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Web Update: Appel '81 sanctioned for violations of court order

Computer science professor Andrew Appel '81 has been ordered to apologize and pay attorney's fees after a Mercer County Superior Court judge ruled that he twice violated the conditions of a protective order regarding an expert report he prepared on the security of Sequoia Voting Systems' voting machines.

Rocky, Mathey compete to conserve energy use

Rocky and Mathey College residents were encouraged to ?Do It in the Dark? this week as part of a competition to determine which residential college could reduce its energy consumption by the greatest amount before winter break.

Sachs Scholarship awarded to Barnard '09

Sociology major Alex Barnard ?09 received the Daniel Sachs ?60 Scholarship, one of the highest awards given to Princeton undergraduates.?I?m just blown away.

Bradley ’65: U.S., Russia must engage in joint diplomacy

The United States? and Russia?s joint failure to engage in effective diplomacy and collective action has made and continues to make the world less safe, former New Jersey senator and 2000 Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley ?65 said Thursday afternoon in a packed Dodds Auditorium.He cited Georgia as an example of the United States? flawed approach to relations with Russia.?Senator John McCain [R-Ariz.] proclaimed that ?we are all Georgians,? ? Bradley said, referencing the former presidential nominee?s response to Russia?s invasion of Georgia this past summer.He added, ?To that, I would respond, ?No, senator, we are all Americans.? ?Bradley said McCain?s response, in addition to the Bush administration?s subsequently providing almost $2 billion in aid to Georgia, was part of a long chain of blunders in America?s relations with Russia.?We can?t afford to be stuck on Cold War paradigms that make us automatically view Russia as an enemy,? he explained.

Butler dorm named for Class of 1967

Class of 1967 Hall is the second of the four buildings in the new Butler College to be named, the University announced Thursday.?This new dormitory will stand as a tribute to the commitment of the Class of 1967 to Princeton and to each other,? President Tilghman said in a statement.

Sugar addiction in rats may shed light on human behavior

At the annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Wednesday, psychology professor Bart Hoebel presented his innovative research that suggests sugar is an addictive substance that affects rats similarly to how drugs and alcohol impact humans.Hoebel and researchers in the department of psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute have demonstrated patterns of craving and relapse, the third and final stage of addiction, that had previously gone unobserved in rats.

Facebook gifts come to real life with new alum start-up

Thanks to an imaginative group of University alumni, a man in Los Angeles can now buy a drink for a woman in a New York City bar.

Web Update: Yale announces 25 percent drop in endowment

Yale's endowment is down roughly 25 percent since the fiscal year that ended June 30, its president, Richard Levin, announced today.

Web Update: House Democrats convene science roundtable in Chancellor Green

On Monday, President Tilghman met Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) and other leaders in the sciences in Chancellor Green for a roundtable discussion about science and technology in the United States and its ability to stimulate the national economy.A meeting between Tilghman and Pelosi earlier this year inspired the discussion.

Web Update: USG referenda vote breakdowns

Kagan ’81 nominated for U.S. solicitor general

President-elect Barack Obama announced Monday that he will nominate Elena Kagan ?81, dean of Harvard Law School, to the post of solicitor general in the Department of Justice.The Office of the Solicitor General argues all cases on behalf of the U.S.

Researchers find new path for nitrogen fixation

A team of Princeton researchers recently identified the trace metal molybdenum as the limiting factor in nitrogen fixation, the process by which plants convert atmospheric nitrogen into its biologically usable form.

Obama nominates Jackson GS '86 to head EPA

Lisa Jackson GS ?86 will serve as the first African-American administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), President-elect Barack Obama announced at a press conference in Chicago late Monday afternoon.

With jobs scarce, Teach For America reels in more seniors

This time last year, Jason knew he was going into finance and imagined that he would spend most of the fall of his senior year applying to investment banks.

Bush gives medal to George, Kopp '89, Billington '50

Three Princetonians ? politics professor Robert George, Teach For America founder Wendy Kopp ?89 and Librarian of Congress James Billington ?50 ? are among the 24 recipients of the Presidential Citizens Medal, the White House announced Wednesday.The medal is among the highest honors that a civilian can receive from the president and aims to honor great deeds of national service.

Pehchaan, SASA work together

Though the South Asian Students Association (SASA) includes Pakistan as one of the countries whose culture it promotes on campus, Pakistani international students created another group, Pehchaan, in winter 2006 to address Pakistani cultural and political issues.?We felt there was a need to try and organize events and discussions that were focused more so on Pakistan to some extent,? Babur Khwaja ?09, one of Pehchaan?s officers, said in an interview.?South Asia is big ... and while clumping all its people together is convenient, it?s not always efficient, or even fair,? Faaez Ul Haq ?11, a member of Pehchaan, said in an e-mail.Ul Haq is also a staff photographer for The Daily Princetonian.Khwaja noted, fundamentally, that the groups have different focuses.?One of the big motivators for Pehchaan?s founders was that there?s a huge scope of political problems in Pakistan that are so pressing and at the forefront of the news,? he said.?Pehchaan aims to ... provide opportunities for Princeton students, Pakistani and non-Pakistani to come to appreciate different nuances of Pakistani culture,? Ul Haq said.The Pakistani group welcomes all students, including Americans and international students with no ethnic ties to Pakistan as well as Indian students, Khwaja explained in an e-mail.Though some of Pakistan?s political issues involve India, its neighbor, Khwaja said the ?history of fighting [between the two] doesn?t really factor into the way SASA and Pehchaan work together at Princeton.??We support each other,? he added.

Evaluations now digital

The Committee on the Course of Study, chaired by Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel, has instituted an online system for all undergraduate course evaluations in an effort to increase the ease and efficiency of the end-of-semester process.

Time set aside for women’s swim

Dillon Gym introduced a female-only swim hour last month after a Jewish and a Muslim student together approached Associate Director of Athletics for Campus Recreation David Leach in late September.Leach said he treated their concern as one coming from a student group and was ?able to find an hour that was not a publicly used hour in Dillon Gym.? On Sundays from 11:45 a.m.

University gains control over Robertson endowment in settlement

The University and members of the Robertson family have agreed to settle the largest donor-intent lawsuit in U.S.

Anscombe, Equality Action Network debate marriage

A day after referendum results showed that Princeton students support gay marriage but do not want the University to take a public stance on the issue, two teams of students gave their views on marriage in a debate sponsored by the Anscombe Society and the Equality Action Network (EAN).