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On the Campus Price: America still a 'work in progress'

By Princeton Alumni Weekly

Published in the February 11, 2009 Issue

Brian Wilson/Office of Communications

Brian Wilson/Office of Communications

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What’s Next for Princeton Men’s Basketball After Ivy Madness Loss?

Despite 24-4 record, NCAA Tournament return appears unlikely

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Mitchell ’24 Sets Rebounding Record, Women’s Basketball Back in Ivy Final

Princeton fends off a relentless Penn team in the Ivy League Tournament semifinals

Tiger of the Week

Former DOJ Lawyer Kathleen Bradish ’94 Continues to Fight Monopolies

‘Daily lives are better if antitrust is done right,’ Bradish says

On the Campus

PAWcast: Student Mental Health With Calvin Chin and Jess Deutsch ’91

“…That’s how you can chip away at a culture that really emphasizes perfectionism … people being willing to open up about their actual experience”

On the Campus

PAWcast: Students Discuss Mental Health at Princeton

‘Taking care of your mental-emotional well-being is not seen as valued on this campus, and … in our society at large’

On the Campus

The Whole Student: Alumni Share Through Caring Tigers

‘There is relief in hearing your experiences resonate, to not be alone in experiencing depression or anxiety’

Features

The Pies That Bind

Since Pete Carril’s heyday, Princeton coaches and athletes have been heading to Conte’s Pizza for some slices and camaraderie

Research

Q&A: Anthropology Professor Hanna Garth on Food Insecurity

Garth says food justice is about “righting the inequities that exist in our current global industrial food system”

Alumni News

Sister Inspires Maddie Offstein ’19 As Olympic Marathon Trials Approach

“[Molly is] a really good reminder that progress is always possible,” Offstein says

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Matt McDonald ’15 Balances Postdoc Life with Elite Running Career

Former track star will head to the Olympic marathon trials two months after publishing a paper in Science

Alumni News

Caroline Nelson ’14 Is a Rancher With an Unconventional Model

Nelson and her husband got into the industry without already owning or taking out big loans to buy land

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The cosmic apocalypse

Princeton cosmologists are working to discern the ultimate fate of the universe

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The Whole Student: Building a ‘Culture of Connection’ on Campus

TigerWell’s innovative projects can show us the way

Alumni Around the Web

April 9: Baseball Executive Larry Lucchino ’67 Dies at 78

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Alex Cavoli ’20 Blends Musical Influences as ‘boxboys’

Cavoli’s music somehow feels nostalgic and futuristic at the same time

On the Campus

4.8-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Princeton

Geosciences professor Allan Rubin said the quake just about ties with the largest ever recorded in New Jersey

On the Campus

Voilà: French Film Festival Returns to Princeton

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Stanford Physicist Hideo Mabuchi ’92 Sculpts Ceramics in ‘Clayspace’

Mabuchi says his Princeton experience helps him make connections across disciplines like sculpting and physics

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Current Issue

The art of Mary Weatherford ’84; The alumni interview endures

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Featured Content

Sports

What’s Next for Princeton Men’s Basketball After Ivy Madness Loss?

Despite 24-4 record, NCAA Tournament return appears unlikely

Sports

Mitchell ’24 Sets Rebounding Record, Women’s Basketball Back in Ivy Final

Princeton fends off a relentless Penn team in the Ivy League Tournament semifinals

Tiger of the Week

Former DOJ Lawyer Kathleen Bradish ’94 Continues to Fight Monopolies

‘Daily lives are better if antitrust is done right,’ Bradish says

On the Campus

PAWcast: Student Mental Health With Calvin Chin and Jess Deutsch ’91

“…That’s how you can chip away at a culture that really emphasizes perfectionism … people being willing to open up about their actual experience”

On the Campus

PAWcast: Students Discuss Mental Health at Princeton

‘Taking care of your mental-emotional well-being is not seen as valued on this campus, and … in our society at large’

On the Campus

The Whole Student: Alumni Share Through Caring Tigers

‘There is relief in hearing your experiences resonate, to not be alone in experiencing depression or anxiety’

Features

The Pies That Bind

Since Pete Carril’s heyday, Princeton coaches and athletes have been heading to Conte’s Pizza for some slices and camaraderie

Research

Q&A: Anthropology Professor Hanna Garth on Food Insecurity

Garth says food justice is about “righting the inequities that exist in our current global industrial food system”

Alumni News

Sister Inspires Maddie Offstein ’19 As Olympic Marathon Trials Approach

“[Molly is] a really good reminder that progress is always possible,” Offstein says

Alumni News

Matt McDonald ’15 Balances Postdoc Life with Elite Running Career

Former track star will head to the Olympic marathon trials two months after publishing a paper in Science

Alumni News

Caroline Nelson ’14 Is a Rancher With an Unconventional Model

Nelson and her husband got into the industry without already owning or taking out big loans to buy land

PAW Podcasts

PAW Podcasts

Listen to PAW’s interview podcasts