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December 2004

• In focus: Alexander Hall
• FitzRandolph Gate restored for 100th birthday
• In focus: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Frist festival celebrates winter holidays from around the world
• West defies classification to reach beyond the academy
• Center offers high-tech resources for language learners

November 2004

• Senior strives to strengthen families in Romania
• In focus: Campus sculpture
• Mathematical view sees beyond conventional election coverage
• President Tilghman leads Princeton delegation on Asia trip
• Cultivating personal growth in a seminar on gardens
• Global vision comes into focus through scholarship program
• Sociologist studies lasting confines of imprisonment
• Theater students to perform 'Fair Ladies,' Nov. 12-13 and 18-20
• Freshmen view foreign policy through chief diplomats' eyes
• Holmes finds logic in peculiar movements of cockroaches
• Theatre Intime performs 'The Real Thing,' Nov. 4-6, 11-13
• Debating differences between genders in literature, film and life

October 2004

• Freshmen cast for answers in seminar on voting machinery
• New eatery in Frist caters to the health-conscious
• Longtime collaborators set sail for another operatic adventure
• Institute creates 'crossroads' for materials science research
• With an eye for the eclectic, Brooks explores pop culture's roots
• Princeton celebrates local ties at Community Day
• Study: Brain battles itself over short-term rewards, long-term goals
• University Art Museum showcases vast collection
• Method for finding chromosome changes could aid cancer research
• Oates chooses fresh identity but familiar setting for novel
• Princeton admission viewbook available online
• In focus: Community service
• Course crosses disciplines to educate scientists of the future

September 2004

• Leonard wins MacArthur Foundation 'genius grant'
• Study: Emission of smog ingredients from trees is increasing rapidly
• In focus: Department of Geosciences
• Eisgruber sees 'creative possibilities' in new role as provost
• Freshmen learn about thinking from Nobel laureate
• Princeton introduces new graphic identity for athletics
• Nordenson engineers niche through creativity and collaboration
• Unity Day celebration marks Sept. 11 anniversary
• Community Action, Outdoor Action help freshmen forge connections
• Triangle Club performs 'Frosh Week' show, Sept. 10
• Tilghman: Connecting education with world issues begins on day one
• Construction projects dot the campus landscape

August 2004

• In focus: Princeton's financial aid program
• Creativity flourishes in Writers Block Garden
• In focus: Department of Classics
• Field study in living lab enriches course
• In focus: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
• Technology already exists to stabilize global warming
• In focus: Princeton Olympians
• Cotsen Library program nurtures young architects
• Physics program promotes science across borders

July 2004

• Summer labs give molecular biology students a jump on senior theses
• Princeton Summer Theater performs 'Private Lives,' 'Robin Hood,' July 29-Aug. 1
• In focus: Princeton firsts
• DuBois scholars at Princeton receive advice from scholars and star
• Program connects teachers to 'big ideas' in science for all ages
• University serves as testing ground for environmentally friendly business venture
• Warming to his subject: Philander traces transformation of El Niño
• In focus: Iconography at the Frist Campus Center
• Carillon concerts performed through Sept. 5

June 2004

• Summer brings a range of learning opportunities to campus
• Book group builds bridges to Princeton community and beyond
• Singer joins political debate in book about Bush's ethics
• Princeton Plasma Physics Lab open house draws 2,000 visitors
• Weekly 'Go' game brings together eclectic group
• Annual Staff Picnic draws hundreds for food and fun
• Tiny tango: Device sorts microscopic particles with speed and precision
• Bugging the bugs: Students collect data on cicadas
• Tilghman: With graduation comes responsibility

May 2004

• Seniors salute successes, enjoy laughs on Class Day
• McPherson: Today's challenges call for courageous and creative responses
• Princeton holds Reunions and Commencement activities through June 1
• Princeton holds Reunions and Commencement activities, May 27-June 1
• Valedictorian Tennen demonstrates her distinctive brand of persistence
• Fleming prepares for yet another role: Emeritus
• In focus: Baccalaureate
• Mainstream to margins: Wilentz tracks political music
• Andlinger Center for the Humanities dedicated
• Winners of Princeton Prize in Race Relations honored
• In focus: Club sports
• Student composers featured in concerts, May 11, 12, 14 and 18
• As they prepare for the future, seniors examine Princeton's past
• Friedrich challenges students to push beyond barriers
• Costanzo takes on the role of a lifetime

April 2004

• Engineer crunches literary data to seek truth about fiction
• Atelier events feature range of artists, April 28-May 8
• Town and gown come together at Communiversity
• Newly discovered diary chronicles Einstein's last years
• Youngsters explore ancient art at Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day
• Princeton scientists explain 'Strange Matter'
• Physics major's thesis gets under the skin
• Playwright puts new twist on minstrel comedy
• Visiting writers bring firsthand view of Mexico's literary life
• Public policy leaders give advice and gain ideas in Wilson School program
• Music professor's range spans genres and disciplines
• Expressions to perform 'Behind the Movement,' April 8-10
• Dean Williams serves up encouragement and advice with a healthy dose of humor
• Classics professor finds meaning in building inscriptions across campus

March 2004

• International Festival celebrates 30th anniversary
• New device explores frontiers of the universe and the brain
• Community service extends learning and deepens commitment for undergraduates
• Tilghman discusses campus priorities at 'town hall' meeting
• Princeton expo lets local students explore wonders of science
• Dutch prime minister calls for trans-Atlantic unity in war on terror
• Tigers to face Texas in first round of NCAA tournament
• In focus: East Pyne
• Cadava capitalizes on crossroads of disciplines to create links
• Newly renovated Student Publications Center opens
• In focus: Princeton University Art Museum
• Works by student playwrights debut this spring
• University committed to smoothing the path from laboratory to marketplace

February 2004

• Public safety emphasizes commitment to service
• Urban sociologist Massey makes plans to reach out
• Princeton gives highest awards to top undergraduate, graduate students
• Powell: Kennan's Cold War legacy delivers hope in war on terrorism
• New venue, new vistas for Princeton's dancers
• Student art on display at Frist as part of Black History Month
• Common candies yield physics discovery
• In focus: The Graduate School
• Unsung (super)heroes keep the kinks out of Princeton's computer systems
• Projects to enhance Princeton's humanities buildings nearly complete
• Colley offers Princeton students deeper insight into British history
• Black History Month features variety of lectures, cultural events

January 2004

• In focus: Department of Chemistry
• In focus: The tigers of Princeton's campus
• Keller chronicles the growth of a community over 25 years
• In focus: The undergraduate college
• Princeton native Robeson honored with commemorative stamp
• Smith: Seek deeper meanings in King's life and ministry
• Princeton to celebrate King Day, Jan. 19
• Surroundings stimulate study of English literature
• Onstott looking for life in peculiar places
• About Princeton: Expansion of the University library system
• Forrest's innovation speeds from research to application in record time
• Accomplished young mathematician brings passion to many interests