The very idea of engineering at Princeton is enough to send chills down the spines of many A.B. majors.
University academic and administrative appointments for 2002-2003 brought some tigers back to Nassau Hall while introducing fresh talents across a range of departments.This past fall's administrative reorganization separated the responsibilities formerly combined in the position of vice president for finance and administration.Christopher McCrudden, treasurer of the University, will assume senior level responsibility for finance-related issues on September 1.
Cornel West GS '80 will begin teaching typical courses at the University in the fall, but his journey back to Princeton ? where he attended graduate school and taught from 1988 to 1994 ? was anything but ordinary.
Perhaps the most anticipated week in a sophomore's career came to a close Saturday as Bicker and sign-in clubs initiated their new members.This eating club season reflected a change in students' preferences since last year.
If you thought getting into Princeton was hard, wait until you see what you have to do to get out.Every spring, college seniors across the nation break out the sunglasses, play frisbee, drink beer and work on their tans.
Welcome to the world of advanced electronic resources.While your parents are still struggling to program the DVD player, at Princeton you will be able to research your term paper, send email to your friends or tour a museum in Paris ? all from the comfort of your own dorm room.All you need is a computer and a network connection to tap into the University's Dormnet system.So instead of becoming a "have-not" on an information-driven campus, overcome your computational phobias and learn about the electronic resources available to you as soon as you arrive at Princeton.
Students get "Stoned" at Princeton all the time.The lure of the 18th-largest library in the country, Harvey S.
Aug. 15 ? Anthrax spores were found in a mailbox this week on Nassau Street, bringing the FBI's investigation back to Princeton.
On a warm spring afternoon, while undergraduates sprawl on Cannon Green, Shirley Tilghman leans across her conference table with intensity.In her first year as University president, she has addressed alumni and congressmen, responded to the events of Sept.
The final meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community this academic year focused mostly on the "housing crisis" afflicting graduate students.
Aug. 13? The University has removed Steve LeMenager, the first Princeton University official who breached Yale University's admission notification Web site, from the admission office, President Tilghman said today.
Christine Evans, known as the clairvoyant Yanna, has made a living predicting her Princeton-area clients' futures.Now she is facing fraud charges that could land her in jail.
Following their graduation in 1895, a group of five Princeton men decided to create a social club to celebrate the friendships they had made.
Spence Miller '02 ? senior class president, assistant minister at large in Aquinas, varsity swimmer, Orange Key tour guide and devoted friend ? will graduate having left his mark on the Princeton community.
Though Princeton Borough Police issued two summonses during the weekend for alcohol serving violations ? the first such citations within three years ? officials say that there has not been a change of policy toward underage drinking at the University.The recent charges do not represent a police crackdown on underage drinking at the 'Street,' Borough Police Capt.
As the current USG administration reaches the half-way point of its term in office, President Nina Langsam '03 and her core group of officers are already well on their way toward achieving many of their goals for the University.Having already considered issues ranging from precept reform to the treatment of women and minorities on the street, the USG has been working to improve both academics and social life for University students."They're doing a great job," former USG president Joe Kochan '02 said.
Sharpe James emerged victorious yesterday from a hotly contested race against politician newcomer Cory Booker to win an unprecedented fifth term as mayor of Newark.Booker, a member of the Newark City Council, vowed to run for mayor again in four years.With 99 percent of precincts reporting, James had 28,363 votes, or 53 percent, and Booker had 24,869 votes, or 46 percent.Though the media has focused on the contested Newark race, New Jersey politicians are also preparing for statewide elections.
The University named Harvard Law School and Kennedy School of Government professor Anne-Marie Slaughter '80 new dean of the Woodrow Wilson School yesterday.
During the first meeting of our freshman seminar, Dr. Jem Spectar told us why he was there in that classroom teaching us about the "International Politics of AIDS in Africa."Spectar has dedicated his life to stopping the spread of AIDS in Africa, but not by lobbying politicians on Capitol Hill or providing people with anti-retroviral drugs from an African clinic.His less conventional, more thoughtful approach, is integral to spawning the world-wide realization that solving the AIDS epidemic is a global obligation.
The Borough Police issued two summonses to Ivy Club officers early Friday morning in connection with an underage drinking incident.Borough Police charged club president Robert Neely '03 with serving alcoholic beverages to a minor and house manager Hugh Lippincott '03 with obstructing the administration of the law.
