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The Daily Princetonian

Professionals give advice to sports-minded

Brushing elbows with their future colleagues and bosses, attendees of the third-annual Princeton Sports Symposium on Friday afternoon were treated to pearls of wisdom from some of the industry?s biggest and brightest.The list of guest speakers included two Olympic gold medalists, eight Princeton alumni, 12 people named to SportBusiness Journal?s Forty under 40 list and 24 CEOs, chairmen, directors, partners and principals.Frank Vuono ?78 ? a former Princeton football player, the retired president of the Princeton Football Association and co-founder of 16W Marketing ? provided the voice of experience for his panel, ?Sports Marketing & Sponsorships II.? Vuono showed off his keen sense of humor when asked about the best advice he?s received in the business.?Great early advice was [telling me to] get rid of the white leisure suit and the patent-leather shoes,? Vuono said.On a more serious note, Vuono added something he had been told by one of his first employers.? ?Never walk into my office unprepared,? ? Vuono said.

SPORTS | 12/07/2008

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Wrestling: Tigers get first win on mat

On Feb. 4, 2006, Princeton?s wrestling team defeated Delaware State 41-12 in a dual meet. Nine-hundred thirty-eight days later, following a coaching change, numerous major injuries and a constantly depleted lineup, the Tigers (1-3 overall, 1-3 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) had still not won again.

SPORTS | 12/07/2008