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Borough Council discusses Dinky as historic district, consolidation, 9/11 memorial

Borough Council discusses Dinky as historic district, consolidation, 9/11 memorial

The Borough Council discussed the potential designation of the Dinky train station as a historic district on Tuesday evening. The Dinky has been a state and national historic site since 1984 but is not currently a Borough historic district.

NEWS | 03/13/2012

Students start anonymous email tool, and Snooki's fiance takes notice

FuLumail.com is named for the anonymous “Forget U” or “Love U” messages users can send to any email address through the website. FuLus, which can contain everything from simple text to embedded videos, are published on the website, and particularly popular messages are featured on a special section.

NEWS | 03/13/2012

Shelton named Butler master

Psychology professor Nicole Shelton will serve as the new master of Butler College, Dean of the College Valerie Smith and Dean of Undergraduate Students Kathleen Deignan announced on Friday.She will replace current Butler Master and electrical engineering professor Sanjeev Kulkarni, who has served in the position for the past seven years, effective July 1. Shelton’s term as master will last four years.

NEWS | 03/13/2012

Borough mayor will not run for mayor of consolidated towns

Borough Mayor Yina Moore ’79 said she will not run for mayor of consolidated Princeton. Moore will instead campaign for a position on the town council of the consolidated municipalities, effective January 2013.

NEWS | 03/12/2012

News & Notes: Universities seek to reduce bottled water use

Colleges and universities across the nation are making an effort to reduce plastic waste by decreasing the consumption of bottled water. According to Bloomberg News, over 90 schools, including many members of the Ivy League, have banned or restricted the sale of bottled water.

NEWS | 03/11/2012

For RCAs, conduct may jeopardize position

For the most part, all undergraduate students are treated equally under the University’s disciplinary guidelines and procedures. While they are not necessarily held to a different set of standards, residential college advisers are perhaps one exception to the generally egalitarian nature of the disciplinary code.

NEWS | 03/11/2012

Molecular biology program grants stipends for summer research

While many University students are still waiting for their summer plans to solidify, most rising seniors in the Department of Molecular Biology already know exactly where they will be for June, July and August: on campus.Each summer, the molecular biology department offers a nine-week program for students with a lab-based thesis, giving them a chance to conduct a good portion of their research before the start of senior year.

NEWS | 03/11/2012

In trustee vote, women are majority

Women compose 63 percent of this year’s candidates for Young Alumni Trustee, a significant increase over past years when about a third of the candidates for the position were women.Of this year’s 41 candidates — the largest slate of candidates since 1999 — 26 are female, according to Young Alumni Trustee administrator Leslie Rowley.

NEWS | 03/11/2012

USG evaluates recent mental health initiative and newest TigerApp

USG president Bruce Easop ’13 noted at the USG Senate meeting on Sunday night that many of last week’s Mental Health Week events had low turnout, with only about a dozen students in attendance.

NEWS | 03/11/2012

Zelizer: Dual life as scholar, mainstream news pundit

Like many American fathers, after Wilson School professor Julian Zelizer wakes up in the morning, he takes his kids to school and then heads to the gym. But instead of watching sports highlights or listening to music while he lifts weights, Zelizer mulls over ideas for his weekly CNN column.It is rare for professors to appear in mass media as much as Zelizer does. In addition to teaching HIS 583: Readings in American Political History this semester, Zelizer has appeared 18 times on Bloomberg television in the past month. On Sept. 10, he authored a column in The New York Times about the history of one-term presidents. Two days later, he was back in his home outlet, penning away on the political legacy of 9/11.

NEWS | 03/08/2012

Ellsberg discusses Pentagon Papers

Daniel Ellsberg, who famously leaked the top secret Pentagon Papers in the midst of the Vietnam War, gave a lecture on Thursday afternoon titled “Secrets, Lies and Leaks: From the Pentagon Papers to WikiLeaks.”The conversation also included Bart Gellman ’82, a visiting lecturer in the Wilson School and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. The pair discussed the balance between government secrecy and the First Amendment.

NEWS | 03/08/2012

Bhargava joins Forbes Magazine's wealthiest

Manoj Bhargava, the founder of 5-hour ENERGY and a University dropout, was named to Forbes Magazine’s list of the world’s wealthiest people for the first time on Wednesday.Bhargava’s wealth is valued at about $1.3 billion, placing him at 960th on Forbes’s list of the 1,226 wealthiest people on the planet. According to a profile written on him that appeared in Forbes in February, Bhargava speculates that he is probably the wealthiest Indian living in the United States.

NEWS | 03/08/2012

Binnie GS '78 and Linteris GS '90 reflect on experience as astronauts

When Brian Binnie GS ’78 first arrived in outer space, he could see the topography of California and the Pacific Ocean spreading out below him, as well as weather patterns. The atmosphere separated the black void of space from Earth, and Binnie described it as a “thin blue electric ribbon of light.”“You know, you see the pictures on magazine covers, but the eye is so much more dynamic than any camera or video, and it ... lasts for five minutes,” Binnie said.

NEWS | 03/08/2012

Mathey starts Co-op

Last Friday afternoon, Damaris Miller ’15 walked to the basement of Edwards Hall to prepare dinner with three other members of a new co-op in Mathey College.Two hours later, the other members of the 13-member co-op joined the cooks for a meal of lentils, curry with vegetables, grilled cheese and peanut butter with chocolate chip cookies.

NEWS | 03/08/2012

Dr. Oz treats Princeton

Surgeon, author and talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz discussed health issues that are relevant to Princeton students and steps they can take to address them on Thursday night as part of the Mental Health Awareness Week being held by the USG and Sustained Dialogue.As the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions and the host of his own television program, “The Dr. Oz Show,” Oz was named one of Time’s “100 Most Influential People” in 2008 and is also the parent of a Princeton alumna.

NEWS | 03/08/2012

Yale bans freshman fall rush after controversial pledge task chants in 2010

Starting next year, fraternities and sororities at Yale will be prohibited from holding fall rush for freshmen, Yale College Dean Mary Miller and Dean of Student Affairs Marichel Gentry announced to the Yale student body last Thursday.

NEWS | 03/07/2012

Tropical forests less able to absorb nitrogen

The Earth’s tropical forests play a key role in absorbing man-made carbon dioxide, and scientists have traditionally believed that tropical forests could absorb nitrogen-based pollutants as well. However, research published by a team including ecology and evolutionary biology professor Lars Hedin and geosciences professor Daniel Sigman suggests that tropical forests may be less able to absorb polluting nitrogen than previously thought.

NEWS | 03/07/2012

Most faculty donations go to Obama

All but one of the University faculty members and administrators who have given directly to the 2012 presidential candidates so far have donated to President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, according to federal records of donations to presidential campaigns. In total, faculty and administrators have given $20,896 to Obama for America in the current election cycle.

NEWS | 03/07/2012

Survey predicts more foreclosures

A new survey by the Wilson School suggests that foreclosure filings in Mercer County may increase in the future. The 2011 Mercer County Community Issues Survey, conducted last fall, gathered information on social and economic issues affecting Mercer County residents from 2006 to 2011 — particularly on housing issues such as current mortgage debt and foreclosures — with the goal of disseminating this data to policymakers and the public.

NEWS | 03/07/2012

Career Services increases focus on nonprofits

Career Services is currently making an increased push to expand its offerings in nonprofit and social entrepreneurship.

NEWS | 03/07/2012

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