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Study shows that taller people are happier

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

Organization prepares veterans to run for office

The two-day conference was the inaugural training session of the Veterans Campaign, a non-partisan organization founded by several Wilson School graduate students aimed at preparing veterans for public office. The organization’s goal is to elect more veterans to public office by training and equipping them with the tools needed to win elections.

NEWS | 09/16/2009

New pedestrian bridge rises over Washington Road

Expected to be completed in fall 2010, architect Christian Menn’s sleek structure will arch over Washington Road, linking the Ellipse Walk to the new chemistry building currently being constructed south of Jadwin Hall.

NEWS | 09/16/2009

Butler Unveiled

Two years after industrial cranes first showed up at the southern end of campus, the redesigned Butler College complex — the University’s third four-year residential college — has opened to 283 undergraduates this fall.

NEWS | 09/16/2009

Thirty-four students report cases of flu-like illnesses

Thirty-four undergraduate and graduate students and one dependent have self-reported cases of flu-like illnesses, University spokeswoman Emily Aronson said on Wednesday, adding that the University has taken steps to prevent the spread of swine flu on campus with an e-mail Wednesday morning to students listing several health and hygiene guidelines. Of the 34 “generally mild” cases, 15 were reported by students who participated in or led Community Action or Outdoor Action programs.

NEWS | 09/16/2009

Two gun scares rattle U. community in summer

The University experienced two gun scares on June 2 and again on July 27. Each incident concluded with officials determining that a toy gun had triggered the alarm.

NEWS | 09/13/2009

Paxson chosen as head of Wilson School

Economics professor Christina Paxson was more than 3,000 miles away from Princeton, atop the mountains of Oregon, when she received an e-mail from President Tilghman telling her she had a new job.

NEWS | 09/13/2009

Sotomayor ’76 shaped U. affirmative action practices

As Sotomayor’s stance on affirmative action comes under close scrutiny during her Supreme Court confirmation hearings this week before the Senate Judiciary Committee, her advocacy for affirmative action during her time at Princeton may shed some light on her political convictions.

NEWS | 09/13/2009

Man arrested for August lewdness incident

Borough Police arrested Wilson Arnoldo Munoz on August 2 for exposing himself to a woman on campus earlier that day. The arrest followed three similar incidents of lewdness on campus in April and May, for which no arrests have been made.

NEWS | 09/13/2009

Judge finds Charter not guilty on charges

Charter Club was found not guilty on two charges of serving alcohol to minors and a third charge of maintaining a nuisance by Judge Bonnie Goldman of the Princeton Borough Municipal Court on May 18.

NEWS | 09/13/2009

Princeton sits atop U.S. News rankings

Princeton sits atop U.S. News & World Report’s list of America’s best colleges and universities, sharing the top spot with Harvard in rankings released on August 19. Princeton has been ranked as the top college in America for nine of the past 10 years.

NEWS | 09/13/2009

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