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University accepts 11.7 percent of applicants

University accepts 11.7 percent of applicants

The University accepted 1,675 of the 14,287 applicants for places in the Class of 2005 ? an 11.7 percent acceptance rate, slightly lower than the 12.2 percent rate for the previous freshman class, according to Dean of Admission Fred Hargadon.Hargadon added that the University saw a higher-than-expected yield, with 1,198 initially accepting offers of admission versus the University's target of 1,165.Of the admitted applicants, just under 50 percent are men and just over 49 percent are women, Hargadon said....Students of color make up 35 percent of the acceptances and 8 percent of the 1,675 high schoolers are international students, he added....Those offered admission include students from all 50 states and 51 countries.Thirty-four percent of the Class of 2005 was admitted in the Early Decision process in December.

NEWS | 07/15/2001

Six undergraduates honored with awards

The sixth annual Spirit of Princeton Awards were presented to six undergraduate students at a reception and dinner in Palmer House Wednesday.The six recipients were Aime Scott '01, Devon Keefe '01, Teddy Nemeroff '01, Robin Stennet '01, Brooke Freidman '01 and Amanda Brandes '02.

NEWS | 05/17/2001

Li GS '88 charged with espionage in China

Chinese authorities formally charged Li Shaomin GS '88 with espionage Tuesday for allegedly spying on behalf of Taiwan, according to a U.S.

NEWS | 05/17/2001

In the waning days of his presidency, 'Shap' honored by Quipfire

President Shapiro may not be black, he may not be a private dick and, from what the 'Prince' has heard, the only chick he's a sex machine to is Viv, but his name starts with the same three letters as Shaft, star of the 1970s Blaxploitation films.

NEWS | 05/17/2001

Making the best of a chance for millions

What color does one turn when one blushes? What director had a recurring role on "The Sopranos?" Who wants to be a millionaire?

NEWS | 05/17/2001

Church group to protest Singer and homosexuals

Members of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., will visit Princeton Borough this weekend to promote their church's anti-gay views and to protest Center for Human Values professor Peter Singer's writings on bestiality.The 200-member church is known for its vituperative views on homosexuality.

NEWS | 05/17/2001

Shapiro and PriCom announce funding for University employees

President Shapiro announced the allocation of nearly $400,000 ? the remaining balance of the President's discretionary fund ? to increase selected University staff salaries as early as July 1.The announcement was made during the Wednesday Council of the Princeton University Community meeting and supplemented a PriCom recommendation to provide up to $1.5 million to further increase salaries next year."I think that the findings of the Priorities Committee are pressing and important," Shapiro said.

NEWS | 05/17/2001

Weiner named Carnegie Scholar, to receive $100,000 research grant

When Andrew Carnegie realized that he had more money than he could give away, he established the Carnegie Corporation of New York to do it for him.

NEWS | 05/15/2001

Tilghman prioritizes role of women in academia

"Yes, I am a feminist. I'm proud to be a feminist."Shirley Tilghman, who was recently named the University's 19th president and first female president, confidently affirms being both feminist and liberal ? adjectives that were used to describe her in a 1996 New York Times profile.Though she reserves judgement on other topics, Tilghman made clear that she is a staunch opponent of federal funding for conferences that do not include women on their panels.In a recent New York Times article, Tilghman was criticized for moderating her bold stance on tenure.

NEWS | 05/15/2001

Returning to Princeton, 22 years later

Sprawled in one of Frist Cafe's enormous chairs, Ernesto Rivera is a friendly, middle-aged man. He is a talented musician, one of the founders of the Princeton Chicano Caucus, a father of seven children and grandfather of six.He is also a successful Princeton undergraduate student.

NEWS | 05/15/2001

Festival to feature student playwrights

"You can't hear enough about beauty these days," observed Paul Griffin, whose play, "My Eros," will be featured in Theatre Intime's upcoming Student Playwright Festival.

NEWS | 05/15/2001

America, from the eyes of a foreigner

In "The Movie in My Mind" from Ms. Saigon, a woman sings about wanting desperately to come to America to live the life she only sees in her mind.That would best describe my year here ? a movie, a fantasy of nine months, to be soon broken by the reality of home on August 10.

NEWS | 05/15/2001

'Prince' board honors Sustained Dialogue

The 'Prince' presented The Daily Princetonian Award last Monday to Sustained Dialogue, a campus organization devoted to improving race relations.The award is given every year to an undergraduate who has made a superlative contribution to the Princeton community.The 2001 editorial board, however, decided to award it to Sustained Dialogue as a whole.Sustained Dialogue is an organization that invites students to meet every two weeks and discuss race relations in small groups.

NEWS | 05/13/2001

Commencement at Princeton

While Commencement at Princeton follows a rich tradition, many changes have been introduced since the original graduation ceremony in 1748.

NEWS | 05/13/2001

Borough plans renovations to Palmer Square

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.

NEWS | 05/13/2001

Prosecutors release new evidence in investigation of Dartmouth murders

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.

NEWS | 05/13/2001

Princeton Future may be derailed by legal problems

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.

NEWS | 05/10/2001

Tilghman questions University tenure system

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.

NEWS | 05/10/2001

Honor committee establishes Defense Advocate Pool

Five undergraduates were selected to be members of a Defense Advocate Pool for students accused of violating the Honor Code yesterday afternoon.

NEWS | 05/10/2001

University of California president puts spotlight on use of SAT

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.

NEWS | 05/10/2001

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