In September 1972, a young Hispanic woman from New York arrived on campus as a freshman in the University’s fourth coed class.
Having bound their theses, completed final projects and started looking toward graduation in three short weeks, seniors in many departments must still fulfill one last academic requirement — departmental comprehensive examinations, the final assessment of their four years of academic study at Princeton.
Speculation that Sonia Sotomayor ’76 may fill Justice David Souter’s seat on the Supreme Court has led to heated debate about her qualifications for the position and whether she is being unfairly attacked.
The prosecution and defense concluded their arguments Monday afternoon in Charter Club’s trial on charges of serving alcohol to minors and maintaining a nuisance. Judge Bonnie Goldman said she would make a ruling on May 18.
The New Jersey State Senate is currently considering a bill that would grant immunity to intoxicated minors in need of medical attention as well as to those who call for help on their behalf. The bill, referred to as the “lifeline” legislation, is designed to encourage underage drinkers to call for help by removing the fear of prosecution.
Brian No ’10 will replace Maria Salciccioli ’09 as chair of the U-Council, USG president Connor Diemand-Yauman ’10 said Tuesday, adding that Julia Kaplan ’11 will serve as U-Council Executive Representative. Both will sit on the Executive Committee of the USG and will serve as members of the Council on the Princeton University Community.
After completing the online qualification test in early October and taking part in an interview in Washington, D.C., the next month, Erica Greil ’10 learned in March that she had secured a place in the tournament. Last month, she spent a week in California filming the “Jeopardy!” College Championship.
As the director of the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials, James Sturm ’79 is well known for his decades of research in material science working with semiconductors and other materials. He is also known for his ability to connect the basic research done in the lab to industrial applications.
The University and the drug manufacturing company Eli Lilly filed a lawsuit last week against Barr Laboratories, alleging that Barr was infringing on a University patent covering the active chemical in the cancer drug Alimta.
While seniors majoring in Spanish and Portuguese may win $250 on Class Day for an exceptional thesis, four philosophy concentrators will likely take home thesis prizes of more than $1,000 each, departmental representatives said.
Nearly 60 percent of students offered a place in the Class of 2013 have accepted. The University also admitted 31 students off its waitlist as it aims to enroll 1,300 students in the incoming class.
While most Princeton students looking for school-year employment compete for desk jobs at Firestone Library, Sean Rubin ’09 has another job lined up — drawing mice. Rubin, who has already worked extensively with the Redwall book series, has been selected as the interior illustrator for the latest installment of Brian Jacques’ award-winning books, which have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide in 28 languages.
The University will partner with Amazon.com to provide students and faculty members in three courses with the new Kindle DX electronic reader next academic year.
The Department of Energy will grant the University $20 million to start a new Energy Frontier Research Center.
English professor Eduardo Cadava has been named master of Wilson College and will begin his four-year term on July 1, the University announced Wednesday morning. Cadava will succeed current master Marguerite Browning, who is leaving the University to become vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Harvey Mudd College.
The USG accidentally released incorrect results for the referendum which posed questions about student opinion on University administrators. Following the discovery of this error, Sophie Jin ’11 resigned as the USG’s senior elections manager.
Developmental economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs received the American Whig-Cliosophic Society’s James Madison Award for Distinguished Public Service on Tuesday evening in McCosh 50 before a crowd of more than 100 people.
As the University prepares for a projected 30 percent decrease in the value of its endowment, the Office of Admission is reassessing its travel funds while planning to cut 8 percent of its budget for the next fiscal year and another 8 percent the following year, Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye said in an interview.
Shannon Brink ’09 will receive the 2009 International Service Award from the Davis International Center today. The annual prize awards a student or student group for humanitarian work of a cross-cultural nature.
Dominick Pugliese will serve as Class of 2012 vice president next year after winning this week’s runoff against John Monagle with 315 votes out of the 508 votes cast.
