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Advisers: Guides through the academic wilderness

Advisers: Guides through the academic wilderness

Don't worry if you have no idea what courses you want to register for in the fall ? your academic advisers may help you feel a little less clueless.Under a system implemented in 1997, approximately 60 faculty members serve as advisers, with each counseling about 30 freshmen and sophomores.In each college, 10 faculty members advise freshmen while five are assigned to sophomores.

NEWS | 07/15/2001

Lockhart Hall to open as graduate housing in fall

In the wake of an increased graduate school admissions rate and rising real estate prices in Princeton, the University has slated Lockhart dormitory for unmarried graduate student housing for next year, according to Assistant Director of Housing for Graduate Housing Patricia McArdle.Lockhart ? located between the University Store and 48 University Place ? originally was scheduled for renovations next year, along with Dod Hall.

NEWS | 07/15/2001

A nuts-and-bolts education: Engineers face full schedules and classes far from campus

The very idea of engineering at Princeton is enough to send chills down the spines of many A.B. majors.

NEWS | 07/15/2001

Filming flips campus the bird

Meredith Moroney '02 leaned out her window in 1901 Hall with her camera to catch Oscar Award winner Russell Crowe in action during the filming of "A Beautiful Mind" on campus in April.

NEWS | 07/15/2001

Scientist discusses goals of her presidency

Under the austere portraits of George Washington and King George II, flanked by President Harold Shapiro and trustees executive committee chair Robert Rawson Jr.

NEWS | 07/15/2001

Shapiro, PriCom pledge to raise wages after workers' rights campaign

President Shapiro announced the allocation of nearly $400,000 ? the remaining balance of the President's discretionary fund for the 2000-2001 year ? to increase selected University staff salaries in one his final acts as president in May.The announcement was made during the Council of the Princeton University Community meeting on May 1 and supplemented a PriCom recommendation to provide up to $1.5 million to further increase salaries next year."I think that the findings of the Priorities Committee are pressing and important," Shapiro said.

NEWS | 07/15/2001

Solving the world's problems, all as a mere undergraduate

The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs ? known to students as "Woody Woo" ? provides research opportunities for juniors and seniors in domestic and foreign policy.

NEWS | 07/15/2001

Borough targets drinking at clubs

Princeton Borough officials targeted underage drinking at the University's eating clubs this year following the adoption of a N.J.

NEWS | 07/15/2001

Even God rested on the seventh day, but you will not, or so it may seem

Never in the course of human events have so few caused so many so much pain.The nicely embossed brochures the University sends you tell all about the fascinating activities and extracurricular programs available at Princeton.They leave out one important fact, however: Unless your name happens to be Houdini, you will be hard-pressed to sample even a few of them.If you have any intention at all of getting something resembling an education for your $120,000, you are going to be very busy for the next four years with your work alone.Never fear, however, because there are a variety of tactics available for dealing with course chagrin, paper paralysis and homework hysteria.There is, of course, the most obvious and initially painless option: sloth.

NEWS | 07/15/2001

Sixth residential college location set

This past April, the University Board of Trustees approved the tennis courts south of Dillon Gymnasium as the site for the construction of a sixth residential college, according to Vice President and Secretary Thomas Wright '62.The trustees also accepted in full the Final Report of the Sixth Residential College Program Committee, which calls for 100 upperclassmen to be housed in the new residential college and 100 in each of two other existing colleges."The trustees have approved the final report, but the planning work is not finished," Wright said.

NEWS | 07/15/2001

University accepts 11.7 percent of applicants

The University accepted 1,675 of the 14,287 applicants for places in the Class of 2005 ? an 11.7 percent acceptance rate, slightly lower than the 12.2 percent rate for the previous freshman class, according to Dean of Admission Fred Hargadon.Hargadon added that the University saw a higher-than-expected yield, with 1,198 initially accepting offers of admission versus the University's target of 1,165.Of the admitted applicants, just under 50 percent are men and just over 49 percent are women, Hargadon said....Students of color make up 35 percent of the acceptances and 8 percent of the 1,675 high schoolers are international students, he added....Those offered admission include students from all 50 states and 51 countries.Thirty-four percent of the Class of 2005 was admitted in the Early Decision process in December.

NEWS | 07/15/2001

Six undergraduates honored with awards

The sixth annual Spirit of Princeton Awards were presented to six undergraduate students at a reception and dinner in Palmer House Wednesday.The six recipients were Aime Scott '01, Devon Keefe '01, Teddy Nemeroff '01, Robin Stennet '01, Brooke Freidman '01 and Amanda Brandes '02.

NEWS | 05/17/2001

Li GS '88 charged with espionage in China

Chinese authorities formally charged Li Shaomin GS '88 with espionage Tuesday for allegedly spying on behalf of Taiwan, according to a U.S.

NEWS | 05/17/2001

In the waning days of his presidency, 'Shap' honored by Quipfire

President Shapiro may not be black, he may not be a private dick and, from what the 'Prince' has heard, the only chick he's a sex machine to is Viv, but his name starts with the same three letters as Shaft, star of the 1970s Blaxploitation films.

NEWS | 05/17/2001

Making the best of a chance for millions

What color does one turn when one blushes? What director had a recurring role on "The Sopranos?" Who wants to be a millionaire?

NEWS | 05/17/2001

Church group to protest Singer and homosexuals

Members of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., will visit Princeton Borough this weekend to promote their church's anti-gay views and to protest Center for Human Values professor Peter Singer's writings on bestiality.The 200-member church is known for its vituperative views on homosexuality.

NEWS | 05/17/2001

Shapiro and PriCom announce funding for University employees

President Shapiro announced the allocation of nearly $400,000 ? the remaining balance of the President's discretionary fund ? to increase selected University staff salaries as early as July 1.The announcement was made during the Wednesday Council of the Princeton University Community meeting and supplemented a PriCom recommendation to provide up to $1.5 million to further increase salaries next year."I think that the findings of the Priorities Committee are pressing and important," Shapiro said.

NEWS | 05/17/2001

Weiner named Carnegie Scholar, to receive $100,000 research grant

When Andrew Carnegie realized that he had more money than he could give away, he established the Carnegie Corporation of New York to do it for him.

NEWS | 05/15/2001

Tilghman prioritizes role of women in academia

"Yes, I am a feminist. I'm proud to be a feminist."Shirley Tilghman, who was recently named the University's 19th president and first female president, confidently affirms being both feminist and liberal ? adjectives that were used to describe her in a 1996 New York Times profile.Though she reserves judgement on other topics, Tilghman made clear that she is a staunch opponent of federal funding for conferences that do not include women on their panels.In a recent New York Times article, Tilghman was criticized for moderating her bold stance on tenure.

NEWS | 05/15/2001

Returning to Princeton, 22 years later

Sprawled in one of Frist Cafe's enormous chairs, Ernesto Rivera is a friendly, middle-aged man. He is a talented musician, one of the founders of the Princeton Chicano Caucus, a father of seven children and grandfather of six.He is also a successful Princeton undergraduate student.

NEWS | 05/15/2001

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