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While the majority of students at the University pursue the traditional four-year path to graduation, an increasing number are choosing to deviate from standard timelines.Though "the numbers vary from year to year," former University Registrar Joseph Greenberg GS '77 told The Daily Princetonian in 2004, 75 students withdrew voluntarily and 35 were required to withdraw for academic or disciplinary reasons in 2003.Numbers have increased each year since then as growing numbers of students decide to either step away from campus to take a break from the academic rigors of University life or to explore nonacademic opportunities and interests off campus. Get thee to a nunneryErica Greil '10 entered Princeton as a member of the Class of 2009.

NEWS | 10/23/2007

University offers a wealth of religious accommodations

University offers a wealth of religious accommodations

Last fall, Manav Lalwani '09, a devout Hindu, was shocked to find pamphlets criticizing Hinduism and other faiths in a University dining hall.

NEWS | 10/23/2007

'Princeton University is a different world'

In an alternate universe, Rosel Cherubin would be a lawyer.Cherubin, a lead janitor for Building Services, came to the United States with his parents in 1985, when he was 23.

NEWS | 10/23/2007

Merwick site zoning discussed

The Borough Council touched on several matters associated with public safety at its meeting last night and discussed at length plans to create a new zoning arrangement intended to lead to residential development opportunities in the vicinity of the Merwick Care Center.A point of major discussion involved a resolution to hire two new police officers.

NEWS | 10/23/2007

Bodine advocates Iraq withdrawal

The United States' presence in Iraq stalled democratization that had been progressing in that country before American troops arrived, Wilson School diplomat-in-residence and former U.S.

NEWS | 10/22/2007

Facebook to boost privacy

Facebook.com has unveiled a set of new security features aimed at combating harassment, inappropriate contact and pornography.Users can now notify Facebook of abuse or inappropriate content via email or through web forms on the site and expect a response from Facebook within 24 hours.But the changes aren't voluntary.

NEWS | 10/22/2007

Princeton Kwong, Class of 2011

Alumni show their devotion to Old Nassau in many ways ? donning orange-and-black outfits for Reunions, getting tiger tattoos and donating millions of dollars to their alma mater.So naming a child "Princeton" might not be all that far-fetched.

NEWS | 10/22/2007

University shuttles get makeover

The walk from one end of campus to the other keeps getting longer as the University continues to expand.

NEWS | 10/22/2007

Junior designs media seminar

As midterms loom this week, course selection for next semester is the last thing on most students' minds.

NEWS | 10/22/2007

Aphro ... diSiac!

Members of the dance company diSiac teach a hip-hop class in the Mathey Common Room on Friday. Mathey is offering classes on different styles of dance every week.

NEWS | 10/21/2007

Soulful Sounds

Old NasSoul performs classics like "Man of Constant Sorrow" and "I Heard It through the Grapevine" in the 1879 Arch on Saturday night.

NEWS | 10/21/2007

Wood: Past presidents idealized in present day

America's idealization of its founding fathers can be seen in everything from their portraits on U.S.

NEWS | 10/21/2007

Notification system improves on second trial

A flurry of emails, text messages and telephone calls shot across campus last Friday afternoon in a largely successful test of the University's new emergency alert process, the Princeton Telephone and Email Notification System (PTENS).The system's test improved in both scope and efficacy in its second run-through since its purchase by the University last April, University spokeswoman Cass Cliatt '96 said."One of our most significant findings is the total increase in people in the system," Cliatt said.In all, 18,634 phone numbers belonging to 14,869 different community members were called during the test, which began at 1 p.m.

NEWS | 10/21/2007

Extensive updates improve the lifestyle of Forbesians

Take one step into Forbes College this year, and the renovations are immediately noticeable: The lounge and lobby areas have been completely redesigned.Wesley Morgan '10, who can often be found in the Forbes lobby, said that it is "not quite as cozy but definitely classier" than the old, rundown space.

NEWS | 10/21/2007

USG discusses Dillon cafe, Point

Academic reforms, improvements to the Point website and the creation of a new cafe in Dillon Gym headlined the discussion at last night's USG meeting.USG academics chair Sarah Breslow '08 updated the group on how reforms to the P/D/F grading option are progressing.

NEWS | 10/21/2007

Report outlines University's response to globalization

Princeton must improve its study abroad offerings and strengthen relationships with international scholars, President Tilghman and Provost Christopher Eisgruber '83 said in a report released last week.The document, titled "Princeton in the World," calls for increased "internationalization" at Princeton, which its authors define as more fluid interaction among global academic communities and increased cultural literacy for students.The report ? which comes 11 years after the University appended "and in the service of all nations" to its unofficial motto, "Princeton in the nation's service" ? stems from Tilghman's ongoing emphasis on increasing the global role of the University, which she has long cited as one of the goals of her administration."I'm very excited about the report," Tilghman said in an interview.

NEWS | 10/21/2007

Man vs. Ivy: Princeton

Friday, 9:43 a.m.: My name is Bear Grylls. I can start a fire by looking at dry twigs, I've bungee-jumped off the Space Shuttle, and I'm one of only three men to have successfully seen "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" in theaters.

NEWS | 10/18/2007

Fuentes discusses Mexican identity

Carlos Fuentes, a renowned Mexican novelist, scholar and diplomat, presented his view of Mexican history and national identity at a lecture in a packed McCosh 10 last night.Fuentes traced the social, political and economic development of Mexico in a talk called "A Panoramic View of the History of Mexico." Fuentes began his talk by describing Mexican mythology, focusing on the question of identity that pervades the country's lore from the very beginning of the civilization to the present day, a theme he also often visits in his many novels."From the beginning we asked ourselves questions of identity: Who are we?

NEWS | 10/18/2007

Rider student charged in death

Princeton Borough police arrested a sophomore at Westminster Choir College of Rider University in connection with the death of classmate Justin Warfield, a freshman who died Wednesday morning after using heroin, Mercer County prosecutor's office spokeswoman Casey DeBlasio said in a statement yesterday.The charges accuse 19-year-old Kieran Hunt of Piscataway, N.J., of purchasing heroin in Newark on Tuesday afternoon.

NEWS | 10/18/2007

Renovations overwhelm Dining Services staff

Students in Rockefeller and Mathey colleges returned this year to a renovated dining hall and more food variety, but dining hall staff have been straining to deal with the changes.The Rocky-Mathey dining halls underwent extensive renovations this summer, merging the two serveries to create one large space with better lighting and an increased variety in food, drawing in students from across campus.

NEWS | 10/18/2007

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