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U. pairs profs with players

From working out in Dillon Gym to attending nearly every women's volleyball team home game, the Princeton faculty clearly share more than just an academic bond with the student-athletes they encounter in the classroom.With this in mind, Director of Athletics Gary Walters '67 created the Academic-Athletic Fellows program in the mid-1990s, pairing faculty members with specific teams to encourage the expansion of student-teacher relationships outside the classroom."I created it to break down barriers between faculty and student-athletes," Walters said, "to facilitate communication between student-athletes and faculty and to complement the advising system already here at Princeton."Drawing inspiration from his own experiences as a member of the men's basketball team and his personal academic mentors, Walters created a program in which students could talk to faculty members about academic and personal issues in a confidential way.

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Seton Hall is next test for Tigers

Hawaii may be alluring with its beaches and beautiful weather, but for the men's basketball team, there is no place like home.

Icemen pick up juggling expertise

You're men's hockey head coach Guy Gadowsky, and you've just finished running another long, exhausting practice.

Keeping the Tigers striped

Princeton students have come to expect the best in all aspects of their college experience, and the University does everything in its power to make these expectations a reality ? down to the uniforms that students-athletes wear on the field.Since the University and Nike agreed to a comprehensive apparel and equipment partnership two years ago, student-athletes across Princeton's 38 varsity programs have seen improvements in their equipment and outfitting.

Matheson, Schmidt, Henritze named Ivy Players of the Year

After helping fellow Tigers achieve Ivy League Player of the Year status with her adept passing during her freshman and sophomore years, senior midfielder Diana Matheson of the women's soccer team finally received the league's highest honor herself.Matheson is the fifth Tiger to win the award in the last seven years and only the third ever to be named to four All-Ivy teams.Matheson's strong finish to the season is especially impressive given her absence in the first seven games of the season while playing for Team Canada in the Women's World Cup.

The perils of fandom: A cautionary tale

I have two rules for picking the right university.High-definition television is a must. Sophomore year, my roommate bought a humongous LCD TV that was starving for an ABC channel that didn't look like scrambled porn.

Princeton draws Delaware

There was nothing but excitement in the air as 8:00 p.m. came and went this past Sunday evening. After clinching the first perfect 14-0 Ivy League season in conference history, the women's volleyball team (22-3 overall) took the announcement of its NCAA Tournament draw ? which opens with a first-round match against Delaware (30-4) on Friday night ? with hope and readiness.It was a long two weeks of waiting since the Tigers finished their championship season, but the team stayed positive and focused, patiently waiting for its Sunday night tournament announcement."It's a little bit frustrating not knowing [the NCAA announcement], but it also builds up the excitement," junior outside hitter Parker Henritze said.

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Stankievech a Rhodes on ice

Before Nassau Street was dressed up in festive blue-and-white, old-fashioned-holiday-in-Princeton finery for shopping season, a series of banners advertising University athletics lined its lampposts, each portraying a Tiger athlete in action.

Former star forgoes hoops for higher calling

For most basketball players, making the NBA is a dream come true. But when Chris Thomforde '69, a former All-Ivy center on the men's basketball team, got offers to play for the NBA's New York Knicks and the ABA's New York Nets, he turned them down."I was sort of tired of playing," Thomforde said.Instead, the six-foot, nine-inch Thomforde chose to pursue his other passion ? his Lutheran religion.

Princeton swept by Lakers

Having failed to take advantage of several golden scoring opportunities, the women's hockey team came out of the weekend's two-game set against No.

Late effort falls short to Chaminade

On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, the men's basketball team proved that the Princeton Offense ? when executed well ? is one of the most elegant and beautiful attacks in the world of hoops.

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Ritchie breaks skid

The men's ice hockey team may have lost its regular season miniseries against Quinnipiac, but at least it managed to have the last word against a tough league foe.The Tigers (4-4 overall, 3-3 Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League), having dropped their previous two contests against the Bobcats (5-4-2, 2-2-2) 4-0 and 5-2, came away with a 4-2 win at the TD Banknorth Center on Saturday.Freshman defenseman Cam Ritchie led the Princeton charge, scoring two goals, including an empty-netter with 18 seconds remaining to seal the victory.

Cowher's 32 not enough

As a captain on the women's basketball team, senior forward Meagan Cowher knows it's up to her to carry the team in hard times.

Hawaii not a paradise for Tigers

All seemed to be going according to plan for the men's basketball team Monday night in the early seconds of its first-round game of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.

Season gets off to strong start at Penn State tourney

After recruiting top talent from across the country and honing the skills of returnees throughout the off-season, the men's and women's fencing teams were ready to show off their new and improved squads last weekend.

Cowher's 18 points power first win

In the season's first three games on the road, the women's basketball team was unable to stand tall against the opposition.

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