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Years after proposal, young GS alumni still lack board seat

Years after proposal, young GS alumni still lack board seat

Dozens of undergraduate alumni have served on the board as young alumni trustees over the last 40 years, but no comparable positions have ever been established for young Graduate School alumni, despite interest expressed by some members of the current Graduate Student Government who said the board was “inaccessible” to graduate students.

NEWS | 10/20/2009

When pupils go paperless

All University undergraduates will be limited to printing 2,100 sheets of paper this year, but the 84 students in ORF 405: Regression & Applied Time Series are trying to do away with paper entirely.

NEWS | 10/20/2009

'Chief Ninja' founds thriving SCVNGR

With job titles such as “Chief Ninja” and “Deputy Chief Ninja” the Boston-based startup company SCVNGR might not look like a serious endeavor. But the company, which was founded in 2008 by Seth Priebatsch ’11 and designs large-scale, electronically based scavenger hunts, has amassed profits and accolades in two short years.

NEWS | 10/19/2009

Universal Studios president recounts journey from obscurity to fortune

Ron Meyer, president and chief operating officer of Universal Studios, spoke about his journey in the film industry to roughly 100 students Monday evening in Robertson Hall as part of Business Today’s seminar series. Meyer described the unlikely path that led him from obscurity to fortune and answered questions on topics ranging from his personal film preferences to the future of the movie business.

NEWS | 10/19/2009

Honors for graduates fall slightly since 2004

Over the past four years, as the University has sought to reduce the number of A-level grades given to students, the number of seniors graduating with honors has declined slightly, from 44 percent in 2005 to 41.4 percent in 2009, according to statistics provided by the Office of the Registrar.

NEWS | 10/19/2009

West GS ’80 tells of transformation

African American Studies professor Cornel West GS ’80 discussed his 19th publication and first memoir, “Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud,” on Monday afternoon in McCosh 10 to a full house of scholars, students and members of the community.

NEWS | 10/19/2009

Students queue up for free flicks

Last Saturday night, a small crowd of students queued up on Nassau Street to watch “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” taking advantage of a new initiative by the USG and the Undergraduate Film Organization (UFO) offering free movies at Princeton Garden Theatre.

NEWS | 10/19/2009

USG unveils new election software

The USG plans to launch a new election system called Helios in time for the Class of 2013 elections beginning today, USG president Connor Diemand-Yauman ’10 said in an e-mail sent to the sophomore class on Friday. The launch follows a successful test run with the Class of 2012.

NEWS | 10/18/2009

Students campaign in N.J. governor's race

In a little more than two weeks, many Princeton students will cast their votes in the New Jersey gubernatorial election. But some other students have been involved in the election for months.This year’s race has been hotly contested so far, with several recent polls showing the top two contenders, incumbent Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine and Republican Chris Christie, within one percentage point of each other. Students and organizations on campus have been actively campaigning and said they will continue to do so in the next few weeks leading up to the election.

NEWS | 10/18/2009

From the West Wing to the Wilson School

Visiting Wilson School professor Josh Bolten ’76 sat at a table in Robertson Hall, in the high-ceiling Shultz Dining Hall with chandelier-style lights, sleek black chairs and glass-paneled walls — a far cry from the West Wing office he occupied until January 2009 as former U.S. president George W. Bush’s chief of staff.

NEWS | 10/18/2009

Seeing Double: Prince-twins

Many Princeton students wish they could be in two places at once, but twins Christine and Jennifer Schoppe ’10 have discovered the next best thing.

NEWS | 10/18/2009

Harvard loses $1.8 billion in cash from investments

Harvard lost $1.8 billion in cash by investing the money with the Harvard Management Company, the university released in a report last Friday.

NEWS | 10/18/2009

From taboo to tame: Interracial relationships at Princeton

Many students who date members of different races said that interracial relationships on campus are no longer as conspicuous or fraught with tension as they once were. But issues of culture and ethnicity can still be problematic, they added, noting that when cross-cultural misunderstandings occur, it is often the members of older generations, rather than the students themselves, who take issue.

NEWS | 10/15/2009

Bursting open the bubble

It was the end of a particularly “slow semester” in 1969 when Mier Ribalow ’70 and his roommates decided to turn the ongoing dialogue about coeducation at Princeton into a case study. Their ideas took shape as “Co-Ed Week,” an event held on Princeton’s campus from Feb. 9 through Feb. 14 of that year. Roughly 800 undergraduate women would be chosen from 30 women’s colleges scattered across the Atlantic seaboard to experience Princeton and attend classes as female students.

NEWS | 10/15/2009

Number of flu-like cases jumps to 409

There have been a total of 409 cases of influenza-like illness on campus since Aug. 30, University spokeswoman Emily Aronson said Thursday evening. This figure represents a 57.3 percent increase from the figure released on Oct. 5.

NEWS | 10/15/2009

Undergrads flock to Wilcox and Wu, forgo Forbes

Last year, the Wilcox Dining Hall was a haven for students trying to escape the mealtime crowds. Since its recent renovation, though, the dining hall has become the newest hot spot on campus.

NEWS | 10/15/2009

Seven vie for 2013 presidency

It has been only 37 days since they arrived on campus, but already 21 freshmen have stepped up to lead the Class of 2013 through student government.

NEWS | 10/15/2009

When semesters follow trimesters

For a few undergraduates at Princeton, financial considerations include not just tuition and textbooks but also daycare; social worries involve not just obtaining Street passes but battling social stigmas against young mothers; and a balanced schedule juggles academics not just with extracurriculars but also with diaper changes and bedtime stories.

NEWS | 10/14/2009

Administration announces coed housing option

The University will offer a gender-neutral housing option for upperclass undergraduates for the first time during the 2010-11 academic year.

NEWS | 10/14/2009

Spurring sports without a budget

Princeton’s 17 varsity women’s athletics teams have earned Ivy League titles and All-American accolades, but when women first came to Princeton 40 years ago, Dillon Gymnasium did not even have a women’s locker room. The first female Tigers broke into intercollegiate athletics at Princeton largely thanks to the pioneering work of Merrily Baker, who started the women’s sports program following the advent of coeducation at the University in 1969.

NEWS | 10/14/2009

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