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Sept. 24, 2008

Vol. 109, No. 1
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Cover Story
Graduate student Mark de Groh looks for artifacts near Beyözü, a village in central Turkey.

Marking time


Combining history and archaeology, these Princeton scholars reconstruct daily life in the fields of Turkey


By Brett Tomlinson

At the entrance to a mosque in Kozören, a small farming village in central Turkey, Princeton history professor John Haldon leans to the right, dips his shoulder, and cranes his neck to read the inscription on a large, cylindrical stone. In addition to being upside down, the rows of Latin letters have been scratched and eroded over hundreds of...

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paw.princeton.edu: Welcome to PAW's new Web site!

With this issue, PAW launches its new Web site with a new Web address: paw.princeton.edu. The new site offers more opportunities to comment on PAW’s stories and letters, and users will be able to post remembrances of deceased classmates to run along with their memorials. The ...

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Why he taught


Remembering Robert Fagles


By James H.S. McGregor ’68 *75

James H.S. McGregor ’68 *75 is a professor of comparative literature at the University of Georgia. Professor Robert Fagles was known to multitudes throughout the English-speaking world a translator of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Homer, and Virgil. A much smaller number knew him...

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A moment with ... Massie Ritsch ’98

Follow the money. That’s what Massie Ritsch ’98 does each day as communications director of the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington-based nonprofit group that tracks money in politics and its effect on elections and policymaking. A former Los Angeles Times reporter,...

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THE WEEKLY BLOG
Tiger of the Week:
Biologist Susan Mango *90

Oct. 1, 2008


KEEPING THE BEAT – Percussionist Jordan Bubin ’09 of the Princeton University Band plays his instrument of choice at halftime of the Tigers’ Sept. 27 football game against Lehigh. A rainy evening didn’t deter the band, or the football team, which won, 10-7, on a Connor Louden ’09 field goal in the game’s final seconds. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
   
Web Bonus Links
Dateline: Turkey
PAW associate editor Brett Tomlinson’s video and slideshow of a Princeton professor’s archaeological survey.
The pen is mightier
A portfolio of memorable political cartoons from Firestone Library’s current exhibition.
Words and music
A pair of tracks from the second music CD by author Madison Smartt Bell ’79 and a collaborator.
Gerhard R. Andlinger ’52: Q & A
In a rare interview, the private investment executive talks about his $100 million gift and what Princeton means to him.
Find the fake van Gogh
Digital analysis of brushstrokes can help authenticate paintings, Princeton researchers say. Take our quiz and see if you can spot the fake.
On the tube
Campaign-finance expert Massie Ritsch ’98 matches wits with Stephen Colbert in this video clip from “The Colbert Report.”
Web Exclusives
Rally 'Round the Cannon
Gregg Lange ’70 recaps 112 years of Princetonians’ Olympic gold.
On the Campus
Chip McCorkle ’09 tells how Wall Street’s uncertain summer affected Princeton interns.
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