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Economics professors critical of government auto bailout

Economics professors critical of government auto bailout

As Democratic lawmakers push to spend $15 billion on emergency loans to Chrysler and General Motors, University economic professors are not as supportive.?If we had a strong economy right now, the best remedy might indeed be to let these companies go,? said Alan Blinder ?67, economics professor and former vice chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve System.

NEWS | 12/09/2008

Students vote down referenda

Undergraduates voted against petitioning the University to sign an amicus brief opposing California Proposition 8, which ended gay marriage in the state, as well as against a second referendum asking the University to refrain from taking stances on contentious issues, according to USG election results released Tuesday afternoon.

NEWS | 12/09/2008

University lags behind in investment ethics

The University?s process for reviewing its financial investments is less transparent and less responsive to concerns from the University community than that of peer institutions, according to Responsible Endowments Coalition (REC) Organizing Director Cheyenna Weber.The REC is a student-founded nonprofit organization that advocates for ?socially and environmentally responsible? investment by colleges and universities, according to the REC website.All Ivy League schools except Princeton and Cornell have committees responsible for regular review of their institution?s financial investments that also serve as a forum for student and faculty concern over the moral or political consequences of the investments, Weber said.Weber noted that ?at Cornell, the president called a working group this fall? to discuss forming an oversight committee.The University?s process for reviewing investments has come under scrutiny in the past week, after WPRB first revealed that the University has investment ties to Zimbabwe.Princeton University Investment Company (PRINCO) president Andrew Golden said that the University held until 2003 roughly $1.5 million in bonds issued by a defense contractor that supplied arms to Zimbabwe.

NEWS | 12/09/2008

Cloister may again face legal action

Cloister Inn may be facing charges from Princeton Borough following an incident on Nov. 23 in which an intoxicated 18-year-old freshman was taken from the club to the University Medical Center at Princeton.The woman, whose name is being withheld to protect her privacy because it is unclear if charges are being filed against her, was lying in front of the club at 1 a.m., vomiting and ?going in and out of consciousness,? according to a statement released by Borough Police Lt.

NEWS | 12/08/2008

A hero’s body, lost and found at sea

Four days after veterans and their families commemorated the 65th anniversary of the historic World War II Battle of Tarawa, researchers announced Nov.

NEWS | 12/08/2008

USG to hold new VP election at 4 p.m.

The results of the USG vice presidential race will be decided in a re-vote beginning at 4 p.m. today and lasting 24 hours in light of misleading statements contained in USG president Josh Weinstein ?09?s Friday e-mail endorsing vice presidential candidate Michael Weinberg ?11. This action was decided by USG senior elections manager Braeden Kepner-Kraus ?10, who met with Weinberg and the other vice presidential candidate, Nick DiBerardino ?11, on Monday night.?Mike preferred not to, Nick preferred to do it.

NEWS | 12/08/2008

Breaking News: Weinberg '11 wins after VP revote cancelled

In an e-mail to The Daily Princetonian at 11 p.m., senior elections manager Braeden Kepner-Kraus '10 said that Michael Weinberg '11 has defeated Nick DiBerardino '11 to become USG vice president, according to the original results of the election.

NEWS | 12/08/2008

Possible pilot program to extend Firestone hours

The USG?s push to extend the building hours of Firestone Library is gaining ground as the administration is now considering a pilot program that would keep the library open until 2 a.m.

NEWS | 12/08/2008

Diemand-Yauman ’10 fights charges

Unopposed USG presidential candidate Connor Diemand-Yauman ?10 is currently awaiting his day in court after having been charged in September with serving alcohol to a minor.

NEWS | 12/08/2008

Voting delays explained at USG meeting

An error in the USG elections online ballot kept voters from submitting their ballots for roughly the first hour of voting, which began Sunday at noon.Voters who tried to select the sole candidate for academics chair found that they could not do so and hence could not submit their ballots.

NEWS | 12/07/2008

University forum addresses high-risk drinking

Students, faculty and staff gathered Friday for a three-hour workshop on issues ranging from the University?s alcohol-related discipline process to social groups that impact high-risk drinking on campus.The open forum in Wu Hall was part of a series of events planned by the Alcohol Coalition Committee (ACC), formed last spring to tackle high-risk drinking on campus.?One reason for this workshop is that often people don?t know exactly what the policies are,? Wilson College Master Marguerite Browning said.

NEWS | 12/07/2008

Clarification, retraction to follow Weinstein '09's endorsement

Correction appended

NEWS | 12/07/2008

Students consider reaction to Proposition 8

In light of the passage of California?s Proposition 8, which eliminated gay marriage in the state, students and faculty gathered in Murray-Dodge on Friday to discuss Princeton?s response and plan further action.At the sparsely attended forum, titled ?University Community Forum: Prop 8 and LGBT Civil Rights,? participants discussed five possible actions to counter the proposition: fundraising to support LGBT organizations, submitting an amicus brief to the California Supreme Court, raising awareness on campus, organizing protests and gathering support via letter-writing, phone banks and petitions.One possible action, submitting an amicus brief, is on the USG elections ballot.

NEWS | 12/07/2008

Treisman wins psychology award

Psychology professor Anne Treisman has been selected as the winner of the 2009 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology.

NEWS | 12/07/2008

Web Update: Weinstein '09 clarifies original endorsement

USG president Josh Weinstein ?09 has apologized for indicating that unopposed USG presidential candidate Connor Diemand-Yauman ?10 supports Michael Weinberg ?11 for USG vice president. ?I'd like to apologize for implying that, because Connor asked Mike to be on a ticket with him, that he supports him in the Vice Presidential race ? Connor is impartial,? Weinstein said in an e-mail sent Sunday morning to many of Weinstein?s supporters from his own campaign.

NEWS | 12/06/2008

Competing referenda to stay on election ballot

Members of the USG held a special Senate meeting Thursday evening to discuss one of the two referenda that will appear on the ballot in the upcoming USG election and decided that they will take no action to alter, append or dismiss the referenda.The referendum in question, sponsored by the Coalition for Intellectual Liberty (CIL), formally asks the University to refrain from taking positions on controversial issues.

NEWS | 12/04/2008

Outrage, not ethics, spurs U. divestment

The University performs no regular ethical review of its investments, Princeton University Investment Company (PRINCO) president Andrew Golden said after an investigation by campus radio station WPRB revealed that the University may have investment ties to Zimbabwe.

NEWS | 12/04/2008

VP hopefuls talk vision, experience

Correction appended

NEWS | 12/04/2008

History prof. Brown wins lifetime achievement award

History professor Peter Brown will receive the John W. Kluge Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Study of Humanity, the Library of Congress announced Wednesday.

NEWS | 12/04/2008

Weinstein ’09 endorses Weinberg '11 for USG VP

USG president Josh Weinstein ?09 publicly endorsed vice presidential candidate Michael Weinberg ?11 early this morning in an e-mail to many of Weinstein?s supporters from his own campaign. In the e-mail, sent at 1 a.m., Weinstein said he would ?like to offer my absolute support for Mike Weinberg for USG Vice President? and invited recipients to contact Weinstein to ?help Mike?s campaign.? The e-mail made no mention of Nick DiBerardino ?11, the other candidate for vice president. The e-mail began with congratulations for unopposed USG presidential candidate Connor Diemand-Yauman ?10.

NEWS | 12/04/2008

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