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Vol. 110, No. 8
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THE WEEKLY BLOG
Audio: Back Story
From Feb. 3 through Feb. 11, The Weekly Blog is posting audio from Back Story, a radio show produced by undergraduates in Dan Grech ’99’s fall journalism course, “The New Audio Age of Journalism.” ... READ MORE
From Feb. 3 through Feb. 11, The Weekly Blog is posting audio from Back Story, a radio show produced by undergraduates in Dan Grech ’99’s fall journalism course, “The New Audio Age of Journalism.” ... READ MORE
Top Stories:
- Audio: Mixed legacy (February 9)
- Audio: Hearing the campus (February 8)
- Audio: Dorm equity (February 7)
- Audio: Staying awake; the 'prox hop' (February 6)
Tiger of the Week:
John Thompson III ’88
John Thompson III ’88
Cover Story
Can the University meet its environmental goals?
By Mark F. Bernstein ’83
If you want to save the planet, think for a minute about the simple plastic cup. Eight or 12 ounces, perhaps emblazoned with a Princeton logo — the University goes through thousands of them each month. It is hard to imagine Reunions or a Prospect Avenue party without them. Most of those cups are used once and thrown in the trash. Recycling...
Read moreWord freaks
Constrained writing (and other puzzles) for unconstrained freshmen
Published in the Feb. 3, 2010, issue
The first written assignment in Lily Akerman ’13’s freshman seminar was to produce a piece of “constrained writing,” and Akerman tackled it with a fervor that could not be explained simply by the fact that she was a first-year student, eager to prove herself....Read morePrinceton-in-Africa turns 10
As program grows, 25 fellows serve in 16 countries
Published in the Feb. 3, 2010, issue
Twelve years ago, when Princeton-in-Africa was still only an idea, co-founder and current PiAf board chairman George Hritz ’69 discovered that things have a way of working out. At the time, Hritz, a longtime board member of the International Rescue Committee...Read moreSurace ’90 gets the call as football coach
Published in the Feb. 3, 2010, issue
In 2002, Bob Surace ’90 was a successful young head football coach at Western Connecticut State, and the associate athletic director asked what it would take to keep him at the Division-III college. “I said, ‘I’m here unless the NFL or Princeton calls,’”...Read moreA moment with ... Lesley Wheeler *94, on teaching poetry
Published in the Feb. 3, 2010, issue
Poetry can be intimidating to many people. Lesley Wheeler *94, a professor and head of the English department at Washington and Lee University, aims to break down that fear in her students and show them that poetry can be accessible and fun. A specialist in...Read moreWeb Bonus Links
Renee Hsia '99 says her Princeton-in-Africa experience was "integral" in shaping her life.
Video: Mouse tracks
Watch a video of a mouse in a virtual-reality environment developed by a Princeton research team.
Watch a video of a mouse in a virtual-reality environment developed by a Princeton research team.
Lesley Wheeler *94’s latest collections
Read poems from "Heterotopia," to be published this spring, and "Heathen," published in 2009.
Read poems from "Heterotopia," to be published this spring, and "Heathen," published in 2009.
Fun with words
The first assignment for students in a course on "Wordplay" was to produce a piece of constrained writing. Read some examples of how they rose to the challenge.
The first assignment for students in a course on "Wordplay" was to produce a piece of constrained writing. Read some examples of how they rose to the challenge.
Try your hand at constrained writing, and you could win a trio of DVDs for word lovers.
Web Exclusives
Professor Harry Hess *32 revolutionized the geological sciences.
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