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Nov. 19, 2008

Vol. 109, No. 5
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Cover Story
Valerie Erwin ’79, chef and owner, Geechee Girl Rice Café, Philadelphia, Pa.Valerie Erwin ’79, chef and owner, Geechee Girl Rice Café, Philadelphia, Pa.

Great tastes


Alumni chefs talk about their craft


By Mark F. Bernstein ’83

The kitchen can be the most intimidating room in the house after a long day of work, when another night of take-out or microwave food seems a much easier alternative than turning on the stove. But for some alumni, cooking is both a passion and a profession. PAW senior writer Mark F. Bernstein ’83 spoke to five alumni chefs who took different...

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Eric Schlosser ’81

A Moment With ... Eric Schlosser ’81

  Journalist Eric Schlosser ’81 has made a career of comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable through his prize-winning work for The Atlantic magazine and his 2001 book Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. He is co-producer of the new Robert...

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Weathering the storm


Financial aid rises with the economy’s downturn; stability expected for the budget, Aspire campaign


By Alice Lloyd George ’09

The University has been forced to increase its financial-aid spending by more than $3 million, and the timing and scope of campus construction projects may be adjusted in response to the financial crisis. But Provost Christopher Eisgruber ’83 said last month that “Princeton is...

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Bill Bradley ’65, left, and Dick Kazmaier ’52 at the No. 42 retirement ceremony Oct. 24.

A number like no other


Princeton retires No. 42 in honor of Kazmaier ’52 and Bradley ’65


By Brett Tomlinson

  As children playing football on a churchyard in Crystal City, Mo., Bill Bradley ’65 and his friends took turns emulating collegiate gridiron stars. Bradley, for a Midwestern boy, had a curious favorite. “Other kids wanted to be ‘Hopalong’ Cassady of Ohio State,” he recalled....

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Newest profile: Jan. 27
Anne-Marie Slaughter '80 resigns as dean, takes State Department post.
THE WEEKLY BLOG
Tiger of the Week:
Reporter Sean Gregory ’98

Dec. 10, 2008


SOMBER VIGIL – Students, faculty, and community members gathered at Murray-Dodge Hall Dec. 3 to honor the victims of terrorism in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
   
Web Bonus Links
Retiring No. 42
Listen to audio excerpts from the speeches by Dick Kazmaier '52 and Bill Bradley '65 at the No. 42 retirement ceremony in Jadwin Gym.
Chefs' choices
Try your hand at favorite recipes from the five alumni chefs profiled in this issue, as well as from University executive chef Rob Harbison.
Old-time tunes
Listen to two tracks by fiddler Brittany Haas ’09, “Duck River” and “Sail Away Ladies,” from her CD “Brittany Haas.”
Ask the author
Have a question for health journalist Robert Davis ’86, whose new book is discussed in this issue? Send it to PAW Online, and we’ll post the answers.
Web Exclusives
Gregg Lange ’70’s Rally ’Round the Cannon
The Chapel's ecumenical philosophy in stone and glass.
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