March 21, 2012

Mar 21, 2012

The Ghost Army: How Fred Fox '39's love of theater helped win World War II

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Features

Freddy Fox goes to war

How a favorite son took his talent for theater to the battlefields of Europe

Designing in green

Alumni architects see sustainability as part of the job

President’s Page

President’s Page

“Shall We Dance?”

The Alumni Weekly provides these pages to the president

On the Campus

PAW ASKS Stanley Katz

Has the trade embargo on Cuba worked?

Bicker numbers soar as 11th club reopens

Construction of Andlinger Center begins

IN BRIEF

Winnie Holzman ’76, on writing for television

Orthodox Jewish community marks 50th anniversary of Yavneh House

Preparing for a new era of partnerships overseas

From Princeton’s vault: Before Greek life, Princeton had Whig and Clio

In Moe Berg’s papers, glimpses of a puzzling figure

Questions about race, admissions linger for Asian-American students

Obama budget proposal would mean big cuts for PPPL

Brown chooses Paxson as next president

Final Scene

Home stretch for Aspire

Appiah, Darnton receive top humanities award

Committee recommends suspension for violators of freshman Greek ban

Kornbluth '80 to perform comic monologue on math and failure

Planned Parenthood president urges better preventive care, sex ed

Olmert discusses territorial issues, nuclear Iran in campus speech

Mastering matzo: Reflections of a cook-off champ

Alumni Day video - The art and science of motorcycle design

Professor Michael Littman discusses his popular freshman seminar

Slide show - Selections from the new Moe Berg '23 papers

Alumni News

Heard at Alumni Day

High heels beat flats: Why I left academia

Reading Room: Keija Parssinen ’03

Third-generation expatriate explores Saudi culture

STARTING OUT: Gavin Byrnes ’11

ALUMNI DAY 2012: Honorees Jackson *86, Mueller ’66 describe their paths to public service

Alumni Day 2012: Volunteer Award Winners

NEWSMAKERS

New Releases by Alumni

Easy rider

Students earn top University honors

ANTHONY D’AMATO ’10: On stage with the Boss

Names in the news: Words and pictures

What's new at PAW Online: April 2, 2012

Slide show - Sustainable designs by alumni architects

Rally 'Round the Cannon

Mathematics makes strange quantum bedfellows, probably

Alumni Profile: Bill Carson '50, co-founder, Santa Fe for Students

Video, slide show - The Ghost Army in action

Podcast - Rally 'Round the Cannon, March 21, 2012

Audio - Music from singer-songwriter Anthony D'Amato '10

Sports

EXTRA POINT: Recruited athletes and other unmentionables

Lacrosse team unites in the face of adversity

Men’s squash defeats Trinity for national title

SPORTS SHORTS

Even in the year of Lin-sanity, Princeton leads the Ivies

Scouts are watching as Princeton baseball begins title defense

Featured Authors

Featured Authors

Mundy '82 looks at the rise of female breadwinners

Featured Authors

Park '51 examines film noir

History

From the Archives

Tiger of the Week

Tiger of the Week

Tigers of the Week: Josh Hirshfeld '08, Kieran Ledwidge '08, Geoff McDonald '07, Tyler Pines '09, and Evan Younger '08

Tiger of the Week

Tigers of the Week: Frank Moss '71, Marin Soljačić *00, and Steve Teig '82

From the Editor

From the Editor

From the Editor

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