A national survey of college registrars, which found that 220 colleges and universities had been contacted by federal investigators seeking student information in the aftermath of the Sept.
A million miles from Earth, the brainchild of a few Princeton physicists is now collecting data on the very nature of the universe: How old is the universe, is it finite, was there a beginning, will it have an end?
For the past 27 years, incoming freshman have arrived on campus early to enjoy a week of camping and group bonding with Outdoor Action.
"Let's start things off with a song!" And with a flourish of notes, Billy Joel opened "An Evening of Questions, Answers and a Little Music" to a sold-out Richardson Auditorium.
Gandhi. Few names in world history evoke such powerful images of integrity, courage, social harmony and - perhaps most of all - hope.
Acrylics, cans of spray paint, sketchbooks and four-foot wooden panels clutter Leon Rainbow's garage.
The University made approximately $157,000 during fiscal year 2001 on University trademarks and logos, according to Michelle Christy, the director of the University's Office of Research and Project Administration.
When hunger strikes at 4 a.m., Princeton students do not have many options. Aside from the WaWa, area establishments offer little to no assistance in fulfilling students' middle-of-the-night cravings.Hoagie Haven stays open until 1 a.m.
A suspicious powdery substance was discovered Friday afternoon in a catalog mailed to Lewis Thomas Lab.Two people were present in the room at the time of discovery.
Christiane Fellbaum of the University psychology department was one of 14 recipients of the prestigious Humboldt Foundation's Wolfgang Paul prize earlier this month.The Paul prize is "the most valuable award in the academic history of Germany," University physics professor Elliott Lieb said.Fellbaum will study the lexicon and lexical semantics."I am interested in the meanings of words, how these meanings are reflected in the syntactic behavior of the words and how the meanings of different words interrelate within the whole of the lexicon," she said.Winners use the money over three years to carry out projects at various institutions in Germany.
Prestigious postgraduate fellowships like the Rhodes, Marshall and Fulbright can take students who win them a long way.
Princeton University has the highest percentage of African-American freshmen in the Ivy League this year, according to a survey conducted by The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.
Ever had the urge to tip someone off about his big butt, lack of skills on the dance floor or obtrusive body odor?
Actor Danny Glover - most famous for his role in the Lethal Weapon movie series - spoke against the death penalty in a packed McCosh 50 last night.Glover said in many cases innocent men are sentenced to death.
Borough Police issued a warning yesterday afternoon to members of a Philadelphia-area church involved in what police are calling an anti-abortion demonstration at the University.The demonstration, in part an anti-abortion protest, took place on the west side of Washington Road at McCosh Walk for about five hours before police intervened."There were five or six people holding up different posters," said by-stander Archer Batchellor '05.
Princeton Borough Council is considering the implementation of a phone alert system that will spread information quickly among local residents in the event of an emergency.The system would be used in situations where important news or instructions must be disseminated to residents in a short period of time."In terms of getting information out to people, it's a great tool," said Princeton Borough Police Chief Charles Davall, who is directing emergency management planning in the Borough.
The state of entrepreneurship in the 21st century, from globalization to the dominance of intellectual capital, will be the topic of discussion tonight at 7 p.m.
Taliban forces withdrew from the Afghan capital of Kabul in the past two days under intense military pressure from the Northern Alliance, which the United States has supported through air bombings and special ground forces.The Taliban reportedly rushed south to the stronghold city of Kandahar, and yesterday reports said the Taliban was also considering leaving that city to fight a guerrilla war on the southern outskirts of Afghanistan.
As discoveries of anthrax spores shut down post offices and slowed mail delivery throughout the nation, admissions offices at many universities, including at Princeton, have decided to be flexible with their deadlines.
As part of the investigation into the recent anthrax mailings ? a national search that has focused on the greater Trenton area ? officials from the FBI have questioned molecular biologists at Princeton.A spokeswoman for the FBI explained that agents have been visiting many laboratories in the Trenton area as part of their investigation.In Princeton itself, both BASF Agro-Research and Bristol-Myers Squibb operate research facilities.
