Former University professor Dick Zimmer is the newest contender in the New Jersey Senate race, and his late entrance has stirred some controversy.
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) were declared winners of the New Jersey presidential primaries, but the ongoing investigation of the discrepancies recorded by several of the state?s electronic voting machines shows that some of the votes may not add up.Last Tuesday, a court subpoenaed electronic voting machines used for the primary elections in six New Jersey counties, including Mercer County, questioning the accuracy and security of the machines.
John Prendergast selected for Crystal Tiger AwardThe Crystal Tiger award selection committee announced Friday that this year?s award recipient is human rights activist and author John Prendergast.
Despite recent spring-like warmth, the major story for Princeton?s weather over the upcoming week will be increased rain chances starting today and much cooler temperatures by the end of the weekend.
Disparities in residential college council budgets leave prospective Wilson College study break attendees hungry when they arrive just 15 minutes late, while Rockefeller College events feed more than 300 students on a weekly basis.How much each residential college can spend per semester varies greatly, with Wilson getting only $4,000 for large events and Butler even less.?It just hurts me because we?re all Princeton students, but there is a lot of inequity in Wilson [in general],? Wilson College Council co-chair Peck Yang ?11 said, referring also to housing options.?[There is] a sense of inferiority in Butler and Wilson when [other colleges] have special college nights,? Wilson College Council co-chair Maya Le Gall ?11 said.?Each college receives a similar amount to support programming in the colleges (with a slight adjustment for number of residents),? Associate Dean of the College Claire Fowler said in an e-mail.
Can a lightly toasted slice of baguette topped with ruby-red tomatoes, flecked with herbs and glistening with olive oil tip the balance in favor of the French and Italian (FIT) department?
For the eager dancer, Princeton offers a wealth of options, from the modern innovation of eXpressions and the urban-inspired breakdancing of Sympoh to the classical Indian style of Kalaa.
Sophomore Jenni Newbury had some unwelcome visitors in her room. Getting rid of them the easy way, however, only made things worse.
What positive number, spelled out in Scrabble tiles, has a score equal to itself? What seven-letter bingo is a Scrabble player most likely to be holding?These are easy questions for the mathematically minded players who dominate national and international Scrabble tournaments.
Junot Diaz, who won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction on Monday for his first novel, ?The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,? stressed the importance of science fiction in conveying historical and social truths before a full house in McCormick 101 yesterday.Diaz, who was born in the Dominican Republic and spent some of his childhood there before moving to New Jersey, acknowledged that he and the novel?s protagonist have similar life stories.The protagonist of ?Oscar Wao? is a Dominican-American boy who grows into a lonely, science fiction-loving nerd.
It may have been last on the agenda, but the state of the Lawrence Apartments Residence Committee was a chief concern for several graduate students at last night?s Graduate Student Government (GSG) meeting.
Keep taxes simple and let people control their own financial resources, Steve Forbes ?70, editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine, said to a large audience last night in Dodds Auditorium.Forbes, who founded the magazine Business Today while a student at the University, discussed his opinions on the current economic crisis in the United States and possible solutions for problems involving the tax code, social security, monetary policy and health insurance.
Nearly 500 prospective students from the Class of 2012 will flood the campus today to decide whether the University should receive their thumbs up on May 1.Princeton Preview, a revised version of the program formerly known as April Hosting, hopes to convince admitted students to come to the University.Because all students have been admitted using regular decision, Princeton Preview will take place during both this weekend and next to accommodate all admitted students.The Admission Office ?had to rethink how [to] welcome admitted students to campus because [there would be] at least double the number of students visiting, if not more than that,? Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye explained.
The Center for Health and Wellbeing yesterday announced that a certificate program in global health and health policy will be launched in fall 2008.Students will study, on a global scale, how diseases interact with societies and how they can be managed using medical technologies and policy interventions.
Hisham Mahmoud began his lecture yesterday with a long incantation in Arabic.?You guys are all under my enchanted spell,? Mahmoud, a lecturer in Near Eastern studies, then said to the audience in McCormick 101.
Princeton?s international students are now less likely to have to leave the country soon after graduation.Students who graduate with degrees in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) will now be allowed 29 months of Optional Practical Training (OPT), which allows them to work in the United States at any point during or immediately after their academic career, the U.S.
The Borough Council approved plans last night to raise money by auctioning off some of the municipality?s possessions, including a baseball glove and a fire truck.In an interview with The Daily Princetonian, Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi characterized the items that will be auctioned as ?goodies that we collect.? Some of the items were abandoned around the Borough or left in municipal buildings, while others had been purchased by the Borough and are no longer needed, Bruschi said.Bicycles are one of the most common items collected, Bruschi noted.
One oversees a vast collection of ancient coins. Another studies the end of the world according to the Old Testament.
The decision to remove Terri Schiavo?s feeding tube is comparable in its inhumanity to the actions of the Nazis during World War II, Schiavo?s brother Bobby Schindler said before an audience of mostly students in Frist 302 last night.Schiavo died in 2005 at age 41, two weeks after doctors, following orders from a federal judge, removed a feeding tube that had kept her alive for more than a decade.
