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Text messages could help rally young voters to the polls on Election Day, a new study by a politics graduate student suggests.The study, conducted by Aaron Strauss GS, found that text message reminders sent to young people on or before the day of the 2006 midterm elections increased the likelihood that they would vote by 4.2 percentage points."Cell phones are great because it is [a] personal way to get the message, but it doesn't interrupt you," Strauss said.The day before the November 2006 election, researchers from Princeton and the University of Michigan sent out 4,000 text messages to young people who had provided their cell phone numbers when they registered to vote.In a subsequent survey, 59 percent of the recipients said the text message encouraged them to vote.

NEWS | 10/04/2007

Seniors' advice: find a thesis adviser early

Seniors' advice: find a thesis adviser early

In matters of the head, as in matters of the heart, it can be hard to find a partner. The beginning of the year is matchmaking season for seniors and their thesis advisers.

NEWS | 10/04/2007

On-campus Mac users quadruple

I never thought I'd switch to a Mac. After all, I have used PCs since I was 5 years old. I carried around my old Dell Inspiron 8000, a bulky nine-pound beast of a laptop, throughout high school, and it never suffered from any hardware problems over its five-year lifespan.The trouble was Windows ? the operating system from hell.So I decided to take the plunge and get a Mac.

NEWS | 10/04/2007

Labyrinth to launch in November

When Labyrinth Books and the Nassau Street branch of the U-Store open next month, the transformation of how University books and paraphernalia are sold will be complete.The store openings will cap off more than two years of planning and strategizing aimed at raising the University's profile among the town's retail stores.In opening the new stores, the University's goal is "thinking how we can best meet the needs of our students and faculty and support the University Store," said Paul Breitman, general manager for University services. Two U-StoresUnlike other campus bookstores, which are prominently placed on campus or in a nearby shopping area, Princeton's U-Store has been located on the side street of University Place for decades.But beginning next month, the new, more visibly situated Nassau Street U-Store will be tailored to community needs, while the University Place store "will be specifically focused as a student store," U-Store president Jim Sykes said.The University also hopes to improve textbook distribution on campus by using Labyrinth, an independent company that already has successful outlets at Columbia and Yale.

NEWS | 10/04/2007

Students say 'Hello' to Halo 3

Many Princeton students relax by hanging out with friends, playing intramural sports or sneaking a quick afternoon nap.

NEWS | 10/03/2007

Prof. urges HPV vaccine for all women

Two health professionals advised students to get the new vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) last night at a discussion that is part of HPV Vaccine Awareness Week.The FDA approved the vaccine, Gardasil, in June 2006 after an accelerated review process.

NEWS | 10/03/2007

Reported drug use is up, says Public Safety

On-campus drug abuse violations and reported sex offenses rose last year while burglaries fell, according to the Department of Public Safety annual security report released Monday.There were no reports of murder, manslaughter, robbery or aggravated assault on campus in 2006.Of the statistics included, the most striking trend was the rise in forcible sex offenses, from only three in 2004 to 17 last year.

NEWS | 10/03/2007

McPhee '53 found early inspiration in football

Princeton-born John McPhee '53 "flunked kindergarten in [the] very building" where he spoke last night ? 185 Nassau, home to the University's creative writing program and formerly the Princeton Elementary School.Now a Pulitzer Prizewinning writer and journalism professor associated with the Council of the Humanities, McPhee discussed his writing process and personal history and read excerpts from his work.He teaches JRN 240: Creative Non-Fiction twice every three years.

NEWS | 10/03/2007

Immigration panel points to U.S. history

As the debate on immigration continues to fragment the nation, a panel of experts discussed problems and possible solutions yesterday."Immigration is an issue which divides America in so many ways," Wilson School Acting Dean Nolan McCarty said as he introduced a panel that discussed "Debating Immigration," a book by Carol Swain.

NEWS | 10/03/2007

Like father, like son

Correction appendedWith an A.B. from the Wilson School, a law degree from Harvard, a judicial clerkship, work in private practice and time served in Congress, the resume is quite impressive.Seeing two such resumes is uncanny ? especially when the individuals to whom they belong are father and son.Such is the case for former Sen.

NEWS | 10/03/2007

New estimate for unwanted births

Women around the world are experiencing more unwanted pregnancies than previous research had suggested, Ohio State University professor John Casterline said yesterday during a lecture in Wallace Hall.Casterline, who heads Ohio State's sociology department, said current statistics underestimate the global rate of unwanted fertility.

NEWS | 10/02/2007

Colonial ruling sets new precedent for clubs

Members of Colonial Club will collectively participate in about 500 hours of community service this semester in what club officers and legal analysts call a positive shift in the way legal charges brought against the eating clubs are resolved.While legal responsibility had been moved from a club president to another entity in the past, this is the first time that an entire club's membership has been held accountable for something that happened in the club.Charges had originally been filed against Colonial president Tommy Curry '08 for serving alcohol to a minor and maintaining a nuisance.

NEWS | 10/02/2007

Tiger Food susceptible to ID fraud

Correction appendedElaine Bigelow '10 was studying in her room in 1915 Hall at 10:30 on Monday night.

NEWS | 10/02/2007

Obama supporters rally in Palmer Square

A large and noisy crowd of Princeton students and residents gathered in Palmer Square on Tuesday evening to support Sen.

NEWS | 10/02/2007

Taste of Nassau gives restaurants a boost

For four days during the first week of school, students had a chance to fill their stomachs without emptying their wallets.Taste of Nassau, which lasted from Sept.

NEWS | 10/02/2007

AAS celebrates move into Stanhope, possible new major

Growing from a program into a full-fledged center, African-American studies (AAS) has long been in a state of flux, expanding its offerings and moving its headquarters three times in the last four years.And that change is continuing, with African-American studies "authorized to [become] a major once our faculty is large enough to offer enough courses on a consistent basis," Center for African-American Studies Director Valerie Smith said.In the report that accompanied the University's announcement of the creation of the center last September, a faculty committee recommended that "the University should aim to be ready to offer a major in African-American studies in five years."After a year of renovations to Stanhope Hall, previously home to the Department of Public Safety, the center moved into its permanent headquarters this fall and held a celebratory open house yesterday.

NEWS | 10/02/2007

University outlines plans for fundraising

University officials outlined Princeton's upcoming $1.75 billion capital campaign at yesterday's meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC)."It is a very exciting time," said Michele Minter, director of Development for the Office of Campaign and Individual Giving.

NEWS | 10/01/2007

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