When envisioning the typical Yale student, one might picture a productive person who acts decisively and has direction.
Attempts to conceal the identity of musicians auditioning for spots in orchestras can significantly increase the rate of success for women, according to a study co-authored by Wilson school professor Cecilia Rouse.Rouse and Claudia Goldin ? a professor of economics at Harvard University and one of Rouse's former thesis advisers ? co-produced the study, which was published in the September-November issue of The American Economic Review.The country's top orchestras have long been thought to discriminate against women in hiring, and in the past many renowned conductors have even asserted that women are unsuitable to play in orchestras, according to Rouse."It is hard to say why, but I can say that there were many orchestral leaders on record for saying that they would not hire women," Goldin said.Director of the University Orchestra Michael Pratt said he has not witnessed this sort of discrimination during his time at the University."I have always been amazed that there would be any conductor a fool enough to reject a candidate because she is a woman," he said.In the late 1960s and early 1970s, there was a "democratization of the hiring process," according to Goldin.
Borough Police are investigating several incidents that occurred last weekend, in which 11 students were treated at McCosh Health Center and four at Princeton Medical Center and Capital Health System Fuld Campus in Trenton for severe intoxication and alcohol-related injuries.One 20-year-old male student was taken from Cottage Club to Capital Health System after police found him lying unconscious on the floor and vomiting.
As Russell Crowe smiles at the camera while walking down McCosh Walk next month, you could be doing the same right next to him.Open casting calls for Universal Picture's "A Beautiful Life" are scheduled to take place tomorrow and Saturday at the University.The film, which will be directed by Ron Howard and will star the burly Australian Oscar nominee along with Ed Harris and Jennifer Connolly, will be shot on campus and in surrounding areas beginning Mar.
Princeton is studying the possibility of expanding its present enrollment and physical facilities to accommodate a vastly increased number of applications expected to flood the nation's colleges in the immediate and near future, the university announced yesterday.Such an expansion, if realized, might radically alter the conception of a Princeton education with its avowed devotion to a small residential college environment and a carefully drawn student body.In a report to the Board of Trustees, released yesterday, President Dodds stated that Princeton must consider its obligation to the nation.
Nadya One, J-Dog, Oh Righteous One, Hoochie One, Hoochie Two, Drama Queen, Glamour Queen and Screamer are Princeton's latest hopefuls for MTV's next season of "The Real World."The eight self-proclaimed "craziest and most eccentric" freshmen on campus plan to audition for the show early tomorrow morning, according to group organizer Shawn Sindelar '04."We're going into it just as who we are.
Club officials are examining the Sixth College Program Committee's interim report ? which was released last week ? and are evaluating the impact a new four-year residential college may have on eating club membership."We need to take a hard look at the proposals," said Terrace Club president Clay Whitehead '02.
As part of the celebrations of Black History Month, the University, Ghana Education Project, Akwaaba and Frist Campus Center sponsored several performances and workshops on campus this week by Twerrampon, a Ghanaian dance and drum troupe.
All through elementary school, I was jealous. Everyone but me, it seemed, was the oldest of a thirty-something couple's two or three kids.And from Charles Landrum to Joy Hansberger, they all had just what I wanted.
Throughout his lifetime, near eastern studies professor emeritus Charles Issawi's colorful pursuits and passions made him the portrait of a true Renaissance man.By the age of five, Issawi spoke three languages ? English, French and Arabic ? and devoured English literature at his boarding school in Alexandria, Egypt.Later in his life, Issawi memorized entire pages of Shakespearean plays and romantic poetry and recited his favorite verses aloud during long walks in New York, where he taught economics at Columbia University.Even after retiring from Princeton ? where he taught from 1975 to 1986 ? the talented researcher of Middle Eastern economics and history published seven books, including his 1999 autobiography "Growing up Different: Memoirs of a Middle East Scholar.""He was a man of wide culture and civilization," said near eastern studies professor Abraham Udovitch, who served as the department's chair during Issawi's Princeton career."He was imbued with his own culture and devoted to it, but he didn't find any contradiction between that and being a man of the world," Udovitch said.Issawi ? born in Egypt to parents of Lebanese, Syrian and Greek ancestry ? died Dec.
Princeton, together with Stanford, Yale and Oxford, is preparing to offer online distance learning courses for alumni.
In a joint meeting between Princeton Township and Princeton Borough officials Monday, local leaders expressed opposition to the state's proposed Millstone Bypass project.Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed conceded in an interview yesterday that traffic is a problem in the Princeton area, but he does not believe the New Jersey Department of Transportation's plan to create the proposed Millstone Bypass will be successful in alleviating traffic.The controversial project would eliminate four traffic signals along U.S.
For a select few students at Carnegie Mellon University, hand cramps from taking three-hour exams are a thing of the past.
Though the Anna Kournikova computer virus is spreading through University computer systems faster than the Lovebug virus ? freshman class president Eli Goldsmith sent it to the entire Class of 2004 ? its damage is minimal, according to Rita Saltz, CIT policy and security advisor."Out of the viruses that have plagued the campus, this one has been the least troublesome," Saltz said, comparing the worm to the latest outbreaks of the Blebla.B, MTX and Hybris a.k.a.
PHILADELPHIA ? This time, no miracles were necessary. There were no game-winning desperation threes, no incredible comebacks.
As ground crews finish clearing away the 20-22 inches of snow that forced the University to close Friday, a new storm threatens to heap yet more powder on an already beleagured campus.This storm, which has dumped snow, sleet and ice pellets in Northern Georgia and much of South Carolina, "will continue moving northeast during the night and is expected to spread another blanket of snow along the mid-Atlantic coast by late Tuesday," the National Weather Service reported Sunday. No restThis forecast promises more work for grounds crews just recovering from the weekend's big dig.
With the confidence of a man holding four aces in his had, Junior Prom chairman Jerold L. Parsky '64 outlined yesterday his committee's plans to turn Dillon Gym into a massive Las Vegas casino, Club 64, for the night of February 22 from 9 p.m.
The first evenly divided U.S. Senate in 120 years has given the 'Prince' the unique opportunity to interview Senate Princetonians and discover their thoughts about the legislative body's new political climate.
The University recently revised its fire safety regulations, implementing a zero-tolerance policy for intentionally activating alarms and a no-candle policy, Lisa DePaul, assistant director of undergraduate housing, said in a campus-wide e-mail last week.The zero-tolerance policy, effective this spring, assesses fines for people caught intentionally activating a fire alarm when no fire is present and subjects them to prosecution under University disciplinary review as well as local and state ordinances.The no-candle policy, effective in the fall, states that no candles, alcohol lamps, oil lamps or similar items will be permitted in dorm rooms.
The always-controversial abortion discussion is coming to campus, as two noted experts will argue their respective cases in an open debate today.The Organization of Women Leaders is sponsoring a debate on abortion today between pro-life activist Mary FioRito and pro-choice advocate Kathryn Kolbert.
