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French ambassador stresses diplomatic action

French ambassador stresses diplomatic action

A new form of diplomatic action must be developed to fight terrorism, Pierre Vimont, French Ambassador to the United States, said yesterday in a lecture titled ?The Role of Diplomacy in Today?s World.?Diplomacy is needed ?more than ever? to solve world problems, Vimont said, explaining that ?military action has taken over ... diplomatic action.? He cited interventions in Kosovo in 1999 and post-Sept.

NEWS | 02/20/2008

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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