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Though a small amount of information about the clubs is available through the University’s undergraduate admission website, students deciding whether to attend Princeton are often able to learn about the Street only by word of mouth. Consequently, parents and students eager to learn about Princeton’s social scene arrived at Colonial with a variety of preconceived notions about the clubs, and the panel of presidents attempted to dispel any misconceptions.

NEWS | 04/27/2009

Chou drops out of 2010 presidency race

Chou drops out of 2010 presidency race

Class of 2010 social chair Michael Chou announced he was dropping out of the race for class president — less than 45 hours after joining it — in an e-mail to supporters Friday night. He will resume his candidacy for vice president.

NEWS | 04/26/2009

Gym Class Heroes to perform at Lawnparties

Gym Class Heroes will highlight the 100th Lawnparties next Sunday, USG social chair Julia Jacobson '10 confirmed in an e-mail Sunday evening.

NEWS | 04/26/2009

Coming before the Committee

Michelle Wu and Jack Ackerman

Last January, Shafiq Kashmiri ’10 was working alone in his room on the final problem set for an upper-level engineering course when his phone rang. It was a classmate — someone who often struggled with work for the class — calling to ask for help with the assignment.

NEWS | 04/26/2009

Eight students win Spirit of Princeton prize

Eight students will be honored on May 6 as winners of the 2009 Spirit of Princeton Award, which is given in recognition of students’ positive contributions to campus life.

NEWS | 04/26/2009

U. walks lonely road with grading policy

On April 26, 2004, the University faculty voted 156-84 to institute a bold policy to curb rising grades. Five years later, no peer institutions have followed Princeton’s lead, despite Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel’s repeated attempts to encourage them to do so.

NEWS | 04/26/2009

Pace Center director retracts budget info

Just three days after releasing figures suggesting that the Pace Center would cut its programmatic budget by 82 percent, Pace Center Director Kiki Jamieson retracted the information in an e-mail to The Daily Princetonian on Saturday, saying the center “does not yet have specific budget targets.”

NEWS | 04/26/2009

Chou enters race for 2010 presidency

Current Class of 2010 social chair Michael Chou will compete with Phoebe Jin and incumbent Aditya Panda in next week’s election for class president, Chou announced early Thursday morning.

NEWS | 04/23/2009

Web Update: Garcia charged in only one incident

Borough Police confirmed Friday afternoon that Jorge Humberto Solares Garcia has been charged with criminal sexual contact only in connection with the April 19 incident on Alexander Beach. He has not been charged in connection with the two reports of lewdness made April 18 by female students.

NEWS | 04/23/2009

Students gather to Take Back the Night

When Israeli model Linor Abargil was crowned Miss World in December 1998, no one but those closest to her knew that she had been raped and nearly murdered in Milan, Italy, just six weeks earlier. “I had a sense that my rape and winning the crown had a reason,” Abargil said in her keynote speech at the Take Back the Night event hosted by Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources and Education (SHARE) on Thursday evening.

NEWS | 04/23/2009

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

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