The University offered admission to 1,792 students out of a record 17,563 applicants to the Class of 2010.
The creators of facebook.com, the online social networking website for college and high school students, hopes to sell the private company for as much as $2 billion, BusinessWeek Online reported March 28.Facebook spokesman Chris Hughes, however, refused to discuss the rumor."The BusinessWeek story is based on nothing but speculation, and we do not comment on rumors," Hughes, a senior at Harvard, said in an email to The Daily Princetonian.
Speaking as part of a panel on anti-gang initiatives in Robertson Hall yesterday evening, Robert Bowser, the mayor of East Orange, N.J., made one point about young, potential gang members very clear: "We have got to get these kids some other opportunities."The panel, entitled "Bloods, Crips, and Beyond," was hosted by the Wilson School's Policy Research Institute for the Region, a small think tank that focuses on policy issues in the tristate area.
Fifteen people dressed in black kneel before a glowing Apple laptop on an altar-like stand. A petite woman in an iridescent purple tunic stands facing the group, hands spread wide.
After nearly two semesters of offering digital textbooks, the U-Store has had little success in pitching the digital manuscripts to students.This fall, the U-Store participated in a nationwide college bookstore pilot program, managed by Missouri Book Services, a company that offers digital texts or "e-books" to students at prices approximately 30 percent cheaper than those of new textbooks.
Speaking as part of a panel on anti-gang initiatives in Robertson Hall yesterday evening, Robert Bowser, the mayor of East Orange, N.J., made one point about young, potential gang members very clear: "We have got to get these kids some other opportunities."The panel, entitled "Bloods, Crips, and Beyond," was hosted by the Wilson School's Policy Research Institute for the Region, a small think tank that focuses on policy issues in the tristate area.
In an ostensible April Fool's joke, pranksters covered the signpost at the corner of Washington Road and Prospect Avenue with a sign showing Prospect's nickname.
Fifteen people dressed in black kneel before a glowing Apple laptop on an altar-like stand. A petite woman in an iridescent purple tunic stands facing the group, hands spread wide.
The creators of facebook.com, the online social networking website for college and high school students, hopes to sell the private company for as much as $2 billion, BusinessWeek Online reported March 28.Facebook spokesman Chris Hughes, however, refused to discuss the rumor."The BusinessWeek story is based on nothing but speculation, and we do not comment on rumors," Hughes, a senior at Harvard, said in an email to The Daily Princetonian.
Residential college advisers have convened a public meeting tonight with University health and Public Safety officials after they learned of a troubling series of events involving a large number of alcohol abuse incidents and possibly multiple cases of sexual assault during eating club pickups and initiations, the student advisers said.Alternately referred to as "Princetonians Gone Wild: A Closer Look at Initiations" and "The Real Story of Pick-Ups," the event is scheduled for 9 p.m.
The University offered admission to 1,792 students out of a record 17,563 applicants to the Class of 2010.
Residential college advisers have convened a public meeting tonight with University health and Public Safety officials after they learned of a troubling series of events involving a large number of alcohol abuse incidents and possibly multiple cases of sexual assault during eating club pickups and initiations, the student advisers said.Alternately referred to as "Princetonians Gone Wild: A Closer Look at Initiations" and "The Real Story of Pick-Ups," the event is scheduled for 9 p.m.
In an ostensible April Fool's joke, pranksters covered the signpost at the corner of Washington Road and Prospect Avenue with a sign showing Prospect's nickname.
After nearly two semesters of offering digital textbooks, the U-Store has had little success in pitching the digital manuscripts to students.This fall, the U-Store participated in a nationwide college bookstore pilot program, managed by Missouri Book Services, a company that offers digital texts or "e-books" to students at prices approximately 30 percent cheaper than those of new textbooks.
University administrators and professors honored late emeritus anthropology professor David Wendell Crabb and approved committee election results yesterday during a faculty meeting.Professor James Boon, anthropology department chair, read a memorial resolution about Crabb, who died last year.
University administrators and professors honored late emeritus anthropology professor David Wendell Crabb and approved committee election results yesterday during a faculty meeting.Professor James Boon, anthropology department chair, read a memorial resolution about Crabb, who died last year.
Unknown location, March 29, 10:13 a.m.A University staff member reported receiving a harassing telephone call on his cell phone.
As jobs and graduate school admission become increasingly competitive prospects, campuses nationwide are confronting a rising tide of cheating among undergraduates.A study released last year by Duke University's Center for Academic Integrity revealed that 70 percent of college students admit to some form of cheating, while a widely-cited survey by Who's Who Among American High School Students determined that 80 percent of college-bound students cheat.To tackle this issue, universities have turned to anti-plagiarism software.
