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Princeton splits over opening EIVA weekend

After opening its season with three tough games against nationally ranked opponents in California, the men?s volleyball team (2-3 overall, 1-1 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) completed a grueling road trip in Pennsylvania, where it opened EIVA play against Juniata College (4-3, 1-0) and East Stroudsburg University (1-3, 0-2). Spectators at the games could have been convinced that two different Tiger teams took the court those days.

Maag sets new mark in 3,000m

In 1991, Bill Burke ?91 ran the 3,000-meter ?championship? race in seven minutes 58.66 seconds.

Now I know what it feels like to suck

I?m going to admit it: Princeton was almost my first choice when I applied to college. And for my first few months at Penn ? when things sometimes got a little overwhelming ? I wondered what it would be like had I made my home-away-from-home in patrician New Jersey.Well, we may not have fancy eating clubs, an all-white graduating class or Dr. Gregory House here; life in West Philly is a little simpler and a lot less pretentious.

Princeton dominance leads to third straight title

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Cereal, yes, basketball, not so much

O hai.Recently, I was perusing icanhascheezburger.com when I happened upon a LOLcat that is somewhat pertinent to this year?s Penn-Princeton men?s basketball contest.

Same rival, new challenge

Coming off a two-game losing streak, the men?s basketball team (5-14 overall, 2-2 Ivy League) travels to Penn (7-14, 2-2) tonight hoping to regain the form that brought it a 2-0 start to its Ivy League season.

Three fencers take All-Ivy honors

Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, your best just isn?t good enough.

Desperate bids fail vs. foes' hot hands

Since trouncing Penn in its league opener, the women?s basketball team has struggled due to the absence key players as their opponents field full-strength teams.

Erdman, Comunale continue to shine for Tigers

While a menacing opponent may seem impossible to defeat, the greatest opponent for the Princeton wrestling team has been injuries.

Tigers win two as end draws near

The men?s and women?s swimming and diving teams clinched their spots as top contenders for the upcoming Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League (EISL) and Ivy League championships with wins against Navy and Columbia.

Brought back to earth

NEW YORK, N.Y. ? A week after hope was restored to the men?s basketball team?s season, a winless trip through the Ivy League?s toughest road weekend brought the momentarily mighty Tigers (5-14 overall, 2-2 Ivy League) back down to earth.The weekend opened with a battle of Ivy unbeatens, as Princeton looked to build on its season-opening wins over Dartmouth and Harvard with a road upset of league powerhouse Cornell (14-5, 6-0) on Friday night.

Homestand makes statement

Freshman defender Cam Ritchie?s third goal of the season had barely trickled into the net Friday night when a Brown defender smashed his stick on the ice in frustration.

Title hopes still alive after win, tie this weekend

Fighting to keep its spot in the ECAC Hockey standings, the women?s hockey team pulled together another spectacular weekend, dominating Yale and forcing a tie against Brown.

Toppling Ivy titan is tops on to-do list

Star forwards battle in paint

The women?s basketball team will follow up last week?s challenging road trip with two home games this weekend.

At home again, and two dogged foes lie in wait

Tonight will mark the first time the men?s hockey team will have played at Baker Rink since a pair of matches over winter break more than a month ago, and it has been a full two months since the No.

Big weekend may see shake-up in standings

A key road trip this weekend to Yale and Brown could boost the women?s hockey team?s standing in the ECAC Hockey conference.

Princeton rebounds against Quakers

The No. 2-ranked men?s squash team rolled over the Penn Quakers on Wednesday. Winning 9-0, Princeton (7-1 overall, 4-0 Ivy League) has continued to bounce back since its loss to No.

Morris '99 climbs new heights in Thailand

Every year, Career Services publishes a pie chart of Princeton students? post-graduation plans.

A trying era tests athletes and schools

From the Mitchell Report to Marion Jones? confession, recent controversies concerning athletes and performance-enhancing drugs have plagued professional athletics.