Category: archives

  • New university course puts the ‘human’ in the humanities

    PSY 214 examines the the blurred lines of what it means to be human. By: David Campbell    If Jean-Paul Sartre were alive today, he might well have benefited from PSY 214, a new fall-term course offering this academic year at Princeton University.    True, had he availed himself of the course, the French existentialist philosopher might…

  • Hun girls: one last shot at nemesis Peddie

    Raiders fall in MAPL hoop final By: Justin Feil    The Hun School girls’ basketball team can hope the third time is a charm.    The Raiders lost, 62-40, to Peddie in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League tournament championship Sunday in Mercerburg, Pa. Hun also lost, 50-37, to the Falcons in the regular season.    Hun has its last…

  • Schulte helps PHS girls to solid season

    Hockey team gets win over PDS By: Justin Feil    Emily Schulte wasn’t altogether sure how the Princeton High girls’ ice hockey team would fare going into this season.    "I was a little worried about the offense because we lost Jackie (Distler), Louise (Finnell) and Meghan (Heyden)," said Schulte, a PHS junior. "They were three of…

  • Princeton trio helps Lawrenceville to crown

    Big Red win state girls’ hockey By: Justin Feil    Sarah Herr, Becky Mantell and Payson Sword all grew up with similar backgrounds for hockey, had even played against each other in a number of leagues, but until this year the three had not had the pleasure of playing all together.    The three Princeton residents have…

  • Pirates win third straight sectional

    WW-P South girls swim by Lawrence again By: Justin Feil NORTH BRUNSWICK – For the third straight season, the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ swim team captured a Central Jersey A championship with a win over Lawrence.    Monday, the Pirates rode three dominating events and won every relay to pull away from Lawrence, 99-71, in the…

  • Men and women take different views of money

    PNC Advisers releases survey of 800 high-net-worth people. By: George Spohr    Men and women have strikingly different attitudes when it comes to money, according to a survey by PNC Advisors of about 800 high-net-worth people.    The survey says there’s an alarming lack of communication about wealth planning and goals, and significant differences between the sexes…

  • EXECUTIVE SNAPSHOT

    Howard Goldberg ClinPhone Inc. Residence: West Windsor     Family: Wife, two children     Education: Ph.D. from University of the Pacific, and B.S. in biology from SUNY Stony Brook     First job: Paper carrier     Thumbnail sketch: More than 20 years of experience in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, including more than 15 years with multinational…

  • Einstein expert sheds light on the man behind the myths

    Professor contrasts the popular image and the real Einstein. By: David Campbell    Diana L. Kormos-Buchwald, director and general editor of the Einstein Papers Project, shed some light on the man behind the popular myth of Albert Einstein during a lecture Thursday at Princeton University.    "This is the Einstein whom we know on posters, on calendars,"…

  • Group begins effort to reduce racial tension

    About 60 residents, community leaders, elected officials and law enforcement officers attend session. By: Jennifer Potash    Reducing tension between racial and ethnic groups — and lessening the appeal of street gangs — requires more intense community involvement in the lives of at-risk youth, according to the findings of a citizen-led group.    The Princeton Human Services…