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Looking out for Princeton’s working Tigers

Looking out for Princeton’s working Tigers

They cook your food, fix your computer and teach your courses. They manifest themselves in the forms used to approve your independent projects, the flowers that appear on an April afternoon and the vomit that disappears on Sunday morning.They are Princeton University employees.

NEWS | 03/11/2009

Breaking up the old boys’ clubs, 30 years later

Last month marked the 30th anniversary of Sally Frank '80's 12-year legal battle against the last all-male eating clubs on Prospect Avenue. A look back at that fight and the Street today.

NEWS | 03/11/2009

Rouse joins Council of Economic Advisors

Wilson school professor Cecilia Rouse has been named to President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors. The U.S. Senate confirmed Rouse’s appointment on March 10. Rouse will be granted a two-year leave for government service by the University and will return to Princeton after her term is completed.

NEWS | 03/11/2009

Minority Report

The Graduate School’s recent efforts to expand the enrollment of underrepresented-minority students are commendable, but it may be several years before these initiatives produce significant results, several graduate students said.

NEWS | 03/10/2009

U. offers financial incentives to mass transit riders

The University’s recently launched Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program will now provide monetary incentives for commuting faculty, staff and students to use mass transit.

NEWS | 03/10/2009

USG members sign new code of ethics

Members of the USG Senate signed a new code of ethics outlining basic guidelines for their behavior at their meeting last Sunday. The code addresses professionalism and productive communication within Senate meetings as well as the appropriate discussion of ideas by Senate members with the ‘Prince’ and in the paper’s online forums.

NEWS | 03/10/2009

Senior class selects three finalists for YAT

A field of 30 was narrowed to three Tuesday with the Alumni Association’s announcement of the finalists — seniors Liz Dilday, Maria Salciccioli and Josh Weinstein — in the race for young alumni trustee.

NEWS | 03/10/2009

Budget cuts won’t affect Reunions ’09

Despite the current economic environment, waves of orange and black alumni are set to hit campus on schedule and in full force for Reunions — though they are slightly more aware of their pocketbooks. While Reunions 2010 may be scaled down in light of the economic downturn, the University’s cost-saving initiatives will not impact this year’s Reunions in May.

NEWS | 03/10/2009

U. looks into Facebook networking opportunities

Facebook announced new features Wednesday that will allow public organizations, such as universities, to create profiles to share content and announcements with subscribers. While Princeton does not yet manage an official Facebook page, the University is considering the networking site as part of an expansion to social media, University spokeswoman Cass Cliatt ’96 said.

NEWS | 03/09/2009

Losing laptops in lecture

Many students tempted to view a friend’s latest facebook.com profile photo or check their e-mail must now wait until after lecture, as more professors are cracking down on in-class laptop use. Some professors, who expressed frustration with students using their laptops for purposes other than note-taking, said they have asked students to leave computers at home in the hopes that this measure will limit distractions and improve participation in class.

NEWS | 03/09/2009

Millman '05 launches NYC scavenger hunt company

Avi Millman ’05’s recently founded scavenger hunt company, Stray Boots, successfully launched its first hunt March 7, when 125 participants explored landmarks great and small in New York.

NEWS | 03/09/2009

GS recruiters cast wide net

The Graduate School expends considerable effort recruiting new students from institutions across the world except, students said, from Princeton itself.

NEWS | 03/09/2009

Borough charges Shonts '12 in connection with gun scare

Princeton Borough is charging Steven Shonts ’12 with “possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose/possession of an imitation firearm on university grounds.”

NEWS | 03/09/2009

After 80-minute delay, U. alerts campus to gun threat

The details of the events that transpired between the filing of the first report and the safety alerts sent out to the campus roughly 80 minutes later remain unclear, as officials decline to comment citing safety reasons.

NEWS | 03/08/2009

Fewer selective majors at Princeton than at Ivy peers

Though the Wilson School and various certificate programs require prospective students to complete applications, Princeton has fewer exclusive departments than do Harvard and Yale, each of which offers five selective majors. By requiring applications, these programs are able to ensure that students are committed to the area of study, administrators said, but the daunting process of completing yet another application may also dissuade students from applying.

NEWS | 03/08/2009

Wilson School accepts 90 of roughly 160 applicants

The Wilson School accepted 90 sophomores Thursday, less than a month after roughly 160 students submitted their applications for the only selective major on campus. This year’s acceptance rate was slightly lower than last year’s, when 90 of 154 applicants from the Class of 2010 were accepted. In 2007, 190 members of the Class of 2009 applied for spots in the school.

NEWS | 03/08/2009

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