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God's calling: A gay minister tells her story

God's calling: A gay minister tells her story

People always said Rev. Beth Stroud had been called to the ministry by a higher power. She was devoted to her faith, congregation and church.But when she rose to her feet one morning in December 2004, it became clear to Stroud that her faith in God and dedication to the United Methodist Church was no longer enough.Before an audience of colleagues and congregants, the church to which Stroud had given her life charged her with engaging in "practices incompatible with Christian teachings" as a "self-avowed, practicing homosexual."United Methodist Church doctrine considers homosexual acts to be incompatible with Christianity and denies practicing homosexuals the right to be ordained or appointed by the church.Stroud visited Princeton Sunday and delivered at the University Chapel a sermon on her struggle to reconcile her sexuality with her religion.

NEWS | 04/10/2005

Former General Zinni suggests new policy in war on terror

Former commander of U.S. Central Command Anthony Zinni outlined a new strategy for America's War on Terror Friday during the third annual Wilson School Colloquium on Public and International Affairs.Zinni objected to the current framing of the struggle as a global war on terror."Terrorism is the use of violence against innocents ? we have just declared war on a tactic," Zinni said.The speech identified flaws in U.S.

NEWS | 04/10/2005

University discusses new bridge

The University announced a proposal this month for a pedestrian bridge over Washington Road connecting Icahn Laboratory with Jadwin Hall and the chemistry building, which will replace the Armory.The bridge is part of the University's recently released plans for campus development over the next 10 years.Swiss bridge designer Christian Menn recently submitted a design for a concrete bridge, University architect Jon Hlafter '61 said."The Grounds and Buildings Committee of the Board of Trustees has not yet reviewed [the] proposal," Hlafter said, adding there will be "no official release of information about the design until authorized by the Committee."President Tilghman said in her campus planning speech that the design will be released soon.According to Hlafter, the bridge will serve both practical and aesthetic purposes.

NEWS | 04/10/2005

Senate tables amendment

The USG Senate voted Sunday to postpone discussion on a nondiscrimination amendment to its constitution, after Senate members raised concerns over the amendment's breadth and implications.USG officers will meet with the amendment's sponsors over the next few days to discuss modifications to the amendment, which will be reintroduced at a later Senate meeting.The amendment as it stands would add a nondiscrimination clause to the USG constitution that would prohibit the USG from funding or recognizing any group that discriminates in its membership on the basis of several factors.

NEWS | 04/10/2005

Students plan late-night burrito shop

If all goes as planned, University students will soon be able to cap their late-night forays to the Street with the ultimate midnight snack ? a burrito. USG Vice President Jesse Creed '07 and U-Councilor John Brunger '05 are currently working on a proposal to convert the Carl Fields Center into a burrito stand Thursday and Saturday nights from 10 p.m.

NEWS | 04/10/2005

Carnegie Corporation awards profs Rosen, Jamal grants for Islamic studies

The Carnegie Corporation of New York has named University professors Lawrence Rosen and Amaney Jamal Carnegie Scholars, with an award up to $100,000 for each to pursue work in Islamic studies over the next two years.Rosen, an anthropologist, and Jamal, a political scientist, were among 16 winners chosen from a field of about 175 scholars nominated by their universities.Rosen will use the grant to support two book projects, with his first book attempting to show that "ordinary" people can lead intellectually significant lives by examining the experience of four individuals in the Middle East."It's not their biographies, but their ideas," Rosen said.

NEWS | 04/10/2005

New details arise in Lohman case

Three days after graduate student Michael Lohman was barred from campus for at least 60 cases of alleged harassment of Asian women, details are emerging about his alleged actions and personal history.

NEWS | 04/07/2005

Comedian Ben Stiller to speak at senior event

Fans of cult movie characters Derek Zoolander and Gaylord Focker will have their chance to hear from the man behind the laughs when Ben Stiller comes to campus on April 18.

NEWS | 04/07/2005

Israel needs good press, speaker says

Former Israeli Defense Force (IDF) spokesperson Jacob Dallal discussed Israel's attempts to avoid negative foreign press during a lecture at the University's Center for Jewish Life Thursday afternoon.Dallal, who previously worked for the Jerusalem Post from 1995 through 2000 and was a captain in the Israeli army, also discussed how the recent death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and the upcoming Israeli withdrawal from Gaza might affect future media and policy developments.The IDF has grown more media-savvy in the last few years, Dallal said to a group of about 20 students."At the start of [2002], the IDF was insufficiently prepared to deal with the press," he said.

NEWS | 04/07/2005

Petition on USG to be discussed

A day after a group of students submitted a petition to the USG calling for action against on-campus discrimination ? specifically by ROTC ? others formed a coalition in a show of support for ROTC's presence.Meanwhile, USG Vice President Jesse Creed '07 scrapped the original agenda for Sunday's USG Senate meeting to set aside 40 minutes to discuss discrimination and the ROTC."We really encourage anyone from the student body to come out to the meeting and take part in the discussion ? for or against ROTC," Creed said.The newly created pro-ROTC group, Supporting Princetonians in the Nation's Service, hopes to emphasize the military's positive role on campus, founder Powell Fraser '06 said."This is not about politics, not about personal agendas," said Fraser, a former ROTC cadet who is also a 'Prince' columnist.

NEWS | 04/07/2005

Maestro plays traditional tabla

The instrument is simple ? a large drum and a small drum, played with the fingers and palm.

NEWS | 04/07/2005

Students design independent majors

Dan Powell '00 never expected his independent concentration in Bioethics to be a subject of conversation with Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.When Powell interviewed for the clerk position he currently holds, Justice Stevens kept turning the conversation back to Powell's hybrid concentration in molecular biology and the humanities.Powell belongs to a small group of students who choose to abandon the preset curriculum of a department and design their own personalized course of study instead.The Independent Concentration Program is available only to students who cannot fit their desired curriculum into one of the University's 34 different concentrations, Director of the Independent Concentration Program Hank Dobin said.Currently two University juniors are pursuing independent concentrations, both in bioethics.This number is substantially lower than at many of Princeton's peer institutions.

NEWS | 04/07/2005

Nonprofit founder speaks on success

Greg Forbes Siegman, philanthropist and Internet entrepreneur, spoke at Frist Campus Center Thursday afternoon about The First Thirty, a recently-published inspirational book by Jillip Paxson that recounts the story of a Princeton-reject turned social entrepreneur.Seigman runs the 11-10-02 foundation, a nonprofit that raises scholarships for students from working-class Chicago neighborhoods by selling milkshakes for $10,000 each.

NEWS | 04/07/2005

Referendum sought on Army ROTC

A group of students is petitioning the USG to hold a referendum on a nondiscrimination amendment to the student government constitution.The proposed amendment requires the USG to urge Nassau Hall to eliminate support for employers that violate the University's nondiscrimination policy ? including support for military recruiters and the ROTC.The Defense Department's "don't ask, don't tell" policy prohibits anyone who is openly gay from serving in the armed forces.

NEWS | 04/06/2005

Naacho to perform eclectic spring show

NAACHO, Princeton's first Indian dance ensemble, tops the list of not-to-be-missed campus dance acts.

NEWS | 04/06/2005

PJP brief to honor former adviser

The Princeton Justice Project (PJP) will submit a brief to the state Supreme Court this fall supporting the legalization of same-sex marriage in honor of a former adviser and University preceptor who died earlier this month.Linda Colligan, a Rutgers University graduate student who advised the group and served as a preceptor for the politics department, committed suicide on March 12 in Chadds Ford, Pa.

NEWS | 04/06/2005

Philosophy rebuilds after recent losses

Despite the recent loss of several prominent professors in the philosophy department, University students and faculty ? as well as professors at other institutions ? agree that the department remains strong.In the past few years, senior professors David Lewis and Richard Jeffrey GS '57 passed away and Harry Frankfurt retired.

NEWS | 04/06/2005

Students bring felon Anthony Papa to discuss drug policy reform

Artist and former prison inmate Anthony Papa spent 12 years in prison for passing 4.5 oz. of cocaine in 1984.

NEWS | 04/05/2005

Movers and shakers

On an average weekday, Leslie-Bernard Joseph '06 gets at least 100 emails.He starts reading for classes at 3 a.m., tries to nap for a few hours before going to meetings from 9:30 to 11 in the morning, and then goes to lecture, where he often falls asleep.

NEWS | 04/05/2005

Bassler receives funds for biology research

Molecular biology professor Bonnie Bassler was chosen as one of this year's 43 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigators to receive financial support for their biological research from a pool of more than 300 nominees across the nation"What the Howard Hughes is going to do for my group is tremendous," Bassler said.

NEWS | 04/05/2005

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