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Ricky’s evicted from location on Nassau Street

Ricky’s evicted from location on Nassau Street

As the University focuses on dealing internally with the economic downturn, signs of the struggle have begun to appear just outside FitzRandolph Gate. Princeton’s traditional ice-cream rivalry has taken a new turn with the eviction of Ricky’s Candy, Cones and Chaos from its Nassau Street location.

NEWS | 11/15/2009

Westminster policy presents barriers for students

University students can take courses at Westminster Choir College (WCC) and at Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS), a Presbyterian institution unaffiliated with Princeton University, to supplement their regular University courses. But while both schools are open to Princeton students, the logistical hurdles and accreditation policies involved vastly differ.

NEWS | 11/12/2009

U. competes for place on Google Street View

Princeton is currently competing with Arizona State University, Michigan State University, Rochester Institute of Technology and Stanford to become the third college campus available in Street View.

NEWS | 11/12/2009

Wilson School program cut as some faculty question layoffs

The Policy Research Institute for the Region (PRIOR) at the Wilson School will be shut down at the end of this academic year, as the University has eliminated the positions of the institute’s three staff members, along with 40 other positions across campus, effective June 30, 2010.

NEWS | 11/12/2009

The $50,000 question

The University increased its tuition and fees to $47,020 for the 2009-10 academic year, a jump from $45,695 the year before. Though the cost of attending Princeton is still under the $50,000 mark, 58 universities are already charging more than that, and the University could potentially follow suit in January, when it announces tuition and fees for the 2010-11 academic year.

NEWS | 11/12/2009

Law requires colleges to fight piracy

The University does not anticipate having to overhaul its policy on internet piracy in light of new rules published in the Federal Register on Oct. 22, University spokeswoman Emily Aronson said.

NEWS | 11/12/2009

U. prepares to vaccinate 2,000 against H1N1

The University is preparing to vaccinate up to 2,000 individuals against the H1N1 flu this Monday and has already vaccinated roughly 400 students and student dependents in the highest health priority group over the last two weeks.

NEWS | 11/12/2009

University brings back women’s self-defense program

The University is offering Rape Aggression Defense System (RAD) classes for women this semester, following a series of several incidents of lewdness that have occurred on campus in the past few months.

NEWS | 11/11/2009

ROTC enrollment rises on campus

In the crisp, cold autumn air, a group of students dressed in matching gray shirts, black shorts and physical training reflector belts dash for the stairs leading to Weaver Stadium. Despite their small numbers, their voices ring out distinctively as one united entity as they count together. “One, two, three, one! One, two, three, two!”

NEWS | 11/11/2009

Panel debates media, U.S. Supreme Court

The more people know about the U.S. Supreme Court, the less they like it, correspondents who cover the judicial body explained to a packed Robertson Hall on Wednesday. The panel discussion, which C-SPAN also broadcasted live, was moderated by sociology professor Paul Starr. “Full Court Press: The Supreme Court, the Media, and Public Understanding” included New Yorker writer and CNN contributor Jeffrey Toobin, Slate.com writer and editor Emily Bazelon, New York Times correspondent Adam Liptak and Slate.com editor and legal correspondent Dahlia Lithwick.

NEWS | 11/11/2009

University to invest $40M in sustainability

The University will invest more than $40 million over the next 10 years to reduce utility usage by at least 25 percent as part of its Energy Master Plan, according to the Report on Sustainability released on Tuesday.

NEWS | 11/11/2009

OIT may consider outside e-mail provider

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) has begun discussing a possible plan to outsource the University e-mail service to third-party providers, also called cloud providers, OIT associate director Steven Sather said in an e-mail.

NEWS | 11/11/2009

Notes on Nunokawa

English professor and Rockefeller College master Jeff Nunokawa’s has been at the University for more than two decades. He was filled with excitement as he began to talk about the community he has overseen for two years.

NEWS | 11/10/2009

NOM denied restraining order

A district court judge ruled on Oct. 28 to deny a motion made by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) for a restraining order against the Maine ethics commission, which is currently investigating NOM’s finances.

NEWS | 11/10/2009

Breakout trips teach service

While many students caught up on sleep and TV over Fall Break, others spent their week immersed in civic engagement. The Breakout Princeton trips, organized by the Pace Center, drew 73 participants, making this fall’s program the largest yet. But because of escalating demand, only 61 percent of the 120 applicants could be accommodated, said Andrew Nurkin, the senior program coordinator at the Pace Center.

NEWS | 11/10/2009

From Frist to the farm: An unconventional path

Steve Slovenski ’09 works with cattle and horses on a ranch in California. As the economic downturn weakened job prospects for recent graduates, Slovenski decided to pursue an unconventional solution.

NEWS | 11/10/2009

Kiplinger: University education is affordable, high quality

Princeton offers the second-best value among private colleges for providing academic excellence at an affordable price, according to rankings published by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine last week.

NEWS | 11/10/2009

Four students arrested for allegedly stealing parking meter

Four male students have been charged with criminal attempted theft, criminal mischief and resisting arrest by flight after they allegedly tried to steal a parking meter on Prospect Avenue on Oct. 26.

NEWS | 11/09/2009

Where the women aren’t

In 2001, there were four female eating club presidents, but that number has slipped since. When Stephanie Burset '09 was deciding whether to run for Tower Club president, Savannah Sachs ’08 of Cloister Inn was the only female eating club president. Burset would go on to become the only female eating club president of her graduating class. This year, all 10 club presidents are men.

NEWS | 11/09/2009

Force commander envisions changes in modern peacekeeping

"War in the classic sense and peacekeeping in the classic sense don't seem to work," Romeo Dallaire, a former force commander of the U.N. Assistance Mission for Rwanda, said to a packed Dodds Auditorium at a lecture on Monday.

NEWS | 11/09/2009

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