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Uncontested races vex USG officials

Uncontested races vex USG officials

USG elections managers expressed disappointment with the lack of candidates for executive committee positions yesterday as the official list of candidates for next week's elections was released.Since only eight people are running for six positions, candidates in four of the races are running unopposed."We would have preferred that each race have several excellent candidates, but unfortunately, this year was just an off year," USG elections manager and U-Council chair Liz Gough '07 said in an email.She added that USG elections seem to "go in cycles." While seven students ran for president last December, two ran in 2004 and six ran in 2003.Moreover, while there are few candidates for executive committee positions, the six senate spots up for grabs attracted 19 candidates: two for Class of 2008 senator, five for 2009 and 12 for 2010.

NEWS | 11/27/2006

ICC heads accuse University of dragging its feet on meal plans

In February 2005, University administrators told Jamal Motlagh '06, then president of the Interclub Council, that during the summer, Nassau Hall and the eating clubs would work together to prepare for the four-year residential colleges.

NEWS | 11/27/2006

Annan calls for swift action on nuclear disarmament

"Mutually assured destruction has been replaced by mutually assured paralysis," outgoing United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today of the state of international debate over nuclear arms in a major policy address at Richardson Auditorium.Likening the international community to a pilot "asleep at the controls of a fast-moving aircraft," Annan criticized the lack of a unified global strategy for disarmament and nonproliferation as the main reasons that nuclear weapons still threaten humanity.While he did not discount the importance of combating the spread of biological and chemical weapons, Annan said he considers nuclear arms the greatest current danger, citing a crisis of confidence in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and fears that terrorists may gain access to nuclear materials."Even a single bomb can destroy an entire city," he said.

NEWS | 11/27/2006

BU club offers scholarship for whites

In an effort to protest affirmative action, the Boston University College Republicans (BUCR) announced last week that it would offer a $250 scholarship for applicants who are at least 25 percent Caucasian.BUCR President Joseph Mroszczyk said the move is in response to the National Hispanic Recognition Program, which requires applicants to be 25 percent Hispanic."Did we do this to give a scholarship to white kids?

NEWS | 11/26/2006

Return to realism

James Baker '52 is no stranger to the divide between realists and idealists.And as far back as his senior year at Princeton, when he was writing his thesis on the rift in post-war Britain's Labour Party, Baker knew on which side he stood."Those who know me will not be surprised that I favored the approach of the realist," Baker recalled in his new memoir, "Work Hard, Study ... and Keep out of Politics!"Now, more than 50 years later ? after having served as White House chief of staff, secretary of state and special presidential envoy to the Middle East ? Baker, 76, is co-chairman of the Iraq Study Group, charged with crafting a strategy for U.S.

NEWS | 11/26/2006

Professor honored by Austrian government

Lured to the United States more than 20 years ago by another European-American luminary ? Henry Kissinger ? Wilson School professor Wolfgang Danspeckgruber has recently been renewing ties with his native country of Austria.At a ceremony in Manhattan earlier this month, Gerhard Pfanzelter, Austria's ambassador to the United Nations, presented Danspeckgruber with the Grand Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria.In a speech given at the ceremony, Pfanzelter said the decoration recognizes Danspeckgruber's work in creating strong relations between Austria and the United States and his role as both a scholar and a "committed citizen" of Austria.Pfanzelter also commended Danspeckgruber for the assistance he provided to the Austrian mission to the United Nations during the first half of 2006, when preparations were being made for Austria's tenure in the rotating presidency of the European Union.The original announcement was made in August, when Austrian President Heinz Fischer chose Danspeckgruber to receive the decoration.Danspeckgruber, a former diplomat who has worked at Princeton since 1989, expressed surprise at receiving the award, which he said is typically bestowed upon an individual after retirement.

NEWS | 11/26/2006

U. tops Ivies with four Marshalls

Princeton seniors Tamara Broderick, Neir Eshel, Tianhui "Michael" Li and Alexander "P.G." Sittenfeld were recently named among the 43 national winners of the Marshall Scholarship, giving the University as many Marshall Scholars as all other Ivy League universities combined.The coveted scholarship provides recipients with the opportunity and funds for two years of graduate study in any field at any institution in the United Kingdom."It was a very distant reality," Sittenfeld said of his chances of winning the award.

NEWS | 11/26/2006

In Rhodes race, Princeton trails its peers

While Princeton topped the U.S. News and World Report rankings for the seventh straight time this year, its dominance has not extended to the Rhodes Scholarship.Christian Sahner '07 was the University's lone recipient of the prestigious award this year, while Harvard claimed six winners and Yale five.

NEWS | 11/26/2006

Chinese school pulls borrowed homepage

Stealing a book, according to Chinese proverbs, may be an honorable offense, but copying a website is not ? or so administrators at China's Renmin University admitted when they removed a website that heavily borrowed from Princeton's own homepage design.Less than 48 hours after being contacted by a reporter, the Philosophy School at Renmin changed its website, http://sph.ruc.edu.cn/en, from a clear imitation of Princeton's site ? including its orange and black color scheme, nearly identical structure and similar font ? to a plain-text page that simply says, "Updating..." Han Donghui, an associate professor in the Philosophy School, responded shortly after being contacted by The Daily Princetonian and attempted to explain the reuse of Princeton's original design."Thank you for your reminding or warning us," he said in an email, before proceeding to describe the process by which the website was created."When we were about to build the English version [of the site] ... in April, our designer, a student in the school, searched the internet and downloaded some website templates," Han said.

NEWS | 11/26/2006

Back-to-school Blitz

Students flock back to campus Sunday following the long Thanksgiving weekend. Under one of the calendars currently being weighed by the faculty, future students may enjoy a full week off for the holiday.

NEWS | 11/26/2006

The rise and fall of Cannon Club

Cannon Club has achieved mythical status since it closed 33 years ago.No other bygone club has seen its reputation grow rather than fade with time.

NEWS | 11/21/2006

Election race will be defined by four-year colleges

With the filing deadline for the USG presidential race set for this afternoon at 4 p.m., USG officers and individuals familiar with the candidates say they expect the election to be shaped principally by student concerns about the implementation of the four-year colleges."The issue's going to be, 'Which candidate do you trust more to be able to interact with the administration in a constructive way?' " one USG official said.

NEWS | 11/21/2006

Business Today attracts prominent speakers

How should Blockbuster compete with its online rival Netflix? How should Merrill Lynch create a new security?

NEWS | 11/21/2006

Stealing home(page)

Leslie Hook '06 was researching a story for the Far Eastern Economic Review when she needed to contact the Philosophy School at Renmin University of China.

NEWS | 11/21/2006

Taste Tea

FLAVOR, an ethnic food appreciation club, held a traditional Japanese tea ceremony last night in the Friend Center.

NEWS | 11/21/2006

Early applications rise in final year of Early Decision

Early Decision applications rose to the second-highest total since binding early admissions began more than a decade ago, Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye said yesterday.

NEWS | 11/21/2006

Black athletes are 'slaves': NY Times columnist

Black athletes have wealth and fame but not meaningful power in the sports industry or in society, William Rhoden, a New York Times sports columnist and author of the new book, "Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of the Black Athlete," said in a lecture last night.Rhoden began with excerpts from his book connecting to his original title choice, "Lost Tribe Wandering"? a reference to the Biblical tale of Exodus, the story of formerly enslaved Israelites wandering the desert for 40 years.He went on to trace the history of black athletes through their early African-American heritage, describing the relationships between the three slave social groups of house servants, field workers and athletes.

NEWS | 11/20/2006

Tilghman's pay inches up to $600,000

President Tilghman's total compensation rose modestly in 2004-05 as the number of university presidents whose salaries topped $500,000 nearly doubled, according to an annual survey released yesterday by The Chronicle of Higher Education.Tilghman's raise ? from $564,619 to $595,982 ? outpaced inflation but left her among the lowest paid Ivy League presidents.

NEWS | 11/20/2006

Cannon reloaded

Thirty-five years after its infamous green and red bars were gutted, Cannon Club may go back on tap."We expect that construction might begin sometime in '07 in order to reopen in February of '08," said Warren Crane '62, graduate board president of the consolidated Dial, Elm and Cannon Club (DEC).Since most of the new members would be sophomores with residential college dining contracts, full operations at Cannon would not begin until September 2008.The DEC board will spend several million dollars to reopen the storied clubhouse at 21 Prospect Ave.

NEWS | 11/20/2006

Early applications rise to second-highest total in a decade

Early Decision applications rose to the second-highest total since binding early admissions began more than a decade ago, Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye said.

NEWS | 11/20/2006

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