What's new at PAW Online: Nov. 14, 2011

Published in the Oct. 26, 2011, Issue

In the cover story of our Nov. 16 issue, we look at the creative and high-tech program in robotics, led by Professor Robert Stengel *65 *68. At paw.princeton.edu, you can watch two videos of student-designed robots in action. Also at PAW Online, check out a slide show of the Nov. 11 Orange and Black Ball, which revived the Princeton tradition of a fall football-weekend dance.

– Marilyn H. Marks *86, editor

	VIDEO: Princeton robotics See Mohammad Javed ’11’s manta ray-inspired robot take a test swim in the Woodrow Wilson School fountain and follow the student-designed Phobetor as it tries to deliver a holiday fruitcake. WATCH
	SLIDE SHOW: Orange and Black Ball On the eve of Princeton football’s game against Yale, about 3,000 students partied at a campus-wide dance in Dillon Gym. VIEW
	ASK THE EXPERT: Sam Wang Professor Sam Wang, profiled in the Oct. 26 issue of PAW, answers brain-related questions from readers, covering educational toys, language acquisition, and more. READ MORE
	PODCAST: Rally ’Round the Cannon The newest installment of Gregg Lange ’70’s history column recalls the explosive episode of the “A-Bomb Kid,” a memorable campus story from the Cold War 1970s. LISTEN
	Lend a hand Browse PAW’s directory of nonprofits created or led by alumni – and let us know about others in the comments section. READ MORE
	HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE NOV. 16 ISSUE: Robo shop Want a fruitcake delivered? Need to keep your guitar in tune? Undergraduates have designed robots that can do those tasks and more. Invasion of the devil wagon Autos arrived at Princeton more than a century ago, quickly changing campus culture and creating congestion that remains with us today. PAW looks back. Banner year for endowment Princeton’s endowment soared to $17.1 billion in the year ending June 30, rebounding strongly after losing nearly a quarter of its value in the global financial crisis.
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