Princeton University

Page One
• The senior thesis
• Chyba weighs in on topics ranging from planetary life to nuclear proliferation

The senior thesis
• Searching for life elsewhere in the solar system — from campus
• Tracing jazz’s evolution from the club to the classroom

Inside
• Clinton named Class Day speaker
• Fieldstone, limestone and slate: Work progresses on Whitman
• Students, faculty, staff enjoy first ‘Pub Night’ at Chancellor Green
• Communiversity set for April 29

People
• Spotlight, promotion

Almanac
• Nassau notes
• Calendar of events
• By the numbers

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Editor: Ruth Stevens
Calendar editor: Carolyn Geller
Staff writers: Jennifer Greenstein Altmann, Eric Quiñones
Contributing writers: Cass Cliatt, Karin Dienst, Teresa Riordan
Photographers: Denise Applewhite, John Jameson
Design: Maggie Westergaard
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