B Y   T H E   N U M B E R S • Princeton offers 38 varsity sports and has nearly 40 club teams, with more than 2,300 students (50 percent of the undergraduate enrollment) participating in intercollegiate competition (varsity and club combined). • Last year, the Tigers claimed 14 Ivy League titles, the most by any school since the league was founded in 1954. Based on the "unofficial" Ivy League composite standings in 33 sports, Princeton had the highest overall finish of any Ivy school for the 14th consecutive year. Men's teams topped the Ivy League for the 13th straight year, while women's teams have earned eight of the last nine first-place finishes. Additionally, 21 of Princeton's 33 Ivy teams finished first or second in the league, and the Tigers have won at least one national championship in each of the last 14 years. • In the last four years, Princeton has had 76 teams compete in postseason competition and won seven national championships and 46 Ivy titles. There have been numerous individual honors as well, including 16 Academic All-Americans, 91 All-Americans, 21 Ivy League players of the year and 16 Ivy League rookies of the year. top		February 26, 2001 Vol. 90, No. 18 previous   archives   next Contents Page 1 • Big picture begins with smallest details • How small...is small? Page 2 • Board approves faculty appointments • People / Spotlight • By the numbers : athletic teams Page 3 • Link helps reveal Chinese documents • Research notes Page 4 • Calendar of events Page 7 • Genomics design creates common ground Page 8 • Nassau Notes The Bulletin is published weekly during the academic year, except during University breaks and exam weeks, by the Office of Communications, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544. Permission is given to adapt, reprint or excerpt material from the Bulletin for use in other media. Deadline. In general, the copy deadline for each issue is the Friday 10 days in advance of the Monday cover date. The deadline for the Bulletin that covers March 12-25 is Friday, Mar. 2. A complete publication schedule is available at deadlines or by calling (609) 258-3601. Subscriptions. The Bulletin is distributed free to faculty, staff and students. Others may subscribe to the Bulletin for $24 for the academic year (half price for current Princeton parents and people over 65). Send a check to Office of Communications, Stanhope Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544. Editor: Ruth Stevens Calendar editor: Carolyn Geller Contributing writers: Yvonne Chiu Hays, Marilyn Marks, Steven Schultz Photographer: Denise Applewhite Design: Mahlon Lovett, Laurel Masten Cantor Web edition: Mahlon Lovett