Saturday, May 17, 2008

Princeton

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Princeton to Hire Muslim and Hindu Chaplains

Part-timer's success leads to permanent posts. more >>

Princeton Plans Overseas ‘Bridge Year’ Program for Freshmen

Incoming freshmen can go abroad for a year. more >>

How Liberal Are Academics? Follow the Money

Princeton loves Democrats. more >>

Princeton Student Fakes Attack for Publicity

An Orangina bottle becomes a weapon of self-destruction. more >>

The New Activism

Trail Mix: The Student Government Shenanigans Edition

Student Government presidents get into some trouble West Virginia University, the University of Southern California, and at Princeton more >>

Sometimes Halloween Costumes Aren't Funny; They're Racially Insensitive

While black students at the University of Louisville debate the underappreciated African-American legacy, Princeton University's student government is dealing with its own racial sensitivity snafu. more >>

Shirley Tilghman | educator

From lab table to president's chair. more >>

Princeton Mascot's Not-So-Extreme Makeover

Princeton University officials made a halfhearted effort to find a name for their historically unnamed tiger mascot earlier this year, the Daily Princetonian writes. more >>

Bomb Threats Plague Iowa

The University of Iowa yesterday received its third bomb threat in a month. more >>

The Rankings Are Up. Let the Sour Graping Begin!

The new U.S. News America's Best Colleges rankings are now online, and schools have begun celebrating their success (while still being humble) or downplaying their misfortune. more >>

Trail Mix

A Princeton University magazine has actually read the new Princeton University alcohol policy, and discovered that it's pretty stupid, the Daily Princetonian reports. The policy requires students to get university permission before serving alcohol to anyone--underage or not. more >>

In Last Year of Early Apps, Harvard, Princeton See Rise

The schools that aren't cutting their early admissions programs may have seen a decline in applicants--but Harvard and Princeton, which won't be accepting anyone early after this year, have seen the opposite pattern. Yale's dean of admissions told the Yale Daily News the schools might be benefiting from the publicity surrounding their announcements. more >>

University and Eating Clubs Broker Historic Deal

Princeton University has pushed aside decades of mistrust to enter a deal with its eating clubs, which have long been the de facto dining halls for upperclassmen. The deal aims to make the clubs more financially accessible to all students by providing those who can't afford membership with financial aid of up to $2,000 a year. more >>

Trail Mix

To fight rising tuition it calls a "war on the poor," Penn State's Black Caucus will mobilize other student groups, the Collegian reports. Princeton has poured $20,000 into a new television studio, which it hopes will "highlight. more >>

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