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Grading policy letter

Colleagues: Beginning with fall term 2004-05, grades awarded at Princeton University reflect new institutional grading expectations for undergraduate courses and independent work.

NEWS | 04/22/2009

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Major hurdles for major changes

In the spring semester of their sophomore year, Princeton students pursuing A.B. degrees are required to declare their majors. While most stick with their choices for the rest of their Princeton careers, some undergraduates overcome logistical hassles, complications with independent work and disappointed departmental representatives to change departments.

NEWS | 04/22/2009

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Taking the veil on campus

At a time when many college students are exploring their identities away from home, two female Princeton students who wear hijab said the traditional dress has led them to examine how their choice fits into the dominant campus culture. Wearing hijab, an Islamic practice intended to reinforce modesty, usually involves a woman covering herself completely in public, save for her face, hands and feet.

NEWS | 04/22/2009

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USG referendum

USG concert and social funds budget itemIn lieu of a USG sponsored concert at the 2009 fall lawn parties, the USG

NEWS | 04/22/2009

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Forging their own legacies

As a freshman in high school, Yujhan Claros ’10, the son of Salvadorian immigrants who never attended high school, placed a voice recording expressing his desire one day to attend Princeton into a time capsule. Four years later, Claros’ hopes came true.

NEWS | 04/21/2009

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Cottage searches for stolen bronze eagle

Cottage Club is launching an ad campaign to search for a bronze eagle that was stolen from its courtyard last month. “The eagle disappeared about a month ago and it was noticed as missing by our house manager,” Cottage president Ben Bologna ’10 said in an e-mail. “We have contacted the proper Borough and University authorities about our stolen item and are also running ads in local newspapers.”

NEWS | 04/21/2009

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Students react to USG referendum

Just one day after the USG Senate voted unanimously to support a referendum that would contribute the USG social budget to Annual Giving, several students voiced opposition, saying it would only minimally help the the $56 million goal. But other students and administrators said the referendum would show students are willing to do their part.

NEWS | 04/20/2009

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News & Notes: Muldoon to host poetry festival next week

Princeton poets bemoaning the loss of the Geraldine R. Dodge poetry festival, which has taken place in even-numbered years since 1986 in New Jersey’s Waterloo Village, may find solace in the University’s own Poetry Festival, which will take place for the first time next Monday, April 27, and Tuesday, April 28. The festival will be held at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall.

NEWS | 04/20/2009

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EPA: Carbon dioxide is dangerous to public

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), led by Lisa Jackson GS ’86, has classified several greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, as dangerous to public health for the first time in its 39-year history. The agency’s announcement on Friday was met with criticism from both business lobbying groups and anti-global warming advocates.

NEWS | 04/20/2009

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The world of Wordle

About a week before their theses were due, a group of seniors working feverishly in the basement of Dod Hall suddenly reached what Sarah Outhwaite ’09 called a “collective mental epiphany.” They copied the text of their theses — each between 80 and 100 pages in length — and pasted the text into wordle.net.

NEWS | 04/20/2009

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Five U. scholars elected to Academy of Arts & Sciences

Five faculty members have been inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the organization announced on Monday. History professors James McPherson and William Jordan GS ’73, sociology professor Paul DiMaggio, architecture professor Guy Nordenson and politics professor Philip Pettit were among the 210 fellows elected for their leadership in the sciences, the humanities and the arts, business, public affairs and the non-profit sector.

NEWS | 04/20/2009

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Charter trial commences

The trial of Charter Club on charges of serving alcohol to minors and maintaining a nuisance began in Princeton Borough Municipal Court on Monday. No ruling has yet been reached, and the trial is scheduled to continue on April 30.

NEWS | 04/20/2009

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Breaking News 5:59 p.m.: Arrest made in Alexander Beach incident of criminal sexual contact

Borough Police arrested a man this afternoon in connection with a report of criminal sexual contact that occurred at roughly 3:20 a.m. at Alexander Beach last Sunday. A female University student reported that she had been assaulted by a man who physically restrained her and “reached under her clothes to touch her,” according to a campus-wide safety alert e-mail sent on Sunday morning.

NEWS | 04/20/2009