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'Blackface' pics spark controversy

'Blackface' pics spark controversy

Photos of USG presidential candidate Josh Weinstein '09 wearing dark clothes and black face-paint caused a stir on campus over the weekend, after they were published by a blog last Thursday.The captioned photos, which depict Halloween festivities, were posted by Weinstein on his personal website in the fall semester of his freshman year.

NEWS | 12/02/2007

Travelers face falling dollar

As the value of the U.S. dollar continues to plunge, University students planning to study or work in Europe will have to contend with increased expenses during their travels due to the less favorable exchange rate.To compensate for the dollar's depreciation against the Euro and British pound, the Study Abroad Program will eventually redistribute funding "to help more students who are going to areas of the world where the dollar's fall has impacted expenses," said Elena Uribe, assistant director of study abroad and director of international internships.But in the short run, Uribe said, it will be difficult for the University to give additional funding to students traveling to Europe, despite rising demand for opportunities to go abroad.

NEWS | 12/02/2007

Reed '82 supports moderate Democratic agenda

Bruce Reed '82, a political centrist, has made a career of fighting extremism when he encounters it ? even when that means making enemies within his own party.Reed, who served as Bill Clinton's domestic policy adviser, heads the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), a nonprofit organization that promotes a moderate agenda for Democrats.

NEWS | 11/29/2007

Course scheduling conflicts anger students

Choosing classes should be an easy process ? mix interests with requirements, prerequisites and professors.

NEWS | 11/29/2007

U. to sell land in South Brunswick

The University's real estate development firm plans to sell 90 acres near the University's Forrestal campus in South Brunswick to a private developer who will construct a seven-building corporate research mini-campus.Princeton-Forrestal Center Marketing Director David Knights confirmed that the University is "in discussions with a developer." He declined to specify which developer because discussions are ongoing, but said that a contract would be signed in December.In addition to the seven laboratory buildings for corporate research and development, the developer may construct an additional office building and two hotels on the site in the future.

NEWS | 11/29/2007

USG candidates highlight their differences during debate

Candidates for USG president and vice president clashed on a range of issues Wednesday night in a debate leading up to this weekend's election.The candidates sparred with each other in Frist Campus Center on how confrontational student leaders should be toward administrators and how to best get students involved in USG initiatives.

NEWS | 11/29/2007

Hillary or Rudy? Alums weigh in on 2008 primaries

Rep. John Sarbanes '84 (D-Md.) is biding his time.Sarbanes has been watching his Capitol Hill colleagues endorse 2008 presidential candidates since the primary campaign season commenced, but he has chosen not to throw his support behind a White House hopeful ? yet."I'm very impressed with the Democratic field," he said in an interview with The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 11/29/2007

Seven minutes in Princeton

Citing a recent uptick in campus roughhousing and sassback, strict new guidelines cracking down on chair tipping and gum chewing were unveiled by Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students Hilary Herbold during morning announcements early Thursday."With students reclining 20, 30, even 40 degrees in one sitting, bumps on the noggin have reached unacceptable levels," Herbold said, couching the policy shift in terms of student safety.

NEWS | 11/29/2007

U. profs. publicly support presidential candidates

As New Jersey's presidential primary, which falls on Feb. 5, draws closer, professors are beginning to publicly endorse their favorite candidates.University professors have been donating funds to Democratic and Republican candidates for months now; however, several professors have taken the plunge in the last few weeks by making public statements and joining online endorsement groups.History professor Sean Wilentz endorsed Sen.

NEWS | 11/28/2007

Security industry honors Healy

Public Safety Director Steven Healy, who was vocal in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shootings, has been named one of the security industry's top professionals.Security Magazine's December issue includes Healy, who has been in charge of the University's law enforcement since 2003, among its "Top 25 People in the Security Industry." He ranks 11th on the magazine's second-annual list."It's an honor to be recognized for one's work," Healy said of the award, given for his contributions not only to Princeton but to campus security at colleges and universities across the country.The magazine described his ideas about campus security as particularly important in the last year because of the shooting at Virginia Tech, during which a student gunned down 32 others before taking his own life in the worst shooting in U.S.

NEWS | 11/28/2007

Editors say news in print will stay

As online journalism continues to chip away at the world of print media, newspapers and magazines will need to constantly adapt to the demands of the internet age, editors from Time and Newsweek told a crowded audience in McCormick 101 last night.During the event ? titled "How Dead is Print?" ? Time, Inc., managing editor Jim Kelly '77 and Newsweek editor-at-large Evan Thomas discussed the future of print news media.

NEWS | 11/28/2007

Frist '74 joins investment firm

Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist '74 will join a Chicago-based private equity firm specializing in healthcare upon completing his one-year term as a visiting professor at the Wilson School.Cressey & Co., announced Monday that Frist has joined the company as a partner and will serve as chairman of its executive board.

NEWS | 11/28/2007

Architecture students create green gardens

A design by three architecture students was chosen yesterday as the model for the University's new sustainable garden on Alexander Street and received a $1,000 award.Graduate students Jessica Reynolds, Laila Seewang and Michael Wang created the design for the garden, which will be made from recycled materials previously used on campus.

NEWS | 11/28/2007

U. coalition to moderate drinking

A group of administrators, faculty members and students will address high-risk drinking on campus and draft a report by mid-May, the University announced yesterday.

NEWS | 11/28/2007

International students to get winter grant

International students on financial aid will receive an allowance to defray winter break expenses, Undergraduate Financial Aid Director Robin Moscato confirmed yesterday.Beginning this year, undergraduate aid recipients who do not live in North America will receive $400 to cover the cost of food or travel during the holiday season.The allowance is "intended to help cover your food expenses if you remain on campus, or defray travel costs if you choose to go away during the break," Moscato said in an email to students receiving the allowance.

NEWS | 11/27/2007

NJ reaps $2 billion excess in tuition savings plan assets

New Jersey's rapidly appreciating college savings plans will not have a significant effect on instate students' financial aid from the University.Robin Moscato, director of undergraduate financial aid, said that, "from the financial aid point of view, the amount that the family has in these events is simply like any other parent asset.

NEWS | 11/27/2007

Stem cell findings change debate

Though the issue of embryonic stem cell research has been one of the most contentious political topics in recent years, a landmark discovery may finally bring an end to the debate.In two separate studies published last week, researchers from Kyoto University and the University of Wisconsin ? led by Shinya Yamanaka and James Thomson, respectively ? announced that they had successfully reprogrammed normal human skin cells to act like embryonic stem cells."I think it's probably the most important finding in biology in 10 years," molecular biology and Wilson School professor Lee Silver said.The findings may render moot the ethical debate over the use of embryonic stem cells for research.

NEWS | 11/27/2007

Two clubs see charges withdrawn

Princeton Borough dropped charges against the presidents of Cloister Inn and Cottage Club on Monday, ending more than a month of tension since they were charged with serving alcohol to a minor and maintaining a nuisance.In hearings Monday, Borough judge Russell Annich dismissed charges against Cloister's Savannah Sachs '08 and Cottage's Vince Ley '08.

NEWS | 11/27/2007

Candidates jockey for votes as race kicks off

With four days to go until online polls open Sunday for USG elections, candidates are shifting their campaigns into high gear."I spent maybe 20 hours on my website," USG vice president Josh Weinstein '09, who is running for USG president, said.

NEWS | 11/27/2007

Reporter says war based on false info

The war in Iraq is "unique in the annals of American intelligence" because its rationale was based on information from a lone, untrustworthy refugee nicknamed "Curveball," Los Angeles Times reporter Bob Drogin said yesterday in a lecture in Dodds Auditorium.A Pulitzer Prize winner who covers national security, Drogin described the events leading up to America's declaration of war on Iraq and argued that the intelligence backing it up was flimsy and questionable.

NEWS | 11/26/2007

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