Students from Fargo, N.D., and surrounding areas have been waiting anxiously to see whether the city’s dikes will be able to withstand flooding.
In addition to a 3,000-pages-per-student printing quota, the USG hopes to change the default settings on all cluster printers to print four pages per sheet with one-inch margins.
The University’s Annual Giving campaign may not reach its goal of $56 million by June 30, Assistant Vice President of Development for Annual Giving William Hardt ’63 said. The campaign has amassed $20.5 million.
Every day, an average of 3,000 books are deposited at the Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP), located on Princeton’s Forrestal Campus, which houses excess materials from the University Library as well as the Columbia University library and the New York Public Library. For years, overflowing stacks have forced the University Library to ship thousands of volumes off the main campus each month to this facility, which opened in 2002 and currently holds more than 7.2 million volumes.
Mendy Fisch ’11 failed to get the endorsement of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization (PCDO) for the Princeton Borough Council elections Sunday evening. The group instead voted to endorse candidate Jenny Crumiller.
Graduate students in the history department said they are facing difficulties finding jobs, as many academic searches nationwide are being canceled because of the economic downturn.
Quad will double the number of shared meal plans it offers from 20 to 40 next year to meet increased student demand. Colonial, Cloister and TI will also offer more shared meal plans next year.
The Registrar’s website currently lists the 1,404 courses being offered for the fall 2009-10 semester, down from 1,690 this semester and 1,733 classes last fall. Though administrators stressed that the course offerings for next fall were not yet finalized, the course cuts come as the University prepares to have its largest undergraduate student body ever.
The Jewish organization Chabad will begin holding Orthodox services at the University this Saturday, following their dedication of a new Torah last Sunday afternoon. Though the Center for Jewish Life (CJL) offers a variety of services, the Chabad services will target a different audience, Chabad Rabbi Eitan Webb said in response to concerns of Orthodox students within the CJL that the new services will promote competition between the groups.
In her new book, Hebrew University of Jerusalem professor of Jewish thought Rachel Elior proposes that another Jewish sect, the Sadduces, authored the Dead Sea Scrolls, a claim that is stirring up controversy among members of the Princeton Theological Seminary Dead Sea Scrolls Project.
The University grossed roughly $266,000 during the 2008 fiscal year for the commercial use of Princeton trademarks and logos, up almost 3 percent from the $258,600 it made during the previous fiscal year, University spokeswoman Cass Cliatt ’96 said in an e-mail.
Each year, a number of varsity sports teams travel far from campus to prepare for their respective seasons. This number could soon fall, however, as current economic conditions necessitate tightening budgets, Senior Associate Director of Athletics Erin McDermott said.
University alumni employed by the American International Group (AIG) found themselves in a political and media firestorm last week when the company was thrust into the national spotlight.
During summer 2007, the University Press approached Peter Leeson about a writing a book on the economics of piracy. He decided the book was the perfect opportunity to propose to his then-girlfriend, Ania Bulska, by printing the proposal on the dedication page.
Political involvement among citizens is adversely affected by the decline of newspapers, according to a new study by Wilson School researchers on how voting patterns are influenced by news coverage.
Two fellowships are awarded each year to graduating seniors, and each receives $30,000 to pursue pursue a one-year community service project after graduation. Princeton ReachOut 56-81 is a trans-generational program the classes of 1956 and 1981 created 10 years ago to promote civic engagement and public service.
The Affordable Birth Control Act provides incentive for pharmaceutical companies to discount birth control rates for college health clinics. It remains unclear how the act will impact the University.
Solo cups. Beirut tables. Lights. Camera. Action! The Health Promotion and Wellness Services division of University Health Services (UHS) is holding a contest for original student videos that depict the social scene at Princeton and dispel myths about high-risk drinking on campus.
Officials from Princeton Borough and Princeton Township slashed the local agency budgets by more than $138,000 in a joint meeting of their governing bodies Tuesday evening.
Three princeton professors and a postdoctoral fellow were awarded 2009 Sloan Research Fellowships, the University announced Tuesday.
