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USG discusses P/D/F reform, 'first Fridays'

USG discusses P/D/F reform, 'first Fridays'

Last night's USG meeting included discussions on topics ranging from the University's P/D/F policy to the price of birth control at McCosh Health Center to the creation of a smoothie stand in Dillon Gym.Academics chair Sarah Breslow '08 called for the USG Senate to brainstorm about which academic issues are of greatest concern to students, saying that she was trying to "think outside the box."Of the issues raised, senators considered revision of the P/D/F grading policy the most pressing issue.

NEWS | 04/22/2007

Cho '04 releases statement on family's behalf

Sun-Kyung Cho '04, the sister of Virginia Tech gunman Cho Seung-Hui, has released a statement on behalf of her family expressing her "devastation" at Monday's killings and her shock that someone she "grew up with and loved" could have taken the lives of 32 innocent people."We have always been a close, peaceful and loving family," Cho said in the statement.

NEWS | 04/19/2007

Up for tenure and under fire

In a heated back-and-forth between two high-profile scholars, Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz has in recent months campaigned for the denial of Norman Finkelstein GS '88's bid for tenure at DePaul University in Chicago.Dershowitz's objections have focused on numerous articles authored by Finkelstein, who is Jewish, which contend that Jews in Israel and America have conspired to use the Holocaust to oppress Palestinians and extract compensation money from Europe.On April 13, Finkelstein, an assistant professor of political science, went before a review committee for the third and final step in his tenure bid.

NEWS | 04/19/2007

Twelve years later, sit-in's legacy unclear

On an April day a dozen years ago, 17 students forced their way into a Nassau Hall office and locked themselves inside the room for a day and a half.The sit-in protest ? organized to promote better academic representation of Asian-American and Latino studies at the University ? came as other students negotiated with administrators and held rallies on the grounds outside the building.After eight rounds of discussion between the students' representatives and University administrators, the Nassau Hall protestors emerged from the building to the cheers of a gathered crowd of Princeton students and faculty, having procured a commitment from the University to create four to seven new professorships focused on Asian-American and Latino studies.Twelve years to the day since the protest began, however, several alumni responsible for the event ? in addition to current students involved in ethnic student groups ? say they are still concerned about the dearth of ethnic-American courses in Princeton's curriculum. Spurred to take actionThe group of protestors in 1995 consisted of students from the Chicano Caucus, the Asian-American Students Association (AASA) and supportive classmates of various ethnic backgrounds, fighting for a range of University changes including increased course offerings in ethnic studies, more library holdings and permanent faculty members for and Asian-American and Latino studies.Among the protestors were Ronald Kim '96, April Chou '96, Joshua Rosales '97 and Joe Hernandez-Kolski '96.

NEWS | 04/19/2007

Ice age heat wave

Day 1: Saturday, April 14The cost of lemonade is four cents a glass (your mother is no longer providing free sugar). The weather is COLD with RAIN.

NEWS | 04/19/2007

Zimbabwean ambassador says government is not at fault

Zimbabwe's government is not responsible for its political and economic problems, said Machivenyika Mapuranga, the country's ambassador to the United States, in a half-full lecture held yesterday in Frist 302.Mapuranga, whose country had an inflation rate of over 1,700 percent in February, spoke at length of Zimbabwe's colonial history and its difficult land reform process, both factors, he said, in its struggle for stability.Audience members who challenged Mapuranga to justify his government's policies in a question-and-answer session expressed frustration with his responses."It was a propaganda speech," Daniel Scher '06 said after the event.

NEWS | 04/19/2007

Johnson '97 accepts men's basketball coaching job

Sydney Johnson '97 has accepted the head coaching position for the men's basketball team, the Department of Athletics announced this afternoon.

NEWS | 04/19/2007

Students start first campus group for a 2008 candidate

With the race for both major parties' 2008 presidential nominations already underway, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has already emerged as a Democratic frontrunner, in large part because of his grassroots support in residential communities and on college campuses.

NEWS | 04/19/2007

Obama has most faculty donations

University faculty and staff have given $14,850 to political causes and candidates during the current election cycle, according to information released by the Federal Elections Commission (FEC).About half of the money donated by Princeton employees so far ? $7,150 ? has been given to presidential candidates.

NEWS | 04/19/2007

NJ Transit raises fares

New Jersey Transit approved a 9.6 percent overall hike in train, bus and light rail fare yesterday, intended to help alleviate a $60 million deficit in its 2008 operational budget, according to a press release.The corporation's board of directors also voted to expand its discounted rail service, which they said they hope will encourage commuters to travel in the early morning when trains are less crowded.For members of the University community, the announcement means they may be feeding more money into the ticket machines at the Dinky station, as rail prices will increase by 9.9 percent on average.

NEWS | 04/18/2007

Candidates for Class of 2008 president debate

Class of 2008 presidential candidates Grant Gittlin, Tom Haine and Aaron Spolin expressed confidence in their own abilities to lead the senior class next year but disagreed on how an ideal class president should act, in a debate sponsored by the USG in Frist Campus Center last night.The debate quickly developed into a contentious discussion as the candidates responded to a question by audience member Michael Noveck '08 about how their past leadership experiences would influence their performance as president.Gittlin, the current '08 class president, said that the office "is not about being a leader necessarily, but about supporting and organizing your class."Spolin retorted that the Class of 2008 needs more active leadership, in addition to a greater number of social activities.

NEWS | 04/18/2007

Songs of praise

"Myths and Hymns," a musical put on by the Princeton University Players, incorporates genres ranging from Gospel to electronica into traditional Presbytarian hymns.

NEWS | 04/18/2007

Johnson '97 offered head hoops position

Georgetown assistant coach Sydney Johnson '97 has been offered the Princeton men's basketball head coaching position, individuals close to the program and the search said last night.

NEWS | 04/18/2007

Students criticize dodgeball bracket

After students who work in University dining halls complained about not being allowed to play as a team in tonight's dodgeball tournament, the event's organizers have decided to allow them to play.A group of about 20 students employed by Princeton University Dining Services (PUDS) in Rockefeller and Mathey Colleges will be competing in the event.Initially, the students were ineligible to form a team because they were not an officially recognized student group and did not have a unique student account with the University, tournament organizer Freddy Flaxman '07 said.

NEWS | 04/18/2007

Cho '04 calls campus friend

While family members of the Virginia Tech gunman have secluded themselves during the last three days to avoid media attention, his older sister, Sun-Kyung Cho '04, reached out to a close friend and spiritual adviser from her Princeton days yesterday, offering the first glimpse of how the shooter's closest relatives are reacting to Monday's killings.At a discussion forum organized yesterday by the Korean American Students Association (KASA) to help students cope with the shootings, Manna Christian Fellowship director Rev.

NEWS | 04/18/2007

Blood buddy

Emily Weigel '09 walks around Frist Campus Center dressed as Buddy the blood drop to promote the blood drive, which will take place April 26-27.

NEWS | 04/18/2007

Milk-chug contest disbanded in Rocky

Public Safety officers asked a group of about 30 male students participating in a milk-drinking contest to leave the Rocky Dining Hall yesterday during dinner.The students, many of whom are varsity athletes, hold the contest annually around this time of year.

NEWS | 04/18/2007

Day of Silence: Speaking without words

Students chattered in Terrace Club's dining room yesterday afternoon as Helen Shang '08 sat down at a table.

NEWS | 04/18/2007

Profs develop anthrax detection

Fears over a series of anthrax contaminations shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks shut down post offices and federal buildings, sparking concerns over the danger of a biological terrorist attack.

NEWS | 04/18/2007

Sister of Virginia gunman belongs to Class of 2004

Though Monday's shootings at Virginia Tech had already cast a shadow over campus, the news yesterday morning that the gunman's older sister is a recent Princeton alumna brought the tragedy even closer to home.Sun-Kyung Cho '04 was an economics major who interned at the U.S.

NEWS | 04/17/2007

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