Beaming in Beijing

Lind ’06 strikes gold at the Olympics

Published in the Sept. 24, 2008, issue

When Caroline Lind ’06 and her U.S. rowing teammates won Olympic gold in the women’s eight, they hugged, cried, smiled, and sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” with gusto on the medal stand. And in the week that followed, whenever they left the Athletes Village,...Read more

Tigers eye a return to the top

After stumbling in ’07, football seniors think they can contend for the Ivy title

Published in the Sept. 24, 2008, issue

Senior defensive linemen Pete Buchignani, Matt Koch, and Tom Methvin have played together in Princeton’s starting lineup for two years and worked together in practice for three. They got to know each other even better last spring when the coaching staff...Read more

Soccer teams split opening night

Published in the Sept. 24, 2008, issue

During an Aug. 28 tour of Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium, the new home of Princeton’s soccer teams, men’s coach Jim Barlow ’91 called the facility a “perfect environment” for soccer. Women’s coach Julie Shackford said that just stepping on the pitch had...Read more

Sports Shorts

Published in the Sept. 24, 2008, issue

The University spent $941,000 to recruit varsity athletes in 2006–07, the largest RECRUITING BUDGET in NCAA Division I-AA, according to a Chronicle of Higher Education report published in August. Princeton increased its budget 234 percent over a 10-year...Read more