researchers have predicted that companies will hire 10 percent more undergraduates in 2011 than they did in 2010.

NEWS | 12/01/2010

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

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

Monaco ’81 will head Tufts University

Anthony Monaco ’81, pro-vice chancellor for planning and resources at University of Oxford, will become the 13th president of Tufts University in summer 2011, Tufts announced Tuesday.

NEWS | 11/30/2010

Nelson ’10 named Marshall Scholar

John Nelson ’10 has been awarded a Marshall Scholarship, the scholarship program announced Tuesday morning.Nelson, who is from Dayton, Ohio, majored in history at Princeton and received certificates in Russian and Eurasian studies and Slavic languages and cultures.

NEWS | 11/30/2010

Nelson ’10 awarded Marshall Scholarship

John Nelson ’10 has been awarded a Marshall Scholarship, the scholarship program announced Tuesday morning.

NEWS | 11/30/2010

Getting in: Athletes’ road to admission

Four years after early decision was abolished at Princeton, Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye still sends out letters each winter to a select group of Princeton applicants effectively guaranteeing their admission.

NEWS | 11/30/2010

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

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

CJL cautions students on referendum

In the latest installment of the great Sabra hummus debate, the Center for the Jewish Life has stepped into the fray over the referendum, up for a vote on this week’s USG ballot.

NEWS | 11/29/2010

Day in the life: A rough playing field

If Tommy Wornham ’12 woke up on Tuesdays this fall at 6:45 a.m., he would already be late.By the time his football meetings wrapped up at 8 a.m., he was already well into his day as a starting quarterback, before his obligations as a student had begun.After a day of classes, 4:30 p.m. brought a three-hour practice. Wornham ended his day with homework in the evening, before heading to bed to recharge for the next day. Then he did it all again.

NEWS | 11/29/2010

UVA to reinstate early admissions program; Harvard to reevaluate application calendar

After eliminating early admission in 2006, both Harvard and the University of Virginia recently made announcements signaling potential changes to those policies.

NEWS | 11/28/2010

E-mails show turmoil at local police

The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office believes Emann, Lt. Michael Henderson and Cpl. Arthur Villaruz illegally sold Township property, though it is unclear what exactly the county believes the officers sold. All three were removed from their positions on Oct. 1, and police operations have been overseen by the prosecutor’s office.

NEWS | 11/28/2010

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