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New novel inspired by University admission process

New novel inspired by University admission process

"Admission," a novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz, will be released on April 13. Korelitz drew inspiration for the novel from her time working as an outside application reader for the Office of Admission to create her fictional main character Portia Nathan, a 38-year-old Princeton admission officer who is coming to terms with a painful secret that threatens both her professional and personal lives.

NEWS | 04/05/2009

From the Depression to the recession

Houseparties was nearly cancelled, The Daily Princetonian printed its own money, and scores of Princetonians couldn’t afford to pay tuition as the Great Depression tightened its grip on the University during the early 1930s.

NEWS | 04/05/2009

Admission rate sparks heated debate online

The University’s announcement last Wednesday of a 9.79 percent undergraduate acceptance rate, up from 9.25 percent last year, sparked a firestorm of heated online comments on The Daily Princetonian article reporting the news.

NEWS | 04/05/2009

U. postpones $695 million in construction projects

The University will postpone an estimated $695 million in construction projects due to severe endowment losses, President Tilghman said in an interview with Bloomberg News last Thursday. Princeton will delay buildings for neuroscience research, arts and engineering.

NEWS | 04/05/2009

Cancer researchers win $25,000 in U. competition

With $40,000 in prize money at stake, researchers, graduate students and professors attempted to summarize years of research in three minutes Thursday night.

NEWS | 04/02/2009

Running on empty

“I basically try my best never to sleep,” said Philip Acciarito ’12, who only sleeps four hours per night. “I choose this schedule out of sheer insanity. There’s too much to do in one day.” Though medical professionals recommend eight hours of sleep per night, abnormal sleep schedules like Acciarito’s sometimes seem to be the norm on campus.

NEWS | 04/02/2009

Patel: Mobilize youth toward religious pluralism

The time has come to mobilize the ever-growing youth population to move toward religious pluralism and away from extremism, Eboo Patel said Thursday night in the second address of the Program on Religion, Diplomacy and International Relations Spring Lecture Series.

NEWS | 04/02/2009

Waitlist larger than projected size for Class of 2013

The University’s 1,331-person waitlist is larger than those of many of its peer institutions in a year when Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye said economic turmoil has meant yield predictions are especially uncertain.

NEWS | 04/02/2009

Obama's voice

Just six years after graduation, Adam Frankel ’03’s words have already been heard by millions. Frankel is a senior speechwriter for President Obama.

NEWS | 04/02/2009

University staff to suit up as Borough firefighters

University staff will begin serving as volunteer firefighters with the Princeton Fire Department during their work shifts in a move that will effectively double the size of Princeton’s firefighting force during the business day.

NEWS | 04/01/2009

Lazy students, look no further

The elimination of the University’s swim test in 1990 marked the end of Princeton’s physical education requirement. Several peer institutions, however, retain requisite participation in physical fitness programs. Currently, Cornell, Columbia and Dartmouth are the only Ivy League schools with physical education requirements.

NEWS | 04/01/2009

Affirmative action stigmatizes minority students, study finds

Affirmative action may increase academic pressure and stigmatize minority students, according to a study conducted by sociology professor Douglas Massey GS ’78.

NEWS | 04/01/2009

Departments' thesis binding policies vary

Even after months of research and writing, a senior's thesis isn't done until it's bound. For some seniors, this final step is insignificant, but students in some departments face steep costs and strict departmental requirements for binding. The history and psychology departments do not require theses to be bound prior to submission, but other departments, such as politics and the Wilson School, require not one, but two bound copies.

NEWS | 04/01/2009

The 'typical' Tiger

He is as close to an “average Princeton student” as one gets — statistically: He’s a caucasian male from New Jersey concentrating in economics. He earned a 3.78 grade point average at a public high school and earned around a 2220 on the SAT. He is a member of Wilson College, receives $33,671 in financial aid and will live in Dod Hall his senior year.

NEWS | 04/01/2009

University to crack down on early move-in

Students arriving on campus before Sept. 1 next fall won’t be permitted to move into their own rooms, Facilities representatives announced at a USG meeting Sunday. Students who are approved to move in early will live in designated temporary dorms until regular move-in, Director of Campus Life Initiatives Amy Campbell explained in an interview with The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 03/31/2009

Princeton College of Medicine may face legal action from U.

David Wade GS ’82’s is the creator of the “Princeton College of Medicine,” an online medical education service that he said will decrease the financial burden of students. Wade’s college, however, may face legal action from the University due to the college’s use of the University’s trademarked name.

NEWS | 03/31/2009

Admission rate rises to 9.79 percent for Class of 2013

The University has admitted 9.79 percent of the 21,964 applicants who sought admission to the Class of 2013. Only 2,150 members of the largest applicant pool in the University's history were offered spots. The acceptance rate is higher than it has been in each of the last two years, whent he University accepted 9.25 percent and 9.50 percent for the classes of 2012 and 2011, respectively.

NEWS | 03/31/2009

ACC proposes policy revision for room parties

The Alcohol Coalition Committee proposed a revision to the University’s current party registration policy at a meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community on Monday. The revised policy would establish a clearer registration process for students hoping to host parties with alcohol.

NEWS | 03/31/2009

Several undergraduates place in Putnam competition

Several undergraduates took top spots in the 69th William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition held on Dec. 6, 2008, according to results announced this month. The University’s team, consisting of Peter Diao ’10, John Pardon ’11 and Adrian Zahariuc ’11, ranked second nationally, earning $20,000 for the math department and $800 for each member.

NEWS | 03/31/2009

Borough officer faces department charges for drinking, partying with teens

A Borough patrol officer is facing departmental charges and possible termination following allegations that he provided alcohol to teenagers and played drinking games with them at a party he attended with a 14-year-old boy in upstate New York in October 2007.

NEWS | 03/30/2009

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