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Hundreds gather for climate rally

"One, two, three, four! Global warming out the door! Five, six, seven, eight! We cannot afford to wait!" The mantra echoed from the mouths of more than a hundred people gathered by the Wilson School fountain on Saturday afternoon.The chanting crowd ? participants in Princeton's rendition of the nationwide Step It Up 2007 Climate Change Rally ? were mostly local and state community members, along with a smattering of University students.

Pre-frosh weekend in pictures

How many Princeton students does it take to change a light bulb?

Members of the student environmental group Greening Princeton brought a special delivery to the eating clubs yesterday: boxes of compact fluorescent light bulbs, intended to replace the energy-inefficient incandescent bulbs that many clubs currently use.The delivery was part of the Cool Bulbs Initiative, which aims to improve eating club energy efficiency.

Gov. Corzine injured in auto accident

New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine was transported by helicopter to Cooper University Hospital in Camden after the SUV he was riding in swerved to avoid another car and hit a guardrail on the Garden State Parkway in Galloway Township.The governor was on his way to meet with embattled radio host Don Imus and the Rutgers women's basketball team at Drumthwacket, the governor's residence in Princeton.

Sachs: Better global warming treaty likely

Though President Bush has kept the United States from ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, a successful international climate change treaty will soon be crafted, author and U.N.

Vision helps 'Godunov' live up to its importance

Two years ago, in a sealed section of Moscow's Archives for Literature and Art, music professor Simon Morrison found a handwritten score and stage notes for a 70-year-old theatrical production of Alexander Pushkin's "Boris Godunov."Now, here at Morrison's home campus, those decades-old papers have come to compelling, if uneven, life.With the original 1936 compositions by Sergei Prokofiev and stage notes from director Vsevolod Meyerhold, "Boris Godunov" combines the extraordinary talents of undergraduate students, faculty and graduate students in a historic performance.

U. proposes new transit routes, bio-diesel buses

University officials unveiled a proposed redesign of the campus shuttle system in a meeting with community members last night.

Choosy moms choose Princeton

Dear Incoming Freshman,Congratulations on your acceptance to Princeton University, six-time running winner of the prestigious number-one ranking in the "Weekly World News" list of colleges most likely to be attended by Bat Boy, if he were not in Afghanistan hunting for Bin Laden!

Alcohol policy has not changed

In the two weeks since the alcohol poisoning death of a student at a nearby college, the University has continued its efforts to combat alcohol abuse on campus.Rider University freshman Gary DeVercelly died on March 30 after binge drinking to the point of unconsciousness at the school's Phi Kappa Tau fraternity house.

Trying to make a connection

Pre-frosh and current Princeton students hold up limo cards yesterday in Dillon Gym at 'The Great Match-up,' where admitted students met their hosts.

'Boris Godunov' makes world premiere

One of the University's most ambitious theatrical collaborations came to fruition last night with the world premiere of Alexander Pushkin's 1825 play "Boris Godunov" at McCarter Theatre.The play was brought to life in 1927 by acclaimed Russian director Vsevolod Meyerhold and lost to the censorship of the Soviet era when Meyerhold was executed by Stalin in 1940.

Borough, TI argue over club's expansion, housing fee

Princeton Borough officials discussed their ongoing negotiations with Tiger Inn on Tuesday over the club's affordable housing payment obligation, which has come into question due to the invalidation of a statewide policy by an appellate court.Under a Borough ordinance, a proposed several thousand square foot expansion of TI would require the club to pay the Borough about $450,000, Borough councilman David Goldfarb said.In January, a New Jersey appellate court struck down rules imposed by the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) upon which the Borough ordinance was based.The ruling required that COAH revise those regulations.

Demand high for graduation tickets

As seniors complete their thesis marathons and turn their thoughts to graduation, many have begun to worry that they won't be able to get their family and friends into all of the graduation events in early June.The University gives each senior enough tickets to invite two guests to Baccalaureate, four to the Class Day ceremony, five to the Senior Prom and five to Commencement.The scarce supply has created demand for graduation weekend tickets on the Point portal's TigerTrade marketplace.Rhonda Fitzgerald '07, who lives in New Jersey and has nine close family members she'd like to invite to graduation, said in an email that "getting the amount of tickets I needed has been kind of grueling."Fitzgerald said she has struggled with the high prices some of her classmates are charging for their extra tickets, recalling one senior who was selling Commencement tickets for $250 each.

Conway explains math with oranges, tennis balls

Every grocer knows the best way to stack oranges into a bag in order to maximize the available space.

Prof slams prisons as prejudiced

Faced with white supremacy, exclusionary social institutions and a criminal justice system that is "racist and deeply unfair," African Americans become trapped in a cycle of crime and incarceration, religion professor Cornel West GS '80 argued yesterday during a panel discussion in McCosh 50.Part of Princeton's first-ever prison colloquium ? "Locked Up and Locked Out" ? the discussion was titled "Punishment and its widening circle of victims: The impact of incarceration on greater society." Focusing on how the criminal justice system in the United States disadvantages African-American citizens, the event drew an audience of around 50 people.West described African Americans' and women's historical struggle for full citizenship, citing these legacies as influential factors in the current criminal system.

Columbia receives $400 million

A year after insurance magnate Peter Lewis '55 donated $101 million to the University, Columbia has announced its largest-ever donation, nearly four times the size of Lewis'.Media entrepreneur John Kluge, a member of Columbia's class of 1938, has pledged to give his alma mater $400 million for financial aid upon his death, the school said yesterday.The gift is "the largest ever devoted exclusively to student aid and the fourth largest ever to any single institution of higher education in the United States," the Chronicle of Higher Education reported yesterday.Wendell Collins, communications director of the University's development office, said that Princeton was happy to learn of the donation."It's very significant," Collins said.

Construction begins on building for ORFE and ITP

Construction is under way on a building that will bring the social science and engineering sectors of campus under one roof.Located between Mudd Library and Wallace Hall and scheduled for completion in August 2008, the new structure will house the Operations Research and Financial Engineering (ORFE) department and the Center for Information Technology Policy (ITP).Director of Engineering Communications Steven Schultz said the building will provide much-needed space for the center's growing programs.

Sophomore campaigns for Borough Council

As tensions between the University and the Borough mount over the proposed expansion of campus facilities, a student has declared his candidacy for the Princeton Borough Council.Joe Codega '09 has filed papers to run for the council, explaining he does not want to be "just a bystander in [his] community, but an active participant."As a Republican, however, Codega ? a classics major from Barrington, R.I.

The revolving door of engineering

Courses in the six departments housed in the E-Quad are consistently considered among the toughest offered at the University.

Vaswani says education is imperative for peaceful world

In welcoming the Hindu philosopher and humanitarian leader Dada Vaswani to the stage of Richardson Auditorium last night, Shashi Tharoor, former undersecretary general of the United Nations, spoke of the challenge ? and the necessity ? of achieving religious tolerance and eliminating fear and rage in an increasingly globalized world."It is time for all of us to make the world safe for diversity," Tharoor said.Tharoor's introduction set the stage for Vaswani's talk, titled "Peace or Perish: There is No Other Choice," which outlined the components of a peaceful world to an audience of more than 300 people.The 88-year-old native of India began his lecture by praying to a portrait of his guru and expressing his gratitude to all those who have helped and inspired him, including "the great Nobel laureate Albert Einstein.""A thrill passes through my entire frame at the thought that Albert Einstein perhaps stood [on this stage]," he said.Vaswani obtained a masters in physics before deciding to dedicate his life to spreading his spoken and written messages of peace and tolerance.In his lecture, Vaswani emphasized the impossibility of creating a peaceful world without the proper education of children."I think we have ignored children for a long time.