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With a dozen Princetonians competing in the 2004 Summer Olympics under the flags of four countries, there's more than a bit of Orange and Black in Athens.None of the Princeton athletes will appear on the front of a Wheaties box soon ? most are competing in low profile sports.Still, one Tiger made a name for himself internationally, while three others ended up on the medal stand.Here's a rundown of the Princeton results. Fencing ? MenSoren Thompson '05 made history on Aug.
Gov. James McGreevey's announcement Thursday that he is gay and will resign shocked a student who had worked for him and roused campus political commentators.By office, McGreevey is a member of the University Board of Trustees and kicked off his inauguration with a prayer at the University Chapel in January 2002.
Incoming freshmen Nicole Hopkins and Evan Younger live on separate ends of the country, Hopkins in Washington and Younger in Virginia.
USG President Matt Margolin '05 and U-Councilor Brandon Parry '06 have negotiated an increase in student financial aid so that Pequod packets will be more affordable.
A 19-year-old sophomore on Sunday afternoon was found dead in her dorm room in Wilson College, the University said.Melissa Huang of Mechanicsburg, Pa., was found in her 1939 Hall room by a University custodian and her parents, who had arranged a meeting with her, the University said.While officials have ruled out criminal activity, Media Relations Manager Patricia Allen said Public Safety reported that initial tests to determine the cause of death were inconclusive.
Status-watchers rest assured: for the fifth straight year, Princeton tops U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.The annual rankings, released Thursday, have Princeton and Harvard University sharing the number one spot out of 248 national universities.
Science and engineering students will have an opportunity this fall to publish their junior papers, theses or independent work in the Princeton Journal of Science, a new student-run publication."Our purpose is to recognize, encourage and promote outstanding scientific work, modeled after professional journals such as Nature and the New England Journal of Medicine," editor-in-chief and co-founder David Khalil '05 said.The journal will incorporate student research from the natural sciences, engineering disciplines and even fields such as anthropology and sociology."A scientifically oriented and professional journal is long overdue at Princeton.
As freshmen, Kyle Weston '94 and a fellow classmate walked through the FitzRandolph Gate while rushing to Victor's Pizzeria for a slice."Only after the fact, slobbering at the mouth with red sauce and all, did we realize that exiting the gate prior to graduation set an immediate curse upon you," Weston said.The myth of the FitzRandolph Gate warns that if you exit the gate before graduation, you might not graduate."Well, we got a few chuckles out of it ? 'yeah, right, whatever!'" Weston said, "though perhaps a few 'what ifs' did gnaw at the mind ? 'what if I do fail . . . what would mom and dad think.'"The FitzRandolph Gate was initially constructed to keep townspeople off the University campus.
As students leave for summer vacation, swarms of noisy, orange-and-black creatures will be making their cyclic return to campus for a brief stay before disappearing again.They're not alumni coming back for Reunions; they're a type of cicadas that emerge from underground once every 17 years.Unlike the green cicadas that appear every July, periodical cicadas live in the soil as nymphs for 17 years before burrowing through to the surface.Trillions are expected to cover most of the eastern region of North America beginning in late May and are expected to reach densities of up to 40,000 per acre.Notorious for their overwhelming number and constant singing, the cicadas, which can grow to two inches in length, will be in full force during Reunions and Commencement this year ? just as they were in 1987 and 1970."You literally had to shout to talk to people even if you were walking next to them," recalled John Loose '70.
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The University is investigating whether Verizon Wireless held an unauthorized contest for tickets to the Maroon 5 concert, hosted May 2 by Quadrangle Club in conjunction with the University, according to Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Students Thomas Dunne.The agency that booked the concert, More Music Group, will investigate the claims on behalf of the University.
Michael Doran GS '97, a popular assistant professor in the Department of Near Eastern Studies, has decided to remain at Princeton after the dean of the faculty's office responded favorably to a competing job offer extended to him by Brandeis University."I am free to tell you that I will be staying on at Princeton," he said in an e-mail Monday afternoon.NES department chair Andras Hamori confirmed that Doran decided to stay at the University after "Princeton responded generously to the Brandeis offer."In mid-March, Brandeis extended a job offer to Doran ? with tenure.Though officials there were unavailable to comment, Doran confirmed earlier that he was named a candidate for the directorship of the university's new $30 million Center for Middle East Studies.Brandeis' offer prompted Princeton's NES department to consider Doran for tenure and propose a counteroffer in order to retain him.Just under two weeks after the Brandeis offer, the department recommended Doran for tenure to the Committee of Three, the group responsible for final tenure recommendations.As of Tuesday, a final decision regarding Doran's tenure was still pending.
Philosophy graduate students expressed anger with Associate Dean of Student Affairs Joy Montero after Public Safety shut down their end-of-year party on the evening of Friday, April 30, on orders from her office.The disagreement between the students and Montero's office focused on whether Montero had approved the party."We have huge complaints with Public Safety and the office of F.
Considered by many to be one of today's most controversial film directors, three-time Academy Award winner Oliver Stone is generally known for movies that explore the various facets of America's domestic landscape.
When Dan Semaya '04 first experimented with Apple Computer's new GarageBand software last January, it resonated with him so much that he decided to promote the contest, GarageBandFEST '04.Semaya, the University's campus representative for Apple Computer and president and founder of the Princeton Student Macintosh Users' Group, came up with the idea to award students for displaying originality and creativity while using the GarageBand program.