Faculty elected to National Academy of SciencesProfessors Emily Carter and Jose Scheinkman, along with senior research biologist Rosemary Grant, were chosen to join the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) on April 29.Carter is the Arthur W.
The granite-or-concrete debate consumed the discussion at another Borough Council meeting with no resolution last night, where about 20 Cleveland Lane residents made their voices heard on an issue that has raised tensions on the normally peaceful, leafy avenue in the Borough's western section.
When administrators implemented a new route for the green line shuttle last September, some graduate students believed the new route was designed to create ?a ginormous ?P? on campus,? Hilary Bergsieker GS, a member of the Graduate Student Government (GSG) Parking and Transportation Committee, said of the route?s new shape.The route reduced shuttle frequency and efficiency, she explained, adding that administrators did not share the plans for the new routes with the committee until less than 12 hours before the changes went into effect.The new green line, a precursor to the redesigned shuttle system that will be implemented next fall, led graduate students to fear that the ?system was crumbling out from under us rather than getting better,? Bergsieker said.When the University released plans for the redesigned shuttle system in February, Bergsieker joined with Parking and Transportation Committee members Kevin Collins GS and Jeffrey Dwoskin GS to lobby against what they saw as a counterproductive plan.The revised shuttle system, part of the 10-year Campus Plan, is designed to reduce the need for personal vehicles for commuting around Princeton, University Services General Manager Paul Breitman said, explaining that the new plan features more stops around town and replaces three independent routes with four routes connected by transfer stops.These are ?enhanced, improved routes? that will ?provide an efficient, effective way of getting around campus,? Breitman said.The committee, however, believes the system will have the opposite effect.
Though they might be in different boats, racing on different courses against different opponents, all of Princeton?s crews proved they have something in common: They are flat-out fast.Peaking with perfect timing, the men?s lightweight crew made a move for the top ranking as it wrapped up its regular season with a victory on the Charles River this weekend.
Ron McCoy GS ?80 will succeed Jon Hlafter ?61 as University architect, overseeing campus planning in a period of immense growth under the recently published 10-year Campus Plan.?Finding somebody who was just as perfect as [Hlafter] was for the job was certainly a surprise, and a wonderful surprise,? Vice President for Facilities Michael McKay said of McCoy?s appointment.McCoy said in an interview that he views himself mainly as a part of a collaborative effort.
?I?m gonna kill me a n?ger today.?Caroline Mitchell heard those threatening words from a white classmate every morning of middle school as he boarded their school bus.
The first cancer vaccine was supposed to be unequivocally a good thing.The Gardasil vaccine, touted as a triumph of modern medicine, protects against four strains of human papilloma virus (HPV) that commonly cause genital warts and cervical cancer.In the two years since obtaining FDA approval and being released by Merck, however, the vaccine has faced tremendous opposition from critics who believe that it encourages sexual activity in young women.
Updated May 10On Halloween night 2004, a group of about 50 teenagers traveled along Bayard Lane and Hodge Road in Princeton Borough, beating up children who were trick-or-treating and flashing gang signs to police officers, the Town Topics reported.This episode was only one of a series of gang-related incidents that have plagued the Borough and Township in recent years.
The weather may be heating up as summer approaches, but thanks to the discoveries of a group of University researchers, computers may soon be cooling down.
In response to the Human Rights Torch Relay outside of Princeton Borough Hall on April 24, Ke Wan GS decided to organize a display in Frist Campus Center to counter anti-China sentiment on campus and promote understanding of Chinese culture, history and current events among students.Wan said in an e-mail that on the night of the torch relay he overheard ?somebody mention our campaign to support [the] Olympics as a campaign against human right[s]. I think they misunderstand our goals, and they may need more knowledge about China.?Wan, who founded the student group Airs of China last November and currently serves as its president, set up a ?Background of Tibet? exhibit to combat ignorance.
In efforts to break down barriers between students of different social groups and to encourage more responsible drinking on campus, both the USG?s Committee on Background and Opportunity (COMBO) and the Alcohol Coalition Committee (ACC) have proposed that the University re-examine the possibility of a permanent on-campus pub.?I think [a pub] would be a fantastic addition to the Princeton campus,? former USG president Rob Biederman ?08 said.
Voters in British Columbia, when asked on a 2005 ballot whether they supported switching to a Single Transferable Vote (STV) system like the one used in the USG?s U-Council elections, chose not to make the switch.
Internal violence persists in the Buddhist regions of Tibet and Burma because the ruling governments continue their attempt to socially and politically unite culturally diverse populations, Columbia professor Robert Barnett and Rutgers professor Josef Silverstein explained in a dinner discussion last night.Following protests by Buddhist monks in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa in mid-March, the Chinese government?s policies in Tibet have been a focal point of news coverage leading up to this summer?s Olympics in Beijing.?The Chinese government is trying to push the idea that monks are violent,? Barnett explained.
Co-director of the University?s Neuroscience Institute David Tank and University architect emeritus Jon Hlafter ?61 revealed plans for new neuroscience and psychology buildings, to be built south of Icahn Laboratory, at a meeting with community members last night at Princeton Township Hall.
A new, more eco-friendly cafe will open its doors next fall in Frist Campus Center to replace Cafe Vivian, bringing a variety of organic breads and meats, as well as vegetarian and vegan options.The new cafe will complement the redesigned C-Store and new Witherspoon?s Cafe, which took over the original Cafe Viv?s coffee-serving function in April.The aim of the new venture is to capture ?the spirit of the Healthy Eating Lab,? USG vice president Mike Wang ?10 said, describing the new cafe as ?an organic Subway.? He explained that Dining Services ?want[s] to move toward a more sustainable model.?Princeton Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) president Jenny Palmer ?09 praised the move, noting in an e-mail that ?Plant-based foods are the healthiest and most sustainable foods you can eat.??A sustainable cafe that does not promote veganism and vegetarianism is a contradiction in terms,? PAWS vice president Alex Barnard ?09 added.This move will result in a menu that is ?more sustainable and organic by design,? Frist and University Scheduling Director Thomas Myers said in an e-mail, adding that the new menu will include items like flatbread pizza and sandwiches.Myers noted that the new cafe will retain the name Cafe Vivian and will continue to allow students to pay for their purchases by charging their University accounts or using Paw Points.Dining Services is considering extending the new cafe?s hours compared to those of the old Cafe Vivian and the rest of Frist, Wang said.He added that Dining Services Director Stu Orefice and his design team were also considering making the new cafe ?independent from Frist? by blocking off the east entrance from the rest of the building to allow the cafe to keep longer hours without affecting the rest of the campus center.
In 1590, settlers from the Broanoke colony disappeared in search of it. In 1895, President Brover Cleveland signed an executive order granting it Most Favored Weekend status, granting a three-day Milwaukee?s Best tariff suspension and establishing generous subsidies for wooting.
With the more than 200 student organizations that currently exist on campus, it?s difficult to imagine an interest that is not represented formally by one group or another, but the Student Groups Recognition Committee (SGRC) makes sure that group founders with unrepresented interests are given the opportunity to receive University recognition.The committee usually meets every other week to decide which prospective student groups can join the other 200 organizations that already exist on campus.
Students have mixed views of administrators? performance, the results of the referendum included on the USG?s spring ballot show.
Incumbent Class of 2009 president Grant Bermann defeated challenger Alec Williams ?09 by only 11 votes to retain his post, ending a day of uncertainty sparked by a technical snafu that delayed confirmation of the race?s outcome.
