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Small fire prompts evacuation of Thomas Laboratory

Small fire prompts evacuation of Thomas Laboratory

Thomas Laboratory was evacuated following a small fire in the building on Tuesday morning. The fire, which took place in a washroom on the first floor, was contained within a small oven used to wash and dry glass lab equipment and was reported at 10:30 a.m.

NEWS | 03/23/2010

Borough Council appoints Gusciora as new municipal prosecutor

The Borough Council voted 5-1 to approve Reed Gusciora as the Borough’s new municipal prosecutor at its meeting on Tuesday. Gusciora will succeed Kenneth Lozier, who led the Borough’s unsuccessful prosecution of Charter Club for serving alcohol to minors and maintaining a nuisance in a trial last year.

NEWS | 03/23/2010

Controversial activist Nonie Darwish to speak at Whig Hall

Nonie Darwish, a controversial Egyptian-American activist and author, will speak in the Whig Hall Senate Chamber at 4:30 p.m. today. The lecture comes roughly four months after her previously scheduled talk at the University was cancelled following strong opposition from students and religious leaders.

NEWS | 03/23/2010

Robertson heirs start foundation

The Robertson family announced on March 16 that it will use the nearly $60 million that it won in its landmark 2008 settlement with the University to establish a scholarship foundation for graduate students interested in government careers.The Robertson Foundation for Government will fund fellows through graduate school, paying for tuition, room, board and research expenses.

NEWS | 03/22/2010

University reacts to health care reform

When President Barack Obama signs a historic — albeit controversial — health care reform bill, he will complete a year-long legislative process and achieve the health care coverage expansion that has eluded many past presidents.

NEWS | 03/22/2010

Stanford University 'in dialogue' with Princeton administrators about grading policy

In the five years since the University implemented its new grading policy, no peer institution has adopted a similar policy, though this may change.Stanford’s Committee on Undergraduate Standards and Policy has “been in dialogue” with Princeton administrators about its grading policies, according to a March 5 report in The Stanford Daily

NEWS | 03/22/2010

Science students more likely to use Wikipedia

A majority of college students use Wikipedia.org for course-related research, and students majoring in architecture, engineering and science are more likely to do so, according to a study published by Alison Head and Michael Eisenberg in the journal First Monday on March 1.

NEWS | 03/22/2010

University releases bomb threat details

Director of Public Safety Paul Ominsky said that there was “some logistical confusion” in the University’s emergency notification response to the bomb threat that occurred on March 12, when asked about the incident at a meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community on Monday.

NEWS | 03/22/2010

Neuroscience and psychology complex construction to start

Construction of the new neuroscience and psychology buildings will begin later this month, after financial concerns previously stalled the start of the projects, the University announced on Wednesday, March 17.

NEWS | 03/21/2010

Christie announces sweeping education budget cuts in N.J.

New Jersey Governor Christopher Christie (R) announced a $29.3 billion budget proposal for the state’s upcoming fiscal year on Tuesday, March 16.

NEWS | 03/21/2010

More than 150 local kids participate in long-term marathon to promote healthy living

More than 100 Princeton area students, from kindergartners to eighth graders, set out on Saturday to run a marathon. But none of the youths finished the 26.2 mile venture. Instead, they will be completing the race over the course of 10 weeks.

NEWS | 03/21/2010

Cheryl LaFleur '75 to be nominated as Commissioner of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Cheryl LaFleur ’75 will be nominated as a commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, President Barack Obama announced earlier this month, filling a seat vacated by Suedeen Kelly.

NEWS | 03/21/2010

Buildings evacuated due to bomb threat

The new chemistry building construction site, Jadwin Hall, Icahn Laboratory and the architecture laboratory were evacuated after Public Safety received an “unsubstantiated” report of a bomb threat to the construction site on March 12.

NEWS | 03/21/2010

Bolten '76, Frist '74 appointed to serve on Clinton Bush Haiti Fund's Board of Directors

Wilson School visiting professor Joshua Bolten ’76, the former White House Chief of Staff, and former Senate majority leader Bill Frist ’74 have been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors for the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, which was established by former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to coordinate fundraising efforts for Haiti following the Jan. 12 earthquake there.

NEWS | 03/21/2010

Storm disrupts campus utilities

Students who stayed on campus for spring break had a wet and windy start to their vacations.

NEWS | 03/21/2010

USG explains activity funding process

Students were allowed to observe the inner workings of the USG Projects Board on Thursday afternoon at Campus Club, as Projects Board members and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students Thomas Dunne explained how the board allocates funds to student organizations.

NEWS | 03/11/2010

UHS to raise birth control prices soon

The price of birth control pills will increase at University Health Services after March 31 due to changes in pharmaceutical pricing in recent years.

NEWS | 03/11/2010

Full ’13 develops cheap solar tech alternative

The Ashoka-Lemelson Tech4Society Celebration was a natural attraction for Eden Full ’13. At the February gathering in Hyderabad, India, she met more than 250 social entrepreneurs and business leaders from around the globe who had set out to transform the world. But the freshman wasn’t just attending the conference. She had been invited to present her ideas for using inexpensive solar energy to power the developing world.

NEWS | 03/11/2010

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