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photo by Laura Eichhorn
'02
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McPhee wins Pulitzer for Annals of Former
World
When John McPhee, Ferris Professor of
Journalism, started Annals of the Former
World, he thought he would write it in a
year.
Twenty years and many
books later, he finished the geological tour along
Interstate 80 that received the 1999 Pulitzer Prize
for general nonfiction. The Pulitzer Prizes, which
honor achievement in literature, the arts and
journalism, are awarded annually by Columbia
University.
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No definitive answers
Introduction to Metaphysics and Epistemology
draws 200 undergraduates
Innumerable fascinating questions and absolutely
no definitive answers -- that's what Associate
Professor of Philosophy Gideon Rosen offers in
Philosophy 203, Introduction to Metaphysics and
Epistemology.
And about 200
undergraduates flock to each lecture to be
confused, stymied and frustrated, and maybe, just
maybe, gain insights into the nature of Life and
Truth. Whether the topic is the concept of God, the
problem of evil, or free will and determinism,
"These are issues that everyone is in a position to
worry about," observes Rosen.
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Most applied, fewest admitted to Class of '03
By admitting 1,600 of 14,874 applicants for the
Class of 2003, Admission accepted only 10.8 percent
of the largest applicant pool in University history
according to Dean of Admission Fred Hargadon.
"It's the largest number
of applicants and the smallest number of admits in
the past 25 years," he said. Last year the
University admitted 13.1 percent of applicants --
1,700 out of 13,006.
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Trustees name nine to tenure
At their April 9 meeting, the trustees approved
nine appointments to the tenured faculty.
David Srolovitz was
named professor of mechanical and aerospace
engineering, and eight current faculty members were
promoted to the tenured position of associate
professor: Albert Bendelac, Edward Felten, Olga
Hasty, David Howell, Naomi Leonard, Jaswinder
Singh, Sandra Troian and Christian
Wildberg.
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"I really want to do both well"
Program helps postdoctoral fellows in science,
engineering develop skills in teaching as well as
research
The Science and Technology Council's new
Postdoctoral Teaching Program is a program with a
difference.
Launched last year, it
aims "to attract to Princeton postdoctoral fellows
in science and engineering who wish to develop
skills that will allow them to pursue careers in
both research and teaching," according to Council
Chair Shirley Tilghman. The seven fellows, here for
terms of up to three years, conduct research in the
lab of a faculty member and also work with a
teaching mentor, who may or may not be the research
mentor.
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Athletics
Crew. On April 10, the
men's heavyweight outrowed Columbia and Penn, men's
lightweight defeated Cornell and Rutgers, and
women's open beat Harvard and Cornell. The women's
lightweight finished first at the Camden
Invitational on April 11. (Men: heavyweight: 4-0,
2-0 Ivy; lightweight: 3-0, 1-0 Ivy; women: open:
4-1, 3-0 Ivy; lightweight: 0-0)
Lacrosse. The men
defeated Penn 9-8 and the women beat Delaware 10-8
on April 6, and the men won against Brown 11-5 and
the women against Yale 12-7 on April 10. (Men: 4-3,
3-0 Ivy; women: 8-2, 3-0 Ivy)
Volleyball (men). The
Tigers defeated Yale, Penn, Cornell and Harvard to
win the Ivy League title on April 11.
(16-10)
Water polo (women).
Princeton won against UMass, Bucknell, Harvard
and Maryland on April 10 and 11 to claim the
first-ever ECAC Championship. (24-5-1, 8-0
CWPA)
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