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“I’m here to talk about courage this morning, the courage to wrestle with yourself,” African-American studies and religion professor Cornel West GS ’80 told a solemn crowd of more than 700 inmates at the medium-security Garden State Correctional Facility auditorium in Bordentown, N.J., on Monday morning.

NEWS | 02/09/2009

Whitman '77 begins bid for California governor

Whitman '77 begins bid for California governor

Retired eBay CEO and former University trustee Meg Whitman ’77 filed forms Monday to officially explore a run for California governor.

NEWS | 02/09/2009

Budget cuts delay neuroscience building

The University’s plans to expand its neuroscience program have taken a hit in the current economic environment with the November 2008 announcement that construction of the program’s new building will be postponed by at least a year.

NEWS | 02/09/2009

Eisgruber '83: Full U. economic recovery will take years

Provost Christopher Eisgruber ’83 calls the University’s budget cuts in response to the economic crisis the “new normal,” and outlines the administration’s plan for financial recovery.

NEWS | 02/09/2009

Computer error causes Charter to accept too many

After the first round of sign-ins, a number of students who were admitted to Charter Club either were moved to the waitlist or signed in to their second-choice clubs after a technical glitch caused Charter to enroll too many new members.

NEWS | 02/09/2009

Class of 2012 president resigns to take off spring semester

Former Class of 2012 president Ashton Miller ’12 confirmed yesterday that he is taking the rest of the academic year off, adding that he plans to return as a freshman in September 2009. Former Class of 2012 vice president Lindy Li ’12 is set to replace him as freshman class president for the rest of the year.

NEWS | 02/08/2009

Early morning extinguisher escapade awakens Scully

Students in Scully Hall were forced to leave their dorms early Saturday morning due to a falsely triggered fire alarm. A fire extinguisher discharged clouds resembling smoke that heightened the resulting confusion, students said.

NEWS | 02/08/2009

Thirteen go to hospital post-Bicker

Sixteen University students required alcohol-related transports to McCosh Health Center or the University Medical Center at Princeton (UMCP) this past weekend. Of them, 13 were admitted to UMCP. The bicker clubs picked up their new members Friday, and several clubs held initiation activities Saturday evening. Officials said the number of alcohol-related Public Safety transportations was higher than it has been in past years for the weekend of bicker-club pickups and initiations.

NEWS | 02/08/2009

Ruckus shuts down, citing insufficient ad revenue

Before Friday, Ruckus provided subscribers with an unlimited number of free music downloads. Now, the company’s website merely states, “Unfortunately the Ruckus service will no longer be provided.”

NEWS | 02/08/2009

TI, Cottage, Ivy, Cap see spike in numbers while Tower sees fall

Nearly 700 students took part in Bicker last week — the most in at least four years — signaling strong demand for membership in the selective clubs in the second year of the four-year residential college system.

NEWS | 02/08/2009

Insufficient aid deters sophomores from joining clubs

This past week, hundreds of sophomores bickered or signed in to eating clubs. But for others like Klein-Cloud, financial concerns prevented them from participating in one of the University's oldest traditions, though many receive the maximum financial aid grant for board.

NEWS | 02/05/2009

JuicyCampus shuts down

Thursday marked the curtain call for the controversial website juicycampus.com, an anonymous public forum that that became a mechanism for perpetuating gossip online. After its launch in August 2007, JuicyCampus expanded to cover more than 500 colleges in the United States, but funding failed to match the website’s growth.

NEWS | 02/05/2009

Searchinger: Biofuel trend poses unforeseen hazards

Biofuels are not as green as many people think, visiting Wilson School research scholar Timothy Searchinger said. In a 2008 paper in the journal Science, Searchinger said that cutting down forests to clear more land for growing biofuel crops could double greenhouse gas emissions over the next 30 years.

NEWS | 02/05/2009

Mullen talks soft power

The exertion of non-military power is crucial to progress in America’s most pressing military engagements, Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said to a packed audience in McCosh 10 on Thursday afternoon.

NEWS | 02/05/2009

Diemand-Yauman '10 to tackle alcohol, USG infrastructure

The tenure of USG president Connor Diemand-Yauman ’10 will be shaped by his ability to effect change while dealing with controversial issues like the USG election process and the discrepancy between University and Borough alcohol policies.

NEWS | 02/05/2009

Stephens Fitness Center extends hours to 12:45 a.m.

Fitness-minded night owls can now sweat even longer, as Dillon Gymnasium has extended the hours of Stephens Fitness Center. Stephens now closes at 12:45 a.m. Sunday through Friday, an hour later than it has in the past.

NEWS | 02/04/2009

DiBerardino '11 withdraws from VP race, Weinberg '11 wins

Nick DiBerardino ’11 has withdrawn from the revote for USG vice president, ceding the race to Michael Weinberg ’11 and marking the end of a two-month election process fraught with controversy and confusion.

NEWS | 02/04/2009

Obama '85 portrait unveiled in Yankee Doodle Tap Room

As a testament to Michelle Obama ’85’s prominent public image and popularity, sociology and African American studies professors unveiled her senior portrait on the Class Photo Wall of the Nassau Inn’s Yankee Doodle Tap Room on Wednesday.

NEWS | 02/04/2009

'Builderers' secretly scale University towers

The Princeton Buildering Society (PBS) breaks the rules every time its members meet. Buildering — the act of climbing on structures like buildings, poles and statues — has occurred on Princeton’s campus for decades. Every brick scaled and every tower reached, though, marks a violation of the University’s Environmental Health & Safety guidelines, which state that “the use of University structures for ‘climbing’ is prohibited.” The practice, however, survives.

NEWS | 02/04/2009

10K college kids prepare to descend on D.C.

Power Shift began as a project to promote policies that advance the use of 100 percent clean energy. Students from thousands of campuses have joined this campaign for environmental action, which culminated in Power Shift ’07, for which 6,000 students convened in Washington. Power Shift ’09 is expected to be even bigger: More than 6,000 people, including many Princeton students, have preregistered for the event, which will be held from Feb. 27 to March 2.

NEWS | 02/04/2009

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