While Commencement at Princeton follows a rich tradition, many changes have been introduced since the original graduation ceremony in 1748.
When University students return to campus next fall, a newly designed Palmer Square will await them here in Princeton.The Princeton Borough Historic Preservation Review Committee recently endorsed plans for the plaza's redesign, with construction to begin this summer.The feature of Palmer Square that will change the most is the newsstand kiosk on Nassau Street.
Nearly four months after the bodies of Dartmouth professors Half and Susanne Zantop were discovered by a friend in their Hanover, N.H., home, prosecutors are continuing to develop the case against defendant Robert Tulloch.Tulloch, 17, was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder on May 1.
Princeton Future may soon be a relic of the past.The community-based amateur consulting group appropriately named Princeton Future had hoped to play a integral role in the process that will address this very question over the next few years.
When Shirley Tilghman begins to steer University policy as Princeton's next president, she will bring with her a record of efforts to advance the interest of women in higher education ? including criticizing one of academia's most venerated institutions.Calling tenure a "dirty trick" and "no friend to women," Tilghman has advocated a bold position to reconcile the conflict of a system that forces women to focus most on their career during their peak reproductive years.Rejecting more moderate solutions, such as extending the trial period before which a tenure decision is made, Tilghman explained her views in a New York Times column on Jan.
Five undergraduates were selected to be members of a Defense Advocate Pool for students accused of violating the Honor Code yesterday afternoon.
The world of academia is reassessing the efficacy of standardized assessment.In February, Richard Atkinson, president of the University of California system, proposed that the UC system no longer require its applicants to take the SAT I.More recently, Atkinson invited the College Board and the Educational Testing Service to devise an alternative exam to the SAT I."If Mr. Atkinson's proposal to have the UC system drop the SAT I as a requirement leads to a robust dialogue about the use and abuse of tests such as the SAT I, it should be welcomed," University Dean of Admission Fred Hargadon said.He also indicated that UC, unlike Princeton, draws most of its applicants from in-state secondary schools.
As Mother's Day approaches, many University students are stopping by the U-Store or taking a stroll along Nassau Street in search of cards and packages to send home to that loved one who is at once advice-giver, confidante and friend.For Rebecca Tilghman '02, that special person also happens to be the first woman president-elect of Princeton University.Rebecca said she was surprised and pleased when her mother told her earlier this week that she had been elected to the presidency of the University.
Wilson School professor James Trussell co-authored a research paper published on May 2 about the necessity of examinations on women who seek hormonal contraception.Trussell worked with professors from the University of California and scientists from The Population Council and Family Health International to produce this research paper, which asserts that pelvic and breast examinations are superfluous requirements for women to receive "birth control" medication.The paper, which summarizes and evaluates pertinent medical literature, according to the JAMA website, maintains that while these examinations are important to women's health, they "do not provide information necessary" for doctors to determine their patients' ability to safely use hormonal contraceptives.Though this research paper was published quite recently, Trussell said he has been investigating this issue for almost 20 years.
There are some college students who get some, and there are those who don't. At Princeton, the latter group rules.At least that's what Think Current, a news magazine published by Harvard students, would like students to think.
Following leads from University Public Safety and other law enforcement agencies, Princeton Borough Police arrested a 32-year-old Lawrenceville resident Monday on charges of burglary, theft and possession of burglary tools, according to Capt.
For years after graduation, former Princetonians look back on their years as students and remember them with old friends during Reunions, held annually at the end of the academic year throughout campus.One long-standing tradition of Reunions is the class beer jacket, usually worn by alumni so that nicer jackets and blazers are not damaged while drinking.
"Do whatever you secretly want to do," he advises the Class of 2001. "You [might] think it's smart to get into investment banking.
Six University faculty members were elected as new fellows by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences April 26.They are economics professor Dilip Abreu, Wilson School and economics professor Ben Bernanke, mathematics professor Demetrios Christodoulou, philosophy professor John Cooper, Wilson school and politics professor Michael Doyle and classics professor Froma Zeitlin.They were elected along with 179 other new fellows, including former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and actors Woody Allen and Paul Newman.
Still reeling from administrative cutbacks two years ago, volunteers at the Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources and Education, SHARE, are re-addressing the need for new staff and a larger role on campus.Yet after intense lobbying by the group to bolster the program, the administration is considering even more cutbacks ? threatening the program's only paid position.SHARE ? a University program that works to provide education on sexual violence ? is staffed by one full-time director, who will be leaving next year.
The recent economic downturn has many seniors worried. Job candidates from the Class of 2001 who are looking in the fields of finance, computer science and technology have seen major companies fire employees and rescind new offers.A recent survey published in Time magazine reported that there was an 18.8-percent increase in hiring this year, far short of the expected increase of 23.4 percent.Though University statistics on job acceptance rates will not be available until the summer, Assistant Director of Career Services Becky Ross said that the situation is not as bad as it seems.
The national average of university professors' salaries barely kept up with inflation in the 2000-2001 academic year, according to a report from the American Association of University Professors.After four consecutive years of beating inflation, professor's salaries rose by only 3.5 percent this year, compared to a 3.4-percent rise in the Consumer Price Index, said the report's author Linda Bell."The real value of faculty salaries was scarcely higher than the academic year before ? despite the strong performance of the economy," Bell said.
At this early stage, it seems that our departing president, Harold Shapiro, will be remembered principally for two accomplishments: first, his apparent Midas Touch for fund raising, and second, the building boom he oversaw.The results of Shapiro's apparent love for construction sites are all around us: DeNunzio Pool, Princeton Stadium, Scully Hall, the Center for Jewish Life and Frist Campus Center are but a few examples.
At a reception held at the Frist Campus Center yesterday afternoon, students and faculty expressed their approval of the trustees' selection of molecular biology professor Shirley Tilghman as the next president of the University.Politics professor Amy Gutmann, a finalist in Harvard's presidential search, praised the decision in glowing terms."Shirley Tilghman is the absolutely ideal choice," Gutmann said.
Under the austere portraits of George Washington and King George II, flanked by President Harold Shapiro and trustees executive committee chair Robert Rawson Jr.
