With the onslaught of final papers, senior theses and junior papers this time of year, Princeton students are especially dependent on their computers.
Logan Fox says he's tired. But as the owner and founder of Micawber Books strides purposefully down Nassau Street on a blustery Wednesday afternoon, it's hard to see it.
As the nation's economy plowed along with unprecedented success during the last decade, businesses large and small across the country thrived.And colleges and universities were no different, benefitting from swelling endowments and rapid expansion.Faculty salaries have been on the rise as well, with professors faring better in the late 1990s than in any other time in recent memory.But faculty have not been the only ones in the field of higher education to benefit from the booming economy.
For trustees and other University officials, the decision to break Princeton's endowment piggy bank is a natural result of several economically bullish years.The exact size of the possible spending hike will depend largely on the perceived strength of the University's investment portfolio, according to trustee Paul Wythes '55.Going into January, if University investments continue to perform well, Wythes said the push to spend more of the already mammoth endowment ? now topping $8 billion ? would be almost irresistible.In recent years, because of a thriving economy, the University's savings have grown far faster than officials have spent it.
Provost Jeremiah Ostriker announced at the U-Council meeting yesterday that the University likely will spend a greater portion of the endowment in the 2001 fiscal year ? as much as $40 to $50 million more.The trustees' finance committee will meet Friday to discuss the exact percentage by which it will recommend the trustees increase spending.
When H.S.H Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein was a child in 1956, his family housed Hungarian refugees in its palaces.In the 1970s, the prince followed with great interest the birth of independent African nations.And as the next step in what has been a lifelong commitment to resolving international conflicts, the prince officiated at the opening exercises for the University's Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination, held before a capacity crowd in Dodds Auditorium on Sunday.The institute will foster research, publication and teaching on self-determination, state sovereignty, and related socio-cultural and economic issues.Though several dignitaries ?including Sen.
As Bernard Wang '01 watched the NASDAQ plunge during the last six months, he saw his hopes for landing a job with a glamorous tech start-up fizzle.The fast-paced industry, which enticed him with soaring stock options and the thrill of innovation, saw the floor fall out from under it as company after company could not stop bleeding red.Wang, an electrical engineering major, had wanted to join the technology revolution and lead the charge into the 21st century after his graduation this spring.His plans were hampered, however, when, as a result of mounting debts and free-falling stock prices, these previously hot dot-coms were forced to lay off workers and curtail their campus recruiting."Some companies I was interested in and had been hiring like mad the last few years have recently stopped those efforts and are even scaling back," Wang said in an e-mail.Wang fears that a slowdown in the U.S.
Thomas Cheung kneeled on the floor of his kitchen as his grandmother began contacting spirits. Now in her 70s, Poa Poa ? as Cheung calls his grandmother ? began learning how to communicate with the other side when she was four years old and still living in China.
When Tristine Skyler '93 applied Early Decision to Princeton more than a decade ago, she hoped her extensive acting career would give her an edge in the competitive admissions process.Skyler ? who recently starred in "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2" ? had led a bustling life in New York City, appearing in TV movies, feature films and off-Broadway shows, and dreamed of spending four years on the University's tranquil campus.But Skyler feared the admission office might not approve of her letter of recommendation from Glenn Gordan Caron, the director of "Clean and Sober," a movie in which she acted alongside Michael Keaton."He wrote, 'Tristine Skyler very convincingly portrayed a drug addict in the movie "Clean and Sober." ' Somehow I got in despite that letter," Skyler joked, while munching on guacamole and chips at Teddy's, a trendy cafe in New York City.And being somewhat unconventional has never seemed to bother Skyler since. Amidst soft jazz music playing in the background, the laid-back Skyler reflected thoughtfully on her time at Princeton and the career path she has since followed.Leafing through a recent issue of The Daily Princetonian and smiling, she explained what attracted her to the University when she first visited during her senior year in high school."I was so enamored with this idyllic, dreamy vision of what college is," Skyler recalled, her light green eyes brightening.
December 12, 1963 ? University officials are skeptical that Princeton will benefit greatly from the 1.2-billion college-aid bill passed Tuesday by Congress.They agree, however, that it will require some time to study the details of the bill before it will be possible to do more than speculate.Because the bill aims to support colleges seeking to expand their enrollment, the belief is that smaller schools in the South and West will benefit first, Anthony J.
After a week of interminable interviews ? regional, district, first-round, second-round ? Brandon Miller '01 found himself standing along one side of a room with nine other Rhodes Scholar applicants from his district on Saturday.
Since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990 ? mandating that institutions provide reasonable accommodations for handicapped people ? most Ivy universities have seen more students with documented disabilities matriculate.But many of these students are not physically impaired.
December 11, 1970 ? Tower, Quadrangle and Cap and Gown decided this week to admit women, assuring that two-thirds of the Prospect Street clubs will be open female undergraduates this year.Only four clubs ? Cannon , Cottage, Ivy and Tiger ? have no plans to include women in their selection processes, and according to Cannon president Stephen J.
On any given day, more than 100 prospective students and their parents shuffle through the door to the admission office reception area in West College for an interview.
French mathematician Evariste Galois documented his findings on group theory at age 20 on the night before his death.
After five years teaching in the Princeton mathematics department, Arlie Petters was paralyzed by the question many professors face when approaching their final year before tenure review: Should he leave the institution in which he had invested almost eight years of work for a guaranteed tenured position at another school?
Candidates for USG president and three other contested offices will be returning to the campaign trail today for runoffs, the USG announced last night.Joe Kochan '02 and David Tukey '02 will compete for the USG's presidential office, while Rolando Amaya '03 and Brigitte Anderson '02 will square off for the number-two spot.West Owens '03 will compete with Melissa Kemp '02 for the job of social chair.
As part of an ongoing effort to uncover environmental infractions at colleges and universities, the Environmental Protection Agency cited Brown University for 15 violations in a release last week.The EPA may fine Brown as much as $500,000 for storing hazardous chemicals without a permit, failing to sufficiently train people using the materials, having an inadequate contingency plan for an oil spill and labeling containers improperly, according to Mark Nickel, director of news services at Brown.Brown was also cited for an oil spill that took place several years ago."We have over 300 laboratories," Nickel said.
Former University President William Bowen has been selected to receive the 2001 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education.Bowen will share the award ? and its $200,000 prize ? with Derek Bok, a former president of Harvard University.The two were selected after the release of their book, "The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences on Considering Race in College and University Admissions."Rather than adding more opinion to the controversial issue, Bowen and Bok wrote the book to add fact to the debate, "replacing argument by anecdote with evidence," Bowen said in an interview yesterday.Bowen will be donating his share to Morehouse College in honor of Henry Drewry, former director of Princeton's Teacher Preparation Program and founder of the Mellon Minority Undergraduate Fellowship Program."Henry has devoted his life to advancing the cause of equal opportunity," Bowen said.Bowen, working with James Schulman, obtained the data used in the book by gathering information from 28 "academically selective" colleges, including Princeton.
Ray Naylor, with his hands between his knees, sat on a bench in the middle of a winter wonderland.
