Ravi Shah '06 came to Princeton with a mission to bring Hindi ? the national language of India, which boasts the second-largest population in the world ? to the classroom.
Responding to a proposal drafted by the Undergraduate Life Council last December, the Housing Department has begun the process of improving and adding to existing facilities in upperclass dormitories, especially those buildings not slated for full-scale renovations within the next several years.In the fall, ULC members Xiuhui Lim '05 and Emily Somerville '06 conducted an informal survey of student concerns about housing and compiled the results in a Housing Improvement Resolution.
Since a 1994 report called for increasing undergraduates' academic exposure to different cultures, the University has made progress in broadening its course offerings.
Every election season, the topic of perceived undergraduate political apathy returns to the forefront of campus debate.
There is a right and a wrong way to pack things. This is a phenomenon that can be observed every time you pack the trunk of your car, chemistry professor Salvatore Torquato said.And, believe it or not, this concept ? called packing ? has perplexed scientists for hundreds of years."People have been trying to determine the most efficient way to pack things in order to obtain the highest density," Torquato explained.
Charges against former Cap and Gown Club president Elizabeth Biney-Amissah '04 were dropped on Monday because of a lack of evidence, Princeton Borough Prosecutor Marc Citron said.Biney-Amissah had been charged with maintaining a nuisance and serving alcohol to a minor in November, following an incident in which a student was hospitalized on Oct.
The USG sent all undergraduates an online survey on Monday that will examine campus minority affairs and race relations.
Fulfilling your New Year's resolution to eat healthily at college has become a little easier since Dining Services introduced its new online "Interactive Nutritive Analysis" this month.Using the software program FoodPro, Dining Services director Stu Orefice and Assistant Director and Dietitian Sue Pierson worked over a year to compile the nutrition information for the more than 6,000 ingredients used in the recipes of the food served in the residential and Graduate College dining halls.Students provided the inspiration for the site, Orefice said.
Reverend Craig Stephen White, better known as "Brother Stephen," whose sometimes virulent preaching along Washington Road earned him notoriety among University students, was convicted on Jan.
Beginning next fall, and in some cases this spring, courses with two precepts and one lecture will no longer be offered, said Howard Dobin, the associate dean of the college."We believe that students should be taught primarily by faculty rather than by preceptors," Dobin said.He added that the policy was put in place several years ago, when it emerged from "several discussions of how faculty should be spending their time.
New Jersey Senator John Corzine addressed many issues important to college students, including college tuition and financial aid, U.S.
Since Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide swept purportedly flawed elections in 2000, discontent in this country of 80 percent unemployment has skyrocketed, culminating in the bloody uprising that began three weekends ago.On Feb.
The University's five residential colleges recently selected 102 sophomores and juniors out of a record 194 applicants to serve as advisers for the 2004-05 academic year, according to a press release from the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students."It was an extremely strong list of applicants, which is great, but also tough, because there were many applicants who could have easily taken the position, but there just wasn't enough space," Rockefeller College administrator Pat Heslin said.The advisers offer support and guidance to students within their residential college and provide a link between firstand second-year students and University organizations and administrators.
Christopher Eisgruber '83, a professor in the Wilson School and Center for Human Values, will be the University's next provost, President Tilghman announced yesterday.She described Eisgruber as the candidate who "exceed[ed] all my expectations."According to two high-level Princeton officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, Tilghman settled on her choice only late last week, picking Eisgruber over approximately six other candidates.The executive committee of the Board of Trustees met on Friday to give Eisgruber, who will serve as the president's chief academic and budgetary officer, its official stamp of approval.Eisgruber succeeds Amy Gutmann, who leaves Princeton on June 30 to become president of the University of Pennsylvania.As the second-ranking officer of the University, the provost is responsible for the overall academic program and provides general oversight for many University operations.
Seniors Katherine Linder and Steven Porter were honored at the Alumni Day ceremonies this past Saturday with the University's Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction available to an undergraduate.The two had never met, but as Porter mentioned in his acceptance speech, they occupy carrels directly across from each other in Firestone, where both have been working on their theses."It's kind of a testament to the sheer number of exceptional people you'll meet at Princeton," Porter said of the coincidence.
Ralph Nader '55 announced yesterday he will run for president as an Independent, making him the first Princetonian to enter the 2004 race for the White House.
The United States must continue to focus upon the ideals of democracy, human rights and the rule of law in order to succeed in the war against terror, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Friday in his opening address for the George F.
The Inter-Club Council recently approved a plan to make officers at each eating club responsible for safety at their club and the Street as a whole.According to the plan submitted by ICC President Corey Sanders '04, five to 15 officers from each club will attend a CPR training course to ensure that trained health care is available at the clubs."This Safety Committee has been an ongoing idea for the last year of addressing safety concerns along Prospect Avenue," Sanders said.The primary goal is to train officers for most health and safety concerns at the Street, he said.The plan will also create a monthly meeting to bring together one member from each club to discuss safety on the Street.Dicussion topics might include the need for defibrillators in the clubs, concerns excessive drinking and advanced care response time, which some perceive to be slow.The meetings are designed to keep safety a primary concern in the clubs.The Princeton Prospect Foundation is funding the development and training of the Safety Committee."Because this foundation is entirely supported by the eating clubs, the support of the Safety Committee comes in its entirety directly from the clubs along Prospect Avenue," Sanders said.The Safety Committee will convene next semester after the eating club officers receive their CPR training.At least five officers from each eating club must complete the training before the Safety Committee will meet."Overall, this is a huge step for safety concerns along Prospect Avenue," Sanders said.
When MTV's "Total Request Live" went on the air Friday afternoon, about 40 Princeton sophomores were sitting in the program's Times Square studio, ready to cheer, holler and "shout out" through an hour-long countdown of 20 music videos.TRL, the network's flagship music video show, is best known as an after-school TV staple for "teenybopper" pop music aficionados.In fact, the bulk of the non-Princetonians in the audience on Friday appeared to be girls who have not yet graduated from middle school.
Christopher Eisgruber '83, a professor in the Wilson School and Center for Human Values, will be the next provost of Princeton University, University officials confirmed this morning.President Tilghman is expected to officially announce Eisgruber's appointment in a news release around noon today.According to multiple officials, Tilghman ? who has closely guarded details of her plans ? settled on her choice only late last week.The executive committee of the Board of Trustees met on Friday to give Eisgruber, who will serve as Tilghman's chief academic and budget officer, its official stamp of approval.He replaces Amy Gutmann, a politics professor who will become the president of the University of Pennsylvania after finishing out this academic year.Tilghman's short list of candidates likely included six names, of which some were female but none minorities, according to a University official.Asked whether Eisgruber's name stood out from the rest of the candidate pool from the very beginning, the official speculated that it was unlikely."The fortunate thing about Princeton is that we have a lot of good choices," the official said, adding that Eisgruber was in Tilghman's mind, "the best person for right now."Eisgruber is the Laurance S.
