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Vol. 111, No. 1
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THE WEEKLY BLOG
Jones promotes green economy in campus lecture
For Van Jones, simply establishing a green economy is not enough. Instead, America must establish what he calls “equitable ecocapitalism”: a clean energy economy that provides equal opportunity and new jobs. An economy, Jones said, “that Dr. King would be proud of.” Jones, a former White House adviser serving as a distinguished... READ MORE
For Van Jones, simply establishing a green economy is not enough. Instead, America must establish what he calls “equitable ecocapitalism”: a clean energy economy that provides equal opportunity and new jobs. An economy, Jones said, “that Dr. King would be proud of.” Jones, a former White House adviser serving as a distinguished... READ MORE
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Tiger of the Week:
Karen Smyers '83
Karen Smyers '83
Cover Story
The stargazers
After decades of exciting breakthroughs, Princeton astronomers are enjoying a new explosion of discoveries
By W. Barksdale Maynard ’88
One breezy December afternoon in 1882, faculty astronomer Charles Young fired up gas engine that powered Halsted Observatory’s metal dome and turned dials of new, 30-foot-long telescope, fourth-largest in world. Then he waited nervously for a celestial event that would not happen again for 122 years, transit of Venus —...
Read moreA moment with ... Eliot Spitzer ’81, governor-turned-journalist
Published in the Sept. 22, 2010, issue
For a time, Eliot Spitzer ’81 went the way of other politicians who had fallen from grace. The hard-charging former governor of New York was out of the spotlight, focused on his wife and daughters, returning to the real estate business that his father had...Read moreFirst bridge-year students find a ‘place in the world’
Published in the Sept. 22, 2010, issue
The 20 students who pioneered Princeton’s bridge-year program have returned to campus, and both the students and program leaders say the year surpassed expectations. “In a way, I am more hungry for my education at Princeton than I was before,” said Cole...Read moreUnder Surace ’90, football’s next era begins
Published in the Sept. 22, 2010, issue
Fourteen stacks of DVDs, arranged by each prospective player’s position, lined the desktop of new football coach Bob Surace ’90 this summer. The carefully chosen highlights, sent in hopes of encouraging coaches to pick up the phone or send an e-mail, are...Read moreWeb Bonus Links
Alan W. Lukens ’46, who took part in official ceremonies at the Dachau concentration camp in April 65 years after helping to liberate the camp, reflects on his wartime experience.
Video: Picturing the universe
View a series of images from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, captured by a telescope at Apache Point, N.M., designed by Princeton astronomy professor Jim Gunn.
View a series of images from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, captured by a telescope at Apache Point, N.M., designed by Princeton astronomy professor Jim Gunn.
Web Exclusives
Lessons from the Faculty Room (and why alumni need to pay a visit by Oct. 30).
'How did we get so old ...so fast?'
Gerald D. Skoning '64 profiles the changing character of class reunions through the years.
Gerald D. Skoning '64 profiles the changing character of class reunions through the years.
Recent alumni deaths
A list of alumni whose deaths recently have been reported to the University.
A list of alumni whose deaths recently have been reported to the University.
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