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Independent group launches new Muslim issues magazine

Misbah, Princeton?s first magazine dedicated to exploring Muslim issues, was officially launched at a release party last night in Frist Campus Center 309.The new student publication aims to be a ?conversation in print,? editor-in-chief Babur Khwaja ?09 said.

California Supreme Court rules on gay marriage

California is set to become the second state to allow same-sex marriages, following a ruling yesterday by the state?s supreme court that struck down California?s marriage laws as unconstitutional.

Forum: Students lack concern for others

Princeton students lack concern for others and live in an environment that does not encourage a sense of social responsibility, said a group of concerned students who were joined by deans and administrators at a town-hall discussion in the Mathey College Common Room on Wednesday night.The discussion was put together by students in various peer advisory groups such as Speak Out and SHARE to address ?sensitivity to racial and sexual harassment and assault,? in light of recent events including the violence at BlackBox in April and the charges brought against former student Malik Little ?11, Alice Abrokwa ?08 explained.Moderator Dante Ricci GS said the discussion was not intended to focus too much on these recent events, though.

Cannibal locusts may cause swarms

Cannibalism may be the driving force behind locust swarms, a University-led research team has discovered.

Ruckus fails to quell University online music piracy

The introduction of the free, ad-supported music downloading service, Ruckus, in December 2006 has not eliminated the problem of illegal downloading on campus.

Recruitment gets personal at Quad

Membership in Quadrangle Club has declined sharply over the past decade, but Quad president Christian Harris ?09 said he is ready to combat the decline in membership and broadcast Quad?s advantages to the student body.

China earthquake rattles University community

As the death toll from Monday?s earthquake approaches 20,000 with thousands more still missing in China's Sichuan Province, the rubble has managed to fall upon the lives of students and faculty thousands of miles away in New Jersey.

Discovery may allow for smaller microchips

Shrinking computers has been one of the most successful endeavors of the last decade.

Tenure road rough for professors

?Professor Bernhard was the reason I majored in chemistry.? When Jackie Latina ?08 came to Princeton, her struggle in departmental courses freshman year made her think twice about majoring in chemistry.

Weather Guy's Punch-Out!!

[Scene: June 3. Nassau Hall front lawn. Temperature: 74o F. Light southerly winds.]Class of 2008, as I look out today on a sea of Weather Fans, I see all the promise and potential of a generation.

Administration considers Latino Studies

The University is currently reviewing a proposal to offer a Latino studies program, an issue that has been on the administration?s table for more than 10 years.If approved, the Latino studies program may be available to students as soon as two years from now.

Downturn halts students en route to Wall Street

When James An ?08 began spring break, everything was going according to plan. He was almost finished with his senior thesis and already had a job lined up for next year: a position as a first-year analyst in the fixed income division at Bear Stearns.On a retreat for Manna Christian Fellowship with his friends, An heard the news.

Lewis Center collaborates across campus

The University may not begin building the new Arts Neighborhood for two years, but the $101 million gift of Peter B.

ACC: Permanent committee needed

The Alcohol Coalition Committee (ACC) published its strategic plan yesterday to address high-risk drinking at the University.

Yield will drop from past years

Eighty-six students were taken off the University?s waitlist last week, a figure that may reflect the University?s diminishing yield on admissions.This year, 1,526 students were initially placed on the waitlist, more than 300 more than in typical years, Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye said.Rapelye was unable to confirm an official yield for those offered admission in regular decision, though she explained that a lower yield was an inevitable consequence of eliminating early decision.?We knew when we made the change away from early decision that we weren?t going to get half the class enrolling at 100 percent yield,? Rapelye explained.Last year, 68 percent of those invited to join the Class of 2011 accepted the University?s offer, down from 69.2 percent for the Class of 2010.Rapelye also was unable to say how the University?s decrease in yield this year compared to competitor schools? figures.

University grants Chabad chaplaincy

The University has granted chaplaincy to Rabbi Eitan Webb, reversing last year?s decision to deny the Jewish organization Chabad official University recognition.

Where's Waldo to play on Dean's Date

It?s the final crunch. Tomorrow afternoon, students who rush to the McCosh courtyard to turn in their final papers will be greeted with free kettle corn, ice cream and music from a student band as a clock counts down the minutes and seconds until the 5 p.m.

Web Update: University admits 86 waitlisted high school seniors

Vigil raises money for victims in Myanmar

Dozens of candle lights flickered in the University Chapel on Saturday evening, casting a glow over the roughly 50 students, faculty and community residents who gathered for prayers, songs and reflections in response to the deadly cyclone that devastated the politically volatile Southeast Asian country of Myanmar earlier this month.The cyclone hit Myanmar with up to 120-mph winds, and international aid organizations now estimate the death count at roughly 100,000, Reuters reported.

Panel: Torture tactics hurt U.S. moral standing

The use of torture in the United States? war on terror has corrupted the ideals of the nation and will have legal and moral repercussions in the years to come, three panel experts on human rights and international law said Saturday in Robertson Hall in a discussion titled ?Torture and the War on Terror.??It?s an appalling failure of the American political constitutional view,? visiting Wilson School professor and former U.S.