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Public Safety revises emergency response time

Public Safety revises emergency response time

The University has altered its emergency notification system to send out alerts sooner since the March 7 gun scare, representatives from the Department of Public Safety said at the USG meeting on Sunday night. On March 7, Steven Shonts ’12 triggered a Princeton Telephone and E-mail Notification System (PTENS) alert by carrying a permanently disabled AK-47 across campus. Deputy Director of Public Safety Charles Davall said at the meeting that the 76-minute delay between the first report of a weapon sighting and the activation of the alert system was too long.

NEWS | 10/04/2009

Reading between the characters

Almost every relationship I’ve ever been in started with a flurry of text messages.

NEWS | 10/04/2009

University liquor referrals outpace Harvard, Yale

In 2008, Princeton reported more judicial referrals for liquor law violations than either Harvard or Yale despite reporting the fewest arrests for liquor law violations.

NEWS | 10/04/2009

Only seven can read his poker face

Many graduates heading out of FitzRandolph Gate become consultants, investment bankers, lawyers, doctors or professors, but Matt Hawrilenko ’04 chose a more unconventional career: professional poker player.

NEWS | 10/01/2009

Arrests for alcohol, drug use rise

On-campus arrests for drug abuse and liquor law violations increased to a total of 25 in 2008 from two in 2007 and none in 2006, according to the 2009 Annual Security Report. The report, which lists no cases of criminal homicide, robbery or illegal possession of weapons on campus in 2008, also shows an increase in the number of forcible sex offenses and arson.

NEWS | 10/01/2009

Young alumni search for work

While 35.7 percent of the Class of 2008 had secured jobs before graduating, only 29.6 percent of the Class of 2009 was able to do the same.

NEWS | 10/01/2009

Freshmen gather for weekly nocturnal escapades

Late Wednesday night, a group of freshmen gathered in a Holder Hall lounge to celebrate the second weekly meeting of the Sleep Around Campus Klub. Gathered on a small couch in a pile of intertwined limbs, blankets and pillows, the members fought to get comfortable over a chorus of gossip, jokes and friendly banter.

NEWS | 10/01/2009

Precept size rule more strictly enforced

Last-minute precept cancellations have been problematic for graduate students, who risk losing income and health insurance because they are teaching fewer sections. The cancellations have also been problematic for undergraduates: Many have had to drop courses because the remaining precepts no longer fit into their schedules, and all may face larger discussion sections.

NEWS | 10/01/2009

Crocker calls for caution in Iraq

Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker said the United States should open lines of communication with countries in the Middle East during a lecture in Dodds Auditorium before an audience of roughly 150 people on Wednesday.

NEWS | 09/30/2009

The Princeton Experience, A-Bridged

When Ashley Vinson ’14 goes to a store in Novi Sad, Serbia, she tries to explain what she’s looking for in Serbian, but the clerks usually try to respond in English.

NEWS | 09/30/2009

Controversial cartoonist defends free speech

On the fourth anniversary of the publication of his highly controversial cartoon featuring the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard stressed the importance of free speech to an audience of roughly 80 people on Wednesday as part of a panel in Whig Hall.

NEWS | 09/30/2009

Borough Police announce pro-active alcohol plan for the Street

The Princeton Borough Police Department will adopt a “proactive approach” to drinking violations at eating clubs this fall, according to Borough Police Lt. David Dudeck’s testimony at the Borough Council meeting on Sept. 22.

NEWS | 09/30/2009

Tower Club dues highest on the Street

Tower Club is the most expensive eating club on the Street, with annual membership fees totaling $8,260 this year, according to figures provided by members of all 10 eating clubs to The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 09/30/2009

Endowment value drops 22.7 percent; layoffs expected

The value of the University’s endowment fell 22.7 percent in the last fiscal year, and administrators will be laying off staff members this year, President Tilghman announced in an e-mail to the University community on Tuesday.

NEWS | 09/29/2009

U. announces members of eating clubs task force

Eight undergraduates will serve on the 18-member task force established to review relationships between the University and the eating clubs.

NEWS | 09/29/2009

Giving exceeds $200 million in 2009 fiscal year

The University raised a total of $210.4 million during the fiscal year that ended on June 30, compared to $234.7 million in the previous fiscal year, Vice President for Development Justin Harmon ’78 said in an e-mail on Tuesday.

NEWS | 09/29/2009

Cafe Vivian cuts hours

Frist Campus Center’s Cafe Vivian began operating on a reduced schedule this fall as part of a series of changes being implemented by Dining Services to preserve core services and reduce the need for layoffs, Director of Dining Services Stu Orefice said in an e-mail.

NEWS | 09/29/2009

Public Safety to cut parking, lockout patrols

As the University endeavors to cut spending across all academic and administrative units by an average of about 7.5 percent by the end of the next fiscal year, the University is also requiring Public Safety to take cost-saving measures, University spokeswoman Cass Cliatt ’96 said in an e-mail to The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 09/29/2009

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