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Jacoby: Peace process is a myth

Jacoby: Peace process is a myth

Boston Globe op-ed columnist Jeff Jacoby denied the viability of a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine in McCosh 28 yesterday. Jacoby included the two-state solution as one of his ?Four Big Myths? in a lecture titled ?The ?Peace Process? and Other Middle East Myths.? Jacoby listed the four myths as the plausibility of a co-existence of Israel and Palestine, the idea that peace should be made between enemies, the notion that ?terrorists want to derail the peace process? and the belief that ?anti-Zionism isn?t anti-Semitism.? Throughout history, and ?every time [the idea of a two-state solution] has been on the table, Palestin[ian]s have refused it,? Jacoby said.

NEWS | 03/05/2008

New group to focus on healthcare

Concern about the growing number of uninsured Americans has led Mahesh Somashekhar GS to begin rallying students to fight for universal healthcare.Somashekhar?s agenda includes organizing students to do a variety of healthcare-related activities, such as volunteering at local hospitals, facilitating panel discussions, launching letter-writing campaigns and demonstrating at the New Jersey State Legislature.?Good health is precious,? Somashekhar, a graduate student in the sociology department, said in an e-mail.

NEWS | 03/05/2008

Coyle '38 award given to radio station leaders

Two senior members of the student-run radio station WPRB were awarded the station?s most prestigious honor, the Dan D.

NEWS | 03/04/2008

Applications to financial internships up amidst economic woes

Even as the headlines of major news outlets highlight the dollar?s depression and the economy?s move toward recession, over the past three weeks students have flocked to interviews for summer internships in the financial sector.

NEWS | 03/04/2008

Panel calls for action on green issues

David Crane ?81, CEO of NRG Energy, Inc., a Princeton-based power company, joined several professors in Tuesday?s Symposium on Energy, Climate and the Environment at the Friend Center, adding a corporate perspective to academic and policy discussions on climate change.

NEWS | 03/04/2008

Borough may ask U. for funds

State budget cuts and a loss of tax revenues will likely force the Borough to raise taxes by about 6.5 percent this year, Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi announced at the Borough Council meeting last night.

NEWS | 03/04/2008

Students evaluate gap-year program

Though the University announced the proposal of an international gap-year program for incoming freshmen on Feb.

NEWS | 03/04/2008

Nash home catches fire

An accidental fire broke out Tuesday morning at the house of Nobel Prize laureate and University senior research mathematician John Nash, Jr., GS ?50.

NEWS | 03/04/2008

Applicants criticize aid policy

After several elite universities bolstered their financial aid packages during the past year, some Class of 2012 applicants and their families are expressing doubts about whether the University?s financial aid program can best the competition. In the past, the University has stood on the strength of its pioneering efforts to eliminate loans, but some applicants are now skeptical that the funding for middle-class families will not be sufficient, despite repeated attempts by Director of Undergraduate Financial Aid Robin Moscato to explain that Princeton provides enough aid to meet the demonstrated need of all students. Applicants lauded the University?s no-loan policy, but some expressed the desire for the University to take further steps as other schools are actively bolstering their aid programs. One applicant praised the University?s grant system, but said the overall program ?only appears to be average because many other colleges and universities are adopting similar financial aid methods.? All applicants interviewed for the article were granted anonymity because their applications to the University are still pending. ?While Princeton had the grant policies before, I think that they should respond to the other colleges? boosts in financial aid so that they can be even more appealing to students,? another applicant agreed. In light of Stanford?s financial aid reform that eliminated tuition for families with annual incomes below $100,000, Moscato maintained that Princeton?s financial aid packages are still competitive. Though the University does not set fixed income brackets for aid packages, the administration?s letter to the Senate Finance Committee last week reported that members of the Class of 2011 with annual family incomes below $75,000 received grants that on average covered nearly all tuition and room and board costs. Those with family incomes between $75,000 and $100,000 paid an average of $10,180, or $800 short of the full cost of room and board.

NEWS | 03/03/2008

Digital scavenger hunt wins business plan competition

Most scavenger hunts involve small prizes and bragging rights, but Seth Priebatsch ?11?s idea for a virtual text-messaging scavenger hunt earned him a $5,000 check. Priebatsch?s team SCVNGR, whose name mimics text-messaging style for the word ?scavenger,? won $5,000 and first place in the TigerLaunch Business Plan Competition, in which 15 teams comprising up to four students submitted business plans for review by a panel of judges with backgrounds in entrepreneurship. ?I was excited, but there was still a lot more work to do.

NEWS | 03/03/2008

Local farmer recycles dining hall leftovers

Since 1994, Neil McIntyre has driven his truck around campus, collecting waste from University dining halls most days each week.

NEWS | 03/03/2008

Scientists image nuclei of brainstem

A new imaging procedure for brainstem nuclei may help improve scientists? understanding of drug addiction and diseases like Parkinson?s, schizophrenia and ADHD.

NEWS | 03/03/2008

Whitman frosh lend a hand to seniors in need

A new program that will give seniors in Whitman College an additional perk ? on top of having functional laundry machines ? is drawing skepticism from the University community.

NEWS | 03/02/2008

Tory rumor of Malkiel's firing proven false

Following categorical denials by University officials, the Princeton Tory has officially apologized for a post on its blog alleging that Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel?s appointment had not been renewed by the executive committee of the University Board of Trustees.?We recognize how frustrating and insulting it must have been for Dean Malkiel to have heard of this false report, and we cannot apologize enough for this unfortunate incident,? Joel Alicea ?10, current publisher of the Tory, wrote in an explanation on the Tory?s blog.The author of the original post, Matt Schmitz ?08, did not have the authorization of the conservative student publication?s current leadership to write the post, Alicea said in an interview with The Daily Princetonian.Alicea succeeded Schmitz as the publisher of the Tory in February.Schmitz posted on the blog again after it was clear that his information was false, deleting his first statement and replacing it with one saying that ?the Tory?s sources, who declined to be named, are now unable to stand by their claim that Dean Malkiel?s employment was not renewed.?Alicea decided an official explanation to the campus community was also necessary.

NEWS | 03/02/2008

Interfaith Shabbat draws Jewish, Muslim students

Friday evening, students from the Muslim Students Association (MSA) and the Center for Jewish Life (CJL) sat down for Shabbat dinner, friendly banter, and cultural and religious learning.Participants in the Muslim-Jewish Dialogue filled up at least two tables at the Shabbat.

NEWS | 03/02/2008

Hammocks, toilet paper top USG agenda

When spring comes to Princeton, students may be able to lounge outdoors in USG-supplied hammocks.

NEWS | 03/02/2008

Panelists detail life in fashion business

One of the worst mistakes one can make in applying to a job at a fashion magazine could be sending in a 20-page cover letter, said Jeff Gordinier ?88, editor-at-large at Details, a men?s magazine.Gordinier received such a letter on Friday, and instead of taking it seriously ?the editors were just passing it around ... and mocking it,? he said, cautioning anyone against repeating that mistake.Gordinier was a part of a two-person panel discussion on Friday night entitled ?ShopTalk: A Dinner Discussion with Fashion Magazine Insiders.?The discussion was held at The Underground Cafe and Restaurant and also featured Amy Preiser, a senior at New York University and intern at New York Magazine.

NEWS | 03/02/2008

Married with tenure: Spouses share Princeton

For ordinary couples, detailed complaints about hassles at work and juicy tidbits picked up at the water cooler may mean little to the other spouse.

NEWS | 02/28/2008

‘House, M.D.’ co-producer offers advice

Katie Jacobs, executive producer of the popular FOX series ?House M.D.,? shared tidbits about the show?s early days and offered advice about breaking into the TV business at a question-and-answer session at the James M.

NEWS | 02/28/2008

Weinstein ’09 expands USG

After creating more than 50 new USG positions, expanding the webmail quota by 824 MB and launching a new website during the first 25 days of his administration, USG president Josh Weinstein ?09 isn?t done planning. When he took office as president, Weinstein had an agenda for the USG that included a ?wide spectrum of interaction with the administration,? he said. To kick off his term, Weinstein compiled about 600 ideas brainstormed by USG committees and by undergraduates as potential USG projects, focusing on ideas that are ?feasible within the realm of this year,? USG vice president Mike Wang ?10 said.

NEWS | 02/28/2008

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