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Late at night and on the weekends, when most members of the University staff are resting or sleeping, CIT networking manager Peter Olenick sits at his home computer, standing guard.As head of the University's ad hoc network security team, one of Olenick's duties is to watch the network traffic graphs for irregularities that might indicate a network attack.While he was monitoring the graphs earlier this month, Olenick noticed a sudden spike in network traffic ? a telltale sign that a denial of service (DoS) attack was taking place.

NEWS | 01/21/2001

Proctors' orders

Proctors' orders

Public Safety Crime Prevention Specialist Barry Weiser announced yesterday an ambitious plan to deploy Public Safety officers behind eating club taps during all hours when the clubs are distributing beer.Weiser's announcement comes in the wake of Borough Police's first string of arrests made early yesterday morning in connection with its Operation: Take the Beast out of the 'Street' campaign.At about 1:30 a.m., undercover Borough Police officers stormed Charter Club and cited 47 members for underage drinking."We had heard that Charter Club was the wildest club on the 'Street,' so it only made sense to start there," Borough Police Capt.

NEWS | 01/18/2001

Elvis sings to stunned C Floor scholars

January 22, 1990 ? The King is back ? and helping Princeton students beat their exam blues.Bleary-eyed studiers watched in amazement as Elvis materialized behind a stack of mystical magazines in the Firestone library C Floor ? and began crooning their favorite hits from a golden career that was cut tragically short by too many fast times.

NEWS | 01/18/2001

Phantom troll booth

People think I just sit here all day and yell at innocent motorists who are trying to park their cars.

NEWS | 01/18/2001

Sweatshop found in 2-D

Amanda Fulmer '01 and David Tannenbaum '01 ? the best-known leaders of Princeton's progressive movement ? have been running a sweatshop in the basement of the University's vegetarian co-op for the last two years, according to a report made public by administrators yesterday."Everyone knows you can't have rallies without lots and lots of posters," a defensive Fulmer said during an interview.

NEWS | 01/18/2001

Overlooked for Princeton post, Clinton expresses fury, disappointment

WASHINGTON ? While the news of Hal Shapiro's twin brother's selection as Princeton's next President was met with a wide range of reactions from around campus, the emotions emanating from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

NEWS | 01/18/2001

Kim announces ambitious plan to end 'busy' term by gathering input on gathering input

USG president PJ Kim '01 announced last night a sweeping initiative designed to solicit input from students on the quality and merit of his various efforts during the last year to solicit their input."Since Visions of Princeton was such a success, I thought, 'Why not take this soliciting input thing one step further?' " explained Kim, who has no actual views on anything.

NEWS | 01/18/2001

Borough police raid mythical Cannon Club, arrest 89 in second 'Street' bust

Shortly after their first series of arrests at Charter Club, the Borough Police brute squad struck again, this time at the near-legendary Cannon Club."There's only one club that's more notorious for its wild raves than Charter, and that's Cannon," Capt.

NEWS | 01/18/2001

'Prince' rescues Nass from itself

The Prince Magazine announced yesterday that it has acquired the nearly defunct Nassau Weekly for an undisclosed sum ? meaning that The Daily Princetonian's rapidly expanding media empire now consists of a daily newspaper, a weekly magazine and Verbatim.Editor-in-Chief Richard Just '01 described the move not as a financially motivated endeavor, but rather as an act of charitable service to the campus community."Enough innocent readers have been hurt already," Just said at yesterday's press conference.

NEWS | 01/18/2001

Double take: Shapiro to succeed Shapiro

McGill University president Bernard Shapiro will succeed President Shapiro as the University's 19th president, board of trustees president Robert Rawson '66 announced at a press conference yesterday."In this time of change at the University, we on the presidential search committee opted for more of the same," Rawson said.

NEWS | 01/18/2001

'Sing-Sing-ing' a different tune

Wellington Richardson Whitaker '89 sat on his bed late Tuesday afternoon after a long day on the job.

NEWS | 01/18/2001

Ice, Ice failure

What you mean what was I thinkin' 'bout? What the hell you think I was thinkin' 'bout? I used to play Madison Square Garden and places like dat.

NEWS | 01/18/2001

In surprise announcement, Ashcroft vows to enforce laws

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Attorney General-designate John Ashcroft reiterated his shocking pledge yesterday to "enforce U.S.

NEWS | 01/18/2001

With new condom initiative, Kim hopes for final thrust, climactic ending to term

For USG president PJ Kim '01, it used to be all about getting student input. But after announcing yesterday a plan to distribute condoms to all undergraduates free of charge, it's about getting students to put it in.In perhaps one of the boldest and certainly most bizarre initiatives of his administration, Kim has decided to offer prophylactics to all University students who want them ? and even to attractive freshman females who don't."OK, so yeah, this might seem a little crazy, but you can never be too prepared," Kim said, stroking a small packet of Trojan condoms in his right hand.

NEWS | 01/18/2001

Rumsfeld heads class of Princetonians in Bush administration

The landscape of foreign policy has changed dramatically since the last time Donald Rumsfeld '54 served as secretary of defense.

NEWS | 01/16/2001

Trustees accept proposed ROTC terms; protesters attempt to blockade meeting

While approximately 125 demonstrators stood outside their Nassau Hall meeting room, the Board of Trustees Saturday approved, 30-4, the return of the Army and Air Force ROTC to the Princeton Campus in September, 1972.The trustees' action, endorsing the proposed contract terms negotiated by the ad hoc committee on ROTC, followed the Dec.

NEWS | 01/16/2001

PHY 111 students reach out to nearby middle schools

Playing Red Light, Green Light with a sixth grade science class in the halls of Holland Middle School in Trenton, a group of University students from PHY 111: Contemporary Physics, hoped to teach Newton's First Law of Motion with their game example.In lieu of a final exam, professor David Nice gave his students the option of participating in a community outreach teaching program.

NEWS | 01/16/2001

Dissecting discipline

Inside the third floor conference room in West College, students, faculty and administrators meet at a wooden oval table.

NEWS | 01/16/2001

Almost 17 years after fighting Tyson, Milligan is still a fighter at heart

After graduating from Princeton with 10 varsity letters and an engineering degree, Henry "Hammerin' Hank" Milligan '81 went on to a successful boxing career that included bouts with the likes of Mike Tyson.

NEWS | 01/16/2001

New campus group searches for innovation on the 'Street'

Those who have wished the 'Street' could be different, now have an opportunity to do something about it.Prospects, a new student organization on campus, is sponsoring Prospects 2001: Redefining the Street for a 21st Century Princeton, an architectural design competition meant to address the future of Prospect Avenue.Beginning Feb.

NEWS | 01/16/2001

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