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USG discusses environmental and service initiatives, grading policy at Senate meeting

USG discusses environmental and service initiatives, grading policy at Senate meeting

On Sunday, The USG released the results of its online long-term priorities survey — which students could answer from Feb. 16 to 19. Also on Sunday, USG officials discussed environmental protection and community service at their weekly Senate meeting.

NEWS | 02/28/2010

Cotsen Children's Library gives local kids glimpse of India

Traveling to India usually involves a long plane ride and maybe even a rickshaw. But for two hours on Saturday, local children journeyed to the subcontinent without leaving Princeton.

NEWS | 02/28/2010

Building bridges abroad

While many students who were admitted to the University last spring are buried in books, Andrew Finkelstein ’14 is building a cow shelter in India.Finkelstein is one of 20 participants in the University’s pilot Bridge Year Program, which began in August 2009.

NEWS | 02/25/2010

Brown proposes engineering school

Brown is on the verge of establishing a school of engineering. Provost David Kertzer approved the school at a meeting in early February, The Brown Daily Herald reported on Wednesday. Faculty members will vote on the proposal in April, and the Corporation of Brown University will make the final decision in May.

NEWS | 02/25/2010

After four months, Taproom Cafe sees little traffic

Though it offers free coffee and has been open since October, the Taproom Cafe is still struggling to lure students into its nook in the Campus Club basement.

NEWS | 02/25/2010

Yale to raise fees

Yale will increase undergraduate tuition and room and board fees by 4.8 percent, from $47,500 for the current academic year to $49,800 for 2010-11, The Yale Daily News reported.

NEWS | 02/25/2010

New medical schools to give applicants more options

As they advance through the pre-med path — completing rigorous science courses, volunteering at hospitals, maintaining GPAs and, of course, taking the MCATs — students know that their acceptance into medical school is uncertain. The 93 percent acceptance rate among applicants at the University is among the best in the country, but one in 15 applicants still ends up with a stack of rejection letters.

NEWS | 02/25/2010

Eight named Liman fellows

Five undergraduate and three graduate students were named 2010 Arthur Liman Fellows in Public Interest Law, the Program in Law and Public Affairs (LAPA) announced on Tuesday.

NEWS | 02/25/2010

YAT primary election period extended, website coding error resolved

The Young Alumni Trustee (YAT) primary election will be extended by one day after a technical glitch initially barred several members of the Class of 2010 from voting, Associate Director of Alumni Education Leslie Rowley said in an e-mail to The Daily Princetonian today.

NEWS | 02/25/2010

Column: The electromagnetic magic inside a prox

It’s 3:15 a.m. Friday morning, and you’ve just gotten back from the Street. Approaching your dorm, you pull out your prox and slap it across the sensor. A light turns green, and, with a click, the door unlocks. For a hazy moment, as the door shuts behind you, you wonder what kind of magic enabled your piece of orange plastic to open doors with a wave.

NEWS | 02/24/2010

Professors blog to explore ideas, reach wider audience

In 2007, when art and archaeology professor Chika Okeke-Agulu wanted to address controversy surrounding the 52nd Venice Biennale — a global exposition of contemporary art held in Venice, Italy — he took to the Internet.

NEWS | 02/24/2010

Alumni create web service to teach kids personal finance

Raising five children has taught Bill Dwight ’84 that lecturing kids about money is futile. So the computer science concentrator from Palo Alto, Calif. decided to devise a more interactive approach. He is now the CEO of FamZoo, a money management and education website that he launched as a subscription-based service last month after working on it for five years.

NEWS | 02/24/2010

Three win ReachOut 56-81 Fellowships

ReachOut 56-81 — a partnership between the classes of 1956 and 1981 that offers funding for graduating seniors to complete yearlong public service projects — has chosen three seniors for fellowships.

NEWS | 02/24/2010

Cleaning up a snowy mess

The patches of grass peaking through fields of white will disappear. The once-proud creatures that have nearly melted away will bulk up with an extra coat. The murmurings of hope for another day of canceled classes will amplify.

NEWS | 02/24/2010

FBI closes anthrax letters investigation

A Nassau Street mailbox has secured its place in the FBI’s books. Last Friday, the Amerithrax Task Force issued its final report on the 2001 anthrax scare last Friday, closing an investigation that lasted more than eight years. The task force, which included FBI special agents, U.S. postal inspectors and other law enforcement officials, alleged that Bruce Ivins committed the bioterrorist attacks.

NEWS | 02/23/2010

Dudeck discusses pickups at Borough Council meeting

The decrease in alcohol-related transports by Princeton Borough Police during pickups weekend this year featured prominently in Borough Police Chief Robert Dudeck’s monthly crime report, which he presented at the Borough Council meeting Tuesday evening.

NEWS | 02/23/2010

Former White House adviser will teach in 2011

Van Jones, a former adviser in the Obama Administration, has been appointed a visiting fellow in the Center for African American Studies and the Program in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy at the Wilson School, the University plans to announce today.

NEWS | 02/23/2010

Seven awarded Sloan grants

Seven University professors, representing disciplines ranging from economics to neuroscience to mathematics, have been awarded 2010 Sloan Research Fellowships. Princeton ties with Harvard for the school with the most fellowship winners this year.

NEWS | 02/23/2010

Peace in the nation's service

In 74 countries around the world, Peace Corps volunteers support local development while promoting America’s image. Helping to lead the charge is a pack of tigers.

NEWS | 02/23/2010

Free art facilities attract few in residential colleges

For students looking to explore their inner artists, several residential colleges offer free materials and facilities without the formality of an academic class.Tucked away in the basement of 1938 Hall is one of these spaces, the Wilson College ceramics studio. Though it was mostly empty during its open hours on Sunday, the walls were lined with half-finished pieces, from thrown pots to chess pieces.

NEWS | 02/22/2010

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