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New estimate for unwanted births

Women around the world are experiencing more unwanted pregnancies than previous research had suggested, Ohio State University professor John Casterline said yesterday during a lecture in Wallace Hall.Casterline, who heads Ohio State's sociology department, said current statistics underestimate the global rate of unwanted fertility.

NEWS | 10/02/2007

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Colonial ruling sets new precedent for clubs

Members of Colonial Club will collectively participate in about 500 hours of community service this semester in what club officers and legal analysts call a positive shift in the way legal charges brought against the eating clubs are resolved.While legal responsibility had been moved from a club president to another entity in the past, this is the first time that an entire club's membership has been held accountable for something that happened in the club.Charges had originally been filed against Colonial president Tommy Curry '08 for serving alcohol to a minor and maintaining a nuisance.

NEWS | 10/02/2007

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Fast food

Students break their fasts at the end of the Muslim Students Association's day-long "Fast-a-Thon," a fundraiser which raised more than $3,500 for international humanitarian groups.

NEWS | 10/01/2007

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Tilghman welcomes new dean of religious life

Members of the Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC) welcomed a new dean of religious life, learned about the University's upcoming capital campaign and presented Princeton's Second Life campus at their first meeting of the academic year yesterday.The first item on the agenda was President Tilghman's introduction of Alison Boden, dean of religious life and the chapel, who served as the dean of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at the University of Chicago for the past 12 years.Since starting her job on Aug.

NEWS | 10/01/2007

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U-Bikes to ease trek from Forbes

Orange bikes will appear across campus in upcoming days as the USG expands a bike-sharing program that launched yesterday at Forbes.The program, called U-Bikes, will attempt to improve travel across campus by placing bikes in convenient locations where students can pick them up as needed.Residents of Forbes who sign up for U-Bikes will be issued keys that fit the locks of every shared bike and will then have access to the bikes as they need them, so long as the machines are locked to a rack afterward.

NEWS | 09/30/2007

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Seniors set out to break world record before graduation

The senior class is on a quest for glory ? to get the class into the "Guinness Book of World Records."This quest began last April during the Class of 2008 presidential race, when then-candidate Tom Haine promised that he would work with his classmates to break a world record."It would be great to have this as part of our history when we graduate," Haine, now senior class president, said in an interview.

NEWS | 09/30/2007

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USG creates new IT committee

The USG Senate is striving to expand its online presence and address problems with dining hall overcrowding, officers said during the organization's first meeting last night.USG vice president Josh Weinstein '09 announced the creation of an information technology committee that will be headed by Phil Stern '09 and USG webmaster Bruce Halperin '09.The committee will oversee planned improvements to Point and the launch of a new USG website, as well as helping USG members with websites for their projects.The IT committee is involved with the "revamping, reshaping and redesigning [of] Point," Weinstein said.USG president Rob Biederman '08 explained the creation of a five-tiered marketing approach to re-publicize Point, a web portal that includes event listings and links to other Princeton-related sites.

NEWS | 09/30/2007

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Pickups cover U. in shaving cream

Shaving cream dangled from trees and covered doors, vomit pooled in dorm hallways and stairwells were rank.More than just the average post-party mess, the refuse left by eating club pickups and Bicker week partying can create an extra burden for the University's janitorial staff."It's part of our job," Josue Lajeunesse, lead Building Services janitor, said Friday morning while hosing off shaving cream smeared on glass doors at Spelman Halls.

NEWS | 09/30/2007