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Cafe engineered for E-Quad

Students working in the E-Quad will no longer need to walk as far as Frist to refuel. As part of a renovation plan to improve the E-Quad, a new cafe has opened in the northern lobby.The cafe will not accept meal points, but students will be able to charge purchases to their University accounts.Students and other visitors will be able to choose from a variety of breakfast items, sandwiches, salads, soups, desserts, coffee and other beverages."Given the E-Quad's distance from the rest of campus, putting a cafe there makes sense," electrical engineering student Safiyy Momen '07 said.Some students are concerned about the new cafe's operating hours, which are weekdays from 8 a.m.

In Katrina's wake, alumni join together

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Princeton alumni across the country ? both those directly affected and others far from the devastation ? are contributing to recovery efforts.

University rankings vary by criteria

Princeton once again topped U.S. News and World Report's undergraduate rankings for research universities this year, tying Harvard for first place.

Moore '06 knows when to Hold 'Em

First it was campus rap fans, then high schoolers with Ivy-League dreams; now, poker players will know the name of Robert Moore '06.Moore recently developed his Mooraculator software, which conveniently calculates Texas Hold 'Em odds in realtime, into a handheld version that is now being sold in Sharper Image stores across the country.It's just the latest in a number of ventures by Moore, an operations research and financial engineering major who is also responsible for the P-Unit rap video, an addictive student image website called whatsmyimage.com and an admissions advice site called YesLetter.com."Everything he touches seems to take off," said Adam Ludwig '06, one of the co-founders of YesLetter.com. "I've wondered myself sometimes if he's human."The deal with Sharper Image started when Moore sent a copy of a Daily Princetonian article highlighting his Mooraculator to Jim Lesser at JDL companies, where he had interned the summer after his freshman year."Jim has a dream job and makes money like you and I breathe," Moore said.

Project 55 internships added to '69 Fund

The Princeton Project 55 summer internship program will merge with the Class of 1969 Community Service Fund in an effort to streamline application and selection procedures for internships in the nonprofit and public service sectors, the 1969 Fund will announce this week.The decision to unite the two programs under the leadership of the Class of '69 Fund was announced in July, and aims to benefit both students and host institutions, said Seva Kramer, executive director of the Class of 1969 Fund."[Project 55 and the Class of 1969 Fund] often attract the same students for our programs, so we thought that consolidating would streamline the process and offer a larger pool of organizations," said Theresa Newhard, Public Interest Program Manager for Princeton Project 55.The expanded Class of '69 Fund will maintain its application procedure ? allowing students to search for and apply to a specific internship ? unlike Project 55, which offered applicants an internship based upon their profile."From the students, it was clear that they preferred our application format," Kramer said of the Class of '69 Fund.

U. gives parents tenure extensions

Faculty members who are expecting or adopting a child will automatically be granted an extra year to pursue tenure under a new policy announced last month.

Oxman '67 named chairman of trustees' executive committee

The Board of Trustees has chosen Stephen Oxman '67 as the new chair of its executive committee, making him the highest-ranking member of the University's governing body after President Tilghman.Oxman, a trustee since 2002, replaces Robert Rawson '66, who stepped down on July 1 after 13 years as chairman and 20 years on the board."I'm very pleased to take on this role," Oxman said in an interview before the announcement of his appointment in June.

Khazrai GS '92 remembered as devoted teacher

Students and faculty of the Near Eastern Studies department will feel the absence of a gifted and beloved teacher as they begin the new year.

U-Store offers digital textbooks through pilot program

Students lamenting the high prices and sheer weight of textbooks now have an alternative. A leading textbook wholesaler chose Princeton as one of 10 universities to test the Universal Digital Textbook program, giving students the option of purchasing a digital textbook in place of a hard copy.MBS Textbook Exchange, a Missouri-based company, has made digital versions available for 10 textbooks carried at the U-Store.

Frosh trip leader injured

A senior Outdoor Action leader was airlifted to a spinal cord injury center in Philadelphia Sunday after sustaining injuries on the last day of his trip.Steven Anderson '06 is "alert, stable and receiving all necessary and appropriate medical treatment," University Chief Medical Officer Daniel Silverman said.Anderson was hospitalized Friday morning after fellow students on the OA trip notified authorities of a water-related accident.He was "fully conscious and receiving care when taken to the hospital," Dean of Undergraduate Students Kathleen Deignan said Friday in an email to the student body.The University has not released more details out of respect for Anderson and his family, who traveled immediately to his bedside.Trip participants returned to campus Friday and met with Silverman, OA coordinator Rick Curtis and the deans of Rockefeller and Mathey colleges, who offered counseling."Our concern is that students feel supported," University spokesperson Cass Cliatt '96 said.

University reaches out to storm victims

After Hurricane Katrina engulfed New Orleans and ravaged much of the Gulf Coast last month, University administrators, faculty and students responded with wide-ranging initiatives to help those affected by the storm.As the extent of the damage gradually became clear in the days after the hurricane came ashore, the University announced it would open its doors to displaced students.

Campus Club may reopen dry

After Campus Club's board of trustees decided last month to close the club this fall, members hoping to keep Campus open are joining with students who want to create an alcohol-free eating club.

Secretary of State Rice may come to campus

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will deliver the keynote address at the Sept. 30 kickoff for the Wilson School's 75th anniversary celebrations, according to an email sent to the school's undergraduate students Tuesday afternoon.In an interview, however, Wilson School spokesman Steven Barnes emphasized that Rice has only been invited to the deliver the address and that the University has not yet received official confirmation that she will speak.The email to Wilson School undergraduates from their program coordinator, which invited them to sign up for tickets to the event, said in part, "This will be a spectacular event and I hope each of you will all take advantage of this wonderful opportunity."It is unclear why the email did not clarify that Rice has yet to accept the University's invitation.Barnes said University officials have not decided how many undergraduate students will be permitted to attend the event if Rice does accept.

Students welcomed, honored in ceremony

African drum music came into earshot as clusters of students in orange and black approached the University Chapel Sunday afternoon.

Campus Club closes, future uncertain

After struggling to attract members for years and staying afloat through the financial support of alumni, Campus Club will close this fall.

Capitol Steps: Filibustering against Frist

WASHINGTON, D.C. ? After staging a mock filibuster outside Frist Campus Center nonstop for over two weeks, students packed up their protest May 11 and headed for the steps of the U.S.

Year in Review 2004-05

Zankel '06 dies of brain cancer

Bradley Zankel '06, a gifted mathematics and computer science student, died Friday after an 11-month battle with glioblastoma, the most severe kind of brain cancer.

Memorial held for professor, tax expert Bradford

Wilson School Associate Dean and professor David Bradford, a prominent labor economist and former White House adviser, was remembered in a memorial service Friday.

Full text of senior Margaret Johnson's speech

Presented unedited, as received from Johnson.Unlike one's senior year of high school, which near the end begins to resemble scenes from the O.C., senior year at Princeton can feel like life in a fallout shelter?hours of subterranean monotony punctuated by moments of abject panic.