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All eyes turn to Michelle Obama '85

Michelle Obama ?85?s college friend, Hilary Beard ?84, was at dinner one night when a white student from her RCA group called something ?nigger-rigged.? Beard, who is African American, stared at him for a few moments before asking, ?What did you just say??In 1981, the year Michelle began her studies, Princeton was not an easy environment for an African American.

Big faculty donors for this election cycle

Princetonians, Democrats win big in New Jersey races

Senate | LautenbergSen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) has been elected to a fifth term in office, beating Republican challenger Dick Zimmer.Lautenberg has represented New Jersey in the senate for all but two of the last 26 years.In his campaign, Lautenberg had positioned himself has an opponent to the policies of the Bush administration.

Nov. 10, 2000 | SUNSHINE VOTES

With the results of one of the closest American presidential elections in history hinging on the state of Florida, some University students who hail from the Sunshine State are kicking themselves over and over again for not exercising their constitutional right to vote.?I didn?t, and I feel like a complete idiot for doing that,? said Devon Keefe ?01, who calls Orange County, Fla.

Majority of University community states support for Obama, according to poll

Roughly 79 percent of University undergraduates preferred Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) over Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for president, according to a poll recently conducted by Nassau Research, a new student-run research organization.The poll, which invited 1,000 randomly selected undergraduates to complete an online survey, was conducted from Oct.

Cormen '78 gets active in New Hampshire town

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Tilghman: No University budget changes

Though the economic downturn has affected the University?s endowment and financial aid packages, there are no plans to change the operating budget for the current academic year, President Tilghman said at a faculty meeting in Nassau Hall on Monday afternoon.The University is prepared for difficult times, Tilghman said, adding that ?we have a cushion.?The endowment increased by 5.6 percent in the 2007-08 fiscal year, keeping Princeton among the American universities with the largest endowments.

Ho '09 found in San Francisco - Updated: 10:22 p.m.

Wei Ho ?09, who had been missing since the early morning hours of Oct. 31, has been found ?safe and unharmed? in San Francisco, according to a campus safety alert issued Tuesday afternoon. Ho was found by the San Francisco Police Department, which Public Safety contacted after its investigation revealed that Ho was in the San Francisco area, the alert said, adding that ?there was no foul play involved in this case and Ho?s parents are now with him in San Francisco.? The computer science concentrator from Chamblee, Ga., was located around noon Tuesday, Public Safety director Steven Healy said. Public Safety issued an alert on Saturday requesting information on Ho?s whereabouts from the campus community. While Public Safety has previously conducted missing persons investigations, issuing a campus-wide alert was unusual, University spokeswoman Cass Cliatt ?96 said in an interview on Sunday. ?We deal with folks who are concerned about their friends?, family members? and colleagues? and peers? [whereabouts] all the time.

Faculty gives largely to Obama

Roughly 97 percent of reported University faculty and staff donations in this current presidential election cycle went to Democratic candidates and causes, and roughly 76 percent of the total reported donations went to Sen.

Students hit the trail to mobilize voters in Pa., Va.

Instead of tanning on a beach or hanging out at home over Fall Break, 51 students walked through rain-soaked Northern Virginia to knock on the doors of 10,000 strangers.

Diversity Council sees low turnout

There was a lot of extra lasagna at the first-ever USG Diversity Council meeting Monday evening.Though 39 student leaders from more than 30 different affinity-based student groups were invited, only six people attended the 6 p.m.

Despite inability to vote, students from outside America voice pro-Obama sentiments

Melekot Abate ?11 won?t be voting in today?s presidential election, and the law bars him from donating to candidates of any party.

University must expand low-income housing due to construction

The University?s expansion efforts involve the construction of more than just on-campus buildings.

Retired judge to decide Robertson lawsuit

Retired Camden County Superior Court Judge John Fratto has denied motions filed by both sides in the dispute over the Robertson Foundation?s $900 million endowment, ruling that the trial will be conducted in two phases.Fratto, who replaced Mercer County Superior Court Judge Maria Sypek in September, ruled at an Oct.

The times may be a-changin’ but Bill Lockwood ’59 is still here

After 50 years at the University, Bill Lockwood ?59 hasn?t changed his taste in decorations.

Firestone hours change unlikely

University Executive Vice President Mark Burstein said in an interview this week that the University should not expend the resources necessary to keep Firestone open after midnight, noting that he believes that not enough students want to study in the building during the early morning hours to justify the cost.

Students learn and serve on break trips

This Fall Break, while some students caught up on sleep or campaigned for their candidates, just over 40 students spent part of their week off helping elementary school students, tomato-farm workers, pediatricians and undocumented immigrants.The Pace Center sponsored four Fall Break Breakout Princeton Civic Action trips this year.

Public Safety searches for Wei Ho '09

Wei Ho ?09, a computer science concentrator from Chamblee, Ga., has been missing since Friday, Oct.

Web Update: New judge assigned to Robertson case

The six-year-old dispute over the Robertson Foundation?s $900 million endowment has been assigned to a new judge, just months before case is scheduled to go to trial.

Born of unrest, Fall Break legacy lives on

The Nixon administration was drafting young men to fight for the United States in Southeast Asia. Students on college campuses across the nation were involved in violent, sometimes fatal, protests.