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Borough continues patrol of 'Street' as alcohol ordinance remains a threat

The Daily Princetonian

Borough continues patrol of 'Street' as alcohol ordinance remains a threat

Borough officials suggested in May that they might revive discussion of the alcohol ordinance this fall, but the topic has not yet been brought to the table.Mayor Marvin Reed said Borough officials are hoping to meet with administrators, student leaders and Public Safety this fall to resolve concerns that binge and underage drinking among students have become a problem in the community.If talk of an alcohol ordinance were to resume, it would not be until at earliest November, he said."But that depends on how much progress we're making with Vice President [Janet] Dickerson, the new health official [Daniel Silverman] and Public Safety," Reed said.While students might notice the Borough Police's high profile on Prospect Avenue, it is nothing new, Police Chief Charles Davall said."We're actually picking up where we left off last year," he said.

NEWS | 09/16/2002
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University art museum returns tomb marble illegally exported from Italy

The Daily Princetonian

University art museum returns tomb marble illegally exported from Italy

The University Art Museum has lost one of its marbles.A portion of a 2nd century marble funerary monument that had been on view at the University Art Museum since 1985 was sent back to Italy in early July after curator Michael Padgett discovered the piece had been illegally exported from its home near Tibur, Italy.When Padgett noticed a photograph of the Italian excavation of the piece in an art and archeology journal in March 2000, he reported the dubious exportation to the Italian authorities in the United States, who asked the University to hand the piece over."[The picture] was proof that the piece had been in Italy, and we thought the Italians would want to know about it," he said.

NEWS | 09/16/2002

Yale inquiry prompts OIT security increase

The Daily Princetonian

Yale inquiry prompts OIT security increase

Since learning that University admission officers had exploited a Yale University admission website's reliance on social security numbers as passwords, University technology officials have been working to fix a similar vulnerability in the campus system.Use of the network has skyrocketed in recent years, with students sending thousands of e-mails per day, checking their academic records online and storing files on the UNIX server.Before the University began acting this month, more than 90 percent of accounts were vulnerable.The problem centers on the default password for most new accounts: the last eight digits of the social security number.Data suggest few users change their passwords from the default.

NEWS | 09/15/2002

New WWS Dean Slaughter '80 brings world of experience back to Princeton

The Daily Princetonian

New WWS Dean Slaughter '80 brings world of experience back to Princeton

Some say, "Everything you will ever need to know you learn in kindergarten." While Anne-Marie Slaughter '80 was not formulating theories of international relations before the first grade ? such pursuits would come later, with years of study at Princeton, Oxford and Harvard Law School ? she had already formulated a good idea of what she wanted to do with her life."I knew I wanted to be a lawyer at age six," says Slaughter, who on Sept.

NEWS | 09/15/2002

Equipment and scaffolds give way to buildings of future

The Daily Princetonian

Equipment and scaffolds give way to buildings of future

It seems to be cropping up all over campus. You may have noticed the signs: the high-pitched beeping of trucks, the mechanical growls of construction cranes, the purr of jackhammers.Construction projects have been changing the face of campus for years, and this year is no different.Over the summer, crews finished renovations to Dod Hall; continued work on the genomics institute, a new dormitory, 185 Nassau St., McCarter Theatre, the art library and East Pyne, Green and Robertson halls; and broke ground on the Witherspoon Hall project.The construction on Dod included a full restoration of the dormitory and the addition of elevators, said Jon Hlafter '61, director of physical planning.In addition to replacing the parking area on the west side of Dod with a new pedestrian plaza and drop-off area, crews completed many landscaping projects including replacing walks in the Joline/Campbell courtyard with bluestone and cobblestone as part of a master plan to restore the campus's historic areas, Hlafter said.Crews also completed the Class of 1948 Plaza by West College over the summer."I think that a number of our grounds projects have been completed," Hlafter said.However, the building department has far to go.

NEWS | 09/12/2002

University diversifies board of trustees with nine appointments

The Daily Princetonian

University diversifies board of trustees with nine appointments

The University announced the appointment of nine alumni to the board of trustees on June 19.The group of new trustees represents a varied collection of post-University experiences ranging from two politicians to a longtime Trenton community activist.Among those new trustees elected by the alumni body, current students and the sitting trustees are two African-American alumni, one of whom is female.The board appointed former Harvard University President Neil Rudenstine '56, Maryland Sen.

NEWS | 09/12/2002

Students face visa delays as new rules take effect

The Daily Princetonian

Students face visa delays as new rules take effect

One year and one day after the United States suffered terrorist attacks that spurred a host of tighter immigration laws, three foreign University students missed their first day of classes yesterday because they had not received visas.One delayed student is a freshman from a Middle Eastern country, and the other is a visiting student from England with a Middle Eastern name, University officials said.A graduate student from China is also delayed, but his case seems unrelated, they said.Officials have kept the names of the students secret to avoid hurting their chances of getting the visa.It is unclear whether the students will arrive in time to take part in this year's classes.Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students Marianne Waterbury, who runs University visa services, said the two undergraduates have had their visa requests approved but have not received them yet."Their local embassy is more than willing to give them the visas," she said.The student from China faces delays because of U.S.

NEWS | 09/12/2002

University to build additional housing for grads amid concerns over shortage

The Daily Princetonian

University to build additional housing for grads amid concerns over shortage

The University received the green light last week from local authorities to build new graduate student apartments as part of its efforts to alleviate the current housing shortage.The University's plan calls for seven structures to be built on a new roadway called Lawrence Drive, which will intersect Alexander Road near Basin Street.The construction will help alleviate the growing dearth of low-cost housing for graduate students, which became a hot issue last spring during the final meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community.The buildings will eventually provide 206 new units of housing for roughly 225 graduate students.Although the University still faces a housing shortage, plans for the new apartments will chip away at what has become a major concern for the Graduate Student Government.The apartments will allow the University to house roughly 80 percent of the students.

NEWS | 09/12/2002

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