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Panel outlines domestic socioeconomic problems

Panel outlines domestic socioeconomic problems

Princeton religion and African American studies professor Eddie Glaude, visiting politics fellow Nadia Urbinati and Columbia law school professor Patricia Williams addressed the left wing?s view of the coming presidential election last night in Dodds Auditorium.The Pace Center coordinator for civic engagement learning and moderator of the discussion, Andrew Seligsohn, opened the lecture by expressing his surprise at the duration of the Democratic primary.

NEWS | 04/24/2008

News & Notes | April 25

The former president of the Phi Kappa Tau (PKT) fraternity at Rider University has settled a civil suit filed by the family of Gary DeVercelly, who died of alcohol poisoning at a PKT party in March 2007.

NEWS | 04/24/2008

Human rights campaign brings torch to Princeton

Two weeks after widespread political protests inspired by the Olympic torch relay in Beijing, Princeton received a torch of its own.

NEWS | 04/24/2008

Borough Police: Assailants were gang members

The Borough Police has released the names of three gang-affiliated men charged with aggravated assault in connection with an altercation at the Wilson College BlackBox on Friday, April 18. Princeton residents Vonzell Kelley, 20, and John Hayes, 20, as well as Lawrence resident Bernadino Guervil, 21, were all charged with aggravated assault and each held on $25,000 bail.

NEWS | 04/23/2008

Armstrong: Minorities, women overrepresented on M.D. TV

The ethnically diverse array of doctors who star on television shows like ?Scrubs? and ?Grey?s Anatomy? does not accurately portray the population of doctors in the real world, according to a study presented by sociology professor Elizabeth Armstrong to a small group of students at an intimate dinner discussion in the Wilson private dining room yesterday evening.Armstrong?s study looked at 50 years of primetime television shows involving either ?medical settings or ... medical characters as primary characters? and attempted to ?compile a census? of this population and compare it with the real world population of physicians.By the 1990s, 13 percent of recurring physician characters on primetime network television were minorities, and 26 percent were women, Armstrong said.

NEWS | 04/23/2008

Cousins: Architecture teaching flawed

Mark Cousins, a British architectural writer and theorist, criticized the way architectural history is taught at a talk last night in Betts Auditorium, arguing that courses should expose students more profoundly to older forms of architecture to inspire their creativity.

NEWS | 04/23/2008

News & Notes: Petraeus GS '85 to lead U.S. troops in Middle East

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced yesterday that President Bush has decided to nominate Gen.

NEWS | 04/23/2008

Few attend elections debates

Candidates for Class of 2009 president and Class of 2011 vice president attempted to distinguish themselves from their opponents in a sparsely attended debate at Frist Campus Center last night.

NEWS | 04/23/2008

Band rides up to campus in van run on vegetable oil

Dozens of students lazed in the sun on the Frist South Lawn yesterday, enjoying the music of the Ithaca-based funk/rock band Revision.

NEWS | 04/23/2008

Juniors get free one-year memberships to Princeton Club of New York

There?s a little piece of orange and black on West 43rd Street, and the Class of 2009 gets to enjoy it for free.The Class of 2009 student government officers announced in an e-mail yesterday that beginning in June 2008, rising seniors will receive a year?s worth of free membership to the Princeton Club of New York (PCNY).While University alumni organizations span the country, PCNY is the largest and is also the only one with its own clubhouse, co-chair of PCNY?s alumni committee and club governor Zach Goldstein ?05 said.

NEWS | 04/22/2008

Coan ’09 awarded $10,000 for environmental essay

Writing an essay in which he proposed six ways the United States can go green left James Coan ?09 with quite a bit of green of his own.Coan won a $10,000 prize in an essay contest sponsored by The Presidential Forum on Renewable Energy.

NEWS | 04/22/2008

Canada program offers social, academic support

For the Canadian students at Princeton who may feel homesick, the Canadian Club can help serve as a proxy for home.The club partners with the Canadian studies program to run a variety of Canada-related activities, including celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving every October, taking trips to hockey games and hosting distinguished Canadian speakers.?We?re all just trying to have a good time,? Kyle Hagel ?08 said.

NEWS | 04/22/2008

Citizens protest for granite sidewalks

A group of irate Princeton residents sat in on the Borough Council meeting last night and demanded granite sidewalks.

NEWS | 04/22/2008

Senator Clinton wins Democratic Pennsylvania primary

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) emerged victorious in the Pennsylvania primary yesterday in the race against Sen.

NEWS | 04/22/2008

Bassler discusses issues of race and science

Last night, Bonnie Bassler, the University?s Squibb professor in molecular biology, discussed the American aversion to science and the need for a more racially diverse population of scientific researchers before a crowd of more than 50 students and community members in McCormick Hall 101.Bassler, an award-winning researcher, was this year?s speaker for the third annual James Baldwin lecture.

NEWS | 04/22/2008

Fountains of Wayne to play at Tower

?Stacy?s Mom? will grace campus during Lawnparties this year after Tower Club secured the rock band Fountains of Wayne to play at the club on May 4.?Fountains of Wayne has a ton of name recognition,? Tower president Stephanie Burset ?09 said in an e-mail.

NEWS | 04/22/2008

Princeton residents concerned about new parking complex

Princeton residents with homes located between Washington Road and Harrison Street gathered in Fine Hall last night to discuss concerns about the University?s 10-year Campus Plan and its effects on the community.Published earlier this year, the Campus Plan is a comprehensive outline of University construction projects to be completed during the next decade.Discussion at the meeting centered on the proposed expansion of the eastern end of campus to include a new parking garage on Fitzrandolph Road and the potential for increased traffic in that area.

NEWS | 04/21/2008

U. debate team best in country

Last weekend, the Princeton Debate Panel received the inaugural College of the Year Award for being the top debate panel in the country.

NEWS | 04/21/2008

Prendergast emphasizes responsibilities to Africa

John Prendergast, this year?s recipient of the Crystal Tiger Award, encouraged activism and hope for Africa in a speech to about 100 students gathered in McCosh 50 last night.Because his name does not bear the same household appeal as previous recipients Kofi Annan, Bill Gates and Colin Powell, Prendergast said that when he heard the committee?s decision, he immediately thought that he didn?t fit in with past recipients.Prendergast is a social activist, author and founder of the ENOUGH Project, which works to establish peace in war-torn Darfur.?I?m trying my darndest to make the world a better place,? he said, adding that he thought of 10 possible reasons why he was given this award.

NEWS | 04/21/2008

SCORE site glitches delay some junior fall course selections

Some members of the Class of 2009 who rose just after sunrise yesterday to enroll in courses for the fall 2008-09 term experienced technical difficulties while using the Student Course Online Registration Engine (SCORE).The problems, which affected "a limited number" of members of the junior class, prevented students from selecting courses in SCORE for the first five minutes after registration began at 7 a.m., OIT Associate Chief Information Officer and Support Services Director Steven Sather said in an interview.Some students, however, noted that the problems lasted for much longer.

NEWS | 04/21/2008

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