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Web Update: Princetonians win 5 of 12 major races

Web Update: Princetonians win 5 of 12 major races

The number of Princetonians in Congress will increase by one following an election in which Republicans pummeled Democratic incumbents across the country, taking control of the House of Representatives. But the Republican tidal wave was not enough to sweep high-profile alumni to victory in several major races.Winners: Rep. John Sarbanes ’84, D-Md.; Rep. Jared Polis ’96, D-Colo.; Rep. Leonard Lance GS ’82, R-N.J.; Terri Sewell ’86, D-Ala.; and Nan Hayworth ’81, R-N.Y.Losers: Meg Whitman ’77, R-Calif.; Robert Ehrlich ’79, R-Md.; Kenneth Buck ’81, R-Colo.; Rep. Jim Marshall ’72, D-Ga.; Randy Altschuler ’93, R-N.Y.; Ravi Sangisetty ’03, D-La.; and Timothy vanBlommesteyn ’75, I-N.H.

NEWS | 11/02/2010

Web Update: Holt wins close race

Democratic Rep. Rush Holt defeated Scott Sipprelle, his Republican challenger, by 7 percentage points in Tuesday’s election. Holt received 53 percent of the vote, while Sipprelle had 46 percent.Holt, the former assistant director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, earned a seventh term in Congress and will represent the state’s 12th District, which includes Princeton and other parts of central New Jersey.

NEWS | 11/02/2010

Diemand-Yauman ’10 authors font study

It was only after hours of photocopying required readings that Connor Diemand-Yauman ’10, then a junior, realized that he had accidentally cut off the last few letters of each line.Little did he know that through deciphering these readings, he would formulate an idea for his thesis that would ultimately be written about in The Economist, featured on BBC News and published in the psychology journal Cognition.

NEWS | 10/28/2010

Tilghman teaches freshman seminar on evolution, genetics

When Princeton students sign up for classes, they are rarely surprised to find that their professors are groundbreaking researchers, founding members of national councils and recipients of numerous awards.

NEWS | 10/28/2010

Twelve alumni run in major Nov. 2 races

Republicans are expected to make significant gains in both houses of Congress and in gubernatorial races on Nov. 2, when 12 alumni are running for major offices.

NEWS | 10/28/2010

U. receives A-minus grade for sustainability

The University received an overall A-minus grade on the 2011 College Sustainability Report Card released by the Sustainable Endowments Institute on Wednesday, after scoring in the B range every year since the report first came out in 2007.

NEWS | 10/28/2010

University to review disability services

Roughly a year after a lawsuit put the Office of Disability Services in the media spotlight, the University is conducting an internal review of the office.

NEWS | 10/28/2010

Students plan to attend ‘Rally to Restore Sanity’ in D.C.

Roughly 110 University students are expected to be among the thousands gathered on the National Mall in Washington for the “Rally to Restore Sanity” and the “March to Keep Fear Alive” on Saturday.

NEWS | 10/26/2010

Coming from conflict

Growing up in Karachi, Pakistan, Natasha Japanwala ’14 lived just a block from a street where homeless people slept in rows. And while living conditions on her street were more comfortable, safety threats made simple things like riding a bicycle alone in her neighborhood unimaginable.

NEWS | 10/26/2010

Fantasy author writes on secret campus world

Fantasy author Sarah Beth Durst ’96 distinctly remembers the first time she visited Princeton. “When you go down Washington Road with all the elm trees over it, it felt like I was coming to another world,” Durst said. “That passageway was a transformative experience.”

NEWS | 10/26/2010

Worm aging process may aid female fertility

Molecular biology professor Coleen Murphy and Shijing Luo GS may have found a way to slow down the ticking of a woman’s biological clock: worms.

NEWS | 10/26/2010

Watched around the world

The day that their classmates received their diplomas, Connor Diemand-Yauman ’10 and Jonathan Schwartz ’10 skidded down a Swedish mountain on high-performance sleds in pursuit of $1 million.

NEWS | 10/26/2010

Co-ops introduce first-time meal exchange program for members

With her plate full of pizza — one meat lover’s slice, one cottage cheese and apple, and one strawberry and Nutella — Anjali Bisaria ’12 said, “This is probably the best meal so far this semester.”

NEWS | 10/24/2010

Target: Princeton

Sheila Nall knew police officers were searching her secluded Princeton neighborhood for a fugitive one day last March. But she didn’t know that the wanted man had apparently spent the night hiding out in her garage.

NEWS | 10/24/2010

Mmegwa wins 2014 presidency

Luchi Mmegwa was elected Class of 2014 president after last week’s runoff voting, USG president Michael Yaroshefsky ’12 announced in an e-mail to the freshman class Friday evening. Michael Moses and Sophia Deng were elected vice president and treasurer, respectively.

NEWS | 10/24/2010

Dining Services reshuffles chefs' kitchen assignments

Mediterranean salads featuring calamari and scungilli, made-to-order gyros, and smoothies are among this year’s additions to residential college dining menus. Along with a greater variety of options, a chain of personnel shifts has shaken up chef placements, while more dining halls have gone trayless.

NEWS | 10/24/2010

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