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University, clubs detail next year's dining options

University, clubs detail next year's dining options

Three eating clubs announced the number of shared meal plans that they will allow next year in an information session yesterday that also featured samples of potential dishes in the new four-year colleges.The session, held in the Chancellor Green rotunda, included representatives from the eating clubs as well as Director of Financial Aid Robin Moscato and Director of Dining Services Stu Orefice.

NEWS | 12/12/2006

Smits wins science awards

Mechanical and aerospace engineering professor Alexander Smits, a 25-year veteran of the University and a former chair of his department, has been chosen to receive two major awards for his extensive work in the field of fluid mechanics.The first honor, the 2007 Pendray Aerospace Literature Award, acknowledges his contribution to aerospace literature while the second, the 2007 Fluids Engineering Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, recognizes his extensive research.Smits' research has focused on determining the basic laws governing turbulence in fluids."We live in a turbulent system, the atmosphere," Smits said.

NEWS | 12/12/2006

Civil union bill clears committee

The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill on Monday that would establish civil unions for same-sex couples, bringing New Jersey one step closer to becoming the fourth state in the nation to formally recognize gay unions.The bill, which passed in the Senate Judiciary Committee with an 8-2 vote, defines "civil unions" as legally recognized unions of "two eligible individuals of the same sex," who shall receive "the same benefits and protections and be subject to the same responsibilities as spouses in a marriage."In addition to establishing civil unions, the bill revises current marriage laws, altering the existing language to include references to both marriages and civil unions.

NEWS | 12/11/2006

Clinton spokesman evaluates boss

Striking a tone of slight frustration, President Bill Clinton's former press secretary Mike McCurry '76 characterized the Clinton presidency as a period of significant achievement marred by an increasingly adversarial press and partisan Congress in a lecture to students and visitors in Dodds Auditorium yesterday morning.Despite Clinton's many domestic and international advances during his two terms as president, McCurry said, above all, "the record and legacy of the Clinton presidency is, dare I use the word, 'stain.' ""In some ways, he had enormous potential and political gifts.

NEWS | 12/11/2006

Sports Bowl

Students had opportunities to learn from and network with leading sports industry professionals, including many alumni, as part of the Princeton Sports Symposium on Friday.

NEWS | 12/11/2006

As price of graduate school rises, dream of degree begins to fade

Corrections appended Princeton students often dream of seeing the letters Ph.D.

NEWS | 12/11/2006

Not So Silent Night

Chapel Choir conductor Penna Rose leads a string ensemble and organist Eric Plutz on Monday night in a performance of seasonal music in the chapel.

NEWS | 12/11/2006

Groups urge students to cut energy use over winter break

With winter break approaching, campus environmental groups have mounted a campaign to leave energy consumption out in the cold.The Pull-the-Plug campaign ? which has been advertised with posters and table tents at Frist and the residential colleges ? asks students to sign the "Plug Pledge," agreeing to unplug appliances, switch off lights, shut windows and turn down thermostats before they leave for break in an effort to reduce energy consumption."There's a lot of awareness on campus about global warming, and this is something super easy that everyone can do to help Princeton reduce its carbon footprint," said Rebecca Lutzy GS, a SURGE (Students United for a Responsible Global Environment) representative.SURGE, along with support from Eco-Reps, Greening Princeton and Water Watch, has been leading the educational effort to encourage students to reduce their carbon footprint, the amount of carbon dioxide each person's activities emit into the air.Volunteers from Eco-Reps, SURGE and Greening Princeton will enter dorm rooms accompanied by a housing representative on Dec.

NEWS | 12/11/2006

CPUC tackles club athletics

Campus recreation director David Leach responded to concerns about club and intramural sports and about funding for Dillon Gymnasium at yesterday's meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community, assuring attendees that work is being done to remedy the current shortfalls."I am hopeful that we will make some strides shortly and that we will continue to make those strides," Leach, also the University's associate athletics director, said.

NEWS | 12/11/2006

University awarding more Ph.D.s in sciences

The face of graduate education is changing at the University and nationwide, as more women and minorities obtain Ph.D.s and international students face new hurdles after Sept.

NEWS | 12/11/2006

Gutmann says she won't leave Penn

University of Pennsylvania president and former Princeton provost Amy Gutmann said Thursday that she will not leave her current position to take the helm at Harvard.

NEWS | 12/10/2006

Hail to the chiefs

After a day of deliberations, Kavita Saini '08 (l.) was elected the editor-in-chief of the 131st board of The Daily Princetonian on Friday afternoon.

NEWS | 12/10/2006

U. reaches deal with music site

The University has reached a deal with the music downloading service Ruckus to provide free music to the entire student body, USG officials said.Reporters for The Daily Princetonian attempted to use the service last night and were successful in downloading and playing several songs.But Class of 2008 Senator Rohan Joshi, who has largely spearheaded the initiative, said that while student accounts for the service had been activated, speeds may be slower than expected pending installation of a local server."Download speeds won't be as fast as they could be when the cache server is finally installed on campus," he said last night.

NEWS | 12/10/2006

Alum donates campus bridge

John Streicker '64 has donated funds for a new pedestrian bridge to be built across Washington Road at the southern part of campus.The bridge, to be named after Streicker, is scheduled for completion in 2010 and will be part of the University's burgeoning science complex.

NEWS | 12/10/2006

Adviser spots stay in demand

Correction appended Applications for residential college adviser (RCA) and assistant RCA positions increased to a new record this year, with 216 students vying for 95 spots.Last year 206 students applied, compared to 175 the previous year.The application process shouldn't be significantly more selective than it has been in previous years, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Students Hilary Herbold said.

NEWS | 12/10/2006

Getting it write, fresh from Japan

An expectant crowd gathers on the Frist lawn and surrounds three orange fabric squares placed on top of a larger black rectangle.

NEWS | 12/10/2006

In Washington, senators question elite colleges' legacy advantage

In the face of the mounting difficulties that face middle class applicants to elite colleges, U.S.

NEWS | 12/07/2006

Saudi envoy defends Iraq role

One day after the Iraq Study Group report chastised Saudi Arabia for being "passive and disengaged" in finding a way out of the conflict in Iraq, the kingdom's ambassador to the United States defended his government's policy and said it wants to work with Iraq's neighbors to find a solution to the ongoing war."Saudi Arabia has already been acting," Prince Turki al-Faisal said yesterday in an interview with The Daily Princetonian shortly before he delivered a lecture at the Wilson School.

NEWS | 12/07/2006

Singer statement draws groups' ire

No stranger to criticism from the political right, philosophy professor Peter Singer came under friendly fire recently for comments he made in a documentary about scientific research on animals.Singer ? the author of "Animal Liberation," a work often credited with kick-starting the animal rights movement ? touched off the controversy when he said on camera that an Oxford neurosurgeon's Parkinson's research did not appear to be morally objectionable, even though it involved giving the debilitating disease to primates.In the documentary "Monkeys, Rats and Me: Animal Testing," which was screened late last month on BBC2, Tipu Aziz explained to Singer that his Parkinson's research has improved the lives of about 40,000 people and involved only about 100 monkeys, according to a story in The London Times."Well, I think if you put a case like that, clearly I would have to agree that was a justifiable experiment," Singer said in response.

NEWS | 12/07/2006

More than just discounts: Nassau St. stores provide job opportunities

Drowning in work and extracurriculars, most students rarely venture outside the manicured lawns of campus.

NEWS | 12/07/2006

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