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Creed '07 wins vice-presidential run-off

Creed '07 wins vice-presidential run-off

Jesse Creed '07 won the USG vice-presidential election Thursday, following a runoff between Creed and Freddy Flaxman '07."I'm certainly excited," said Creed, who added that he hopes to establish more open communication among the administration, USG and student body.He also seeks to provide a Napster file-sharing service similar to those at other Ivy League schools, as well as a more reliable mail system."The first plan of action is to create this list of expectations [about mail service] and get the college masters and the head of mail services to sign on to them," Creed said.The election followed last week's USG ruling that Flaxman violated campaign rules, resulting in severe restrictions on his campaign during the runoff."It's hard to win an election when you have both hands tied behind your back," Flaxman said.

NEWS | 12/09/2004

History prof. Wilentz nominated for Grammy

The Recording Academy nominated history professor and American studies program director Sean Wilentz for a Best Album Notes Grammy Award on Tuesday.Wilentz ? historian-in-residence for bobdylan.com ? penned an essay for the 52-page booklet packaged with "Live 1964: Concert at Philharmonic Hall," the sixth album in Bob Dylan's "Bootleg Series."Dylan's management commissioned the piece, which reflects on Dylan's 1964 Halloween night concert in Philharmonic Hall in New York, which Wilzentz attended, according to a University press release.Wilentz said in the press release that he tried to strike a balance between his personal memories of the concert and the historical and political contexts in which the performance occurred.Wilentz could not be reached for comment Thursday.Less prominent award categories such as album notes are usually omitted from the Grammy television broadcast.

NEWS | 12/09/2004

Bernhard illuminates new technology

Imagine a computer screen that has the thickness of a sheet of paper. At one millimeter, these types of devices might only be feasible with a breakthrough in light emitting devices (LEDs). But because of the work of a University professor, this technology might be right around the corner.Chemistry professor Stefan Bernhard has spent the past four years studying organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) ? which function much like the light sources in traffic lights and some large screens like those in Times Square.

NEWS | 12/09/2004

Singapore government sponsors students

The James Stewart '32 Theater is close to capacity. The applause dies as the audience waits for the next writer to read her work.

NEWS | 12/09/2004

Researchers improve nanofabrication

Today, sequencing a human genome costs about $300 million. However, a multidisciplinary team of University researchers is improving a technology called nanofabrication that could one day cut the price to $1,000.The leaders of the pioneering research, which allows scientists to study and understand DNA more effectively, come from three departments and include physics professor Bob Austin, electrical engineering professor James Sturm and molecular biology professor Edward Cox.They are working to create "nanochannels," which are as narrow as a strand of DNA and several centimeters long, Austin said.

NEWS | 12/08/2004

Student operator shuts down DC++ file sharing server

The largest campus-wide file-sharing server run by a student ? Direct Connect, or DC++ ? has been shut down by one of its operators.The student operator, who declined to be named because of fears about legal ramification, said he and several other students had been operating DC++ for about a year when he was contacted Nov.

NEWS | 12/08/2004

Scientists may face funding cuts

Science issues, traditionally seen as above the realm of politics, became more partisan than ever before during the 2004 presidential election season.Some commentators believe that President Bush's reelection will have a profound impact on scientific research in the next four years, both here at Princeton and across the nation.Yet Diane Jones, the University's leading lobbyist in Washington, largely disagrees.

NEWS | 12/08/2004

McWilliams GS wins $50,000 on 'Millionaire' show

Susan McWilliams, a graduate student in the politics department, appeared on ABC's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" on Wednesday and won $50,000 in prize money.McWilliams breezed through the first seven questions, winning her first $8,000 quickly.

NEWS | 12/08/2004

Margolin '05 reflects on tenure as USG president

This week's election may have made history. For perhaps the first time during the current administration, the Undergraduate Student Government had a major event and USG president Matt Margolin '05 wasn't the one running things."It's all the election managers," he said.It is ironic that Margolin, one of the most active USG presidents in recent memory, worked so little on the event that unofficially signals his departure from office.That's not to say he stood idly by during the earlier stages of the election process ? Margolin said he hopes the new emphasis placed on debate and the link on the Point portal site to the election would increase voter turnout.This year's election also caused Margolin to reflect on his own election, and on the legacy he hopes to hand on to his successor."It didn't feel like I took on anything from my predecessor," he said.

NEWS | 12/07/2004

NES department faces warring factions

Yoav di Capua sat at the head of a large table in Jones Hall, a wood-paneled room in the building home to the University's Department of Near Eastern Studies.

NEWS | 12/07/2004

Swastika, broken glass discovered in Dod Hall

Public Safety and Borough Police are currently investigating the vandalism of a student's dorm room door and a shattered basement window, both of which occurred Monday night in Dod Hall.Public Safety filed a report of a possible hate crime Tuesday morning regarding the vandalism.

NEWS | 12/07/2004

Tilghman backs affirmative action

The Fields Center Undergraduate Student Governance Board hosted a discussion Tuesday to address affirmative action issues with President Tilghman over Indian cuisine.Vice chair of the governance board Omar Raddawi '07 and political chair Amar Trivedi '06 organized the event to allow students to voice their opinions on the controversial topic of affirmative action to the administration."I think with affirmative action, we have reached a point of stagnation," Raddawi said.

NEWS | 12/07/2004

Joseph '06 wins USG presidency by small margin

After one of the closest USG elections to date, Leslie-Bernard Joseph '06 has become the next USG president with 1,321 votes.Joseph defeated opponent and current USG vice-president Shaun Callaghan '06 by only 11 votes."When I found out I won, I was speechless," Joseph said.

NEWS | 12/07/2004

Students pursue dreams off campus

After his sophomore year, Matthew Cooper '05 traded his room in Holder Hall for a small two-bedroom house with gated walls and no running water in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.It was a dramatic but logical move for Cooper, who took a year off from classes to volunteer at El Hogar de Amor y Esperanza (The Home of Love and Hope), an orphanage center."I wanted to pursue my passions outside of academics and rowing," said Cooper, a Wilson School major and member of the crew team."I really wanted to travel, become fluent in Spanish and work with kids ? there were many things that I wanted to do, but couldn't really satisfy at Princeton," he explained.Each year, a handful of students like Cooper put Princeton on hold to pursue independent projects domestically and abroad.Whether it's the lure of Broadway stage lights or the chance to work for a high-end couture company in Paris, students are rejecting the standard study abroad offerings for self-tailored programs. It takes a villageTegucigalpa ? the capital of Honduras ? was a long way from Princeton and home for Cooper, a Canadian native.

NEWS | 12/07/2004

CPUC highlights University deficit, plan to increase tuition

At last night's final Council of the Princeton University Community's (CPUC) meeting of the year, Provost Christopher Eisgruber '83 said the University is currently operating at a deficit, which is expected to continue in 2005 and 2006.His report was based on the Committee on Resources' deliberations on the 2006 fiscal year University budget.Eisgruber said consistently rising energy prices have been wreaking havoc on the University's budget."The budget picture is gloomy," he said.

NEWS | 12/07/2004

Wang connects brain's form to function

Molecular biology professor Sam Wang's 15 minutes in the spotlight came in the months leading up to the presidential election.

NEWS | 12/07/2004

Deaf, blind students thrive at U.

During a precept on the second floor of Dickinson Hall recently, the preceptor called on Jeff Mansfield '08.Students turned to look at Mansfield, but it was a brown-haired woman a few seats away who began to talk.Unsure of where to look, the preceptor glanced at Mansfield while some students switched their gaze from Mansfield to the woman.This unusual exchange happens during every precept and seminar Mansfield attends.

NEWS | 12/06/2004

Friends, family honor 'Big Al'

A memorial service was held for Alan Ebersole '07 Monday evening in the University Chapel to remember the student who was called a "force" and "presence" by his peers.Hundreds of family members, friends, teammates and others gathered to remember Ebersole, who died Oct.

NEWS | 12/06/2004

Professors featured in new online facebook

The undergraduate facebook has long been one of the most commonly used resources on campus, helping students look up telephone numbers, find addresses and refresh memories after fleeting introductions, especially those made under less-than-sober circumstances.Now they can do the same for their professors ? though not necessarily after interaction on the Street.On Dec.

NEWS | 12/06/2004

Public Safety arrests Florida fugitive in Frist

A man with outstanding warrants was arrested in Frist Campus Center for suspicious activity at 1:20 a.m.

NEWS | 12/06/2004

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