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ENV program enrollment rise follows national trend

ENV program enrollment rise follows national trend

The University’s environmental studies program has recently seen a rise in enrollment, program director and public affairs professor David Wilcove GS ’85 said. The jump is in line with a nationwide trend increases in environmental studies programs at colleges and universities.

NEWS | 03/02/2009

Carpenter '08 to release debut album

In the music world, the viola is seen as a second-class citizen. At age 22, David Carpenter ’08 says he is trying to change that. With his debut album set to be officially released in September, violist Carpenter is adding to his already extensive resume, to become what Princeton University Orchestra (PUO) director Michael Pratt calls a “dominating figure” in the musical world.

NEWS | 03/01/2009

Stimulus package may bolster U. science research

The $787 billion stimulus measure that President Obama signed into law on Feb. 17 may pour a significant amount of money into science research at the University, even as administrators impose budget cuts across all departments.

NEWS | 03/01/2009

Students laud D.C. voting rights act

After the Senate passed the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act on Thursday by a 61-37 vote, D.C. residents are one step closer to getting a voting representative in Congress. The House of Representatives will vote on the bill later this week. Several University students from D.C. said they were glad it may finally gain representation in Congress.

NEWS | 03/01/2009

Whig Hall renovations to begin in June

This summer, Whig Hall, home to the world’s oldest collegiate political, literary and debating society, will undergo its first large-scale renovation since 1972.

NEWS | 03/01/2009

University holds service to remember Maurer

Friends and family of Lorin Maurer, who died Feb. 12 in the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 near Buffalo, N.Y., filled the University Chapel on Friday for a memorial service in celebration of her life.

NEWS | 03/01/2009

WPRB, Nass finalize deal

The Nassau Weekly and the student radio station WPRB have finalized their merger after more than six months of negotiations.

NEWS | 02/26/2009

A-pluses in a time of grade deflation

Much of the honor of an A-plus is the supposed difficulty of obtaining it, partly due to the requirement instituted in 2000 that professors submit a brief statement of justification. In spite of the policy revision, however, the distribution of the grade is not standardized, so some students and administrators question its significance.

NEWS | 02/26/2009

Stolen Wilcox painting returned

A portrait of T. Ferdinand Wilcox, Class of 1900, disappeared Wednesday night from its usual location near the Wilcox seminar room.

NEWS | 02/26/2009

Costanzo ’04 wins Metropolitan Opera competition

Anthony Costanzo '04, a countertenor, was selected last Sunday as one of the four winners of the 2009 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.

NEWS | 02/26/2009

Shapiro awarded $8.4 million by Department of Defense

University faculty and students will soon have the opportunity to join an investigation into the effects of foreign economic aid on political violence, thanks to an $8.4 million grant awarded to Wilson School professor Jacob Shapiro by the Department of Defense.

NEWS | 02/26/2009

On the Prowl #1: Men's Lacrosse

Eben Novy-Williams, associate editor for sports, and Vikram Rao, sports senior writer, break down the men's lacrosse team position by position, discuss the season and end with an analysis of Saturday's showdown against Johns Hopkins.

NEWS | 02/26/2009

University Press revenue drops

The Princeton University Press has seen a 7 to 8 percent decline in revenue from a year ago as a result of the economic downturn, director Peter Dougherty told The Daily Princetonian on Wednesday. Dougherty noted that the University Press is lucky: Many peer institutions have seen a 15 to 25 percent reduction.

NEWS | 02/25/2009

Muldoon compares poetry to sciences

A talk, titled “The Physics of Poetry” and organized by the Whitman College Council, provided a forum for students to hear Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon discuss the parallels between his art and seemingly unrelated fields.

NEWS | 02/25/2009

Muslim community outgrowing Murray-Dodge

Murray-Dodge Hall, home to the University’s Office of Religious Life (ORL), is beginning to be “too small to house Princeton’s religious community,” said Mariam Rahmani ’10, president of the Muslim Students Association (MSA). “Religious life has outgrown it."

NEWS | 02/25/2009

HashCache named as a top technology of 2009

The technological brainchild of a team that includes several Princeton computer science researchers has drawn recognition as a revolutionary way to expand internet access around the world. HashCache, an efficient data storage system, was featured as one of the top 10 emerging technologies of the year in Technology Review, a scientific magazine published by MIT.

NEWS | 02/25/2009

Eating clubs try to reduce waste

Greening the Street brings together representatives from each eating club to exchange ideas about how clubs can incorporate sustainable practices into their operations.

NEWS | 02/25/2009

Crunching numbers, quantifying attitudes

As their classmates approach crunch-time for their senior theses, Thomas Chen ’09 and James Coan ’09 look to crunch some numbers unrelated to their independent work: survey results measuring student opinion. Coan and Chen said they are trying to contribute meaningful data to the campus dialogue as co-chairs of the USG’s new Analysis of Princetonian Attitude Committee (APAC).

NEWS | 02/24/2009

Silverware smugglers

Utensil-rich residential college serveries present students with a prime opportunity to pinch the odd fork or spoon to round out their dorm supplies. This trend, however, places a financial burden on Dining Services to compensate for the thefts.

NEWS | 02/24/2009

U. builds 'Bridge' to Serbia, India, Ghana and Peru

Some members of the Class of 2013 will begin their Princeton careers abroad. The University's bridge year program, which will debut next fall, will send a group of five students to each of four different countries. Though other universities encourage their students to take a gap year before matriculating, Princeton is unique in offering a bridge year program to its incoming freshmen, said John Luria, the director of the pilot program.

NEWS | 02/24/2009

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