The looming prospect of grade deflation has made the University?s Pass/D/Fail grading option a welcomed respite from GPA-related anxieties for some, but many students and professors have not found solace in pursuing this opportunity.
NEW ORLEANS, La. ?Jan. 21 ?Defying the hurtful stereotype of the mild-mannered meteorologist, a tropical cyclone symposium sensationally degenerates into an epic smackdown between dueling hurricane researchers clashing over the projected impacts of global warming.
At least five current Princeton students have found themselves behind a podium, buzzer in hand, waiting for the next prompt from Alex Trebek on the set of ?Jeopardy.??It felt very good when I found out that I got on the show,? said David Walter ?11, who won the 2007 Jeopardy Teen Tournament with $75,000.
Public Safety found an anti-gay slur written in green toothpaste in a bathroom stall in the fifth entryway of Holder Hall on Wednesday evening.According to the Public Safety report, a Holder RCA reported the graffiti, found in the second floor men?s bathroom, at 8:05 that evening.
Student life takes center stage on the University?s new website, which will launch this month after an extensive redesign that began last summer.Some of the changes include student contributions, such as videos portraying student life, a layout emphasizing accessibility and a more user-friendly search function.?We can convey important messages to the world about Princeton through visual means as well as text, and this design better enables us to do that,? Communications Director Lauren Robinson-Brown ?85 said in an interview.The website?s last update occurred in 2005.
Two unarmed black teens were about to enter a fight with a white man when the man pulled out a shotgun.
The University is one of 13 institutions that will receive a grant from the Elsevier Foundation, which provides support for leading institutions in scientific and medical research.
Student life takes center stage on the University?s new website, which will launch this month after an extensive redesign that began last summer.Some of the changes include student contributions, such as videos portraying student life, a layout emphasizing accessibility and a more user-friendly search function.?We can convey important messages to the world about Princeton through visual means as well as text, and this design better enables us to do that,? Communications Director Lauren Robinson-Brown ?85 said in an interview.The website?s last update occurred in 2005.
Two unarmed black teens were about to enter a fight with a white man when the man pulled out a shotgun.
The University updated its new graphic identity yesterday with the launch of a new, custom-designed typeface called Princeton Monticello.
White-and-red Labyrinth Books tote bags are popping up all over campus, serving as a visible reminder that the newcomer to Nassau Street is staking its claim in the University community.
Though in recent years most Americans perceived the United Nations as a stagnant organization, in the past year it was hit by a flurry of changes, a veteran reporter who has covered the organization since 2003 said yesterday.
Foresight is what gives humans the ability to plan ahead to avoid widespread ecological catastrophe, Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki said in a lecture last night in McCosh 50 before a large crowd comprising mainly community members.
Think you can quit Facebook? Think again. Jane Dobkin ?10 decided to leave the popular networking site and deactivated her facebook.com account, but she still continued to receive friend requests and e-mails sent through the website, she said.
The Borough Council vowed to combat the gypsy moth at its meeting last night. Declaring the moth a ?public nuisance,? the Council voted to authorize ?all measures deemed necessary? to ?suppress this forest and shade-tree pest.?During the meeting the Council also approved the December police report, authorized new pay scales for Borough officials and heard a report from the Arts Council.Princeton?s crusade against the hungry moth will be coordinated with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture?s Gypsy Moth Suppression Program.
Shortly before he died from a rare form of bone cancer, Alexander Adam ?07 joked that a prize should be created in his memory for ?the most creative freshman with the worst GPA,? his mother, Eleanor Adam, said.
Students who find the University desperately lacking in graphic design opportunities should have their interest sated by UDesign, an upcoming conference that will highlight graphic design?s impact on our lives and will give students the opportunity to learn firsthand from field leaders.UDesign, which connotes both ?you design? and ?universities of design,? will focus on the influence of individuals and society on design and graphic design?s ability to transcend multiple disciplines.The conference, which will be held on March 1, is the first of its kind to take place on campus.
On the game show ?Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,? contestants stumped by their multiple-choice question can poll the audience to see how many people support each answer.
