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By Princeton Alumni Weekly

Published in the September 24, 2008 Issue

Photograph by Ricardo Barros

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Misrach Ewunetie ’24’s Death Ruled Suicide, Mercer County Prosecutor Announces

Princeton student found to have at least 59 pills in her system, according to autopsy report

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From the Editor: Grant Wahl ’96 Stood Out as a Student Journalist and After

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In New PBS Series, Alan Lightman ’70 Searches for Meaning

‘How is it that a collection of atoms and molecules can give rise to complex human experiences?’

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PAWcast: David Robinson ’04 Examines Ethics in Algorithms

‘What kind of a decision are we making here? And what are the human impacts of what we’re doing?’

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Actor George Butts ’08 Finds Niche in Hand Modeling

After his first commercial, Butts found an agent who told him to get a manicure immediately

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Unarmed and Dangerous

Attorney Alinor Sterling ’89 is winning judgments for Sandy Hook families and changing the gun-violence debate

On the Campus

PAW Goes to the Movies: Dean Jill Dolan Watches ‘She Said’

‘This movie tries to honor this moment of feminist resistance to male power, as well as making heroes of the reporters’

Sports

Basketball Captain Julia Cunningham ’23 Leads the Charge

Princeton’s team faces lofty expectations and a tough schedule this season

Features

The New Look of Legacy

Are different names on buildings and spaces part of an evolving campus or blurring University history?

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The PAW Staff Recommends: Favorite Books Written by Princetonians

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Princeton Portrait: He Became a ‘Folk Hero’ After Being Shunned

Bruce McMarion Wright h’01 (1917-2005)

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On the Campus

Class of ’14: A Career Snapshot, Six Months After Graduation

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The Brutus of the conspiracy

Woodrow Wilson and John Grier Hibben each won Princeton’s presidency, but a bitter dispute over the University’s future destroyed their friendship

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On the Campus

First-Year SPIA Grad Student Found Dead in Off-Campus Residence

Maura Coursey is the fourth Princeton student to die in less than a year

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Princeton Memo Directs Faculty on Acceptable Use of ChatGPT and Other AI

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Mike Millner ’90 Is Preserving the Legacy of Writer Jack Kerouac

Millner directs the archive at UMass Lowell where Kerouac’s papers are housed

Alumni Around the Web

Jan. 24: Jack Finlay ’18 Studies Long COVID and Loss of Smell

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Q&A: Ann Tashi Slater ’84 and John McPhee ’53 on the Creative Process

‘That muscle memory produces the semi-conscious effect of being in the zone, hitting one shot after another’

Alumni Around the Web

Jan. 18: Mark Herrema ’04 Explains Carbon Capture Technology

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Current Issue

Crashing the conservative party; The future of fish; 100 years of Baker Rink

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Featured Content

On the Campus

Misrach Ewunetie ’24’s Death Ruled Suicide, Mercer County Prosecutor Announces

Princeton student found to have at least 59 pills in her system, according to autopsy report

From the Editor

From the Editor: Grant Wahl ’96 Stood Out as a Student Journalist and After

Tiger of the Week

In New PBS Series, Alan Lightman ’70 Searches for Meaning

‘How is it that a collection of atoms and molecules can give rise to complex human experiences?’

Alumni News

PAWcast: David Robinson ’04 Examines Ethics in Algorithms

‘What kind of a decision are we making here? And what are the human impacts of what we’re doing?’

Tiger of the Week

Actor George Butts ’08 Finds Niche in Hand Modeling

After his first commercial, Butts found an agent who told him to get a manicure immediately

Features

Unarmed and Dangerous

Attorney Alinor Sterling ’89 is winning judgments for Sandy Hook families and changing the gun-violence debate

On the Campus

PAW Goes to the Movies: Dean Jill Dolan Watches ‘She Said’

‘This movie tries to honor this moment of feminist resistance to male power, as well as making heroes of the reporters’

Sports

Basketball Captain Julia Cunningham ’23 Leads the Charge

Princeton’s team faces lofty expectations and a tough schedule this season

Features

The New Look of Legacy

Are different names on buildings and spaces part of an evolving campus or blurring University history?

Alumni News

The PAW Staff Recommends: Favorite Books Written by Princetonians

History

Princeton Portrait: He Became a ‘Folk Hero’ After Being Shunned

Bruce McMarion Wright h’01 (1917-2005)

PAW Podcasts

Browse past episodes of the PAWcast, our monthly interview series

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