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McPherson picked for Baccalaureate

McPherson picked for Baccalaureate

History professor James McPherson will deliver the Baccalaureate address for the Class of 2004, the University announced yesterday.The honor comes in recognition of McPherson's retirement after 42 years of teaching and his stature as one of the most beloved professors on campus.McPherson, perhaps the most renowned scholar of Civil War history, said he will be as honored to give the Baccalaureate address as he was to give the National Endowment for the Humanities' 2000 Jefferson Lecture, that organization's highest recognition."This is equal because it's a major recognition by the senior class and the president of Princeton University," he said.Tilghman chose McPherson after consulting with leaders in the senior class.

NEWS | 12/04/2003

Borough warns more charges may be coming

Charges brought against the president of the Cap and Gown Club earlier this week for serving alcohol to a minor may only be a precursor of tough times for Prospect Avenue's eating clubs.

NEWS | 12/04/2003

Panel discusses nightlife for campus' black women

The Princeton Association of Black Women held a panel Tuesday night titled "The Street and Beyond: A Discussion about the Nightlife for Black Women" in which PABW members, nonmember attendees and five panelists explored how black women on campus perceive the University's social atmosphere.Among the panelists were members of bicker and sign-in eating clubs and an independent student, bringing to the panel diverse perspectives regarding the Street.Connie Lewin '05, vice president of PABW and panel moderator, opened the discussion by asking if many black women have the "perception the Street is not open.""I feel a lot of the time certain clubs are not accepting," said Sodiqa Williams '05, who is not in an eating club.She said, however, that this was not primarily responsible for her independent status."I would have joined an eating club if not for the financial obligations," she said.Most panelists seemed to agree with Williams, explaining that while some clubs are exclusive, others offer an inviting atmosphere to minority students.Colonial and Campus clubs are both highlighted as welcoming places for all comers."Campus is a blessing," Williams said.

NEWS | 12/03/2003

Hinds, Lautin '03 talk town-gown past

When thinking about history, one usually thinks about distant places and foreign circumstances, but a lunchtime discussion yesterday highlighted the rich cultural history closer to home ? within the John Witherspoon community, a historically African-American neighborhood in Princeton.Part of the Voices program sponsored by the Student Volunteers Council, the discussion, "The John Witherspoon Community and Princeton," gave two residents of the neighborhood the opportunity to share their own memories and experiences with fellow Princetonians.Albert Hinds, who has lived in the Witherspoon neighborhood for almost all of his 101 years, and Shirley Satterfield, a fifth-generation Princeton resident, displayed slides and photos.

NEWS | 12/03/2003

SCORE crash hits early-bird sophomores yesterday

SCORE first became available to sophomores for spring course registration at 7 a.m. yesterday, but many were unable to gain access at that time because of an overloaded web server.The registar's office received numerous complaints, University registrar Joseph Greenberg said.

NEWS | 12/03/2003

Butler donors react to plans to demolish, redesign buildings

Elbert Husted '42 was always proud to have a building on campus named for his class ? even though he admitted he was "not terribly impressed" with the architecture.So when he learned yesterday of the University's plans to raze 1942 Hall, as well as the 1922, 1940, 1941 and Lourie-Love dormitories of Butler College, he vowed to circulate the news promptly among his classmates."We'll be violently objecting to it," said Husted, who currently serves as class president.

NEWS | 12/03/2003

Thomas Gibson '77: Passion for political cartoons leads to career path

In his senior thesis, Thomas Gibson '77 explored the impact of political cartoons. His twenty-five years in Washington have allowed him to put theory into practice.Though he had done some cartooning in high school, Gibson, a varsity football player, did not have time to focus on his artwork before his last year at the University.

NEWS | 12/03/2003

Gender studies to expand cross-listed offerings in politics

The Program in the Study of Women and Gender, which marked its 20th anniversary last year, is looking to expand its reach into the politics and economics departments and add a Queer Studies component, said the program's acting director, history professor Christine Stansell '71.Typically known for its strength in the pure humanities, the program is part of a larger trend in many gender studies programs to reassert relevance and modify their curricula."Women's studies is at the very heart of so many disciplines," Stansell said.

NEWS | 12/03/2003

Music industry in trouble, execs say

Despite trying to portray a tough, if not invincible, image over the past few years, the recording industry is in trouble, and it is beginning to admit it.It may come as a shock to those who have read about lawsuits and possible criminal penalties for copyright infringement that the recording industry should be in a vulnerable position, but last night, in the Mathey College common room, three industry executives said just that."We are going through a watershed . . . [a] pronounced longterm decline" in sales, said Suzanne Nossel, vice president for corporate strategy at BMG.The music industry "has gone through changes, is going through changes and will go through changes in the future," said David Benjamin, head of anti-piracy for Universal Music Group.Since music became widely, freely and often illegally available for download in the last few years, the industry has seen sales decline by almost 10 percent each year.

NEWS | 12/03/2003

Panel defends value of athletics in academic careers, campus life

Last night, a Princeton athlete, professor, coach and college dean disputed attempts to show that athletes detract from the University's intellectual life.The panelists all agreed that college athletes are closely scrutinized and that greater emphasis should be devoted to studying non-athletes who also underperform academically.The Wilson College panel addressed claims put forth in early September by former University president William Bowen GS '58 that high varsity recruitment rates and low performance by athletes in the classroom were problems in the Ivy League.Wilson School professor Harold Feiveson, one of the panelists, suggested that at least equal attention needs to be paid to "the loner who spends all his free time in Firestone" as to the academically floundering athlete.Feiveson was one of a four-member panel which included men's varsity squash coach Robert Callahan, Wilson College Associate Dean Richard Williams and Rebecca Snyder, captain of the women's cross country team.Williams attributed the recent increased scrutiny of athletes to "decreasing broad based support for teams."Callahan said he views his job as coach a lot like a professor views teaching."I have to push . . . prod, to challenge," he said.

NEWS | 12/02/2003

Matthew Gantz '87: Breaking ground in bioscience

It's a busy time right now for Matthew Gantz '87.In September, he was named president and CEO of Hydra Biosciences, a young company that is pioneering the field of regenerative medicine.

NEWS | 12/02/2003

USG candidates kick off campaign

The candidates for USG executive and class senator positions met last night in Frist Campus Center to outline key objectives of their campaigns.The USG hopefuls addressed issues including improving financial aid for eating club membership, creating a 24-hour study space, adding new social and eating options for independent students and improving the underclassman advising system.Although some candidates emphasized their prior experience in the USG, touting their contacts with administrators and their experience on committees, other candidates referred to their inexperience and 'outsider' status as beneficial.Of the presidential candidates, Johnny Chavkin is a Class of 2005 senator, Matt Margolin '05 serves as a U-Council Member, Jacqui Perlman '05 is the current USG Vice President and Amy Saltzman '05 is Academics Chair.

NEWS | 12/02/2003

Voting machine maker retracts threat to sue students

Diebold, Inc., a supplier of touchscreen voting machines, agreed not to sue or further threaten student activists around the country after months of legal haggling over the publication of sensitive Diebold documents on the Internet.After two students at Swarthmore College first published the company's internal memos and emails, which seemed to show the company knowingly produced voting machines that were subject to tampering, Diebold issued cease-and-desist orders to Swarthmore to have their documents taken down.While saying it would not take a political stance on the issue, Swarthmore did require the students to remove the material from their websites.However, before removing the materials, the Swarthmore students petitioned students at other colleges and universities through emails chains to start posting "mirrors" of documents.Three students at the University ? Bryan Cattle '07, Charles Pence '07 and 'Prince' staff writer Aaron Kleinman '06 ? became part of the movement to propagate the mirrored material on the Internet.Soon after the nationwide campaign began, the Swarthmore students joined the Online Policy Group, a nonprofit ISP that also received a cease-and-desist order, to file a joint suit against Diebold for the right to disseminate the documents under the "fair use" clause of copyright law.Since that time Diebold has been threatening all parties who have been posting the company's memos on the Internet with suits in federal court.But with last Tuesday's announcement, the threats stopped."I think [the nationwide press coverage] brought [Diebold] more attention than they wanted," Cattle said.

NEWS | 12/02/2003

Student groups host week of AIDS awareness events

About three million people die each year of AIDS, most living in poor countries without access to care and treatment.

NEWS | 12/02/2003

Hitz addresses USA Patriot Act's impact on liberties

Wilson School lecturer and former CIA inspector general Frederick Hitz '61 called the USA Patriot Act into question yesterday, asking whether the post-Sept.

NEWS | 12/02/2003

Borough charges president of Cap

Princeton Borough Police charged the president of the Cap and Gown Club with two alcohol-related charges stemming from an Oct.

NEWS | 12/01/2003

Death penalty opponents lobby McGreevey on study

The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed the New Jersey death penalty study bill last Monday, and the Princeton Coalition Against Capital Punishment is rallying students to lobby Gov.

NEWS | 12/01/2003

Health services launches new effort to prevent spread of flu

In response to severe influenza outbreaks in several states, University officials are launching a second mass immunization program for members of the University community."We decided, given the outbreaks nationwide, particularly in Colorado and Texas, that it would be wise to make a second concerted effort to reach out to people," said Daniel Silverman, director of University Health Services and Chief Medical Officer.FluFest2 will take place from noon to 5 p.m.

NEWS | 12/01/2003

Nassau Street shops bustle with business after Thanksgiving

The post-Thanksgiving shopping spree has begun, and Princeton shopkeepers say they are generally pleased with the weekend's results.Robert Landau, co-owner of Landau's on Nassau Street, said the warm-weather clothing shop is doing better business this year than ever before."We've been very busy all along because the weather has been 'wooly weather,' we call it," Landau said.

NEWS | 12/01/2003

USG presidential race gets off to slow start, will begin Tuesday

The USG fall election period started a bit later than in previous years but should finish by the end of next week."We had a later start," said Rishi Jaitly '04, USG projects board co-chair.

NEWS | 11/30/2003

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