In the spring of his senior year, Peter Lewis ?55 decided to give $5 to the University?s Annual Giving campaign.
Juicycampus.com was subpoenaed by New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram earlier this month. The attorney general?s office is investigating whether JuicyCampus ? a gossip site on which students from 60 universitites, including Princeton, post anonymous comments ? misrepresented itself to consumers and violated the Consumer Fraud Act.The Consumer Fraud Act is a civil act that ?deals with non-disclosures or erroneous information in terms of a commercial transaction,? said Bill Potter ?68, a partner at the Princeton-based law firm Potter & Dickson.
Money may not buy happiness, but at most universities it can immortalize you by attaching your name to a building.
Applications filled out, recommendations obtained and transcripts submitted, sophomores who had been waiting to hear whether they had been admitted to the Wilson School flocked to their mailboxes on March 14.Of the 154 students who applied to the program, 90 were accepted.
The University?s yearlong effort to measure radon levels in residential buildings on campus revealed that certain buildings have concentrations of the gas that are significantly higher than amounts recommended by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines.After the University took steps to better ventilate sites in which high radon concentrations were found, subsequent testing in these areas yielded radon levels consistent with federal guidelines, according to a University statement.Radon gas is produced by decaying uranium in the soil, University health physicist Sue Dupre explained.
Harvard Law to fund year for future public servantsHarvard Law School announced March 18 that starting with its Class of 2011 it will fund the third year?s tuition for all students who pledge to work five years in the public sector after graduation.?I want all of our students to have the ability to make public service their first choice after law school,? law school dean Elena Kagan ?81 said in a statement.
The University Art Museum announced on March 14 its acquisition of Pablo Picasso?s ?Tete d?homme et nu assis? ? Man?s Head and Seated Nude ? through a donation from Gregory Callimanopulos ?57.
Dispersing all across the country from New York to Los Angeles, from New Orleans to Arizona, participants in the Pace Center?s Breakout Princeton Civic Action Trips tackled social problems hands-on and put into practice the University?s unofficial motto ?Princeton in the Nation?s Service.?Chelsea Craigie ?09, the coordinator for the Breakout Princeton trips, said in an e-mail that ?because the most common reason for not being involved on campus is not enough time during the average week,? the trips aimed to capitalize on the free time that spring break affords students.
The Princeton Borough Municipal Court has dismissed all charges against former Charter Club president Will Scharf ?08, according to a statement provided to The Daily Princetonian by Scharf?s lawyer, Rocco Cipparone.Scharf now intends to file a civil suit against Princeton Borough and its police department for ?false arrest, malicious prosecution, and federal civil rights claims,? according to the statement.Scharf, who is also the former Interclub Council chair, had been charged with serving alcohol to minors and maintaining a nuisance following an episode that occurred at Charter on Dec.
The University has added another portion of Little Hall to Mathey College and has taken a step back from its plans to merge part of Spelman Halls into Whitman College after reversing a decision that would have made Wright Hall part of Whitman.University administrators had originally announced plans to incorporate both Spelman 7 and 8 into Whitman at a meeting with campus leaders in late January.
Recently retired CEO of eBay, Inc., and University trustee Meg Whitman ?77 joined Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on his bid for the White House as the national co-chair of the campaign. ?America needs John McCain?s courageous leadership,? Whitman said in a campaign statement today.
In spite of soaring food prices worldwide, Dining Services Director Stu Orefice says that Princeton students will not be seriously affected.According to a recent estimate by the United Nations, world food prices have increased by 37 percent in the past year, and studies by The Economist found a 75 percent increase since 2005.?The students will not be affected by any price increases until the summer or fall semester,? Orefice said.
Applied math professor Ingrid Daubechies first learned about pi as a young child, when her father told her to go around the house and measure the circumference and diameter of every circle she could find.?It made an incredibly strong impression on me,? Daubechies said.
Students interested in getting part of their room costs covered will have the opportunity to work in part-time custodial jobs next fall.
Paperwork filled out, recommendations obtained and transcripts submitted, sophomores who have been waiting to hear whether they have been admitted to the Wilson School flocked to their mailboxes today. Of the 154 students who applied to the program, 90 were accepted, which has been the standard Wilson School class size for the last decade. ?We had quite a range of people,? Wilson School professor and faculty chair Stanley Katz said.
What do Eliot Spitzer ?81, the-soon-to-be-ex-governor of New York, and a political group whose stated goal was to liberate Antarctica have in common?
Much like the Bud Bowl, the machinations of the horny are a significant source of lulz. Some post profiles on eharmony.com, unaware that the mathematical framework behind the 37 dimensions of compatibility actually describes string theory, which explains why 92 percent of matches are with the Higgs Boson.
An AT&T antenna atop Fine Hall is in the final stages of construction and is scheduled for completion next week.?The antenna has been put up with the intent to improve the phone service on campus and in the Princeton community,? University Director of Community and Regional Affairs Kristin Appleget said.
Election results for the Graduate Student Government were verified by the elections managers last evening.
Wandering for 30 minutes through a residential neighborhood in Panama, holding a large antenna aloft and listening intently for the quiet hum of a bird's heart rate on a static radio, Margaret Kearns '09 finally spotted a gold-collared manakin.
