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.
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.
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.
Dear Members of the Faculty, As Princeton undergraduates, we are committed to holding ourselves to the highest academic standards.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
Fifty-eight undergraduates have applied to join the Task Force on the Relationships Between the University and the Eating Clubs.
Two University students were arrested and a third was issued a special complaint summons for disorderly conduct at Lawnparties on Sunday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The USG has not yet made its donation of $90,000 to the Pace Center, several USG representatives told The Daily Princetonian on Tuesday, adding that the transfer of funds would occur by the end of October.
Eliot Ramsay Kalmbach ’09, known for his intelligence, love of the outdoors and knowledge of foreign languages, died Tuesday afternoon after falling 300 feet while hiking Teewinot Mountain in northwestern Wyoming.
The University’s financial aid budget grew to a record $104.2 million this year, despite a struggling economy and a shrinking endowment. Sixty percent of the Class of 2013 received some form of financial aid, with an average grant of $35,309, up nearly 5 percent from last year’s average of $33,671 for the Class of 2012.
Former professional soccer player turned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed the creation of a “new global order” to an audience of roughly 700.
There are currently 80 self-reported cases of influenza-like illness (ILI) at Princeton among undergraduate and graduate students. Last Thursday, The Daily Princetonian reported 34 cases on campus.