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Students protest dining renovations

Students protest dining renovations

Nearly 600 students have signed a petition criticizing the planned dining hall renovations in Rockefeller and Mathey Colleges, saying that the changes would detract from the distinctive mealtime experiences currently offered.Under plans released last month, the long tables in the dining halls will be replaced with a combination of booths and smaller tables like those in Butler and Forbes colleges.

NEWS | 05/14/2006

Admission takes over Orange Key

Beginning July 1, the Princeton Orange Key Guide Service will operate under the Admission Office instead of University Services.In a joint interview last Thursday, Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye and Orange Key chair Alexie Rothman '07 insisted that the organization, which is responsible for campus tours, would remain independent.

NEWS | 05/14/2006

Guster to rock for the Earth

The crowd of students typically gathered near McCosh Hall to celebrate their completed term papers and cheer on classmates rushing to hand in papers by the 5 p.m.

NEWS | 05/14/2006

USG tables referendum reform

The USG held their final major meeting of the year last night, at which they selected the U-Council Chair and two co-Executive Committee Members for next year.

NEWS | 05/14/2006

USG tables referendum reform

The USG held their final major meeting of the year last night, at which they selected the U-Council Chair and two co-Executive Committee Members for next year.

NEWS | 05/14/2006

A home in Princeton

Maria Juega stood proudly on the front steps of the Nassau Presbyterian Church last weekend, microphone in hand, as 40 students, professors and community members gathered in front of the church's tall white pillars."We're here to tell our immigrant friends that you're welcome here, and we want you to stay," Juega told the crowd.The group had gathered to witness a step forward for Latinos in Princeton: that day, the basement of the Presbyterian Church became home to the single office of Juega's two-year-old Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF), which provides immigrants with information and legal referrals.But only a handful of Latino immigrants ventured out for the rally ? partly, Juega said, because many were fearful of revealing their undocumented status.Two years after federal immigration raids forcefully exposed the often hidden Princeton Latino community, recent activism has revealed a group that has largely come into its own.

NEWS | 05/14/2006

A home in Princeton

Maria Juega stood proudly on the front steps of the Nassau Presbyterian Church last weekend, microphone in hand, as 40 students, professors and community members gathered in front of the church's tall white pillars."We're here to tell our immigrant friends that you're welcome here, and we want you to stay," Juega told the crowd.The group had gathered to witness a step forward for Latinos in Princeton: that day, the basement of the Presbyterian Church became home to the single office of Juega's two-year-old Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF), which provides immigrants with information and legal referrals.But only a handful of Latino immigrants ventured out for the rally ? partly, Juega said, because many were fearful of revealing their undocumented status.Two years after federal immigration raids forcefully exposed the often hidden Princeton Latino community, recent activism has revealed a group that has largely come into its own.

NEWS | 05/14/2006

Guster to rock for the Earth

The crowd of students typically gathered near McCosh Hall to celebrate their completed term papers and cheer on classmates rushing to hand in papers by the 5 p.m.

NEWS | 05/14/2006

Yield jumps to 69 percent with Class of 2010

Of the 1,792 students accepted into the Class of 2010, 69.2 percent have so far decided to enroll, Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye said Thursday.

NEWS | 05/11/2006

Sinfonia moves to Richardson

With a performance at Richardson Auditorium under its belt, Sinfonia has grown from a backup to the Princeton University Orchestra to a full-fledged orchestra of its own.After performing for years in Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall, the group played works by Schumann, Vaughan Williams and Mozart to a large audience at Richardson last night, its first performance in the venue since the group's inception.Sinfonia members saw this as recognition of the orchestra's growing status on campus."Playing in Richardson is something we'd always talked about and dreamed about," piano soloist Jennifer Chu '06 said.Sinfonia, which was created as an orchestra for students who were not accepted into the Princeton University Orchestra (PUO) or desired less of a time commitment, has traditionally performed in Taplin, "basically a lecture hall [that] doesn't have a stage that practically fits an orchestra," conductor Ruth Ochs GS said.Due to fire safety regulations, only 35 people are allowed to be on the Taplin stage at any given time, Ochs said.

NEWS | 05/11/2006

Chubb '06 wins 27k to explore 'Old West'

Mimi Chubb '06 has been enamored with the aura of the Old West ever since she discovered traces of it influencing daily life in the unlikeliest of places: suburban Orange County, Calif.As an 11-year-old moving from New Jersey to the vastly different west coast, Chubb brought her love of riding horses with her and not only discovered, but embraced, the "old-time Western veneer hidden away" within the cookie-cutter suburban nature of her new town, she said.When she arrived at the University, Chubb combined her passion for the Western way of life and her innate talent for vivid literary description in a way that impressed her English and creative writing professors and has led to her selection as this year's recipient of the University's Martin Dale Fellowship.As a Dale fellow, Chubb will receive $27,500 to pursue a yearlong project "researching and writing an interlocking collection of essays centered around the idea of imagining the American West ... explor[ing] the ways that constructions of a mythic or an 'authentic' West form certain people's identities and dictate their obsessions," as she described in her proposal."It's such a cool opportunity that Princeton has, devoting a year to do whatever you want," Chubb said.

NEWS | 05/11/2006

The Lightning Round

Weather fans, you might think that because classes are over for the year, you're home free, but like an error bag of Cheetos on which the cheetah has set the cheese throttle to "cheesy" and not "dangerously cheesy," that's a critical mistake.

NEWS | 05/11/2006

Chubb '06 wins 27k to explore 'Old West'

Mimi Chubb '06 has been enamored with the aura of the Old West ever since she discovered traces of it influencing daily life in the unlikeliest of places: suburban Orange County, Calif.As an 11-year-old moving from New Jersey to the vastly different west coast, Chubb brought her love of riding horses with her and not only discovered, but embraced, the "old-time Western veneer hidden away" within the cookie-cutter suburban nature of her new town, she said.When she arrived at the University, Chubb combined her passion for the Western way of life and her innate talent for vivid literary description in a way that impressed her English and creative writing professors and has led to her selection as this year's recipient of the University's Martin Dale Fellowship.As a Dale fellow, Chubb will receive $27,500 to pursue a yearlong project "researching and writing an interlocking collection of essays centered around the idea of imagining the American West ... explor[ing] the ways that constructions of a mythic or an 'authentic' West form certain people's identities and dictate their obsessions," as she described in her proposal."It's such a cool opportunity that Princeton has, devoting a year to do whatever you want," Chubb said.

NEWS | 05/11/2006

FitzRandolph Gate of Hell?

For seniors, June 6 ? or 6/6/06 ? holds special significance, marking the formal end to their college careers and their graduation as Princeton-educated men and women.

NEWS | 05/11/2006

Lacking permit, University cancels pub night

The University canceled the "Cafe After Dark" event scheduled for this evening in Chancellor Green Cafe after it was unable to secure a permit for the renamed pub night."Basically, the University is not able to move forward with what has come to be called 'Cafe After Dark' because we never received a permit," University spokeswoman Cass Cliatt '96 said.

NEWS | 05/11/2006

Yield jumps to 69 percent with Class of 2010

Of the 1,792 students accepted into the Class of 2010, 69.2 percent have so far decided to enroll, Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye said Thursday.

NEWS | 05/11/2006

Sinfonia moves to Richardson

With a performance at Richardson Auditorium under its belt, Sinfonia has grown from a backup to the Princeton University Orchestra to a full-fledged orchestra of its own.After performing for years in Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall, the group played works by Schumann, Vaughan Williams and Mozart to a large audience at Richardson last night, its first performance in the venue since the group's inception.Sinfonia members saw this as recognition of the orchestra's growing status on campus."Playing in Richardson is something we'd always talked about and dreamed about," piano soloist Jennifer Chu '06 said.Sinfonia, which was created as an orchestra for students who were not accepted into the Princeton University Orchestra (PUO) or desired less of a time commitment, has traditionally performed in Taplin, "basically a lecture hall [that] doesn't have a stage that practically fits an orchestra," conductor Ruth Ochs GS said.Due to fire safety regulations, only 35 people are allowed to be on the Taplin stage at any given time, Ochs said.

NEWS | 05/11/2006

The Lightning Round

Weather fans, you might think that because classes are over for the year, you're home free, but like an error bag of Cheetos on which the cheetah has set the cheese throttle to "cheesy" and not "dangerously cheesy," that's a critical mistake.

NEWS | 05/11/2006

Lacking permit, University cancels pub night

The University canceled the "Cafe After Dark" event scheduled for this evening in Chancellor Green Cafe after it was unable to secure a permit for the renamed pub night."Basically, the University is not able to move forward with what has come to be called 'Cafe After Dark' because we never received a permit," University spokeswoman Cass Cliatt '96 said.

NEWS | 05/11/2006

FitzRandolph Gate of Hell?

For seniors, June 6 ? or 6/6/06 ? holds special significance, marking the formal end to their college careers and their graduation as Princeton-educated men and women.

NEWS | 05/11/2006

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