Jeers in eating clubs. Attacks in dorms. Scarcity of bathrooms. Thirty-one years ago, Princeton University was an old boy's club.
Though the pummeling snow forecasted for the Princeton area yesterday failed to materialize, most University offices were closed and many students did not attend classes that were in regular session."It was an administrative error ? that message," University Vice President and Secretary Thomas Wright '62 said about the campus-wide voice mail sent yesterday.
As the NASDAQ index slides to new lows every day and icons of the dot-com craze ? such as Priceline.com and Amazon.com ? crash to mere fractions of their highs, the euphoria that seized Wall Street last year is now all but gone."The bottom line is that the environment has just changed dramatically for entrepreneurs from a year ago," University economics professor Burton Malkiel GS '64 said.
Amid Monday's swirling snowdrifts ? or surprising lack thereof ? the campus braced itself to face the eye of the storm.
In a library filled to capacity by a sea of racially diverse students sat three administrators prepared to speak, listen and respond.
Kristine Haugen GS and Yeuh-Lin Loo GS were awarded the Porter Ogden Jacobus Fellowship - the highest annual honor the University bestows on graduate students - during Alumni Day festivities Feb.
Randomly selected students from the senior and sophomore classes received an e-mail last Monday ? and another several days later from President Shapiro ? inviting them to participate in the online Princeton Experience survey.The survey ? which will evaluate students' well-being at the University ? will be similar in some ways to last year's Visions of Princeton, a USG initiative that sought to assess the University's strengths and weaknesses in general.
The brutal Tiananmen Square massacre more than a decade ago ? marked by the government beatings of Beijing students ? lives on today as one of the most tragic episodes in recent history.
In the summer of 2002, amid a quiet campus with few students in sight, a massive building that molecular biology professor Shirley Tilghman calls "creative, a little revolutionary" will sprout up on the southern end of campus.
Every 10 years Americans respond to a federal census in which they are asked to discuss everything from their income to their personal interests.
As the University's presidential search continues to narrow its pool of candidates, the market for college presidents tightened again as two additional chief administrators resigned this past weekend.Columbia University President George Rupp '64 and New York University President L.
As a severe snowstorm threatened to rock the Northeast with nearly two feet of snow last night, a storm of miscommunication inundated campus.
Most students either walk or use a bicycle to go to class. Others, like Tim Allen '04, prefer a one-wheeled mode of transportation.You might see him ride past you on campus and think the circus was coming to Princeton.
To many jazz aficionados, Phil Schaap is the voice of jazz, buzzing historical sketches between the articulated notes and narrative rhythm of Charlie Parker on his daily morning radio show "Bird Flight."Schaap is the voice of Columbia University's radio station, WKCR ? FM 89.9 ? a position he began Feb.
Whether because of boredom or sheer laziness to reach for the remote, many University students have spent time staring at the blue announcement channel on Princeton's cable network.Soon, however, a new television show may provide relief to student eyes and replace the scrolling lists of events, if only for an hour a day.Here to save viewers from the Princeton Bulletin Board Channel is Andy Luse '02 with his not-so-secret weapon ? the aptly-named "Princeton Pundits.""To be honest my mom thought of the name," Luse admitted."Since freshman year, I've been staring at that blue screen and I ask, 'why doesn't someone fill up that screen?'" he said.Drawing on experience he gained through his high school's television program and an internship with the TV show "Crossfire," Luse decided to take on the task.Luse approached F.
Plans for a 28,000-square foot expansion of the Nassau Inn have been delayed following a request from the hotel's lawyer."This is a very complex issue," said Princeton Borough councilwoman and Planning Board member Wendy Benchley.
It's open season on wallets at the beginning of each semester ? a painful time for students forking over several hundreds of dollars for books and course packets.Students looking to cut costs can buy used books or read materials placed on reserve by faculty members for their classes.
March 2, 1993NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.?In an effort to revive the idealism and "spirit of national service" he said was the hallmark of his generation, President Bill Clinton unveiled his national service program yesterday afternoon at Rutgers University."National service," the President said, "will be America at its best?building community, offering opportunity and rewarding responsibility."Before an audience of 9,000 students and community volunteers, Clinton promised that his national service program?one of his most popular campaign pledges?will be sent to Congress for approval in the next few weeks.
Tom Ritchie '94 ? the "Ivy League graduate" turned reality-show stud ? went home empty-handed in last night's finale of "Temptation Island," in which enraptured audiences witnessed the show's three couples expose raw emotions unparalleled by the most experienced dramatic actors.Condemned by critics as televised prostitution, "Temptation Island" broadcasted the coquets and regrets of 30 young men and women as four couples tested their relationships against lust.Minutes after the show ended, Shannon, who chose Ritchie for her final romantic date, agreed to marry her boyfriend Andy.When "Temptation Island's" host Mark Wahlberg asked Shannon earlier in the episode if she would miss Tom after the show ended, Shannon replied, "I'm hoping that I won't have to miss Tom" ? creating a tension that left many viewers wondering whether Shannon would choose Ritchie over Andy.Ritchie was unavailable for comment last night.
A proposal to change the route of University Place near the Dinky station was accepted last night in an agreement between the University and Princeton Borough and Township.The plan does not yet include details for any actual construction, however.
