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Alums face hazy future after Lehman Brothers collapse

Alums face hazy future after Lehman Brothers collapse

Just three weeks into her full-time job, Anita Gupta ?08 sat at her desk Monday and wondered how she would continue to pay the rent on her newly leased New York City apartment if she suddenly became unemployed in the wake of one of the largest Wall Street shakeups in decades.After graduating last spring, Gupta joined the ranks of more than 100 University alumni employed at Lehman Brothers, the financial firm that officially filed for bankruptcy early Monday morning after failing to find a buyer.Over the course of the weekend, employees said, it gradually became clear that no potential buyer would be willing to merge with the firm without assistance from the federal government.

NEWS | 09/15/2008

Lance GS ’82 runs for seat in Congress

New Jersey State Senator Leonard Lance GS ?82 has been in the state?s service since 1991, but come November, the Wilson School alumnus hopes to finally be in the nation?s service.Lance, a New Jersey native who received his MPA from the Wilson School, was first elected to the State Senate in November 2001, after serving on the General Assembly since 1991.

NEWS | 09/15/2008

Campus patrols get new three-wheelers

Officer Luke Miller used to cover his walking patrol zone about twice each shift. Now he can make that trip five or six times and respond to emergency calls more quickly on a T-3 Motion personal mobility vehicle.Public Safety purchased two T-3s last spring to help officers cover the campus while remaining approachable and environmentally friendly.

NEWS | 09/14/2008

Man struck and killed by NJ Transit train

Shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday, New Jersey Transit (NJT) train 7887 on the Northeast Corridor Line scheduled for arrival in Trenton at 1:32 a.m., ?struck and fatally injured an adult male trespasser on the track west of the Princeton Junction station,? NJT spokeswoman Courtney Carroll said.The train engineer saw the trespasser, 28-year-old South River, N.J., resident Kevin Greim, standing on the tracks, Carroll said, explaining that the engineer then proceeded to blow the horn and initiated emergency procedures but was unable to stop in time.

NEWS | 09/14/2008

'Girls' Night Out' gives frosh preview of the Street

Rather than putting on makeup or pre-gaming, about 30 freshman women prepared for their first night at the eating clubs last Thursday evening by asking for some friendly advice.

NEWS | 09/14/2008

U-Store offers more food, technology

Three flights of stairs no longer impede students from satisfying their late-night snack cravings at the U-Store, and the completion of renovations this summer has made the store a consolidated, 24-hour establishment that U-Store president James Sykes said he believes is much more focused on student needs than it was in the past.In an interview, Sykes said that he is most excited about the added convenience that the U-Store will give students this year.

NEWS | 09/14/2008

New Muslim, Hindu advisers seek to mentor

Following announcements made last year and over the summer, three religious leaders on campus ? Coordinator for Muslim Life Sohaib Sultan, Coordinator for Hindu Life Vineet Chander and Chabad chaplain Eitan Webb ? have begun their first weeks in their University-appointed positions.Sultan?s appointment follows the departure of the first Muslim chaplain, Khalid Latif, two summers ago.

NEWS | 09/14/2008

Organization advocates against same-sex marriage

In an effort to fulfill what they perceived as a need for a national conservative organization devoted solely to marriage issues, politics professor Robert George and conservative author Maggie Gallagher founded the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) in 2007.

NEWS | 09/14/2008

April opening set for Campus Club

Though the University had circulated flyers and announcements last semester proclaiming that Campus Club would reopen this month as a multipurpose student space, structural problems discovered during summer construction have delayed these plans.

NEWS | 09/11/2008

An ambassador for Princeton

Editor's note:The print version and initial online version of this article were affected by the inadvertent deletion of the paragraph that introduces Professor Moravcsik's statements about Shanghai during the Chinese New Year, resulting in the lack of appropriate context for those statements.

NEWS | 09/11/2008

Judaic Studies given $4.5 million donation

Students and scholars interested in Judaism and Judaic Studies are already beginning to benefit from the additional resources provided by a $4.5 million gift from the Tikvah Fund earlier this summer.Peter Schafer, director of the Program in Judaic Studies, said that the grant, which will launch the Tikvah Project on Jewish Thuoght, will make Judaic Studies a ?lasting force for Princeton.?A significant part of the fund is geared toward improving teaching, and Schafer will focus his energies on creating new courses.The Tikvah project, dedicated to promoting Jewish ideas, specified that the University?s grant should be used to bring visiting scholars and fellows to campus, sponsor new courses, host summer institutes and workshops, and increase the interdisciplinary approach of courses that focus on Judaism or Jewish thought.Michael Fishbane, a visiting research scholar from the University of Chicago and the inaugural Tikvah fellow, will be teaching a freshman seminar titled ?The Problem of Evil and the Book of Job? this semester.?We are very grateful to the Tikvah Fund for their generous support,? Leora Batnitzky GS ?96, project coordinator and religion professor, said in a recent statement.

NEWS | 09/11/2008

Spring SCORE to open at 7:30 a.m.

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NEWS | 09/11/2008

Lupe Fiasco to perform at Lawnparties

Grammy-winning rap and hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco, best known for his hit song ?Superstar,? will be the headline act at Lawnparties this Sunday.After signing with Atlantic Records in 2004, the Chicago native got his first big break in the music industry with a verse in Kanye West?s hit single ?Touch the Sky.? He has since gone on to record two solo albums, collaborating with stars like Jay-Z, Soundtrakk and Fall Out Boy?s Patrick Stump.The concert, which begins at 3:30 p.m.

NEWS | 09/11/2008

Butler construction on schedule, half done

Less than a year from its scheduled completion, construction of the new Butler College is halfway done, and the college is on schedule to open next fall, project manager Bill Zahn said during a media tour this summer.

NEWS | 09/11/2008

Dillon undergoes summer makeover

Dillon Gym opens this fall with a number of facility upgrades, after last spring?s USG-administered survey showed University-wide dissatisfaction with its services.These summer renovations are the first phase of short-term improvements implemented by the Department of Campus Recreation and the Office of Facilities.

NEWS | 09/10/2008

University named in discrimination suit

Advocates for Disabled Americans (AFDA) and four individual plaintiffs have sued the University, alleging that it is violating provisions of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

NEWS | 09/10/2008

Contractors in bribery case enter guilty plea

Five contractors who worked on the soon-to-be-opened Lewis Library have pleaded guilty to paying more than $100,000 in bribes to a construction manager to obtain construction contracts.Four contracts were involved, valued between $660,000 and $1.9 million each, according to The Times of Trenton, which first reported on the case in July.The United States Attorney?s office has notified Skanska USA ? the construction contracting company initially hired to oversee the construction of the metal-draped science library designed by Frank Gehry ? that an employee of the company is suspected of receiving ?unauthorized payments? in 2004 and 2005, Tom Crane, Skanska?s senior vice president for communication, confirmed in an e-mail.Michael Drewniak, a spokesman for the U.S.

NEWS | 09/10/2008

Student charged with felony assault

Thomas Kneeland ?10 of Wayne, Pa., was taken into custody by Borough Police and charged with felony assault last Friday, according to the Borough Police?s online blotter and The Times of Trenton.

NEWS | 09/10/2008

Wilson students dine 'en plein air' during renovations

Wilson College residents returning to campus are adjusting to a new dining routine, as the reopening of Wilcox Hall has been delayed until late September at the earliest because of complications in renovations to the building.These students are being accommodated by other residential college dining halls until Monday, when a tent set up in the Dodge-Osborne courtyard will open as a temporary replacement for Wilcox.

NEWS | 09/10/2008

Lewis Library makes a grand debut

After six years of design and construction, the Lewis Library opened its doors today in time for the start of the fall 2008 semester.Designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry, the new 87,000-square-foot building now houses the astrophysics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, statistics and geosciences and map collections, all of which were formerly scattered around campus.The bold style of the building, whose massive sloping planes of sheet metal stand apart from the traditional neo-Gothic designs that pervade campus, aims to be an emblem of the University?s mission of innovation and creativity.?As a university that aspires to do everything at the highest possible level, we should be building buildings that the great architects of today are interested in designing,? President Tilghman said in an interview.?We are a university that lives on the boundary between great traditions, which we adore, and being on the forefront of discovery,? she said.

NEWS | 09/10/2008

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