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Borough approves contract with NJ Transit

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Borough approves contract with NJ Transit

The Princeton Borough Council approved a contract with New Jersey Transit on Wednesday for the Free B Shuttle service, despite controversy among Borough administrators regarding the project?s implementation.The shuttle service, which provides transportation from locations in the Borough to the Dinky Station, has been in operation since last spring and has been partially funded by the University. With last night?s approval, NJ Transit will donate a shuttle and provide funding for half of the operating expense of the shuttle over three years, up to $60,000.The plan is ?tentatively agreed to? apart from drug and alcohol testing standards for the vehicle?s driver, Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi said at the meeting.Though the plan has gone forward for now, councilmen David Goldfarb and Andrew Koontz noted their concern about the cost-effectiveness of the service.?The total cost of the service is roughly the cost of providing everyone who is riding it with a free taxi from their house to the Dinky,? Goldfarb said.Koontz voiced concern over ridership levels, noting that the shuttle currently averages fewer than two people per circuit and that Americans tend to be suspicious of free transportation.Bruschi opposed charging for the shuttle, explaining that if it were not free, it would be required to conform to commercial driving regulations that currently do not apply.Councilwoman Margaret Karcher supported Bruschi, citing successful free shuttle services at Colorado ski resorts.But Goldfarb also faulted the Free B system for what he said was confusing advertising.The advertisements for the shuttle do not note that the vehicle only goes in one direction along its circuit, he said.?It was never clear to me how you were supposed to get from point A to point B,? he noted.Goldfarb also questioned the clarity of published graphics describing the proposal.?The written description that we have written up here in 10 lines is a much better description than any of the graphics we have,? he said.Bruschi disagreed with Goldfarb?s assessment.

NEWS | 11/12/2008

Township mayor to retire after 13 years in office

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Township mayor to retire after 13 years in office

After serving 22 years on the Princeton Township Committee, including 13 years as mayor, Phyllis Marchand is stepping down.?It?s been wonderful, very hectic,? Marchand said, ?and I think now is the time for me to slow down a bit, maybe audit some courses at Princeton University ... it?s time for a younger generation to take over.?During her tenure as mayor, the Township saw significant building changes, including the building of a new hospital for the University Medical Center at Princeton and the construction of more affordable housing units.Marchand also pointed to the new municipal building as a positive development.

NEWS | 11/12/2008
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Bowen GS '58 receives education award

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Bowen GS '58 receives education award

Universities should strive to create more diverse student populations, former University President William Bowen GS ?58 said as he accepted the 12th Jose Vasconcelos World Award of Education from the World Cultural Council on Tuesday afternoon in Richardson Auditorium.Bowen, who served as president of the University from 1972 to 1988 and oversaw the beginning of co-education, was the first American to receive the prize.

NEWS | 11/11/2008

Financial aid will increase to meet demand

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Financial aid will increase to meet demand

The University?s Financial Aid Office estimates a $3 to $4 million increase in financial aid requests from students so far this year, but the University will fully meet every student?s needs, according to a University statement released Tuesday.This signifies a 3 to 5 percent increase in financial aid needs from the 2007-08 academic year, when the University awarded $82 million in need-based scholarships.President Tilghman announced at a faculty meeting last Monday that the increase in financial aid demand would be $2.8 million, but Tuesday?s statement indicates that figure has been revised upward.

NEWS | 11/11/2008

Maynard '88: Wilson 1879 battled to get rid of clubs

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Maynard '88: Wilson 1879 battled to get rid of clubs

After failing to permanently shut down the eating clubs, Woodrow Wilson, Class of 1879, took on the easier task of lobbying for world peace in his journey from Princeton to the presidency.Barksdale Maynard ?88, a visiting lecturer in architecture who wrote a book about Wilson?s time at Princeton, spoke to a group of students in Wilcox dining hall Tuesday night about Wilson?s battle against the eating clubs and how his Princeton experience affected his politics and future presidency.?It?s a 25-year love-hate relationship,? Maynard said of Wilson?s time at Princeton.

NEWS | 11/11/2008

Economic crisis may impact graduate student funding

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Economic crisis may impact graduate student funding

The University may not be able to increase its employee salary pool and funding for graduate students to keep up with rising costs, and it may have to delay construction projects in the wake of the weakened economy, University officials announced at a meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC) on Monday.In the meantime, the University is preparing to launch a revamped shuttle system and revise its parking policies, and it will continue to meet increases in undergraduate financial aid requests.?These are hard times, obviously, and in hard times, no institution, including this one, can be entirely insulated,? Provost Christopher Eisgruber ?83 explained, adding that the University faces ?no special exposure? to the economic troubles.Eisgruber said that the effects of the declining economy will be most felt in postponed construction projects and the salary pool, but he acknowledged that other aspects of campus life may be impacted.

NEWS | 11/10/2008

Mock Israeli checkpoint constructed in protest

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Mock Israeli checkpoint constructed in protest

Students trying to walk through the north entrance doors of Frist Campus Center during peak hours Monday may have encountered some obstacles, as the Princeton Committee on Palestine (PCP) held a series of three demonstrations to protest the establishment of military checkpoints on roads in the West Bank and along its border.?Armed? with plastic weapons, PCP members Theo Beers ?09 and Yael Berda GS played the parts of Israeli soldiers, blocking the central entrance to simulate the checkpoints on many roads essential to everyday travel in the region.All students who tried to enter the building during the demonstrations were asked to show their proxes to pass.

NEWS | 11/10/2008

Alumni honored by University for careers

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Alumni honored by University for careers

Raj Vinnakota ?93 and Claire Max GS ?72 have been selected to receive two major alumni awards, the University announced on Monday.Vinnakota, the co-founder of the SEED School in Washington, D.C., the nation?s first urban boarding school for students from underserved communities, will receive the Woodrow Wilson Award, which is presented every year to an undergraduate alumnus or alumna whose career embodies the University?s unofficial motto, ?Princeton in the Nation?s Service.?Max, an astrophysicist who has made important contributions in the field of adaptive optics, will be awarded the Madison Medal, which is awarded each year to a graduate alumnus or alumna for a distinguished career, advancing the cause of graduate education or achieving an outstanding record of public service.

NEWS | 11/10/2008

New student groups highlight Southeast Asian culture

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New student groups highlight Southeast Asian culture

You didn?t need an Indonesian passport to get into Saturday night?s ?Passport to Indonesia,? which featured Indonesian food and songs, such as the Bengawan Solo, the Merak Dance (Dance of the Peacock) and Piring Dance (Saucer Dance).Paula Chow, the director of the Davis International Center, and Trie Edi Mulyani, the consul general of the Indonesian embassy in New York, both spoke to an audience of about 100 students and faculty members.The event was sponsored partly by Permias Princeton, a new Indonesian student group.

NEWS | 11/10/2008

Researchers bring science to public

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Researchers bring science to public

Butterfly wings are unexpectedly powerful. In addition to altering the atmosphere enough to change the course of a tornado, butterfly wings can also provide crucial information in the development of cancer-treating drugs, emeritus chemistry professor Edward Taylor explained in the keynote address at the Princeton Research Symposium (PRS) held Saturday at the Friend Center.

NEWS | 11/09/2008

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