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Hundreds gather for Haiti vigil

Hundreds gather for Haiti vigil

Hundreds of members of the Princeton community gathered Thursday night at the University Chapel to show support for the people of Haiti,the scene of a catastrophic earthquake on Tuesday. Speakers at the non-denominational vigil prayed for safety, solace, rescue and restoration for all those affected by the natural disaster.

NEWS | 01/14/2010

Pleasuring Princeton

Though President Tilghman recently convened the Steering Committee on Undergraduate Women’s Leadership at Princeton to examine the low number of women heading student organizations, the greatest gender discrepancies may be hidden behind closed doors.

NEWS | 01/14/2010

The nightmare scenario

What if someone died? It’s the nightmare scenario, one that, as President Tilghman writes on today’s Opinion page, keeps her up at night: a Princeton undergraduate who dies from alcohol poisoning.

NEWS | 01/14/2010

Since Early Decision's elimination, peers have not yet followed suit

The applications arriving at West College this month are part of the third admission cycle since the elimination of Early Decision at the University in 2006, announced a week after Harvard eliminated its own early application program. Administrators said the move balances the potential risks with a desire to allow low-income students to compare financial aid packages, while at the same time maintaining the quality and size of the applicant pool. Administrators also hoped other schools would follow suit.

NEWS | 01/14/2010

Combined assets of clubs reached $17.2M in June 2008

The combined net assets of all 10 clubs on the Street reached a record $17.2 million in June 2008. Ivy was the wealthiest, with $4.5 million in net assets, followed by TI, with $2.2 million.

NEWS | 01/14/2010

Princeton Plan B

In the winter of her freshman year, Veronica ’12 had sex for the first time, with a senior boy the week after Dean’s Date. They used a condom, but “we were messing around afterwards,” she said, so she went to the CVS store on Nassau Street to buy emergency contraception.

NEWS | 01/14/2010

Faculty votes to abolish the A

The faculty voted 156-84 at its Tuesday faculty meeting to eliminate the A grade.

NEWS | 01/12/2010

Princeton sees steep drop in applications for Class of 2014

The University received an astonishingly low 10,943 applications for the Class of 2014, representing a 50 percent drop from last year.

NEWS | 01/12/2010

U. reverses position, will launch chastity center

In a recent change of heart that is good news for many Princeton students, President Tilghman has reversed her original decision not to begin a chastity center on campus.

NEWS | 01/12/2010

Tribe ejects member for sleeping with non-legacy, non-athlete

A leading member of The Tribe has been exiled this week after allegedly hooking up with a non-legacy, non-athlete University student and breaking the most sacred rule of the exclusive group.

NEWS | 01/12/2010

U. to require all undergrads to buy dining hall meal plan

The University will require all undergrads to buy a full meal plan and live in a four-year residential college for their entire college career.

NEWS | 01/12/2010

Police break up Southern Society fight at Cottage

Roughly 10 to 20 people were involved in a “large fight” Tuesday evening at a post-Dean’s Date hoedown hosted by the Princeton Southern Society at Cottage Club, Deputy Chief of Public Safety Charles Davall said in an e-mail to The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 01/12/2010

Tilghman convenes toilet paper task force

President Tilghman announced Tuesday the creation of the University’s first Task Force on Toilet Paper.

NEWS | 01/12/2010

Finals follow students abroad

Students studying abroad expressed concern that Princeton’s unique academic schedule will have a negative impact on their spring semesters, especially as they adjust to living and studying in a new environment.

NEWS | 01/10/2010

Off the campus, into the fire

It’s not every day that Princeton employees are called to Drumthwacket. Yet for Michael Christensen, an engineer at the University’s utility plant, busting into the New Jersey governor’s mansion clad in a reflective vest, metal air tank and fireproof pants was all in a day’s work.

NEWS | 01/10/2010

USG backs party registration

The USG will give $25 for food and non-alcoholic beverages to the first 20 people who register parties with the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students (ODUS).

NEWS | 01/10/2010

Blizzard delays U. prox pilot program

The University instituted a pilot program to deactivate the prox access system over winter break for students who were not on campus. Students who planned to remain on campus were required to submit a request to activate their prox card online.

NEWS | 01/10/2010

Study: Admission policies add to achievement gap

Sociology professor Thomas Espenshade GS ’72 said he believes a massive scientific effort, on the scale of the Manhattan Project, is needed to understand and close the educational achievement gap in the United States.

NEWS | 01/10/2010

For the love of the job

Connor Diemand-Yauman ’10 believes he has accomplished what he set out to do. As he approaches the end of his term as USG President, Diemand-Yauman said that he has very few regrets.“I’m lucky to be able to say that we addressed nearly all of our major agenda items,” he said.

NEWS | 01/10/2010

Survey: 56 percent oppose arming Public Safety

The USG formally recommended Thursday that Public Safety officers remain unarmed.

NEWS | 01/07/2010

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