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Smith recalls motivations as artist, honors Mapplethorpe

Smith recalls motivations as artist, honors Mapplethorpe

Patti Smith, the legendary singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, discussed her motivations as an artist and her long and close relationship with controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe before a capacity audience in McCosh 50 on Tuesday night.

NEWS | 12/07/2010

Looking beyond hummus

Ask most Princeton students on campus about Sabra hummus and they will probably roll their eyes. Minor media firestorms and student apathy aside, though, there are students on campus who cared very deeply about the outcome of the Sabra hummus debate. And, with the final vote of 1,014 against the referendum and 699 in favor, in many ways, both sides seem to think they won.

NEWS | 12/07/2010

Close calls: Losing by a hair

In most of the races in this fall’s USG elections, challengers received two to three times fewer votes than winners. But some students missed election for USG positions by only a few votes.

NEWS | 12/07/2010

The missing 4 percent

Tens of thousands of high school students apply to Princeton each year and are the focus of countless media reports and dinner-table conversations. But much less attention is paid to the 4 percent of Princeton undergraduates — roughly 50 students per class — who do not graduate within six years. Many of them arrived at the University only to find that the Princeton experience they imagined did not exist, and ultimately, they decided to leave. Students who transfered cited an overarching culture of competition, along with more specific concerns such as the lack of academic support for athletes and the difficulty of training for a career in the arts.

NEWS | 12/07/2010

Faculty approves name change to Program in the Study of Women and Gender

The faculty unanimously approved a proposal to change the name of the Program in the Study of Women and Gender to the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies during its monthly faculty meeting on Monday.

NEWS | 12/06/2010

Six-year-old author writes book inspired by Princeton

A search for “Princeton University” on Amazon.com returns more than 20,000 books. But only one is written by a 6-year-old.Zach Malott’s latest book, written with help from his father, Michael Malott, was released Saturday. “Let’s Explore Princeton,” published in November through the self-publication company CreateSpace, shares the experience of a Princeton visit from a child’s point of view.

NEWS | 12/06/2010

Atelier course hosts human flocking performance

Students walking through the Rockefeller College common room Monday night were greeted with an unfamiliar scene: A flash mob of roughly 40 students, accompanied by live rhythmic drumming and recorded music, swirled and swarmed around the room for 20 minutes.

NEWS | 12/06/2010

Art website started at Princeton Pitch event

Two years ago, Carter Cleveland ’09 sketched his first plan for a website to match young people with art, as Pandora Radio does with music. Now, his idea has evolved into a million-dollar start-up company, Art.sy, which will match fine art with collectors.

NEWS | 12/06/2010

Alcohol, sex on agenda at workshop

A culture of hookups and drinking for the sake of drinking increases the occurance of inebriated sexual encounters in Princeton’s social scene, many students concluded at a workshop organized by the Alcohol Coalition Committee.

NEWS | 12/05/2010

Asian American Students Association faces challenges in hosting inaugural Ivy League gathering

Late last spring, the Asian-American Students Association decided to host a conference for Asian American undergraduates at Ivy League schools during the 2010-11 academic year.“Because Asian-Americans make up a good portion of the population, we felt that it was a good time to raise more awareness,” said Laiyin Li ’12, co-president of AASA. “American studies and African-American studies already existed, but Asian-American studies weren’t going through with the administration. There were more Asian-American courses than before, but progress is still not evident.”

NEWS | 12/05/2010

Shi ’11 wins Sachs Scholarship

Veronica Shi ’11, a classics major from West Covina, Calif., is this year’s recipient of the Daniel M. Sachs Class of 1960 Graduating Scholarship, one of the University’s most prestigious awards for Princeton undergraduates. Shi plans to use the funding to enroll in a two-year master’s program in Greek and Latin Languages and Literature.

NEWS | 12/05/2010

USG considers online course initiative, Taste of Prospect

The USG is considering a proposal to make recordings of large, introductory lectures like ECO 100: Introduction to Microeconomics available online to University students and the general public, U-Councilor Alex Pretko ′12 explained at the USG Senate meeting held in Frist 309 on Sunday night.

NEWS | 12/05/2010

Ettman ’13 wins race for USG vice-president

Catherine Ettman ’13 was elected USG vice president in its runoff election, garnering 1,123 votes to the 551 received by Austin Hollimon ’12, the USG announced in an e-mail to the student body Friday afternoon. The results come after an earlier attempt by Hollimon to withdraw his candidacy, though he later reversed the move.

NEWS | 12/05/2010

TEDx conference features alumni, leaders in social entrepreneurship

Tom Szaky ’05 has two words for students considering embarking on their own social entrepreneurship ventures: “Just begin.”Szaky, co-founder and chcief executive of Terracycle, was one of the featured speakers at the University’s first TEDx conference, dubbed TEDxPrincetonU, held Friday in two separate sessions at the Frist Film/Performance Theatre.

NEWS | 12/05/2010

Randall ’12: Keeping it fierce

Randall finished among the final four contestants on the CWTV show “America’s Next Top Model.” With no previous modeling experience, she worked with Tyra Banks and other renowned names in the fashion industry.

NEWS | 12/02/2010

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

Salazar ’11 to share personal story in FOX series

Eric Salazar ’11 is slated to appear Saturday on a FOX television special about young adults who overcome adversity. Though depression never fully disappears, Salazar said that he now has a much better perspective on life.

NEWS | 12/02/2010

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

Professors concerned by recent cable leaks

Following the highly publicized leak of classified U.S. diplomatic cables Sunday, University scholars have added their voices to the chorus of those saying that the release poses risks to American diplomacy efforts.

NEWS | 12/02/2010

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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