While most of their classmates and colleagues were enjoying Fall Break last week, a group of Princeton students and researchers stayed up until 4 a.m.
College students whose parents are closely involved in their lives take advantage of more educational opportunities during their college years and are more satisfied with their university experience than other students, according to the results of a nationwide survey released Monday.The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) 2007 Annual Report, titled "Experiences That Matter: Enhancing Student Learning and Success," also concluded that students with so-called "helicopter parents" ? moms and dads who intervene with school officials when their children have problems on campus ? also have more positive academic experiences.Another finding was that "high impact" activities ? including first-year seminars, service learning, undergraduate research, study abroad and internships ? boost students' ability to think critically, solve real-world problems and work effectively with others.NSSE asked questions of "randomly selected first-year and senior students from hundreds of four-year colleges and universities," according to its report.
The Department of Homeland Security released revisions Friday exempting colleges and universities from new regulations for documenting common chemicals set to take effect later this month.When implemented, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) will require labs working with "Chemicals of Interest" (COIs) to report the quantities they have if they are over a minimum amount.
Candidates for state and local offices crossed their fingers yesterday, hoping that their supporters would make it to the polls despite wet and gloomy November weather.
Two alumni who have impacted their communities will receive Alumni Day awards in February, the University announced last week.John Rogers '80, of Chicago-based mutual fund firm Ariel Capital Management, will receive the Woodrow Wilson Award, while Lawrence Goldman GS '69, the president and CEO of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), will receive the James Madison Medal.Rogers is chairman, CEO and CIO of Ariel, which he founded in 1983.
Professors and administrators approved revisions to the University's anti-harassment policy, defining nonsexual forms of harassment and describing the process for filing complaints during a faculty meeting yesterday.After the meeting, Vice President for Development Brian McDonald briefed faculty members on the $1.75 billion capital campaign that is scheduled to launch this Friday.
Christina Hsu GS '07 finished her MPA at the Wilson School this spring and decided to put her education to good use in a race around the world for a $1 million prize.Hsu and her father, Ronald, competed in the 12th edition of CBS' "The Amazing Race," which premiered Sunday night to an American audience of more than 13 million, according to the network.On the show, 11 pairs of people navigate the globe performing a series of extreme or culturally significant tasks, all while rushing to avoid last place and elimination from the contest.Hsu, a longtime fan of the show, said she first began to "build a small dream" of appearing on the program several years ago.
Local residents and University students registered to vote in Princeton will head to polls around the campus periphery today to elect local, county and state officials.In Princeton Borough, incumbent Democratic Councilmen Andrew Koontz and Roger Martindell face challenges from Republicans Linda Sipprelle and Joseph Codega '09.
Since the presidents of Cottage Club, Cloister Inn and Tiger Inn were charged last month with serving alcohol to a minor and maintaining a nuisance, the campus has hummed with speculation about the Borough's motives for what many saw as an unprecedented crackdown on the Street.But the Borough has a long history of taking aim at underage alcohol use on Prospect Avenue through the legal system, and local officials described the latest round of charges as nothing new.
When Pakistani president Gen. Pervez Musharraf declared a national state of emergency and suspended the country's constitution on Saturday, the instability hit close to home for Pakistani students at the University.Hamza Masood '10, who stayed in the United States over Fall Break, said he was disappointed to discover what had occurred in his country while he slept Saturday night.
Correction appended The University Art Museum will give the Italian Culture Ministry legal title to eight of 15 disputed art pieces, the two organizations said last week.Museum representatives and Italian authorities signed an agreement on Oct.
In a spot reserved for them by the Class of 2004, Princeton alumni and students cheer on runners in The New York City Marathon on Sunday.
A University senior and his friend were indicted last Friday for allegedly assaulting a member of the Class of 2007 during Reunions in June.A Mercer County grand jury indicted Nicholas Hermandorfer '08 and Adam Fassnacht, a 2007 graduate of the University of Virginia, with third-degree assault and fourth-degree retaliation against a witness.Hermandorfer and Fassnacht allegedly beat Robert Anderson '07 without provocation, breaking his nose, cheekbone and orbital socket.Borough Police charged the two with aggravated assault.
The administrators of gocrosscampus.com declared the Ivy League Championship Tournament "indefinitely paused until further notice" last Saturday, suspending what had become an intense game complete with spies and mass emails to more than 1,200 University students and alumni, as well as thousands more participants across the Ivy League.The contest is an online version of Risk ? the popular board game in which players compete with each other for global dominance ? where Ivy League students battle for control of the Northeast United States.The website has been slow and users have had trouble logging on throughout the tournament.
President Tilghman is among 21 recipients of Glamour magazine's 2007 Women of the Year award. She and her fellow honorees will be featured in a photo portfolio in the publication's Nov.
Princeton, Harvard and the University of Virginia seem like an unlikely trio, but admission deans from the three institutions are now on tour together, visiting 19 cities across the country over the course of 15 days to tell applicants and their families about the financial feasibility of attending an elite college.The undergraduate admissions offices of all three universities ended their early application processes ? binding Early Decision at Princeton and Virginia, non-binding Early Action at Harvard ? last year.
Greeted with applause, cheers and whistles that echoed off the ceiling of a packed McCosh 50, actress Natalie Portman spoke last night about helping the "poorest of the poor" through microlending.Politics professor Evan Lieberman, who introduced Portman, described microlending as "giving loans to individuals and groups of people who want to build small businesses.""Historically, the poorest people in the poorest countries have no opportunity to realize their dreams," he said.
Justine Chaney '10 did not know what was wrong."For about eight months I got mysterious, blistering headaches nearly every day," Chaney said of her freshman year experience.She went to a specialist in food allergies and was injected with about 200 distinct substances to test her reactions.
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A grand jury today indicted Nicholas Hermandorfer '08 and a friend with aggravated assault in the beating of a University student that happened during Reunions on June 1.Over the summer, Hermandorfer and recent University of Virginia graduate Adam Fassnacht turned down a plea deal offered by the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office that would have resulted in probation.
