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Rev. Boden to be new religious life dean

Rev. Boden to be new religious life dean

Concluding a nearly five-month search, the University named the Rev. Alison Boden dean of religious life and the chapel yesterday.An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, Boden has served as the dean of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at the University of Chicago for the past 12 years.Boden will also have an occasional opportunity to teach undergraduate courses in the religion department, Vice President for Campus Life Janet Dickerson said.Dickerson, who led the search for a new dean of religious life, said the search committee was "very impressed" with Boden's experience and "commitment to social justice." She said Boden's reputation also made an impact on the search committee.

NEWS | 05/17/2007

Frist '74 returns as Wilson School prof

Less than a year after beginning "a sabbatical from public life," former Tennessee senator Bill Frist '74 will join the University as a visiting professor in the Wilson School."We are very pleased to welcome Bill Frist back to Princeton and the Woodrow Wilson School," Wilson School dean Anne-Marie Slaughter '80 said in a statement.

NEWS | 05/17/2007

With court ruling, Cottage secures tax-exempt status

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Cottage Club is eligible for property tax exempt status and that Princeton Borough must reimburse the club for its tax payments, totaling more than $300,000 since 2001.

NEWS | 05/17/2007

Lindsay Jacob '08 dies of cancer

Lindsay Jacob '08, a comparative literature concentrator, died on June 15 in Philadelphia after a long bout with cancer.

NEWS | 05/17/2007

Cannon to reopen in spring 2008

The University and the graduate board of the merged Dial, Elm and Cannon Club (DEC) confirmed this week that Cannon Club plans to take new members in February 2008 after 34 years of closed doors."I think this is a great step forward," University Vice President Mark Burstein said.

NEWS | 05/17/2007

Notes from Downrange

Follow Wesley Morgan '10's journey from the United States to the Middle East and through war-torn Iraq at Notes from Downrange. Now through early September, Morgan will shadow General David Petraeus GS '87, four-star commander of U.S.

NEWS | 05/17/2007

Whitford tells seniors to 'help write the story' at Class Day

Emmy award-winning actor Bradley Whitford exhorted the Class of 2007 this morning to engage proactively with a society where "fake honesty" is practiced as much in politics as in acting."Charisma will always blur content," said Whitford, who is best known for his role in the popular television show "The West Wing." He balanced criticisms of the Bush administration with jokes, urging graduates to use their education and intelligence to tackle politicized issues such as climate change."If this country is to succeed," he said, "you will all have to get up out of your seats, turn on the lights, and help write the story."Whitford discussed the role of television in politics, and, in light of the 2008 presidential election, emphasized the distinction between a candidate "seeming presidential and actually being qualified.""Willing suspension of disbelief," he said, "is a fun thing to do in a dark theater... but it is a dangerous thing to do when the fate of an accelerating shrinking planet is at stake."With graduates dressed in their orange and black beer jackets, Class Day follows Baccalaureate with a lighter tone and is the second ceremony of graduation weekend, leading up to Commencement tomorrow morning.Class Day serves as a forum for honoring members of the graduating class and this year's ceremony began with a moment of rememberance for Alex Adam, Alan Ebersole and Melissa Huang, three members of the Class of 2007 who died before reaching graduation.Former dean of admission Fred Hargadon was also present at the ceremony.

NEWS | 05/17/2007

Class of 2011 yield falls to 68 percent

A total of 1,218 students of the 1,791 admitted to the University have chosen to enter the Class of 2011, according to Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye.

NEWS | 05/17/2007

Student charged with aggravated assault in June 1 beating

Borough Police have charged a Princeton lacrosse player and a player from another school with aggravated assault in the beating of a Princeton student that occurred on the morning of June 1.Nicholas Hermandorfer '08 and University of Virginia student Adam Fassnacht were arrested after the incident, which occurred in Dillon Courtyard.

NEWS | 05/17/2007

Borough brings charges against alleged club thief

The sophomore arrested at Cap & Gown Club last weekend was charged yesterday with theft and possession of false documents.A Cap member noticed Alex Pessala '09 of Westbury, N.Y., "going through coats" in the club's coatroom last Sunday morning around 2 a.m.According to a police report published yesterday, Pessala, who is not a member of Cap, had "various items which did not belong to him" on his person when Borough Police officers searched him, and he presented police with a fake driver's license for identification.A date has yet to be set for his arraignment.

NEWS | 05/17/2007

Princeton 2037 No. 1: Formulaic action

In the year 2037, the past is tomorrow's yesterday. President M. Bison rules the anarcho-syndicalist American Empire with an iron fist.

NEWS | 05/17/2007

University stays atop U.S. News rankings

For the eighth consecutive year, Princeton is first in U.S. News and World Report's college rankings.This is the eighth straight year the University has been atop the rankings and the second in a row that it has held the position alone, with Harvard at number two and Yale third.

NEWS | 05/17/2007

Reunions photos on The Prox

Check out The Prox for photos of the P-rade, the tents and the rest of the mayhem, madness and magic that is Reunions.

NEWS | 05/17/2007

PFARS response may bring police

When an intoxicated female student fell down and hit her head over Houseparties weekend, Public Safety found the situation serious enough to summon the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad (PFARS).When PFARS arrived on the scene at Frist Campus Center, however, they were accompanied by a Borough Police officer.The officer's arrival led to charges being filed against Colonial Club president Tommy Curry '08 for serving alcohol to a minor and maintaining a nuisance after the student told the officer that she had been drinking at the club.

NEWS | 05/17/2007

Faculty plan and fundraise for neuroscience institute

Though still not finalized, plans are underway for the Princeton Neuroscience Institute to become a reality by 2011.First announced two years ago, the institute will cost an estimated $450 million with the construction of new facilities, the creation of endowed professorships and the expansion of the undergraduate certificate program as well as the graduate and postgraduate programs.The institute, part of the University's plan to update and expand its scientific departments, will be located in the new "science neighborhood" next to Poe Field, just south of the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics.

NEWS | 05/17/2007

Everclear to perform at fall Lawnparties

Alternative rock band Everclear will headline the fall Lawnparties concert on Sept. 23.The five-member band began recording in a Portland, Ore., basement 15 years ago and has been compared to Nirvana because of its frequent references to drugs.

NEWS | 05/17/2007

University celebrates 260th Commencement

Almost 2,000 newly minted graduates walked out FitzRandolph Gate at the University's 260th Commencement today after 1,127 undergraduate and 716 graduate members of the Class of 2007 were awarded degrees.About 7,000 spectators were in attendance to watch the ceremony, which included several speeches, the awarding of honorary degrees and the presentation of degrees to graduates.President Tilghman, whose speech was the traditional keynote address, urged the class to "serve this nation and all nations, and make the world a better place for us all.""I hope that you, the Class of 2007, will ... use your Princeton educations to lead well-considered lives in service to the common good," she said, adding that the success of their education could be measured retrospectively in 25 years.

NEWS | 05/17/2007

Rotaract school supplies drive to benefit African students

Armed with an extra backpack and a plane ticket in hand, Justin Karfo '09 will bring home more than just his clothes and laptop this summer.The Burkina Faso native will also take students' leftover school supplies to children at the Primary School of Ziou in Nahouri."I [will] be giving [the supplies] to people who wouldn't have gone to school otherwise," Karfo said.The Rotaract Club, an international service organization, is sponsoring a school supply drive to benefit Ziou's students.Karfo said that going to school in the village can be hard for some children because of the expenses associated with school supplies.The period between August and December is harvest time in the region, he said, and several factors, including a loss of manpower and the cost of additional school supplies, can be too much for some families to manage.Many parents, Karfo said, "don't want [their children] to go to school" if it will mean not only lost income but also additional expenditures on school supplies.In a country where the majority of the people rely on subsistence agriculture, 45 percent of the population lives under the poverty line.Though Karfo grew up in the nearby capital city of Ouagadougou, he said he has a history of doing service work for students at Ziou.

NEWS | 05/15/2007

Bye to brick walls, ciao to waffle ceilings

A large crowd of students gathered yesterday in the Butler Quad to bid a fond farewell to brick walls and waffle ceilings.Immediately after Reunions, the five buildings that form the Butler Quad ? Lourie-Love, 1922, 1940, 1941 and 1942 Halls ? will be demolished to make room for the construction of new dormitories.Yesterday's Farewell to Butler Quad Party hosted live performances from the Sensemaya Afrobeat All-Stars, Spinglass and Funk Master General, bands that each have at least one member in Butler College.

NEWS | 05/15/2007

Summer storage capacity decreases

Undergraduates will have a harder time storing their belongings over the summer this year.With the demolition of the Butler Quad and the renovation of parts of Forbes College, several on-campus storage spaces will no longer be available.

NEWS | 05/15/2007

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