Upperclassmen frequently complain that after four years, the 'Street' is stale and that Saturday nights at Princeton are boring.
Tenure - the lofty institution that guarantees lifetime job security at the University - does not come easily at Princeton.And those who earn it find that the intensity of academic life at Princeton does not diminish at all after they receive their promotion.Tenured astrophysics professor Edwin Turner said he believes professors' desire to continue their studies prevents much "dead wood" from collecting in the Princeton faculty.History professor Laura Engelstein, who is also tenured, agreed.
The University announced yesterday 10 winners of the Martin A. Dale prizes, which allow sophomore recipients to complete non-academic projects that pertain to personal interests during the summer.The prizes ? which each carry a $3,000 stipend ? were first offered in the early 1990s by Martin Dale '53.
As part of my preparation for the summer job search, I have finally figured out where the Career Services building is.
Unlike other students on Spring Break in Cancun, Gary Baumwoll '02 didn't spend his time preying on the opposite sex.
Physicist Freeman Dyson, a professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study, was awarded the 2000 Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion on Wednesday.
Smoke visible from Prospect Avenue swirled from the Frist Campus Center as a fire blazed through the roof last night.
While the American and Cuban governments have argued for more than four months over whether to send one Cuban boy back to Havana, 18 Princeton students have already been there and back in fewer than 10 days.During Spring Break, the students and three professors traveled to Havana to research and explore the country.
Eva Steinle-Darling '03"Sam has these tea parties every Sunday. We just usually sit around and have tea and talk.
Despite President Shapiro's stated commitment to recruit more minority faculty members, the University placed 24th out of the nation's 27 highest-ranked universities in a recent survey comparing percentages of black faculty members.The survey ? which was published in the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education's winter 1999 issue ? reported that out of the University's 734 professors, only 15 are African American, making up just two percent of the faculty."The numbers are disgraceful," said American studies program director Sean Wilentz, who is a member of the committee dedicated to recruiting more minority faculty members.
Julian Bond once took a class at Morehouse College in Georgia taught by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Today, the civil rights activist and chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is dedicated to upholding the principles for which the legendary King once fought."We were never intimate friends," Bond said in an interview yesterday.
When Jon Stewart reflects on growing up in central New Jersey, three particularly poignant memories enter the townie-turned-television-titan's mind."Hoagie Haven, Genessee Cream Ale and whizzing on the Mercer Oak," he said.Upon learning that the Mercer Oak is no longer standing, Stewart responded, "I blame Yale.
I'm a junior, but I'm not on campus right now. I'm across the ocean in Scotland, at the University of St.
Ognjenka "Goga" Vukmirovic, a water polo player and senior majoring in molecular biology and earning a certificate at the Wilson School, recently sat down with 'Prince' senior writer Sophia Hollander.P: Where have you lived?V: I was born in Sarajevo, and I lived there until May of '92 when I left for Caracas, Venezuela.
After more than two hours of heated argument at a Borough Hall public hearing last night, the Princeton Regional Health Commission voted to postpone its decision on whether to institute a proposed ban on smoking in most public places and workplaces in Princeton.Commission chairman Robert Hendry said he believes that, because of the overwhelming response by concerned residents and the legal issues raised by such an ordinance, the commission will not make a decision at its next meeting April 18, but will wait until its May meeting to do so."We are really under the gun to be sued," Hendry said.
For more than three decades, the little white door sandwiched between 128 and 129 Nassau Street has guarded Princeton males' best kept secret ? the men behind the clean cut.
During junior year, most students spend much of their time sitting in a library, studying and reading.
After nearly two hours of intense debate, the USG senate approved measures Monday night clarifying ill-defined elections rules that have provoked disagreement between candidates and the USG elections committee in the past.Beginning with the upcoming spring class officer elections, USG candidates will be informed of their right to appeal elections committee decisions ? a provision that technically existed but has not been used in recent years.
Students shedding their winter clothes and preparing to enjoy warmer weather may have more to worry about than just sunburn.
The history department's undergraduate office is a flurry of activity. Faculty are bustling about, checking their mailboxes and confirming schedules, and two seniors are complaining about their imminent thesis deadline.
