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News & Notes: Warren Crane ’62, Cannon promoter, dies at age 70

News & Notes: Warren Crane ’62, Cannon promoter, dies at age 70

Warren Crane ’62, the former chairman of the Cannon Dial Elm Club Graduate Board of Trustees, died Monday at approximately 2:35 p.m. He died from a rare combination of soft tissue cancer and paraneoplastic neurological disease. Crane was 70 years old.

NEWS | 02/07/2012

News & Notes: IAS continues to struggle with building permits

After three public meetings on the issue, the Princeton Regional Planning Board has not yet come to a decision about whether to allow the Institute for Advanced Study to build additional faculty housing on a parcel of land directly adjacent to Princeton Battlefield State Park. The hearing has been extended to a fourth meeting on Feb. 16.

NEWS | 02/07/2012

Recent Internet outages related to planned upgrades

The eight-hour Internet outage on Monday that affected thousands of users on campus was related to an effort to upgrade the campus Internet system, but the University has not yet been able to pinpoint the specific cause, University spokesperson Martin Mbugua said.

NEWS | 02/07/2012

Quad sees 40 percent jump

After announcing a significant reduction in membership rates for rising juniors and seniors in mid-January, Quadrangle Club saw its first-round membership numbers increase by nearly 40 percent over last year’s first-round numbers.

NEWS | 02/07/2012

Lempert announces mayoral run

Princeton Township Deputy Mayor Liz Lempert has announced her candidacy for mayor of the consolidated Princeton in the Democratic primary to be held June 5.

NEWS | 02/07/2012

With ‘swish and flick,’ Children’s Lit fills, again

When SCORE opened for enrollment this semester, one class stood out in popularity. ENG 385: Children’s Literature was one of the fastest courses to fill up this year and has been extremely popular with students across different class years.

NEWS | 02/07/2012

Half of students respond to ALTA

About half of the student body, or 2,567 students, responded to the USG’s Academic Life Total Assessment survey distributed to students during finals period.

NEWS | 02/07/2012

Former ambassador Murphy speaks on Syria’s future

Former U.S. ambassador to Syria Richard Murphy headlined a panel on the turbulent modern-day political climate in Syria and the potential future of the Arab Spring movement in that country.

NEWS | 02/07/2012

News & Notes: Cloister takes 32 in first round

Cloister Inn president Brian Wettach ‘13 said that Cloister had 32 sign-ins this year, which is less than half of last year’s 77.

NEWS | 02/06/2012

Michelle Obama ’85 pushes back against new biography

Michelle Obama ’85 and the White House have aggressively pushed back against a recent book by New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor detailing the role of the first lady in her husband’s administration. Released last month, “The Obamas” has skyrocketed up the New York Times’ best sellers list and has generated national controversy for its portrayal of the first lady and her relationship with her husband and staff.

NEWS | 02/06/2012

Admission to Charter grows more competitive

In just the second year of using a weighted point system for sign-ins, the process of obtaining Charter Club membership has become much more competitive than it has been in recent history.

NEWS | 02/06/2012

U. names architect for Arts and Transit Neighborhood project

In a major step toward beginning construction of the new Arts and Transit Neighborhood, the University selected a new architecture firm to join the project on Jan. 20.

NEWS | 02/06/2012

On-campus Internet shuts down for 8 hours

Thousands of students and faculty lost connection to the Internet for about eight hours on Monday, due to an unprecedented malfunction in the system that regulates access to the University networks.

NEWS | 02/06/2012

News & Notes: Kimberly de los Santos appointed new director of the Pace Center

A 10-year veteran of Arizona State University community service initiatives will be the next director of the Pace Center for Civic Engagement, the University announced last week.

NEWS | 02/06/2012

Wilson School revamps courses

The requirements for the Wilson School major will undergo a substantial overhaul beginning with the Class of 2015, the second step in a reorganization of the major following the decision last spring to abandon selective admission.

NEWS | 02/06/2012

Office of Admission launches new Tiger Tuesdays program

Students admitted to the University through early action will get an advance preview of life on campus through the “Tiger Tuesdays” program, which designates three Tuesdays in February, Feb. 14, 21 and 28, as days on which admitted students can have lunch with a University student, attend class, take a campus tour or visit some of the campus resources.

NEWS | 02/06/2012

News & Notes: 5 U. professors awarded research grants

The University’s Intellectual Property Development Fund has awarded research grants to five faculty teams in the science and engineering departments to help them transform their laboratory projects into commercially successful products, according to a University press release.

NEWS | 02/05/2012

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