With scholarship in place, Cornelius '01 plans year in Asia
Recently, Craig Cornelius '01 was announced as one of 18 national winners of the prestigious Luce Scholarship.
Recently, Craig Cornelius '01 was announced as one of 18 national winners of the prestigious Luce Scholarship.
It is possible that human beings are only a decade away from finding out whether or not it is alone in the Universe, and the University is playing a large role in this potential discovery.A group of six University faculty members, three graduate students and a postdoctoral fellow has teamed up with scientists from the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md.
It was the day after the Ivies were supposed to send out their decision letters. Thomas Cheung anxiously approached the mailboxes in his apartment complex in New York City.
As if MCATs were not enough, medical school applicants may have another headache to deal with. AMCAS ? the service that processes applications for medical schools ? will not have its 2002 web application ready until May 1, according to AMCAS director Nancy Tillinghast.In previous years, the AMCAS application has had two forms ? a conventional paper application and the computer-based AMCAS-E.
I have a brother who is one-and-a-half years older than me. Nico is a good guy. He is a smart kid, and he's fast, too.
President Shapiro and Rutgers University President Francis Lawrence honored two of New Jersey's U.S.
In preparation for the November 2001 elections, Roger Martindell and Joseph O'Neill have filed for Democratic candidacy in the Princeton Borough Council primary elections in a race for two seats.
Asphalt parking lots in downtown Princeton may be replaced with green parks, sidewalk cafes and a new parking garage if the plans proposed by the citizens' group Princeton Future are implemented.Earlier this month, Princeton Future shared its conceptions of the future of the town center with the Princeton Borough Council.
A panel discussion of the University's 2000 Environmental Audit was held on Monday, coinciding with the commencement of Earth Week 2001.The forum, entitled "Environmental Considerations at Princeton ? Past, Present, and Future," addressed both Princeton's ecological successes to date and obstacles to come.Featured panelists included professor Peter Singer of the Center for Human Values, Vice President for Finance and Administration Richard Spies GS '72, Facilities General Manager of Plant and Services Michael McKay and Outdoor Action director Rick Curtis."We wanted an event to draw more attention to the audit's spring release," said Brooke Jack '03, who hosted the discussion and co-prepared the 2000 audit with Elizabeth Bernier '02.The 2000 audit reexamines sectors evaluated in the Princeton Environmental Reform Committee's original 1995 audit.
Nearly two months after Li Shaomin GS '88 was first detained by Chinese security forces, President Shapiro publicly expressed his concern for Li yesterday.In a letter addressed to Chinese president Jiang Zemin, Shapiro expressed his "deep concern" for Li and his hope that Li's detention would be resolved " as promptly as possible."Li, 44, a naturalized U.S.
When Allison Arensman '04 ran for U-Council this spring, she did not expect she would be the only woman among 15 candidates campaigning for ten seats on the committee.
Jen Shingleton '03 will never forget the second match of the 2000-2001 Princeton women's squash team's season."I knew something serious had happened.
Starting this May, the Housing Office is implementing a new room check-out policy. In addition to billing students for excessive cleaning or maintenance, each resident of a room in unacceptable condition will be fined $300.The new measure, announced last week, has been put in place in light of the poor condition of some rooms at check-out time last year, according to University Inspections Manager Ken Paulaski."It's just going to be a deterrent for students to try to leave rooms in a more satisfactory condition," said Paulaski.
Students scrambling to choose classes for next semester have heavily relied on the advice of academic advisors, upperclassmen and fellow peers for guidance ? especially since the Student Course Guide has not been much help lately.Referring to the delay of the SCG being updated this semester, Toby Clarke '04 said, "I can't choose my classes until I know which ones suck, and if they expect me to have filled out a sheet in a week, shouldn't they be able get the course guide up?
Two recent rashes of car burglary and vandalism on the University campus have caused damage to at least 16 vehicles and created significant concern among both University Public Safety and Township Police.In the most recent incident, which occurred late Thursday night or early Friday morning in Parking Lot 23, the passenger side window was shattered in three cars and the driver side door was pried open on another.
Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed said yesterday that he has decided to postpone discussion of the pending alcohol ordinance until September, following a heated public safety committee meeting March 30, which ended with the committee recommending introduction of the ordinance to the full council.The ordinance ? which would permit police to cite underage drinkers on private property ? has been a pressing issue in town-gown affairs this year.At the March meeting, Reed raised concerns about holding a public hearing during the University's reading and exam periods.
Analyzing the intricate components of DNA as a potential molecular biology major. Examining the relationship of words as an English major.
Every time a University student takes a shower, enjoys air conditioning in the library or makes instant noodles, it helps make one of the most efficient power plants in the United States even more efficient.
University history professors Jeremy Adelman and Elizabeth Lunbeck recently were awarded fellowships from the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in the organization's 2001 competition.Guggenheim Fellows are chosen because of their distinguished achievement and exceptional promise for future accomplishments.
USG welcomed 10 newly elected U-Council members to its meeting last night. Josh Anderson '04, Allison Arensman '04, David Gail '03, Jim McQuade '03, Justin Mirabal '03, Edward Park '02, Daniel Pastor '03, Shasha Rao '04 and Brad Simmons '03 will join Adam Dressner '02 to form the U-Council.The addition of these new faces to the USG came appropriately at a time when the group's discussion focused on ways to improve the USG's image in the eyes of the students."We need to address the perception that the USG doesn't do anything and ensure that the USG remains involved with student issues," Dressner said.At the request of USG president Joe Kochan '02, a group of senators, U-Councilors and other USG officers met to address this problem.