According to a recent piece on "20/20," a person's happiness is determined not by genetics or the events that occur in one's life, but rather by one's relative state of mind.
A s our time as sports editors for the 131st board of The Daily Princetonian grinds to a halt, we're trying to find meaning in the 12,586,221 hours we've spent working at this paper in the last year, which is technically impossible but entirely true.
In the men's basketball team's Jan. 9 loss to Lafayette, the Tigers built a formidable lead in the first half before fading down the stretch and falling in overtime, 76-71.
For most students, Intersession is a time of unwinding and much-needed relaxation. But for winter athletes, the season's midpoint is a perfect vantage point both to reflect on the past and prepare for the future.As the ECAC Hockey League's first-place men's squad, it is difficult for the Tigers (12-8-0 overall, 8-4-0 ECAC) to tell which is more promising, the team's 8-4 conference start or the extraordinary chance to do what no Princeton hockey team has done in over 10 years ? win the ECAC Hockey League.In the season's early weeks, this seemed unlikely.
For Princeton students, the weekend before Dean's Date is a prime time for procrastination. The University's sly scheduling of Dean's Date on a Tuesday lures students into thinking, "Well, there's always Monday." Due to this tendency, Saturday and Sunday are often filled with unproductive hours spent YouTube-ing, Facebooking and playing beirut rather than working on 20-page research papers that, in hindsight, should have been started over winter break.While most students procastinated accordingly, junior Adam Hugh had a slightly more legitimate excuse for not focusing on his work.
If preseason results are any indicator of future success, then the 2008 season looks to be one of the most promising in recent memory for the men's and women's tennis teams.Both squads are currently nationally ranked, and each team has individual players who hold national rankings.
When it comes to recruiting, Ivy League schools are said to be at a disadvantage because they are unable to offer television exposure and a well-worn path to the pros.
During the football team's 2006 Ivy League Championship season, newspapers focused mostly on the contributions of Princeton's high-powered offense and its headline-grabbing cast of quarterbacks, wide receivers and running backs.Few, however, showered attention on players like William "J.J." Artis '07, the Tigers' star defensive back.
Taking cues from Cottage's 'Country Western night', Tiger Inn's 'State Night,' and Quadrangle's 'Anyone, please, night', officers from the Cap and Gown Club decided to fulfill fantasies of their own when they scheduled 'Olympian night' at their club for Saturday evening.In a move described by many upperclassmen as "typical," a male freshman was the only student to attend."When my friend at Cap told me about the night, I got really excited," freshman Joey Cheek, the lone attendee, said while munching on a small box of Wheaties in Frist afterwards.
Last week, the men's basketball team's NCAA record was wiped from the books, as the St. Louis Billikens scored 20 points in a loss to George Washington to break the Tigers' modern Division I record for fewest points scored in a game.
Ah, robo. Each night, Princeton students descend to a table of glory to do battle. Intelligence and strength not required, of course, but the game satisfies that competitive drive that apparently got us all here... heh, wonder where that went.Today, the 'Prince' offers up a list of thoughts and points on the great game for all to contemplate and discuss.
Yesterday, member's of the men's and women's rowing teams fell into mild depression upon seeing a boat overtake them during the Andrew Carnegie Manmade Lake Invitational Regatta while the passengers on board sipped Mojitos."I can't believe the ease with which their boat passed us.
On the heels of a similar decision by their counterparts in the National Basketball Association last week, the NCAA league offices announced yesterday that the Michigan and Princeton men's basketball teams will have to replay the final two minutes of their NCAA Tournament semifinal game from 1964.This past Friday, the NBA ruled that the Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat would have to replay the final 51.9 seconds of their Dec.
Five weeks ago, the men's ice hockey team (10-8-0 overall, 8-4-0 ECAC Hockey) dropped a lackluster 7-0 game to No.
A nail-biter against Brown capped the women's ice hockey team's homestand last weekend. The Tigers edged out the Bears 2-0 on Saturday night, but the game was much closer than the score indicates.
On Saturday, the women's squash team's sophomore Amanda Siebert won the highly prestigious Constable Cup at Jadwin's featured court no.
While early-season success esseemed promising, Friday's New York dual meets against Duke and Davidson proved that the Princeton wrestling team still has a long way to go.The Tigers fell 35-15 to Davidson and 40-0 to Duke.
