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Cannon Club’s opening set for February 2009

Cannon Club’s opening set for February 2009

Cannon Club will reopen its doors next February, said Warren Crane ?62, president of the Dial Elm Cannon (DEC) Graduate Board.In an interview with The Daily Princetonian in January, Executive Vice President Mark Burstein confirmed that the club is currently slotted for a February 2009 launch.Crane had initially predicted that the club would open in time for Bicker this year.

NEWS | 02/19/2008

eBay CEO Whitman '77 resigns, considers politics

After University trustee Meg Whitman ?77 revealed on Jan. 22 that she would step down from her post as CEO of eBay, Inc., at the end of March, reports began to circulate that Whitman planned to enter the realm of politics.?I believe 10 years is the most time just about any CEO should serve,? Whitman said in an e-mail to The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 02/19/2008

Cannon Club’s opening set for February 2009

Cannon Club will reopen its doors next February, said Warren Crane ?62, president of the Dial Elm Cannon (DEC) Graduate Board.In an interview with The Daily Princetonian in January, Executive Vice President Mark Burstein confirmed that the club is currently slotted for a February 2009 launch.Crane had initially predicted that the club would open in time for Bicker this year.

NEWS | 02/19/2008

Iraqi defense minister blames economic troubles on oil

Ali Allawi, a former Iraqi minister of trade, defense and finance, said that the mere presence of oil is one of the fundamental causes of the current economic crisis in Iraq in a lecture yesterday afternoon.?Iraq is cursed,? he said to an audience of students and community members in Aaron Burr Hall.Allawi began the talk, entitled ?Iraq: Economic Development and the Oil Curse,? by stating that ever since the discovery of oil in the Middle East, oil has poisoned Iraqi politics, dragged the rest of the world into the country?s internal affairs and created a disastrous economic experience, making it the most oil-dependent state in the world.Allawi served as both minister of trade and as minister of defense for the Iraqi Governing Council from 2003 to 2004, and was then appointed minister of finance in the Iraqi Transitional Government between 2005 and 2006.

NEWS | 02/19/2008

University publishes full campus plan

The University finalized the most comprehensive campus plan in its history yesterday, publishing the full details in a 180-page book and hosting an open house to discuss the plan.The book, entitled ?Princeton Campus Plan: The Next Ten Years and Beyond,? was published after the University released a 24-page brochure earlier this month.

NEWS | 02/19/2008

eBay CEO Whitman '77 resigns, considers politics

After University trustee Meg Whitman ?77 revealed on Jan. 22 that she would step down from her post as CEO of eBay, Inc., at the end of March, reports began to circulate that Whitman planned to enter the realm of politics.?I believe 10 years is the most time just about any CEO should serve,? Whitman said in an e-mail to The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 02/19/2008

Fidel Castro steps down as president

After ruling Cuba for almost half a century, Fidel Castro announced yesterday that he is resigning his position as president of the communist island country.

NEWS | 02/19/2008

University introduces gap-year plan for new admits

Seeking to bolster international opportunities for students, the University will announce a ?bridge year? program today that would allow incoming freshmen to defer matriculation and spend a year doing community service in a foreign country.

NEWS | 02/18/2008

Hackers infiltrate undergraduate film group’s site

The Undergraduate Film Organization (UFO) website suffered an attack by hackers last weekend, rendering the site unusable for the time being.The infiltrator left a brief message, indicating that he or she goes by the name g4br131 and is part of the iLeGaiS-TeaM, a group of hackers.University spokeswoman Cass Cliatt ?96 said that OIT has not confirmed the source of the breach.

NEWS | 02/18/2008

Hackers infiltrate undergraduate film group’s site

The Undergraduate Film Organization (UFO) website suffered an attack by hackers last weekend, rendering the site unusable for the time being.The infiltrator left a brief message, indicating that he or she goes by the name g4br131 and is part of the iLeGaiS-TeaM, a group of hackers.University spokeswoman Cass Cliatt ?96 said that OIT has not confirmed the source of the breach.

NEWS | 02/18/2008

University introduces gap-year plan for new admits

Seeking to bolster international opportunities for students, the University will announce a ?bridge year? program today that would allow incoming freshmen to defer matriculation and spend a year doing community service in a foreign country.

NEWS | 02/18/2008

NASA adviser encourages innovation in space

NASA?s decision to retire its space shuttle program was the result of a realization that it might suffer further catastrophes if it did not develop an alternative space vehicle, expert Dan Heimerdinger ?81 said during a lunch discussion yesterday.In his talk, titled ?The Columbia Investigation and Termination of the Shuttle Program,? Heimerdinger said that the space shuttles, the first of which made its maiden flight in 1981, are not significantly safer than they were when first launched.?We lost the first shuttle, the Challenger, and [then] the Columbia,? he said.

NEWS | 02/18/2008

Spanish department starts program in Toledo

Princeton in Spain will join the ranks of other University-run study-abroad programs such as Princeton in Beijing and Princeton in St.

NEWS | 02/18/2008

Kosovo independence sparks elation, concern on campus

Kosovo?s declaration of independence from Serbia on Sunday morning has generated shock waves throughout the international community and elicited mixed reactions from University community members.The United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy have all recognized Kosovo?s independence and pledged their support to the new state.

NEWS | 02/18/2008

Kosovo independence sparks elation, concern on campus

Kosovo?s declaration of independence from Serbia on Sunday morning has generated shock waves throughout the international community and elicited mixed reactions from University community members.The United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy have all recognized Kosovo?s independence and pledged their support to the new state.

NEWS | 02/18/2008

Spanish department starts program in Toledo

Princeton in Spain will join the ranks of other University-run study-abroad programs such as Princeton in Beijing and Princeton in St.

NEWS | 02/18/2008

NASA adviser encourages innovation in space

NASA?s decision to retire its space shuttle program was the result of a realization that it might suffer further catastrophes if it did not develop an alternative space vehicle, expert Dan Heimerdinger ?81 said during a lunch discussion yesterday.In his talk, titled ?The Columbia Investigation and Termination of the Shuttle Program,? Heimerdinger said that the space shuttles, the first of which made its maiden flight in 1981, are not significantly safer than they were when first launched.?We lost the first shuttle, the Challenger, and [then] the Columbia,? he said.

NEWS | 02/18/2008

USG passes amendments, hears workshop results

The USG Senate approved all amendments proposed to its constitution at last night?s meeting after USG president Josh Weinstein ?09 apologized for the confusion that surfaced at the previous week?s meeting.Weinstein told the Senate that he hoped to give everyone ?a sense of where we are and where we?re going? by explaining his goals for the USG.

NEWS | 02/17/2008

$4M gift to expand U.'s jazz program

The Princeton University Jazz Program will look to expand its course offerings, staff positions and international initiatives beginning next year using a $4 million donation from Anthony Lee ?79.Lee, who considers jazz ?a lifelong passion,? was inspired to contribute by the $101 million donation from Peter Lewis ?55 and by the University?s new emphasis on bolstering the arts in undergraduate education outlined in a speech by President Tilghman.A jazz guitarist with a recording studio in his home, Lee said a central part of his Princeton experience was an introductory jazz course taught by Henry Martin that ?cemented [his] love [for jazz].?Anthony Branker ?80, who was also in Martin?s course but was not acquainted with Lee at the time, now heads the University?s jazz program.?Mr. Lee?s gift will enable us to realize a number of our educational goals that have been in place for sometime now but have been difficult to attainbecause of a lack of funding,? Branker said.

NEWS | 02/17/2008

NIU tragedy hits home for students

When Jeremy Arceneaux ?10?s roommate walked into the room and informed the Riverdale, Ill., native of the shootings at Northern Illinois University (NIU), Arceneaux?s mind immediately jumped to his family and friends.?I know a handful of people who go to NIU, one of whom is my cousin so the thought of a shooting hitting so close to home really frightens me,? he said in an e-mail.

NEWS | 02/17/2008

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