Freshmen will continue submitting their first essays in the new required writing program this week, having completed several writing exercises since the beginning of the semester.
In light of declining Borough support for the proposed alcohol ordinance, administrators are currently making no plans to amend the University's alcohol policy.They have, however, several concerns about the possible impact of the new Borough policy, were it to be passed, on undergraduates."We're certainly going to wait and see what the Borough decides," Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students Kathleen Deignan said.
Members of the University community, less than 50 miles from the World Trade Center, were able to see the devastating details of the Sept.
The moment was one that I had been waiting for my whole life. I don't mean that in the cliche, "This is so cool.
The proposed alcohol ordinance, which threatens to have a dramatic impact on students' social lives, may not be as powerful as many have previously imagined.If passed by the Princeton Borough Council, the ordinance would allow police to cite "any person under the legal age who . . . knowingly possesses or knowingly consumes an alcoholic beverage on private property," according to state law, which permits municipalities to enact such an ordinance.
Ravan Farhadi was serving as a diplomat for the Royal Government of Afghanistan in Washington, D.C., in 1963 when President Kennedy was assassinated.
After winning the Freshman First Honor Prize, the President's Award for Academic Achievement ? twice ? Class of 1939 Princeton Scholar Award, a spot on the USA Today All-USA College Academic Team, numerous fellowships, and being named a Barry M.
A flurry of activity is coloring the University's art museum. Workers have adjusted lighting on an Andy Warhol piece, weaved their way between ancient Roman sculptures and put the finishing touches on an exhibition of silver cups.
She had doffed the white lab coat. On a normal Friday she would be peering over her students' shoulders to examine their lab data, but on Sept.
During the fourth consecutive day of U.S. bombings in Afghanistan, the University Center for Human Values hosted a forum yesterday titled "Just War Principles and the U.S.
Finding financial donors for projects at Princeton University is often as difficult as finding the color orange at a University reunion.The University is known for, among other things, generous alumni.
It was an early July morning when we made it our mission to get out of Los Angeles and settle into something a bit more tranquil 100 miles up the Pacific Coast.Although it would only be a day trip, I was ripe with excitement.
Since the 1968 conversion of Prospect House from the Presidential residence to a faculty club and banquet hall, alumni have sought after the mansion for a nostalgic, romantic setting for their wedding celebrations.Prospect House hosts 35 weddings per year, up to two per weekend.
It's the middle of the night, you have a good couple of hours of studying ahead, and you can no longer fight that craving for a midnight snack.
Last year, Carter Griffin '02 tried to start a business.He wanted to open his own laundry agency.
Last month, the Bush Administration released a new set of standards on the publication of scientific research by federal agencies.
The "Dinky" rail line may be extended as part of an effort to improve mass transit and control increasing traffic in Mercer County.A bill currently before the New Jersey State Assembly would authorize a study to examine the feasibility of bringing the Dinky to other areas of Princeton and surrounding towns.
With just under a month to go before election day, New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Bret Schundler discussed his proposals to reform the garden state's education policy in the Whig Senate Chamber last night."Schools that are responsive to parents don't rely on bureaucracy," Schundler said.
At a joint press conference yesterday, the University and Sarnoff Corporation, a technology development company, announced that they have agreed on a plan for the University to purchase 90 acres of the company's 345-acre West Windsor campus.
Administrators and student government officials convened yesterday afternoon for the year's first meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community.After President Tilghman welcomed attendees to the CPUC, often referred to as the U-Council, a student inquired about the University's position on the proposed Borough alcohol ordinance.University administrators have been reluctant to support the ordinance, which they believe will dissuade students from bringing intoxicated friends to health facilities.Dean of Undergraduate Students Kathleen Deignan said, "The University is certainly prepared to adjust our own University policies to be in accord with whatever the Borough passes . . . Our feeling has been that the current situation ? that is to say that the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages by persons less than 21 is not currently illegal in the State of New Jersey ? allows us to tell [students]" that they can bring their peers to McCosh or Princeton Medical Center.USG president Joe Kochan '02 then introduced two new USG-sponsored committee reports on minority and women's issues.USG vice president Traci Strickland '02 presented the Report of the USG Committee on Women's Issues.The report discussed several causes for insecurity among women on campus.
