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Naked organizer advocates shock tactics

Sensational tactics are necessary to promote animal rights, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) senior vice president Dan Mathews told an audience of more than 50 students in Frist 302 last night.Mathews, who has been arrested over 20 times for his involvement in animal rights-related demonstrations and protests, chronicled his experiences as an animal-rights activist in a lecture called "How a Fish Turned Me from a Bruised Fruit into a Proud Vegetable." The lecture was sponsored by Princeton Animal Welfare Society (PAWS).Mathews is best known for having launched PETA's "Rather Go Naked than Wear Fur" advertising campaign, in which supermodels appeared naked in posters and on TV to express their opposition to fur."Cable TV molded a society more hungry for sensation than education," he said.

So Long, Farewell

Journalist says life is in danger

Chinese investigative journalists must contend with a much harsher environment than their western colleagues, journalist and professor Wang Keqin said during a lecture in Frist Campus Center yesterday afternoon.Reporters in China fight "tigers," Wang said, referring to difficulties coming from both the government and private interests, while western reporters face mere "wolves."Speaking through an interpreter, Wang ? who holds the record for having the highest bounty ever placed on the head of a single person by the Chinese mob ? described the difficulties of working as an investigative journalist in China.Wang experienced those dangers firsthand in 2002, when he investigated the securities market in the province of Lanzhou.

Ferriss '00 takes the day off

One Monday several years ago, while his company ran smoothly from various corners of the globe, Tim Ferriss '00 woke up at noon to breakfast in bed in Buenos Aires.

Jett to "Love Rock 'N'Roll" on Dean's Date

Eighties rockers Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will headline the USG's spring concert on Dean's Date, bringing rock n'roll to campus just as students have handed in their final papers and problem sets.USG president Rob Biederman '08 said Jett will perform on Tuesday, May 15, at 5:15 p.m.

Falling for Kweller

Students in colorful garb swarm together in the brisk afternoon to tune in to a Lawnparties performance by Ben Kweller at Tower Club.

Mayoral candidate Pimley reaches out to students

In the race for Princeton Borough mayor, challenger Kim Pimley has begun courting University students for votes in her primary bid to unseat incumbent Mildred Trotman.As the June 5 election date nears, Steve Marcus '10 has been hired by Pimley's campaign to coordinate activities on campus, from posting facebook.com flyers to organizing dinners with the candidate."I don't really have a job title ? I've been doing campaign research, helping plan events on campus, registering students to vote and developing campaign strategies," Marcus said in an email.Marcus, who is from St.

Professors, alum on Time's 100 most influential people list

Princeton connections are scattered throughout Time Magazine's 2007 list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Benziger and Woo '06 design more efficient hydrogen cells

A new type of hydrogen fuel cell promising 100 percent efficiency has emerged from the senior thesis research of Claire Woo '06 and her adviser, chemical engineering professor Jay Benziger.To operate efficiently, current fuel cells need complex systems to control humidity and recover and recycle fuel.

Female Ivy League presidents convene in Cambridge

While half the schools in the Ivy League will soon be helmed by women, there is no single "female leadership style" for them to model their presidencies after, President Tilghman and four other future, current or former female Ivy presidents agreed during a panel discussion in Boston last Thursday.Convened to discuss the changing role of women in higher education, the panel brought together Tilghman, Harvard president-elect Drew Gilpin Faust, Brown president and former Princeton associate provost Ruth Simmons, Penn president and former Princeton provost Amy Gutmann and former Penn president Judith Rodin.During the discussion, the women recalled challenges they faced before rising to become Ivy League presidents, noting incidents of gender bias that they experienced.Simmons not only had to endure gender discrimination, she said, but also racial inequality.

Ahoy Mait-eys!

Students in pirate garb urge retiring chemistry professor Maitland Jones to walk the plank into the Wilson School fountain Friday.

Jett to "Love Rock 'N'Roll" on Dean's Date

Eighties rockers Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will headline the USG's spring concert on Dean's Date, bringing rock n'roll to campus just as students have handed in their final papers and problem sets.USG president Rob Biederman '08 said Jett will perform on Tuesday, May 15, at 5:15 p.m.

Professors named to top honor societies

Ten University professors were elected to two prestigious academic honor societies, the University announced last week.Five professors were elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), while another five current and emeritus professors were tapped to join the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS).Astrophysics professor Bruce Draine, ecology and evolutionary biology (EEB) professor Peter Grant, psychology professor Philip Johnson-Laird, EEB professor Stephen Pacala and astrophysics professor and department chair David Spergel '82 were elected to NAS.Three current and two emeritus professors were chosen to join AAAS: molecular biology professor Bonnie Bassler, history professor emeritus Nell Painter, politics professor emeritus John Waterbury '61 and sociology professors Bruce Western and Viviana Zelizer.The newly selected AAAS members join 222 other recently admitted leaders in their fields.

Helping hands

Ten dollars bought a manicure from professionals in Whig Hall yesterday during the 'Manicure for the Cure' event, which raised money for breast cancer research.

Prof says executive power will grow

Executive power has expanded significantly in the modern era, and little can be done to slow the trend, politics professor David Lewis said in a dinner discussion yesterday in Frist Campus Center.The Constitution, Lewis said, does not specify the limits of presidential power, leaving much open to debate.

P-a-r-t-why? 'Cuz we got to

Listen folks, this is your friend the Weather Guy, a.k.a. Thunder King. I want you to Crtl+S, stand up from your computer, put on some sweet flair and go have a magical Houseparties evening with your best buds.

A dinner to (S)ate (O)ur (S)tomachs

Leaves and berries embellish the top of a beautifully browned pastry, enclosing the tender juices of filet mignon and pate de foie gras.

High radon levels found on campus

Correction Appended The University has closed off the basement of Forbes College after students raised concerns that area, as well as the basement of Edwards Hall, might contain unusually high concentrations of the cancer-causing natural gas radon.Radon is a radioactive gas present in everyday air that can't be seen, smelled or tasted.

For donors, quad's end is bittersweet

While this summer's slated demolition of the often-ridiculed Butler College quad probably doesn't sadden too many students, a small group of alumni are concerned that the memory of their Princeton classes will be bulldozed along with it.In recent months, members of the classes of 1940, '41 and '42 ? who funded the dorms' construction ? have come together to discuss how the contributions of their classmates can continue to be remembered long after the construction of the new Butler College is complete.Conversations with a number of alumni suggest the University is planning to construct individual commemorative plaques for the classes of '22, '40, '41 and '42.

USG posts list of student discounts to be had in town

There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but two sophomores believe that University students can at least find good bargains on Nassau Street.Jacob Bornstein '09 and USG vice president Josh Weinstein '09 recently launched Princeton Plus, a new USG initiative that lists restaurants and shops that offer discounts to Princeton students.