Featured Stories Archive – May, 2006
History of Reunions wear on display through Jan. 30
By Staff · Posted May 30, 2006; 08:00 a.m.
"Going Back in Orange and Black," an exhibition at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, highlights the unique wardrobes of Princeton's Reunions from the 19th century to the present. The exhibition will run through Tuesday, Jan. 30, in the library's Wiess Lounge.
Top of the charts: Valedictorian composes impressive record of achievement
By Eric Quiñones · Posted May 25, 2006; 04:22 p.m.
For his senior thesis in music composition, Chris Douthitt composed three songs for guitar, bass and fiddle that are "really beautiful, really wonderful," according to thesis adviser Dan Trueman. They also are a testament to the passion and drive that have helped Douthitt achieve the distinction of valedictorian of the class of 2006.
Book chronicles Princeton’s rise from small college to intellectual powerhouse
By Jennifer Greenstein Altmann · Posted May 22, 2006; 04:56 p.m.
When Woodrow Wilson took over the presidency of Princeton University in 1902, the college was a small institution with about 1,300 students and modest ambitions. Wilson’s plan for transforming the University — by radically upgrading the faculty, the curriculum and the graduate school — laid the groundwork for Princeton to become one of the nation’s pre-eminent universities.
English professor gives voice to unknown women writers from the 1600s
By Karin Dienst · Posted May 18, 2006; 04:20 p.m.
Nigel Smith is intent on correcting an injustice. It may be more than four centuries old, but for him, it is high time to make amends. A professor of English, Smith is on a mission to bring to light the work of notable British women authors from the 17th century whose writing has been lost over time. In many cases, the work — poems, plays and fiction — was never published and exists only in manuscript form.
Welders help students turn up the heat in architecture course
By Eric Quiñones · Posted May 15, 2006; 04:26 p.m.
Welders from the University's heating, ventilation and air conditioning shop spent several hours over two weeks in May working with students enrolled in a junior studio design course, "Dynamical Logics in Architecture." Some of the students who chose to build metal chairs for their final projects received hands-on lessons in metal cutting and welding from the University's skilled tradesmen.
'Art of Science' exhibition bridges disciplines
By Teresa Riordan · Posted May 11, 2006; 01:21 p.m.
The University's second annual "Art of Science" exhibition, highlighted by three winning student entries, is now on display in the hallway of the Friend Center's main floor.
Tracing jazz’s evolution from the club to the classroom
By Eric Quiñones · Posted May 8, 2006; 11:49 a.m.
In 1975, legendary trumpeter Miles Davis famously declared, “Jazz is dead.” For Princeton senior Megan Summers, a budding jazz historian, Davis’ pronouncement helped inspire her thesis research into the development of jazz education in America.
Searching for life elsewhere in the solar system — from campus
By Chad Boutin · Posted May 4, 2006; 03:49 p.m.
While Princeton students get help from their advisers on planning their senior project, James Wray has known the essence of what he wanted to study since he became old enough to look at the sky and wonder if anyone was looking back. “Life elsewhere in the cosmos is probably something everyone thinks about at one time or another when they’re a kid, but I’m one of those kids who never stopped,” said Wray, who is set to finish his degree in astrophysics later this spring. “After years of working toward it, I’ve finally got the chance to work with other astronomers on a project that could help us find it.”
Campus, community connect for Communiversity celebration
By Ruth Stevens · Posted May 1, 2006; 03:22 p.m.
Sunshine and warm temperatures on Saturday, April 29, attracted a large crowd to the 2006 Communiversity celebration, which annually brings the town and University together for a day of performances, food, games and more. Set up on Nassau and Wither...