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A campus tour with an Orange Key reject

A campus tour with an Orange Key reject

When W. Barksdale Maynard ’88 was rejected as an Orange Key tour guide over twenty years ago, an activity in which he “desperately” wanted to take part, he was upset. In hindsight, it was a shocking disappointment; but today, it is obvious he has overcome that rejection.

NEWS | 05/31/2012

Angela Groves '12 elected Young Alumni Trustee

Angela Groves ’12 has been elected as the University’s newest Young Alumni Trustee, the University announced Friday. Groves will serve a four-year term on the University’s governing body.Groves defeated former USG president Michael Yaroshefsky ’12 and former Tiger Inn vice president Norman Bonnyman ’12 in the general election to earn the slot. The Classes of 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 voted over the first three weeks of May.

NEWS | 05/31/2012

Enhanced wristbands debut at Reunions

The golden ticket to Reunions tents has gotten a little more high-tech.

NEWS | 05/31/2012

Actress Shields '87, artists note impact of U. on careers

Brooke Shields ’87 and four other University graduates spoke about their professional experiences in theater and music in a panel on Friday morning as part of the University’s effort on Reunions weekend to open up new career paths to graduating seniors and young alumni.

NEWS | 05/31/2012

Contractor injured in Reunions preparations

A 55-year-old contractor broke his ankle while setting up for Reunions on Wednesday, falling 20 feet along the roof of Fisher Hall of Whitman College. The worker, whose name is not being released, had been working with an electrical cable for the sound system for a Reunions event and landed on a lower portion of the roof.

NEWS | 05/30/2012

Tea Party favorite Cruz '92 advances to runoff in Texas senate race

Ted Cruz ’92, the former solicitor general of Texas and a darling of Tea Party conservatives nationwide, prevented Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst from eclipsing 50 percent of the vote Tuesday night in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, forcing a runoff between the two men in late July.

NEWS | 05/29/2012

Princeton HealthCare System official accused of embezzling $186,000

A top director at Princeton HealthCare System, the parent company of the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, has been charged by the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office with embezzling $186,000 from the hospital.

NEWS | 05/29/2012

Student email to switch to Gmail beginning in August

All undergraduate student email will switch to Gmail between this August and December, the culmination of a semester-long joint project between the Office of Information Technology and the USG to evaluate potential replacements for the current Webmail system.Gmail will be the default email service for members of the Class of 2016, and this summer members of the Classes of 2013, 2014 and 2015 will have their email switched to the new server.

NEWS | 05/24/2012

Department of Energy report reveals PPPL overpaid employees by $1.8 million

Following a Department of Energy report last week that revealed that four Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory employees had been unreasonably overpaid by at least $1.8 million, the University has agreed to reimburse the DOE $1 million to avert further controversy. The DOE oversees the plasma science and fusion lab.

NEWS | 05/23/2012

Updated: Three released from hospital after explosion causes chemical spill at Frick Chemistry Laboratory

Three people were hospitalized after a glass container filled with a highly corrosive acid exploded in Frick Chemistry Laboratory this afternoon, causing the evacuation of 300 people and the interruption of a final exam. All three victims have since been released from the hospital.

NEWS | 05/22/2012

Fire at Whitman Dining Hall prompts evacuation

A grill fire in the Whitman Dining Hall caused the evacuation of 250 people from the residential college at around 8 p.m. tonight, University Spokesperson Martin Mbugua said. No injuries were reported.“Flames started on one of the stoves in the kitchen,” Adriana Estor ’12, who was working in the kitchen at the time, said of the incident. “The cooks were trying to put it out but couldn’t, and so they called the fire truck."

NEWS | 05/21/2012

U. may convert rooms, hire more faculty to accommodate large Class of 2016

The University will increase the capacity of freshman rooms and repurpose residential college social spaces to house students from the larger-than-expected Class of 2016. Additionally, many University programs will also expand their operations to meet the greater demand from the freshman class, in particular by increasing the number of sections for large, popular introductory courses and increasing the number of Writing Seminar courses offered.

NEWS | 05/20/2012

Princeton Club of New York to expand summer outreach to undergrads

A new avenue for summer experiences has opened up for University undergraduates this year, as the Princeton Club of New York is making a concerted effort to increase its level of interaction with undergraduate students.

NEWS | 05/19/2012

Camponogara ’13 recounts danger, rescue in New Zealand

When Ivan Camponogara ’13 realized that he and his friends were approaching an icy cliff on Mount Tongariro in New Zealand, he said he decided to call rescuers as a “precaution.” Within a short time, Camponogara found himself in a helicopter on his way to safety.

NEWS | 05/19/2012

Some students not to be admitted to Fifth, 10th Reunions tents

Partly due to concerns about underage drinking, students under the age of 21 who are not staying in interim housing and are not guests of either members of the Class of 2012, members of the Fifth Reunion class, the 10th Reunion class or any of their satellite classes, will not be admitted into the Fifth or 10th Reunions tents after 5 p.m. The only attendees at Reunions affected by the change will be those under 21 who are attending Reunions as a guest of an alumnus who graduated before 2000.

NEWS | 05/18/2012

New PrincetonFML emerges

An attempted replacement of the Princeton FML website was launched on Thursday to supplant the original website, which was hacked and has been inaccessible since the beginning of reading period.

NEWS | 05/16/2012

Students look off-campus for summer housing

When Molly Gibson ’14 heard that East Asian Studies lecturer Tomoko Shibata was looking for someone to watch her cat and dog for the summer in exchange for living free at her home in Princeton, the deal was too good for Gibson to pass up.

NEWS | 05/15/2012

As summer nears, College Democrats, College Republicans look to November

In preparation for the 2012 presidential and congressional elections, the College Democrats and College Republicans say they plan to organize and discuss events and campaigning strategies over the summer.

NEWS | 05/15/2012

Updated: U. overshoots Class of 2016 by more than 50 students

The University overenrolled the Class of 2016 by between 50 to 65 students and will therefore not admit anyone off its admission wait list, University spokesperson Martin Mbugua said in an email Monday evening.

NEWS | 05/13/2012

Camponogara ’13 rescued on hike in New Zealand

Ivan Camponogara ’13 was rescued by a helicopter from a mountain in New Zealand Saturday night, where he had become trapped with four other American students after reaching an icy section of a mountain during a hike. None of the students were injured.

NEWS | 05/13/2012

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