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Alum criticizes Princeton in new book

Alum criticizes Princeton in new book

In his first nonfiction book, “Lost in the Meritocracy: The Undereducation of an Overachiever,” Walter Kirn ’83 turns a critical eye toward his undergraduate years at Princeton, arguing that elite institutions of higher education can create social divides and often focus too much on their own reputations.

NEWS | 04/23/2009

The time for 24

As eager prefrosh flood campus for Princeton Preview, many current students are preparing to take part in another Princeton tradition: Newman’s Day.

NEWS | 04/23/2009

USG to distribute alcohol business cards

The USG will create and distribute “alcohol business cards” to inform students about the rules regarding drinking violations in an effort to ease tensions between the University community and Borough Police, USG president Connor Diemand-Yauman ’10 announced at the USG meeting last Sunday night.

NEWS | 04/23/2009

Pace Center to cut operating budget by 82 percent

The operating budget for the Pace Center, which oversees several campus civic engagement initiatives, will be cut by 82 percent over the course of the next two years in light of the economic recession.

NEWS | 04/23/2009

USG, Malkiel launch grade deflation project

The USG recently launched an initiative to increase awareness of the University’s grading policies among employers and educational institutions, USG president Connor Diemand-Yauman ’10 announced earlier this week.

NEWS | 04/22/2009

Grading policy letter

Colleagues: Beginning with fall term 2004-05, grades awarded at Princeton University reflect new institutional grading expectations for undergraduate courses and independent work.

NEWS | 04/22/2009

Major hurdles for major changes

In the spring semester of their sophomore year, Princeton students pursuing A.B. degrees are required to declare their majors. While most stick with their choices for the rest of their Princeton careers, some undergraduates overcome logistical hassles, complications with independent work and disappointed departmental representatives to change departments.

NEWS | 04/22/2009

Taking the veil on campus

At a time when many college students are exploring their identities away from home, two female Princeton students who wear hijab said the traditional dress has led them to examine how their choice fits into the dominant campus culture. Wearing hijab, an Islamic practice intended to reinforce modesty, usually involves a woman covering herself completely in public, save for her face, hands and feet.

NEWS | 04/22/2009

Senate revises budget referendum

Spurred by student concerns, the USG has revised its referendum, which initially proposed that the fall USG Lawnparties budget be donated to Annual Giving.

NEWS | 04/22/2009

USG referendum

USG concert and social funds budget itemIn lieu of a USG sponsored concert at the 2009 fall lawn parties, the USG

NEWS | 04/22/2009

Increased Facebook use correlates with lower grades

Facebook use correlates to lower GPAs in college students, according to the results of a recent study conducted by researchers at Ohio State University and Ohio Dominican University.

NEWS | 04/22/2009

Forging their own legacies

As a freshman in high school, Yujhan Claros ’10, the son of Salvadorian immigrants who never attended high school, placed a voice recording expressing his desire one day to attend Princeton into a time capsule. Four years later, Claros’ hopes came true.

NEWS | 04/21/2009

Panda, Jin vie for 2010 presidency

Current Class of 2010 president Aditya Panda and secretary Phoebe Jin will compete in next week’s election for the position of next year’s senior class president.

NEWS | 04/21/2009

Cottage searches for stolen bronze eagle

Cottage Club is launching an ad campaign to search for a bronze eagle that was stolen from its courtyard last month. “The eagle disappeared about a month ago and it was noticed as missing by our house manager,” Cottage president Ben Bologna ’10 said in an e-mail. “We have contacted the proper Borough and University authorities about our stolen item and are also running ads in local newspapers.”

NEWS | 04/21/2009

U. can't meet demand for graduate student housing

Ninety-one percent of graduate students who applied for University housing were assigned rooms in last week’s draw for the upcoming academic year, up from 85 percent last year.

NEWS | 04/21/2009

Police arrest two men for sexual harrassment on campus

Borough Police arrested two men in connection with separate alleged incidents of criminal sexual contact on campus last weekend. Neither suspect has been charged in connection with the instances of lewdness on campus reported early Saturday morning.

NEWS | 04/21/2009

Five U. scholars elected to Academy of Arts & Sciences

Five faculty members have been inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the organization announced on Monday. History professors James McPherson and William Jordan GS ’73, sociology professor Paul DiMaggio, architecture professor Guy Nordenson and politics professor Philip Pettit were among the 210 fellows elected for their leadership in the sciences, the humanities and the arts, business, public affairs and the non-profit sector.

NEWS | 04/20/2009

Breaking News 5:59 p.m.: Arrest made in Alexander Beach incident of criminal sexual contact

Borough Police arrested a man this afternoon in connection with a report of criminal sexual contact that occurred at roughly 3:20 a.m. at Alexander Beach last Sunday. A female University student reported that she had been assaulted by a man who physically restrained her and “reached under her clothes to touch her,” according to a campus-wide safety alert e-mail sent on Sunday morning.

NEWS | 04/20/2009

Charter trial commences

The trial of Charter Club on charges of serving alcohol to minors and maintaining a nuisance began in Princeton Borough Municipal Court on Monday. No ruling has yet been reached, and the trial is scheduled to continue on April 30.

NEWS | 04/20/2009

The world of Wordle

About a week before their theses were due, a group of seniors working feverishly in the basement of Dod Hall suddenly reached what Sarah Outhwaite ’09 called a “collective mental epiphany.” They copied the text of their theses — each between 80 and 100 pages in length — and pasted the text into wordle.net.

NEWS | 04/20/2009

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