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Smooth sailing for Class of 2012 boat trip

Smooth sailing for Class of 2012 boat trip

Serenaded by two DJs on a four-deck cruise ship, roughly 40 percent of the Class of 2012 was able to take advantage of a three-hour excursion around New York Harbor. The event was organized and funded by the sophomore class government, which chose to devote funds to one large, memorable event early in the year, class officers said.

NEWS | 09/22/2009

The farm comes to campus

Times may be tough, but Princeton students are still willing to pay a premium for fresh food. The Greening Princeton Farmer’s Market, which returned to campus Tuesday, continues to prosper even in the midst of the economic downturn, vendors and student organizers said.

NEWS | 09/22/2009

Teach For America sees surge in applications

After reading Wendy Kopp ’89’s book “One Day, All Children...” during her freshman year, Laura Fletcher ’10 did what most readers wouldn’t: She e-mailed the Teach For America founder and asked how she could get involved.

NEWS | 09/22/2009

Whitman ’77 makes California gubernatorial bid official

Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman ’77 announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination in the race for California governor early Tuesday in a speech in Fullerton, Calif. Though Whitman has long been considered a leading candidate for the nomination, her speech marked her official entrance into the race.

NEWS | 09/22/2009

A-range grades fall below 40 percent

Only 39.7 percent of undergraduate grades given last year were A-pluses, A’s or A-minuses, Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel announced at a faculty meeting on Monday.

NEWS | 09/21/2009

Forbes dining hall to close on Saturdays

The Forbes dining hall will be closed for Saturday meals beginning Oct. 3. The dining hall will return to serving meals on Saturdays in the spring, at which point the Whitman dining hall will be closed Saturdays.

NEWS | 09/21/2009

Borough Police faces shrinking numbers

From May to September, the Princeton Borough Police Department suffered the death of its chief, the contentious departure of several officers, multiple inquiries from the Borough Council and ongoing internal investigations.

NEWS | 09/21/2009

New co-op spices up student dining

The International Food Co-op is the first co-op to open on campus in 30 years. It specializes in international fare, compared with the Brown Co-op, which is not dedicated to a specific food type, and 2 Dickinson St., the vegan and vegetarian co-op.

NEWS | 09/21/2009

New buildings still unnamed

Completed in the midst of the economic downturn, Butler opened this month five buildings strong, but only two of the dormitories have been named, for sponsoring donors. For now, the structures known as Building A, Building C and Building D stand nameless, raising questions about the specific sources of the funding for the new complex.

NEWS | 09/21/2009

Club presidents surprised by new task force

Several eating club presidents said they were surprised by the Thursday announcement of the Task Force on the Relationships Between the University and the Eating Clubs, adding that they were not consulted about its creation or briefed about its goals beyond the University press release. Club presidents expressed concern about the vague charge of the task force, announced by President Tilghman and USG president Connor Diemand-Yauman '10.

NEWS | 09/20/2009

Campus Club reopens doors

Campus Club, founded in 1900, was closed as an eating club in 2005, and its property was donated to the University the following year on the condition that it would remain a social venue for students. The club is now open to undergraduates and graduate students until 2 a.m. on Thursdays and Saturdays and until midnight every other day of the week.

NEWS | 09/20/2009

USG distributes alcohol cards

The USG distributed “alcohol business cards” last week to every mailbox in Frist Campus Center to provide students with information about alcohol-related interactions with Public Safety and Borough Police.

NEWS | 09/20/2009

Study shows that taller people are happier

Taller people lead happier lives, a recent study led by Wilson School professor Angus Deaton found. The research showed that taller men and women report a higher level of enjoyment and were less likely than their shorter peers to say they were sad.

NEWS | 09/20/2009

One year later, a quiet rematch

One year ago, PUB members reported being physically and verbally harassed by cadets as the band proceeded with a pre-approved march across the Charleston, S.C. campus before the football game. But this year no such conflict erupted at the game, thanks in part to precautions taken by PUB and the University. Another reason for the quiet was a mandatory training at The Citadel that limited the numbers of Citadel spectators who could attend the game, which took place on the University campus.

NEWS | 09/20/2009

New OA trips visit organic farms

On one of the two inaugural trips of its kind, the Outdoor Action group OF121 had the opportunity to work on Gravity Hill Farm, an organic farm in Titusville, N.J. Led by Henry Barmeier ’10, Christina Badaracco ’12 and Elizabeth Cooper ’12, the members of OF121 camped in woods near the farm and helped weed, harvest and prepare organic produce to be sold at farmers’ markets. A second group, OF120, traveled to Snipes Farm in Morrisville, Penn.

NEWS | 09/17/2009

Student groups frustrated by moldy practice rooms

Members of the Tigerlilies a cappella group returned to their rehearsal space in the basement of Henry Hall this month to find the space covered in mold. Groups with rehearsal spaces in Bloomberg Hall were notified by the Facilities Department earlier this summer after mold was found in rooms 046 to 073 in the Bloomberg basement on Aug. 19.

NEWS | 09/17/2009

Tilghman establishes task force to study eating clubs

On Thursday morning, the University announced a new Task Force on the Relationships Between the University and the Eating Clubs, a group charged by President Tilghman and USG president Connor Diemand-Yauman ’10 with considering ways to improve the club experience for members, increasing engagement for non-members, strengthening the relationship between the clubs and residential colleges, and examining the application process for students hoping to become members.

NEWS | 09/17/2009

Departments slash budgets for outside lecturers

Outside lecturers will be more scarce on campus this year in light of the $88 million budget cuts, administrators said this week. Professors from other institutions will play a smaller role in Princeton academics, and academic departments may have to adjust their visiting public lecture programs.

NEWS | 09/17/2009

USG launches new site for buying, selling textbooks

The USG’s newly launched Princeton Textbook Exchange (PTX), which allows students to sell their used books, has already met with a great deal of success, Class of 2012 senator Becca Lee said. Already, 967 transactions have been requested by buyers, and 1,760 books have been offered on the site.

NEWS | 09/17/2009

Conventionally Tilghman

Tilghman — who turns 63 today — was inaugurated as Princeton’s first female and first scientist president eight years ago this month. When she took over, some doubted whether she could handle the administrative pressures and managerial burdens of her new post. But over the course of her tenure so far, Tilghman has transformed gradually from an inexperienced and unconventional candidate into a confident but conventional president.

NEWS | 09/16/2009

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