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.
The University received a record 26,166 applications for the Class of 2014. That figure represents a 19 percent increase from last year.
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.
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.
The faculty voted 156-84 at its Tuesday faculty meeting to eliminate the A grade.
The University received an astonishingly low 10,943 applications for the Class of 2014, representing a 50 percent drop from last year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
President Tilghman announced Tuesday the creation of the University’s first Task Force on Toilet Paper.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
The USG formally recommended Thursday that Public Safety officers remain unarmed.
Teach For America (TFA) alumni exhibit slightly lower levels of charitable giving, voting and civic engagement than those who dropped out of the program or declined offers of admission, according to a recent study by Stanford sociology professor Doug McAdam.
New members of Tower Club will pay $870 this spring, while sophomores at Tiger Inn will pay $825, according to information provided by the clubs’ presidents. New members of Cap & Gown Club will pay $700, while sophomores joining Quadrangle Club will face fees of $650 and Cloister Inn members will pay $500 for the next semester, the clubs’ presidents said.
