Thomas Cheung kneeled on the floor of his kitchen as his grandmother began contacting spirits. Now in her 70s, Poa Poa ? as Cheung calls his grandmother ? began learning how to communicate with the other side when she was four years old and still living in China.
When Tristine Skyler '93 applied Early Decision to Princeton more than a decade ago, she hoped her extensive acting career would give her an edge in the competitive admissions process.Skyler ? who recently starred in "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2" ? had led a bustling life in New York City, appearing in TV movies, feature films and off-Broadway shows, and dreamed of spending four years on the University's tranquil campus.But Skyler feared the admission office might not approve of her letter of recommendation from Glenn Gordan Caron, the director of "Clean and Sober," a movie in which she acted alongside Michael Keaton."He wrote, 'Tristine Skyler very convincingly portrayed a drug addict in the movie "Clean and Sober." ' Somehow I got in despite that letter," Skyler joked, while munching on guacamole and chips at Teddy's, a trendy cafe in New York City.And being somewhat unconventional has never seemed to bother Skyler since. Amidst soft jazz music playing in the background, the laid-back Skyler reflected thoughtfully on her time at Princeton and the career path she has since followed.Leafing through a recent issue of The Daily Princetonian and smiling, she explained what attracted her to the University when she first visited during her senior year in high school."I was so enamored with this idyllic, dreamy vision of what college is," Skyler recalled, her light green eyes brightening.
December 12, 1963 ? University officials are skeptical that Princeton will benefit greatly from the 1.2-billion college-aid bill passed Tuesday by Congress.They agree, however, that it will require some time to study the details of the bill before it will be possible to do more than speculate.Because the bill aims to support colleges seeking to expand their enrollment, the belief is that smaller schools in the South and West will benefit first, Anthony J.
After a week of interminable interviews ? regional, district, first-round, second-round ? Brandon Miller '01 found himself standing along one side of a room with nine other Rhodes Scholar applicants from his district on Saturday.
Since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990 ? mandating that institutions provide reasonable accommodations for handicapped people ? most Ivy universities have seen more students with documented disabilities matriculate.But many of these students are not physically impaired.
December 11, 1970 ? Tower, Quadrangle and Cap and Gown decided this week to admit women, assuring that two-thirds of the Prospect Street clubs will be open female undergraduates this year.Only four clubs ? Cannon , Cottage, Ivy and Tiger ? have no plans to include women in their selection processes, and according to Cannon president Stephen J.
On any given day, more than 100 prospective students and their parents shuffle through the door to the admission office reception area in West College for an interview.
French mathematician Evariste Galois documented his findings on group theory at age 20 on the night before his death.
After five years teaching in the Princeton mathematics department, Arlie Petters was paralyzed by the question many professors face when approaching their final year before tenure review: Should he leave the institution in which he had invested almost eight years of work for a guaranteed tenured position at another school?
Candidates for USG president and three other contested offices will be returning to the campaign trail today for runoffs, the USG announced last night.Joe Kochan '02 and David Tukey '02 will compete for the USG's presidential office, while Rolando Amaya '03 and Brigitte Anderson '02 will square off for the number-two spot.West Owens '03 will compete with Melissa Kemp '02 for the job of social chair.
As part of an ongoing effort to uncover environmental infractions at colleges and universities, the Environmental Protection Agency cited Brown University for 15 violations in a release last week.The EPA may fine Brown as much as $500,000 for storing hazardous chemicals without a permit, failing to sufficiently train people using the materials, having an inadequate contingency plan for an oil spill and labeling containers improperly, according to Mark Nickel, director of news services at Brown.Brown was also cited for an oil spill that took place several years ago."We have over 300 laboratories," Nickel said.
Former University President William Bowen has been selected to receive the 2001 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education.Bowen will share the award ? and its $200,000 prize ? with Derek Bok, a former president of Harvard University.The two were selected after the release of their book, "The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences on Considering Race in College and University Admissions."Rather than adding more opinion to the controversial issue, Bowen and Bok wrote the book to add fact to the debate, "replacing argument by anecdote with evidence," Bowen said in an interview yesterday.Bowen will be donating his share to Morehouse College in honor of Henry Drewry, former director of Princeton's Teacher Preparation Program and founder of the Mellon Minority Undergraduate Fellowship Program."Henry has devoted his life to advancing the cause of equal opportunity," Bowen said.Bowen, working with James Schulman, obtained the data used in the book by gathering information from 28 "academically selective" colleges, including Princeton.
Ray Naylor, with his hands between his knees, sat on a bench in the middle of a winter wonderland.
During the next few weeks, Santa Claus will be making a list of Christmas gifts and checking it twice.And like his counterpart in the North Pole, Class of 2001 president Justin Browne has been compiling his own wish list, gathering names of elementary students from lower-income families as part of a senior class service project ? the Princeton Giving Tree.Now Browne is seeking University students, faculty and staff to donate gifts for the children on that list.Two gift requests from each of 103 area elementary school students can be found on a Website designed for the Class of 2001.The Website also includes instructions for donors on where to deliver the gift, and it automatically sends an e-mail thanking the donor for participating after he or she selects a name.Browne said he got the idea for the Princeton Giving Tree project during the summer while he was brainstorming about service activities the senior class could take on."I see a need on campus for a project like this," Browne said.
December 8, 1961 ? The Interclub Committee has voted to drop the guarantee of 100 percent in Bicker, ICC Chairman W.
A leak in a University water main near Patton Hall was repaired yesterday without disruption to University water service or threat to water quality, according to campus officials.The leak occurred in a 10-inch, cast iron water main that runs perpendicular to Elm Drive, according Michael Kaas, technical trades manager of the University Department of Grounds and Building Maintenance.University personnel first became aware of the leak when water seeped into the basement of Patton earlier this week, Kaas said.
In Forbes College yesterday, Public Safety officers arrested a man who authorities believe may have been removing items from students' rooms, Crime Prevention Specialist Barry Weiser said.According to Weiser, Princeton Township Police was detaining the man yesterday.
Since the days of the Carter Administration, John Wilmerding has played a key role on the veritable dream team of art and architecture experts charged with preserving one of the nation's most well-known landmarks.Wilmerding, a Princeton art history professor and an expert on American art, was asked to join the Committee for the Preservation of the White House while he was working at the National Gallery of Art in the late 1970s.Since then, he has been reappointed by each succeeding presidential administration, serving as one of the committee's specialists on visual art.In addition to Wilmerding, a slew of well-known interior decorators, historians, curators, collectors and philanthropists sit on the committee.During his time on the committee, Wilmerding has advised White House curators and helped plan several major restoration projects.Betty Monkman, the White House curator since 1997, said Wilmerding has made extremely positive contributions."He's got a very astute eye and a lot of common sense.
December 7, 1982 ? The faculty yesterday handed supporters of the Women's Center a defeat by rejecting, 59-44, an amendment designed to dilute an Undergraduate Life Committee resolution concerning the proper status of centers.But the faculty tabled the actual resolution, which calls for all participating members to have "fair and reasonable access to the Center's financial and other resources," until the next monthly faculty meeting Jan.
Borough Police is investigating incidents of criminal mischief and burglary in two Olden St. buildings owned by the University.According to Public Safety Crime Prevention Specialist Barry Weiser, police responded Tuesday morning to reports of damage in several rental units within the buildings.University maintenance personnel who discovered the damage observed several white males, believed to be between 16 and 18 years old, exiting the building.Authorities are still looking for those individuals.Inside the buildings, police discovered broken windows and holes in the walls.
