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USG minority panel promotes student discussions of race issues on campus

USG minority panel promotes student discussions of race issues on campus

Last night's USG Minority Issues forum brought together 10 panelists for a discussion on racial self-segregation.A crowd of approximately 100 students and several administrators filled the area in front of the display wall, with audience members trickling in throughout the course of the discussion. Diverse audienceThe Frist Campus Center was chosen for its accessibility and ability to draw passersby, said organizers Sam Todd '04 and Olivier Kamanda '03.The audience, of which more than half belonged to minority groups, was active in the debate and often expressed loud disapprovals of panelists' opinions.

NEWS | 04/02/2002

Tension, resentment, violence: What will it take to find peace?

Last week saw an unprecedented flare up in violence in Israel. With several Palestinian bombings, the Israeli military surrounded the Palestinian headquarters in Ramallah.

NEWS | 04/02/2002

Amnesty International denies link to 'divestment' campaign

A new campaign to persuade the University to sell its investments in companies doing business in Israel has wrongly linked itself to Amnesty International, University students and Amnesty employees said.The University invests in many multinational corporations with substantial operations in Israel ? including General Electric Co., IBM, Intel and Merck.

NEWS | 04/02/2002

AAS slips statement on West appointment

The African-American studies program inadvertently released a statement yesterday congratulating Harvard University professor Cornel West GS '80 on accepting a position at Princeton, Vice President for Public Affairs Robert Durkee '69 said.Noliwe Rooks, associate director of the African-American studies program, confirmed last night that "it was just a mistake.""We have been preparing for the day when we could announce that Cornel West is coming back to Princeton," Durkee said.

NEWS | 04/02/2002

Johnson '90, Kosove '92 hit their target with Alcon

Andrew Kosove '92 walks intently into a small conference room with windows overlooking the bustling traffic of Los Angeles's Santa Monica Boulevard.

NEWS | 04/01/2002

Generations of students unite in classes through community auditing program

Professors have referred to them as "model students". They are often the first ones to arrive at class.

NEWS | 04/01/2002

State appellate court upholds deer policy

An N.J. appeals court panel ruled Thursday that the state law allowing municipalities to hire professional hunters to thin herds of deer is constitutional.This ruling supports the controversial decision of Princeton Township to hire sharpshooters to control the deer population.The Township hired White Buffalo, a professional hunting company based in Hamden, Conn., to thin the herd in the municipality this year, which resulted February in the extermination of 300 deer.Although the Township had originally planned to kill 500 deer, that number was reduced after loud protests from several community groups.Four animal rights groups and several individuals filed two lawsuits against the N.J.

NEWS | 04/01/2002

Appreciation week begins to display thanks to University graduate students

Living, working and studying side by side with them, undergraduates often do not realize the important role graduate students play in University life.But things may be different this week, which is national Graduate Student Appreciation Week.

NEWS | 04/01/2002

Borough Council incumbents may run unopposed for seats

With less than one week left until the April 8 filing deadline for the upcoming Princeton Borough Council primary election, no Republican candidate has come forward to announce a campaign against the incumbents.Current council president Mildred Trotman and member David Goldfarb, both Democrats, are nearing the end of their three-year terms and are seeking re-election.All current members of the council ? which is composed of six elected borough citizens ? are Democrats.

NEWS | 04/01/2002

Campus tourism increases as spectators flock to film sites

Residents of Mathey and Rockefeller colleges have ruined many tourists' souvenirs of the University by dashing through an increasing number of photographs since "A Beautiful Mind" was released in mid-December.Campus tour attendance has increased by 20 percent compared to last year in which there were 38,000 visitors, said Orange Key officer and tour guide Loren Gutt '02.

NEWS | 04/01/2002

Indian dinner kicks off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

The arrival of April marks the beginning of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on campus, dedicated to increasing awareness of the cultural and social roles of Asian Americans.The APAHM Opening Ceremony was held last night at the Third World Center, featuring an Indian dinner and a presentation on hate crimes based on race."There is a significant need to inform people about [Asian Americans'] roles as Americans," said Taufiq Rahim '04, social chair of APAHM.Over the course of the month, APAHM will put on several lectures by prominent Asian Americans, including a speech writer for President Clinton, a DJ party featuring Asian-American artists from both the East and West coasts, and a "mini-conference" for students, which facilitated dialogue on race and identity.There is a long tradition of Asian-American activism on campus, but a lack of motivation to engage in Asian-American issues, said Farng-Yi Foo '04, co-chair of the organization.

NEWS | 04/01/2002

USG changes election process

The USG senate passed a major overhaul of student government election laws at last night's meeting.Questions and concerns by candidates in recent elections and the experiences of the officers themselves prompted the USG to create an election reform committee, headed by USG treasurer Mike Kimberly '03, said USG vice president Sonya Mirbagheri '04.The most controversial change is that the USG will no longer prohibit mass mailing in campaigns.

NEWS | 03/31/2002

Housing website loses junior draw times in network crash

Seniors who have already started planning the designs for their 200-square-foot singles might have to scale back.When the University network server crashed Saturday, it did more than stall e-mail use for an hour.

NEWS | 03/31/2002

PACT initiates week of events to promote cancer awareness

Princeton Against Cancer Together is holding an inaugural cancer awareness week, April 1-5, to draw attention to cancer-related issues in the University community.This week, PACT will remember cancer victims through vigils, sponsor lectures by oncologists and raise funds for cancer research ? all in hope of encouraging campus discussion about the condition.The awareness week will include a Blair Arch sing, a Prospect House dinner and panel discussion and a candlelight vigil among other events.Friday will include the final and largest events of cancer awareness week.

NEWS | 03/31/2002

Do freshman seminars bring students and faculty closer together?

Every spring, amidst an inundation of matriculation forms and paperwork, incoming freshmen find in their mail a booklet of freshmen seminars.

NEWS | 03/31/2002

Rock 'n' soul

A band composed of members of several Christian fellowships plays praise music at an Easter service last night in the Frist Multipurpose Room.

NEWS | 03/31/2002

In with the new

Students ring in the Persian New Year at a party at Campus Club on Friday. The event was sponsored in part by the Princeton Persian Society.

NEWS | 03/31/2002

Princeton cycling team holds annual Mercury Classic race

Nearly 200 cyclists from various East Coast universities competed on the challenging 1.8-mile circuit course through Princeton's town and campus yesterday during the Mercury Cycling Classic.

NEWS | 03/31/2002

Conjunctivitis cases rise since students' return from break

After a substantial decline during Spring Break, the number of cases of conjunctivitis ? commonly known as "pink eye" ? is once again increasing on campus."We're not quite at the level we were at before break, but we are seeing a number of new cases," health services director Pamela Bowen said.On Monday there were 14 new cases at McCosh Health Center, Bowen said, probably resulting from the accumulation of cases while many students were off campus last week.Students have reported more than 15 additional new cases of pink eye since Monday.The highest number of cases seen in one day during the outbreak was 19 on March 8.There have also been a number of repeat cases of pink eye seen at McCosh."Some are just follow ups, but there have been occasional people who've had it more than once," Bowen said.It is not clear whether this week's influx of new cases is an indication that the infection will continue to spread throughout campus, she said.But health officials at McCosh are already taking measures to prevent the further spread of pink eye.Bowen is working with the state official at the Centers for Disease Control and with state and local health departments to help determine the severity of the situation and possible courses of action to reduce the spread of infection.They are also conducting tests on samples taken from reported cases to get more details and may later administer a questionnaire to students to get more "epidemiological information."Bowen is also looking at ways in which pink eye was handled at Dartmouth University, which also recently experienced an outbreak.

NEWS | 03/28/2002

Ten sophomores named Dale Award recipients

Kevin Murray '04 will retrace the Trail of Tears. Ananya Lodaya '04 will travel throughout England in search of literary landmarks.

NEWS | 03/28/2002

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