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JFK speechwriter recalls Cuba crisis

JFK speechwriter recalls Cuba crisis

Ted Sorensen, speechwriter and special counsel to President John F. Kennedy, recounted his role in the Cuban missile crisis and offered a spirited defense of the legacy of the slain president before a rapt audience in Dodds Auditorium yesterday.Wilson School Dean Anne-Marie Slaughter '80 introduced Sorensen and thanked him for crafting the now-famous call to government service: "Ask not what your country can do for you.

NEWS | 12/06/2006

Adviser defends Mexican protestors

An adviser to the candidate who narrowly lost Mexico's presidential election this summer defended his party's unrelenting protests of election results at a speech Wednesday, alleging widespread voter fraud and calling for an end to government corruption.Tens of thousands of people gathered outside the Mexican Congress last Friday in an effort to prevent the swearing-in of Felipe Calderon.

NEWS | 12/06/2006

Five Princetonians make early list for Harvard's top job

Five prominent administrators with close connections to Princeton are possible candidates for the Harvard presidency, according to a list of names produced by the school's presidential search committee.President Tilghman, Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan '81, former vice provost Ruth Simmons (now president of Brown) and former provost Amy Gutmann (now president of the University of Pennsylvania) are all on the list, which includes the names of 30 potential presidents.The Boston Globe reported yesterday that Wilson School Dean Anne-Marie Slaughter '80 is also being considered.The Harvard search committee privately gave the list to the university's Board of Overseers on Sunday, and The Harvard Crimson published a partial list of 11 candidates on Tuesday. An individual with knowledge of the list confirmed the accuracy of the Crimson's list to The Daily Princetonian.A search to find a new leader for Harvard began after former president Larry Summers resigned in March following half a dozen major controversies, including his statement that differences in "intrinsic aptitude" between the sexes may explain why there are fewer women than men in top science and engineering academic posts.

NEWS | 12/06/2006

Speaker blasts Singer for 'irrational and illogical' beliefs

Correction appendedPhilosophy professor Peter Singer's ethical system is "irrational and illogical" and inevitably leads to infanticide, University of Reading philosophy professor David Oderberg argued in a lecture last night, linking Singer's views to those of the Nazis."Don't be misled into thinking that [Singer] believes in rights, whether with humans, animals, trees or whatever," Oderberg said to about 50 people in McCosh 10.

NEWS | 12/06/2006

Sweet idea

Students got in the holiday spirit yesterday at Frist Campus Center, writing notes to accompany candy canes that will be delivered to student rooms later this week.

NEWS | 12/06/2006

Left, right switch sides in war powers debate

Conservatives and liberals traded places for an hour last night, putting aside ideological convictions in a Whig-Clio debate on President Bush's war powers.Princeton Progressive Nation editor-in-chief Robby Braun '07 and College Democrats treasurer David Christie '10 took the conservative side, defending President Bush's expansion of executive authority.

NEWS | 12/06/2006

Baker '52 team releases report, says Iraq 'deteriorating'

The bipartisan Iraq Study Group co-chaired by James Baker '52 delivered a severe rebuke to the Bush administration yesterday in its highly anticipated report on the Iraq war, calling most significantly for the United States to turn over combat operations to Iraqi forces by 2008 and open diplomatic dialogue with Syria and Iran."The situation in Iraq is grave and deteriorating," Baker and his nine fellow commissioners concluded in their report, which was branded a "realist manifesto" by The Washington Post.

NEWS | 12/06/2006

Group raises sexual assault awareness

On Wednesday, the student sexual assault prevention group Speakout will begin to spread its message across the student body ? literally.At 10 a.m., as students pass through Frist Campus Center, members of the group will begin handing out free t-shirts, which students will be encouraged to wear on Thursday to raise awareness about issues of sexual assault and healthy sexual relationships on campus."I think a lot of younger girls don't know what's expected of them in college," said Tawny Chritton '07, director of "Sex on a Saturday Night" and member of Speakout.

NEWS | 12/05/2006

Junior founds 'fresh' style, entertainment magazine

Tall and amiable, Harrison Schaen '08 seems like the ideal well-rounded Princeton student: a dedicated basketball player majoring in English who loves music and film.

NEWS | 12/05/2006

Biederman trumps Gittlin to win USG presidency

USG vice president Rob Biederman '08 beat out junior class president Grant Gittlin for the student government's top job yesterday in a race that was defined largely by concerns about the four-year colleges, grade deflation and the candidates' disciplinary records."I'm thrilled," Biederman said after the announcement by USG officials, adding that he campaigned until the very last minute.

NEWS | 12/05/2006

Nine ladies singing

The Tigerlillies sing Tuesday evening in the annual Holiday Jam at Richardson Auditorum.

NEWS | 12/05/2006

Baker '52 report says Iraq situation is 'grave and deteriorating'

The bipartisan Iraq Study Group co-chaired by James Baker '52 delivered a severe rebuke to the Bush administration today in its highly anticipated report on the Iraq war, calling most significantly for the United States to turn over combat operations to Iraqi forces by 2008 and open diplomatic dialogue with Syria and Iran."The situation in Iraq is grave and deteriorating," Baker and his nine fellow commissioners concluded in their report, which was branded a "realist manifesto" by The Washington Post.

NEWS | 12/05/2006

Schools make shift to Gmail

It has become a common problem. A student logs into Webmail to find a screen reading "Inbox contains no messages," though there are thousands of emails in the account.The technological hiccup ? which is actually caused by storing too many messages in an inbox ? is one of several reasons why some students have begun to abandon the University's Webmail system, opting instead to forward their emails to Yahoo!

NEWS | 12/05/2006

Study: Sleep-deprivation may impair memory

McGraw Center tutors may be right after all: Getting a good night's sleep before an exam appears to bode better for performance than staying up all night to cram.In a recent study by psychology professor Elizabeth Gould, rats who were sleep-deprived for 72 hours exhibited increased levels of the stress hormone glucocorticoid.

NEWS | 12/05/2006

Landau's unfazed by competition as U-Store moves to Nassau Street

One might think that the prospect of a large competitor moving in next door would be unsettling to the management of local clothier Landau's, but that couldn't be further from the truth."We think we can out-quality and out-create the U-Store," Landau's president Robert Landau said, as he mingled with customers and joked with employees.

NEWS | 12/05/2006

Physics matters

On the Forrestal campus off Route 1, in a building that strikingly resembles Jadwin Hall, 300 of the world's best scientists work to create an energy source from a temperature that is 10 times hotter than the center of the Sun.Founded in 1951 by University astrophysics professor Lyman Spitzer, Jr.

NEWS | 12/05/2006

Two seniors honored with Sachs

Sachs Scholarship recipients Joshua Goldsmith '07 and Emily Stolzenberg '07 will continue their studies and ambitions toward public service in France and England, respectively, after graduation."It's a very special scholarship and a very special opportunity," Goldsmith said.

NEWS | 12/04/2006

Biederman defeats Gittlin

USG vice president Rob Biederman '08 beat out junior class president Grant Gittlin in the race for control of the student government, USG officials said after polls closed earlier today."I'm thrilled," Biederman said in an interview, adding that he did not expect to win at all.

NEWS | 12/04/2006

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