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Mechanical and aerospace engineering professor Michael McAlpine and his team developed a new type of energy-generating device that can be powered by the human body. Their rubber films, made of silicone and a ceramic material known as lead zirconate titanate (PZT), capture mechanical energy from body movements and convert it to an electric current.

NEWS | 02/02/2010

Housing headaches for some

Housing headaches for some

As the spring semester begins, several study abroad students — both those returning from fall semesters abroad and those going abroad in the spring — have said they had problems communicating with the Housing Department. Though these students said they received delayed or incomplete information regarding their new rooming assignments, administrators maintained that they communicate with students throughout the process.

NEWS | 02/02/2010

New Jersey legalizes prescriptions for marijuana

Starting this June, some students may be able to legally smoke marijuana in New Jersey. The New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, which was passed by the state legislature and signed by then-governor Jon Corzine (D) in January, will make New Jersey the 14th state in the nation and only the fourth on the East Coast to legalize marijuana for people with certain medical conditions.

NEWS | 02/02/2010

UNICEF to implement undergraduate computer science project

A group of University undergraduates have made use of a ubiquitous device — cell phones — to provide a solution to the challenge of obtaining accurate survey information in developing countries. Colin Ponce ’10, Peter Schulam ’11 and Woongcheol Yang ’10 developed a cell phone-based survey system in COS 597E: Advanced Topics in Computer Science: Civic Technologies.

NEWS | 02/01/2010

New advising plan revealed

The Office of the Dean of the College is creating a new director position which will focus exclusively on postgraduate fellowship advising, the University announced on Monday. The new director, who will start next fall, will take on the role currently held by Associate Dean of the College Frank Ordiway, who was dismissed from the University effective this June.

NEWS | 02/01/2010

Alternatives emerge for selling back used books

Over a four-day period last May, Carlos Roque ’10 trekked across campus from “Scully, to Bloomberg, then all the way to Holder,” collecting more than $15,000 worth of textbooks. Roque wasn’t hoping to start a library, but rather to make some cash.Roque, a buyer for third-party vendor Belltower Books, made $1,000 last spring by purchasing students’ used textbooks with money provided by Belltower and then shipping them to the distributor.

NEWS | 02/01/2010

Greening Princeton for twenty years

Former grounds manager Jim Consolloy ended his 20-year tenure at the University on Friday. Guided by his love of plants, Consolloy oversaw much of the landscaping around the 2,300-acre campus and was responsible for maintaining the health of its 400 species of trees.

NEWS | 02/01/2010

Guitar theft reported by Charter Club

A guitar valued at $1,500 was stolen from Charter Club before Intersession, the latest in a month-long string of thefts at the club, Charter President Justin Knutson ’11 said in an e-mail.

NEWS | 02/01/2010

Community members work toward Haiti relief

In the wake of the devastating earthquakes that shook Haiti on Jan. 12, members of the University community have raised more than $8,000 for relief efforts.

NEWS | 01/31/2010

Inter-Action sends volunteers to Trenton

Over the first few days of Intersession, roughly 130 students participated in Inter-Action, an intensive three-day public service project sponsored by the Pace Center at no cost to participants. The program, which took place from Jan. 24 to 27, was funded by about half of the $90,000 fall Lawnparties fund, which was reallocated to the Pace Center by a USG referendum last spring.

NEWS | 01/31/2010

A note from the 134th Managing Board

With today’s issue, The Daily Princetonian enters its 134th year under new leadership. At the start of each new managing board, your editors promise clear and compelling journalism — a paper that sparks dialogue on campus by presenting you with all facets of the issues most important to Princetonians. Frankly, we think that should go without saying. This year, we will strive to live up to the highest journalistic standards, just as our predecessors have. We couldn’t imagine doing anything else.

NEWS | 01/31/2010

News & Notes: Bernanke confirmed for second term

Former economics professor Ben Bernanke was confirmed for a second four-year term as chairman of the Federal Reserve by a 70-30 Senate vote last Thursday, the narrowest margin of confirmation since the Senate?s began confirming Fed chairs in 1978.Democrats voted 48-12 in favor of Bernanke?s reappointment, including the two Independents who caucus with the party, while Republicans supported Bernanke by a slimmer 22-18 margin.

NEWS | 01/31/2010

Men's Hockey: Offense leads charge after two week rest

Following a 15-day break for exams, Princeton (9-10-2 overall, 5-8-1 ECAC Hockey) snapped a two-game losing streak to collect three victories, its longest winning stretch of the season. The wins moved the Tigers into eighth place in league standings, just behind Harvard.

NEWS | 01/31/2010

'Prince' Q&A with Jonathan Safran Foer '99

Last Friday at nearby Stuart Country Day School, Jonathan Safran Foer '99 read from his latest book, “Eating Animals,” and discussed the writing process. Foer sat down with The Daily Princetonian’s Christina Henricks after the reading to discuss his experiences as a University student and as a writer.

NEWS | 01/31/2010

Thirteen join Colonial in first-round sign-ins

Only 13 students joined Colonial Club during the first round of sign-ins, a major drop-off from the 87 members who joined the club in the first round last year.

NEWS | 01/31/2010

Trustees approve 3.3 percent increase in fees, $1.36B budget

The University Board of Trustees approved a 3.3 percent increase in undergraduate fees and a $1.36 billion budget for fiscal year 2011. Student fees will total $48,580 for the 2010-11 academic year.

NEWS | 01/24/2010

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

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

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

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

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