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Frist Campus Center’s Cafe Vivian began operating on a reduced schedule this fall as part of a series of changes being implemented by Dining Services to preserve core services and reduce the need for layoffs, Director of Dining Services Stu Orefice said in an e-mail.

NEWS | 09/29/2009

Public Safety to cut parking, lockout patrols

Public Safety to cut parking, lockout patrols

As the University endeavors to cut spending across all academic and administrative units by an average of about 7.5 percent by the end of the next fiscal year, the University is also requiring Public Safety to take cost-saving measures, University spokeswoman Cass Cliatt ’96 said in an e-mail to The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 09/29/2009

USG sends professors letter on grading

Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel distributed a letter to the faculty outlining student concerns about the implementation of the grade deflation policy.

NEWS | 09/28/2009

Where have the ‘Big Figures’ gone?

The nine-foot headless guardians of McCormick Hall have vanished. The collection of statues by 79-year-old Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz was taken down this summer.

NEWS | 09/28/2009

McLean to lead Counseling and Psychological Services

Anita McLean has been appointed director of Counseling and Psychological Services in University Health Services, succeeding John Kolligian, who was named executive director of University Health Services in February.

NEWS | 09/28/2009

USG Letter to the Faculty

Dear Members of the Faculty, As Princeton undergraduates, we are committed to holding ourselves to the highest academic standards.

NEWS | 09/28/2009

Massie ’78 finds new liver with alums’ help

Many alumni would probably say that Princeton became a part of them in one way or another. In the case of Bob Massie ’78, who received a new liver in July with the help of a few classmates, this metaphor could be interpreted a bit more literally.

NEWS | 09/28/2009

Speeding up to slow down

Airport travelers save little time by using conveyor belts and are often outpaced by those who avoid them, according to a study by former University locomotion researcher Manoj Srinivasan.

NEWS | 09/28/2009

Forbes thefts investigated by Public Safety

Burglars entered several students’ rooms in the Main Inn of Forbes College late Tuesday morning, taking laptop computers, other electronic equipment and cash, according to a campus safety alert sent to the University community on Tuesday.

NEWS | 09/27/2009

News & Notes: Researchers develop new nitric oxide sensor

A team of researchers from Princeton and Rice University have developed a new method for identifying nitric oxide, a gas and air pollutant. In the past, scientists have struggled to accurately measure nitric oxide levels in the air, but the new discoveries show promise in detecting the gas.

NEWS | 09/27/2009

Terrace Club looks to the future

Terrace club is entering a new era, club president Alex Brady ’10 told members in an Aug. 24 e-mail. Recalling the Enlightenment belief that “we are constantly striving toward a more perfect future,” Brady said, “I must believe in this one. We have always known that Terrace is the future ... Well, friends, the future is now.”

NEWS | 09/27/2009

Kindles yet to woo University users

Less than two weeks after 50 students received the free Kindle DX e-readers, many of them said they were dissatisfied and uncomfortable with the devices.

NEWS | 09/27/2009

Eating club task force draws 58 applicants

Fifty-eight undergraduates have applied to join the Task Force on the Relationships Between the University and the Eating Clubs.

NEWS | 09/27/2009

Students arrested Sunday at Lawnparties

Two University students were arrested and a third was issued a special complaint summons for disorderly conduct at Lawnparties on Sunday.

NEWS | 09/24/2009

QuestBridge brings low-income students to U.

Last November, while her peers were requesting teacher recommendations and finessing application essays, Erin Mills ’13 already knew she was going to college — and how much she wouldn’t be paying.

NEWS | 09/24/2009

Butler dorm to be named for Bogle ’51

One of the new dormitories in the new Butler College will be named Bogle Hall for founder and retired CEO of the Vanguard Group John Bogle ’51, President Tilghman announced at the dedication ceremony for the renovated Butler on Thursday.

NEWS | 09/24/2009

Young alums wary of entering law school

David Bargueno ’08 worked for the New York County District Attorney’s office last year. Lured by the promise of a free graduate education, he decided to abandon his budding law career and pursue a master’s degree in African studies at Yale instead.

NEWS | 09/24/2009

Trader Joe’s opens today at West Windsor mall

Today marks the inaugural, lei-festooned opening of Princeton’s first Trader Joe’s, located only three miles away from the University at The Square at West Windsor Shopping Center on Route 1. The California-based grocery franchise, which sells low-cost grocery items in a characteristic Hawaiian decor, has been rated the second-best supermarket chain in the nation by Consumer Reports and boasts more than 300 stores throughout the United States.

NEWS | 09/24/2009

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