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Whitman '77 denies wrongdoing in IPO deals through internal eBay e-mail

Whitman '77 denies wrongdoing in IPO deals through internal eBay e-mail

In a private email to her employees Friday, University trustee and eBay CEO Meg Whitman '77 affirmed congressional allegations that she got access to and made quick profits on initial public offerings, but denied any wrongdoing.The House Financial Services Committee alleged last week that Whitman and 22 other executives gained preferred access to the IPOs because of their firms' ties to investment banks.Legal experts say these allegations could land her in court, though they say it will be hard to prove any crime.

NEWS | 10/09/2002

Campaign for divestment spurs University debate

Vincent Lloyd '03 insists that he does not deliver a message of intolerance or prejudice when he talks about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and his commitment to the campaign to divest University funds from Israel.

NEWS | 10/09/2002

Lamenting the dominance of pollsters in U.S. political campaigns

My summer travels took me to gala events with Bill Clinton and Tom Daschle, to commercial shoots in senior living complexes, and to shipyard docks to hear the concerns of longshoremen.

NEWS | 10/09/2002

Arts Alive expands to include seven northern N.J. schools in cultural trips

A new phase of Arts Alive was launched Friday when 130 students from Hoboken and Jersey City schools toured the Newark Museum, guided by 15 University students trained as docents.The visit marked an expansion of Arts Alive to include seven New Jersey schools to help heal those impacted by Sept.

NEWS | 10/09/2002

What are American citizens' obligations in the war on terrorism?

'Roundtable Ethics' features University faculty members answering ethical and moral questions solicited from the community.

NEWS | 10/09/2002

Development office restructures to promote teamwork, technology

The University's development office has been restructured under the direction of Brian McDonald '83 to promote teamwork and develop new technological networks."We have been one of the most efficient fund-raising entities on the planet," said McDonald, vice president for development, noting that the office has tended to spend five to seven cents for each dollar brought in.Now the office plans to use some money to create an online network for use by volunteers."We haven't invested in a knowledge-management system," McDonald said.

NEWS | 10/09/2002

Athletic department collects printer cartridges to raise funds

Beginning at this year's first home football game Sept. 28, the University athletics department began encouraging students to donate their used ink jet printer cartridges to raise money for the department and benefit the environment.The athletics department has teamed up with the Charitable Recycling Company, LLC to make money from these cartridges, which would ordinarily be thrown away.The company collects used ink jet cartridges from various organizations including colleges and universities in order to refill the cartridges with new ink and repackage them for sale to the public.In exchange for each used cartridge the department donates, it receives $2.There is a potential to make nearly $25,000 per year, assuming each student donates three cartridges, said Brandon Macneill, associate director of athletics for development and marketing.But so far, the athletics department has collected only 30 cartridges, earning $60.

NEWS | 10/09/2002

Hopping the pond: Oxford students learn American ways

When he first arrived at Princeton as part of the University's exchange program with Oxford University, Matthew Yeo looked at the American academic system and almost went back to England."I gave thought to going home," he said.

NEWS | 10/08/2002

Nader '55 makes tour stop in New Jersey, speaks on corporate ethics

Trenton ? Two years after running as the Green Party candidate for president, Ralph Nader '55 stopped here last Saturday as part of his nationwide tour addressing corporate responsibility, "People have the Power."Just as members of the press and public began to gather at the steps of the N.J.

NEWS | 10/08/2002

Early decision policy to stand

Though Yale University is formally reevaluating its early decision program, Princeton has no plans in the near future to follow in its footsteps, President Tilghman said yesterday.Last December, Yale President Richard Levin's public criticism of early decision programs prompted the creation of an advisory committee to reexamine Yale's current early application system.Yale plans to make a final decision by mid-November, said Richard Shaw, the Yale dean of undergraduate admissions and financial aid.But Princeton will not consider a similar course of action until a new dean replaces Dean of Admission Fred Hargadon, who will retire in June."We will certainly not do anything in a formal way until we get a new dean of admission," Tilghman said.

NEWS | 10/08/2002

Professors calculate monetary, statistical value of human life

$1.54 million. Exchange rate ? 190 million yen, 980,000 British pounds or one human life. That is the statistical worth of a person, according to studies by economics professor Orley Ashenfelter GS '70.After years of conducting research on the effects of speed limit changes, costs involved and traffic fatalities, Ashenfelter and Michael Greenstone GS '93, an assistant professor at the University of Chicago, calculated the statistical value of a human life.The pair began their research with data from 1987 because that year marked the U.S.

NEWS | 10/08/2002

New webmail server offers more personalized features

The University announced yesterday its new, revamped webmail service that will formally replace the existing system at the end of the year.The new service, currently located at newwebmail.princeton.edu, is functional, but OIT continues to test the software.The webmail page offers users the option of trying the new system or continuing with the old one.The new program is part of the iPlanet Messaging Server suite that runs all of the University's email services.

NEWS | 10/08/2002

Computer science professor Felten challenges new telecom legislation

Talking picture frames, Barbie cash registers and computer science homework all could be under new government control if Congress were to pass a broad telecommunications bill, computer science professor Edward Felten said.During the summer, Felten created freedom-to-tinker.com to express a growing collection of his thoughts on tinkering with technology.

NEWS | 10/08/2002

Russel foresees changes to grad student life

His office is not adorned with lots of orange and black U-Store paraphernalia or Old Nassau knickknacks.

NEWS | 10/08/2002

Borough considers using underground wires during local street reconstruction

Princeton Borough is investigating the possibility of placing utility wires underground in some historic areas as streets and sidewalks face upcoming construction.Mercer Hill Historic District first approached the Borough about placing the utilities underground to preserve the authentic nature of historic areas while they undergo street maintenance.Borough Mayor Marvin Reed said the Borough agreed to fund half of the preliminary study cost, while residents and local institutions supplied the remainder of the money.

NEWS | 10/08/2002

Local animal rights activists protest research experiments

The words "Puppy Killers" and a picture of the bloody vivisection of a small beagle caught many people's attention as they walked by Palmer Square on Saturday.At 12:30 p.m., about 10 college and graduate students from New Jersey and Pennsylvania stood in Palmer Square quietly, holding the posters and handing out flyers with an even more graphic picture of a monkey with its innards on display.In the middle of the crowd, three people held up a banner that read, "HLS: No Friends, No Funds, No Future."The animal rights activists were protesting against Huntingdon Life Sciences, which occasionally refers to itself as the Princeton Research Center, though it is about 40 minutes northeast of Princeton in East Millstone.The animal rights activists held their rally in Princeton to let residents know about the use of their town's name."Huntingdon is using your town to justify animal cruelty," said Kelly Johnson, a graduate from The College of New Jersey.There was no specific organizer for this rally, and most protesters found out about it through local animal rights organizations.

NEWS | 10/08/2002

Class of '75 husband and wife team finds life passion in Afghanistan

Pinpointing one's life passion is something that evades many people for years beyond their college graduation.

NEWS | 10/07/2002

Sen. Lautenberg to replace Torricelli in N.J. Senate race

The U.S. Supreme Court decided to stay out of the N.J. Senate election yesterday, allowing Democrats to place former Sen.

NEWS | 10/07/2002

Forum advocates stronger resistance to war with Iraq

Hours before President Bush's nationally televised address on the Iraqi conflict, the history department held an open forum for faculty, undergraduates and graduate students, in which many professors said Democrats should more strongly oppose war with Iraq.The overarching concerns among participants were the consequences of a war, the ethics of U.S.

NEWS | 10/07/2002

Bush responds to critics, arguing U.S. must ensure regime change in Iraq

Princetonians on all sides of the debate over Iraq agreed last night that President Bush's speech laid out the case for regime change with new forcefulness, but campus peace activists were not persuaded by his speech.Last night's speech was the president's most thorough effort yet to address concerns of those who oppose war, but campus activists were not satisfied with the president's reasoning.Bush explained why he thinks Iraq is unique and should be attacked even as other hostile regimes are left alone."By its past and present actions, by its technological capabilities, by the merciless nature of its regime, Iraq is unique," Bush said.Recent satellite photographs reveal that Iraq is rebuilding production facilities for chemical and biological weapons, as well as renewing its efforts to develop nuclear weapons.

NEWS | 10/07/2002

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