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Muslim-Jewish Dialogue offers forum for non-political discussion

Muslim-Jewish Dialogue offers forum for non-political discussion

Muslim and Jewish students shared cookies, conversation and conceptions of God in Cafe Vivian Wednesday at the second Muslim-Jewish Dialogue (MJD) event of the year.Marc Grinberg, a senior in the politics department, and Rasha Al-Duwaisan, a junior in the Wilson School, created the program last year as a collaboration between the Center for Jewish Life and the Muslim Students Association.Both Grinberg and Al-Duwaisan felt there was a general lack of interaction ? and consequent lack of knowledge ? between students of the two faiths.While the University does not release information about religious identification, the CJL estimates 10 to 11 percent of the undergraduate population is Jewish.

NEWS | 10/17/2004

Penn installs Gutmann as new president

PHILADELPHIA ? In a ceremony marked for its fanfare, Amy Gutmann, who served as Princeton's provost until this summer, was inaugurated Friday as the eighth president of the University of Pennsylvania.In her inaugural address ? delivered to an audience that included dignitaries from several universities, learned societies and government ? Gutmann challenged the Penn community to embrace a new plan for the future.Her three-part proposal, termed the "Penn Compact," seeks to make a Penn education more accessible, to better integrate the various schools at Penn and to have Penn better engage with the outside world, locally and globally."It won't be easy.

NEWS | 10/17/2004

Friends, family honor Huang '07

Memorial services were held for Melissa Huang '07 on Sunday in the University Chapel.President Tilghman and members of the Wilson College community and the chemical engineering department as well as fellow students joined Huang's parents and brother in remembering and honoring her life and the influence she had on those around her.The Chapel Choir opened the service with a hymn, proceeding to a presenting area with a portrait of Huang, a small urn on a pedestal and a wreath.After introductory remarks by Dean of Religious Life Thomas Breidenthal, students offered two readings from the Old Testament, as well as a Buddhist memorial prayer.Friends also offered their own words of remembrance.

NEWS | 10/17/2004

Keohanes to join Wilson School faculty

Internationally renowned professors Nannerl and Robert Keohane will join the Wilson School faculty next year, the University announced Thursday.The recruits are the newest addition to Wilson School Dean Anne-Marie Slaughter's revamped faculty.Nannerl Keohane, formerly the president of Duke University, will become the Laurance S.

NEWS | 10/14/2004

Memorial scheduled for Huang '07

The memorial service for Melissa Huang '07 will be held Sunday in the University Chapel at 2 p.m."When students who are current members of the [undergraduate] body pass away, we always have a memorial service in the chapel to commemorate their lives and celebrate their contribution," said Kathleen Deignan, dean of undergraduate students.

NEWS | 10/14/2004

Nader '55 discusses flaws of two-party system

Ralph Nader '55 took the stage in McCosh 50 Thursday night to speak to an overflowing crowd of students, community members and supporters of his presidential bid.Nader first addressed the current students of his alma mater, urging them to develop a public philosophy and then launched an attack on the Democratic and Republican parties, which he said inadequately address a number of issues like poverty, trade and government spending.Nader is running as an independent candidate, though he ran as the Green Party candidate in 2000.

NEWS | 10/14/2004

Comedian Lewis Black elaborates on politics, college life

Stand-up comic and "The Daily Show" contributor Lewis Black is nothing short of deferential in his views about the upcoming election.Asked about the president's decision to go to war in Iraq, Black is careful to articulate a respectful, balanced view of Bush's thought process: "To believe that you're going to go into this country, and that they're just going to go and embrace us and you have no plan ? I mean I knew it was stupid and all I do is watch CNN and touch myself," he said.Well, that's not all he does.

NEWS | 10/14/2004

Judge allows Robertsons to amend complaint

The judge hearing the Robertson Foundation lawsuit upheld the Robertson family's right to amend their complaint in a ruling Wednesday.The Robertsons filed new allegations in June to bolster their two-year-old attack on the University, asserting that the University misspent more than $100 million of the family's gift on unauthorized projects and tried to conceal its actions.Those claims, among others, will now become part of the contentious lawsuit.

NEWS | 10/14/2004

Quintile info elicits mixed reviews

Three weeks after the University announced a grade point average (GPA) quintile ranking system, the student ratings are in.

NEWS | 10/13/2004

The Carpenters '08, '06, '03: A musical trio

As a six-year-old beginning violin lessons, Sean Carpenter '03 wasn't allowed to touch the actual instrument.

NEWS | 10/13/2004

Professors offer analysis of continuing situation in Iraq

In December 2003, just after the capture of Saddam Hussein, The Daily Princetonian interviewed several University professors to understand their opinions of the situation.Now, almost one year later, the conflict in Iraq has become one of the most discussed issues in the nation on the eve of a presidential election.Senior writer Josh Brodie went back to several of the same people to discuss what they thought about the progress made and challenges encountered over the last 10 months in Iraq.The following questions were asked:1.

NEWS | 10/13/2004

Nader '55 to speak tonight

Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader '55, in the thick of a coast-to-coast campaign, will speak on campus Thursday.

NEWS | 10/13/2004

College men increasingly suffer from eating disorders, partly pressured by athletics

At first glance, Paul '07 looks like a model student. He is successful academically, boasts an athletic build and handsome features and is a key player on a varsity sports team.Like an estimated 150,000 other college men, however, Paul has darker secrets than meet the eye.

NEWS | 10/13/2004

Tilghman, administrators to visit East Asia

While students hit the campaign trails, visit friends or simply return home for fall break, President Tilghman and several members of the administration will be taking a trip of their own: a four-city tour of Asia.Along with Professor Miguel Centeno, director of the new Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, Tilghman will conduct "town hall" style meetings in Tokyo, Beijing, Hong Kong and Seoul.Accompanying Tilghman and Centeno will be Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye and Dean of the Graduate School William Russel.Each member of the Princeton contingent has a different goal for the trip.Tilghman and Centeno will be primarily speaking to alumni, parents and other University affiliates at the meetings.In each city they will also answer questions from guests.

NEWS | 10/12/2004

Felten predicts intense legal battle over digital media rights

Edward Felten, a professor of computer science, spoke about the fight to control digital media Tuesday, the first of three speeches in the President's Lecture Series.Because of the convergence of all types of media into an easily-duplicated, digital form, there will be "a great earthquake in the media business," Felten said.Felten returned to the earthquake metaphor throughout his presentation, in reference to the growing conflict between protection of digital media and freedom of speech."The ground is rumbling, but the big one is still coming," Felten said.

NEWS | 10/12/2004

Investment banks offer jobs to summer interns, while others endure interview process

Kerry Willoughby '05 was on her way to dinner when the phone rang. A Goldman Sachs representative was on the other end with a job offer.After a summer internship with the investment banking company, Willoughby was given a two-year offer in commodity sales.Not all seniors are in Willoughby's position yet, though.Nicole Snyder, associate director for recruitment and employment relations at University Career Services, said many companies have not yet begun the hiring process."Some employers are more active later in the semester than others.

NEWS | 10/12/2004

Fellowships serve Christian students

Ryan Bonfiglio '01 arrived on campus as a freshman with one thing on his mind: winning. He was a wrestler and a scholar, and he wanted to prove his mettle.And then he realized he was "surrounded by 4,500 other people who were just as talented as me."Pretty soon, "questions came up: if I wasn't the best student or the best athlete, then what was I?"Enter Athletes in Action (AIA), an evangelical Christian fellowship Bonfiglio joined as a sophomore.

NEWS | 10/12/2004

Borough passes resolution to consider Rt. 92

The Princeton Borough Council passed a resolution last night calling for a roundtable discussion about the proposed Route 92, after hearing pleas from three area residents and a representative from the Princeton Environmental Commission.Councilwoman Wendy Bench-ley urged reconsideration of the resolution the Council previously passed supporting the project, but found herself the sole advocate of such a move.The Route 92 project, which could cost upwards of $700 million, proposes the construction of a 6.7-mile limited-access toll road to serve as an east-west connector between New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 8A, south of New Brunswick, and Route 1.The new road would "reduce congestion on Route 1 and provide easier access to the turnpike," said Joe Orlando, spokesperson for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.Until the U.S.

NEWS | 10/12/2004

Bogle '51 led Vanguard Group to success based on principles developed in his senior thesis

On a sunny day in December 1949, junior John Bogle '51 was sitting in the reading room of Firestone Library, rummaging for a thesis topic.Browsing through the latest edition of Fortune Magazine, he opened to an article that caught his attention."Big Money in Boston," on page 116, was about an industry he never knew existed: mutual funds.

NEWS | 10/12/2004

Missionary kids bring diverse culture to U.

Rachel Schupack '08 sat outside Wu dining hall, preparing to recount her upbringing in Central and South Asia, an experience unusual even by Princeton standards.

NEWS | 10/11/2004

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