New Dean of Admissions Janet Rapelye has already made several changes since the departure of the former dean, Fred Hargadon.
With spring on its way in and school on its way out, Princeton athletic teams have begun to wrap up their seasons.
Joe Scott hasn't had a chance to rest. Since he took the head coaching position at Princeton last Wednesday, Scott has traveled three-quarters of the way across the country, addressed the media once, begun the process of selling one house and buying another and has held individual workouts with members of the team.
How am I supposed to get work done around here? The NHL and NBA are both starting their epic playoff process, Princeton baseball and both lacrosse teams are getting near their tournament seasons, not to mention a whole slew of other spring sports, some of whom have already finished up.Tournament time is invariably the best time of year for a sports fan.
With the top two fencers taking a hiatus from the Princeton fencing programs to prepare for the upcoming Olympics, the 2004 season for the Tigers was full of ups and downs, disappointments and successes.One of those successes came at the end of the season, as the team claimed seventh-place at NCAA's.
In a program that boasts six national championships and has featured six Ivy League Players-of-the-Year in the last decade, it is rare for an individual to do something that no one in school history has ever done before.
It paid to be on the men's heavyweight or women's open crew team this past weekend. Both came through with stunning victories over dominant opponents.
This weekend's NFL Draft was full of excitement and intrigue. But once you pass pick five / hour six, most people don't know who Mel Kiper is yapping about to Chris Mortensen's knowing chuckles.So here are the most memorable names of the draft.Kenechi Udeze, No.
The men's and women's tennis teams closed out their seasons last weekend, slamming down wins to post winning Ivy League records for the season.
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure," former Vice President Dan Quayle once sagaciously said, which could well sum up the weekend for the softball team, whose lack of success has doomed their chances of a third-straight Ivy League title.Princeton (20-19 overall, 6-6 Ivy League) was swept by Cornell (31-11, 10-4) at 1895 field by scores of 7-1 and 4-1 on Saturday before its doubleheader against Columbia (21-24, 6-6) on Sunday was postponed because of rain.The Tigers entered the weekend in third place in the Ivy League, but still in contention for the title.
Amid the hustle and bustle surrounding Princeton last Saturday, time at the Class of 1952 Stadium seemed to slow.
With only two weekends left of conference play, the baseball team went into a four-game series against division foe Penn (10-27 overall, 5-15 Ivy League) at home this past weekend.
In a press conference featuring the atmosphere of a jovial family reunion, Director of Athletics Gary Walters '67 introduced Joe Scott '87 as the 27th head coach of the men's basketball team on Friday morning.Both Walters and Scott spoke of maintaining the Princeton tradition, and stressed the importance of continuing to build from and improve upon the unique basketball philosophy of Pete Carril.But, on this day at least, discussions of X's and O's were secondary.
Women's water polo concluded its season with a No. 6 finish at the three-day Eastern Championships in Lewisberg, Pa.
They drove south from rustic Hanover, N.H. with elaborate expectations, but at the end of the day the Dartmouth women's lacrosse team was left with little but a long bus ride home.
"There's nothing like running in front of 50,000 to 60,000 people at what may be the most famous track meet ever," junior sprinter Justin Reed said.Reed is referring to his weekend participation in the Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa.
All good things must come to an end. Games, seasons, and even careers, no matter how stellar, all inevitably come to a conclusion.
With two Ivy League doubleheaders on the horizon for this weekend, the softball team took to Class of 1895 field yesterday in a doubleheader against Seton Hall that would provide the team with a good warm up for this weekend's conference action.Despite high confidence resulting from winning three of their last four, the Tigers (20-17) fell to the Pirates (29-13) in both games, by scores of 3-0 in the first game and 7-2 in the second game.In the first game, Princeton ace sophomore Erin Snyder dueled with Seton Hall's Megan Meyer for five scoreless innings.
As the 2004 regular season winds down, the men's and women's crew programs will hope to take the next couple of weekends by storm, finishing strong in what has been a very successful year thus far.
Dear Joe,Welcome home.Thank you.Good luck.Let me just come right out and say it.
