With their required seminars behind them, half of University freshmen are now better writers ? maybe better than the sophomores.The University revamped its undergraduate writing requirement last fall.
It's that time of year again. As the icy wind blows at students' backs, undergraduates ? casting an eye toward warmer weather ? are searching for summer internships.However, with the economy at a low this year, students are less certain that they will find a position.A number of companies that used to offer several internship spots to college juniors have cut or scaled back their programs."There is no doubt that the troublesome state of the economy has been a critical issue since last spring and as a result, many organizations have scaled back their recruiting efforts," said Beverly Hamilton-Chandler, director of career services."Some organizations, prominently those in the financial and consulting [fields], are choosing to make fewer positions available."Hamilton-Chandler distinguished, however between a hiring decline and a hiring freeze."This should not be interpreted as no one is hiring because that is not the case," Hamilton-Chandler said.Hamilton-Chandler said she expects the time frame for finding jobs to be similar to last year's, leading the majority of students to secure placements by April.But in consulting and investment banking, undergraduates have already encountered disappointment."While Woodrow Wilson School students are usually highly sought after, this year I, and a lot of other kids, in my department have already had a lot of trouble getting interviews," said Rob Richardson '03 who applied to three consulting jobs.But while financial internships have become more competitive, Hamilton-Chandler said it is premature to predict the overall outcome of the summer internship search."It is still too early to say that students won't find internships or jobs," Hamilton-Chandler said.
"Those stairs are killer," Jerry Parker '03 said of his experience working as a waiter at Triumph Brewing Co. on Nassau Street.
During the last month McCosh Health Center has faced an increasing number of gastroenteritis cases, McCosh staff members said.Since students began returning to campus from winter recess 53 people have been admitted to in-patient services for the illness and at least 20 more have been diagnosed with milder cases that did not require an overnight stay.Gastroenteritis, more commonly referred to as the stomach flu, is not a form of influenza, though it is viral.
At 12:58 p.m. yesterday a car raced through the Ivy Lane intersection on Washington Road and crashed into the stone wall beside Guyot Hall, killing the driver and demolishing the car Borough Police Capt.
The USG's plans to provide students with a spring concert in Princeton Stadium have been put on hold for at least another year.
"I'm terrible at small talk," Thomas Breidenthal confessed when asked to talk about himself.
Faced with difficult material and a long list of required classes, fewer students are opting to major in chemical engineering ? a trend that has prompted faculty to begin reevaluating the department's curriculum.Since the Class of 1999, the number of chemical engineering majors has shown a steady decrease.
Any avid reader of The New York Times' "Sunday Styles" section knows that Princetonians are constantly getting married.In the past month, the section featured at least one Princeton graduate's wedding plans each week.
Lindsay Campbell '02 and Aili McConnon '02 were named the first recipients of the ReachOut '56 Fellowship last Monday.
Though today is St. Valentine's Day, traditionally a day of starry-eyed affection and adoration, some University students are devoting their hearts and time not only to loved ones, but also to less fortunate individuals.Sparkling with a plethora of flowers, pink cards and cloying candy, the tables in Frist Campus Center ? where the groups have set up shop ? are central spots for several community service efforts.In a twist on the usual secret crush guessing game, Princeton Against Cancer Together, the Organization of Women Leaders and campus sororities have collaborated to raise money for cancer research by selling "crushes."The groups are selling bottles of Crush soda for one dollar each and delivering them to all parts of campus.
At Princeton, donations play an important part in continuing the excellence associated with the quality of life and educational opportunities on campus.
As the discussion over the African-American studies program intensified during the past month, little attention has been paid to the University's Latin-American and Jewish studies programs.Though the programs said they would welcome more attention and resources, program administrators and students have said that ethnic studies programs should not compete for University support.This controversy grew out of the discussion earlier this year over whether African-American studies scholars Cornel West GS '80 and Louis Gates Jr.
The University, along with the rest of the world, has paid the price for this year's economic downturn.
When J.T. Miller '70 was an undergraduate at Princeton, the nation, to him, seemed to be rushing toward disaster in its involvement in the Vietnam War.
While the University announced concrete plans to implement four-year residential colleges just last week, another Ivy League institution, Yale University, has had four-year colleges for almost 70 years.Much of the social and cultural life at Yale centers on the colleges.
Construction in front of Little Hall will last at least another month, though it was originally scheduled to be complete by the beginning of the school year, University officials said yesterday.The supply of stone for new walkways for the Dillon Gym parking lot and the Edwards Hall courtyard has not kept pace with campus construction, said Kathleen Milligan, the University's vice president for facilities."During the summer, just the sheer number of projects we were working on at Princeton led to a shortfall in the amount of stone available," she said.Officials involved in the projects were unable to comment on why the University undertook more construction than it could procure the material to complete on time.George Glahn, the project manager handling the construction near Little Hall, said the project could have been completed by now had there been sufficient bluestone, the historic stone that the University uses for outdoor walkways in the older parts of campus.When the University learned it would not have enough stone to complete all the projects on time, Glahn said, priorities had to be set for which project to finish first.
The store many students consider the perfect match to campus fashion will open shop at One Palmer Square on June 27.
February is dotted by day-long celebrations of love, the coming of spring and leap years, but stands most notably as a full month devoted to celebrating black history.Throughout February, students at the University have been commmemorating Black History Month with panel discussions, poetry readings and community outreach programs."I feel that black history is an important part of American history," Stephen Caldwell, chair of the planning committee for Black History Month said.
Since its inception in 1905, the Princeton University Press has had a longstanding, close relationship with the University.
