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No fireworks at deflation showdown

No fireworks at deflation showdown

Discussion remained civil in the Whig Senate chamber last night as Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel and USG president Alex Lenahan '07 faced off in the latest public forum on grading policy.Other than Malkiel's slight head shake over a perceived misinterpretation of the policy, the discussion transcended the heated debates common throughout campus since the policy's implementation in 2004.

NEWS | 11/15/2006

Reporter Golden blasts unfair legacy admissions

The advantage enjoyed by children of rich and powerful families in gaining admission to elite colleges violates basic notions of fairness, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Golden said in a lecture Wednesday night.Golden, author of the recent book, "The Price of Admission," argued that there are essentially four groups of people granted "preferences of privilege" by college admissions officers: legacies, "development cases," which range from Hollywood stars and their children to the children of state legislators, athletes and children of the faculty and staff of the university.Legacy preference is given at "the vast majority of America's top-50 universities," Golden said.

NEWS | 11/15/2006

None hurt in small radioactive leak

A minor radioactive leak in Jadwin Hall on Monday initially raised safety concerns but further testing has determined that no individuals were harmed and contamination was minimal.The leak was caught by officials at the University's Office of Environment Health and Safety during a routine health and safety check of the building.

NEWS | 11/14/2006

CIA agent discusses factors shaping future leadership

A senior CIA intelligence analyst stressed in a lecture yesterday evening that the policies leaders enact today shape the views and actions of generations to come.The talk ? titled "The Next Generation of World Leaders" ? was based primarily on a 2002 CIA study about generational changes in political thought and their effects on future world leaders."The real message we're trying to send to the policymakers [in Washington] is, what they're doing right now will have an effect on future generations," said the analyst, who asked to be referred to as "Betsy Q."The study, similarly titled "The Next Generation of World Leaders: Emerging Traits and Tendencies," organized discussion panels of experts in academia, the business world and the intelligence community in an attempt to address issues of "leadership succession and generational change," according to a flyer distributed at the lecture.Betsy said that the study had three goals: to help policymakers recognize the effects of policies implemented during the formative years of each generation in many countries, to deal with the lack of research in generational ideological change and to get leadership analysts to understand the tendencies of future leaders' behavior.Though Betsy said that "generational perspectives do not explain all political behavior," the study showed that the political outlooks of a generation and its leaders were largely influenced by experiences and events that occurred during the generation's "formative years," the years from 17 to 25.

NEWS | 11/14/2006

Crime around campus

Frist Campus Center, Oct. 18, 10:13 a.m.A University staff member reported that a person ate food without paying at Frist Campus Center.

NEWS | 11/14/2006

Tominey to lead Disability Services

Eve Tominey has been named the University's first director for disability services, the University announced earlier this month.

NEWS | 11/14/2006

NYC schools chancellor urges 'radical change'

New York City public school chief Joel Klein and school reform advocate Eric Nadelstern challenged a packed Dodds Auditorium audience last night to drive a transformation in New York City public education.Expressing the need for "radical change" within the system, Klein encouraged Americans to abandon current excuses for public education's underproduction and use existing resources to create change, particularly in the fight to eliminate educational gaps based on race and family income.He pointed to three necessary transformations of public education's culture: moving from excuses to accountability, compliance to performance and uniformity to differentiation.Both Klein, who became chancellor of the New York City Department of Education in 2002, and Nadelstern, the CEO of the Empowerment Schools Initiative, placed primary responsibility on the school system to increase productivity.

NEWS | 11/14/2006

Nassau Hall, eating clubs close in on new meal deal

With the four-year residential college system less than a year away, eating club representatives and the University are currently hashing out the details of a potential shared meal plan that would allow students to split their time between Prospect Avenue and the new colleges.Without a successful negotiation, students who want to be members of a club and a four-year residential college would have to pay both club dues and dining hall fees.

NEWS | 11/14/2006

University revamps student mail system

Netflix junkies plagued by an unreliable mailing system on campus now have a reason ? besides no late fees ? to relax.

NEWS | 11/14/2006

A Twisted Review

The USG gave Auntie Anne's pretzels to students on Tuesday night who reviewed a course for the Student Course Guide.

NEWS | 11/14/2006

Food, Glorious, Food

Students participate in the Oxfam hunger banquet Tuesday, donating meals to raise awareness about the 842 million people worldwide who suffer from hunger.

NEWS | 11/14/2006

Two retired profs honored at White House

Two recently retired Princeton professors were among the 10 National Humanities Medal winners President Bush received at the Oval Office last Thursday.Comparative literature professor emeritus Robert Fagles and Near Eastern studies professor emeritus Bernard Lewis joined renowned scholars from across the country who earned the award, the highest honor in the humanities the U.S.

NEWS | 11/13/2006

Bonfire back at Cannon Green

By popular demand, the bonfire Thursday night will be held on Cannon Green, its traditional location, rather than on Alexander Beach, as originally announced.The move comes in response to the "barrage of emails bemoaning the flight from tradition" that USG officers received when students "found out it was going to be on Alexander Beach," USG vice president Rob Biederman '08 said."Stuart Lange ['07], leader of the band, deserves the credit.

NEWS | 11/13/2006

When in Rome ...

The cast of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," a Princeton University Players production, performed Wednesday through Saturday in the Matthews Acting Studio.

NEWS | 11/13/2006

Clubs, University prepare to announce new meal plans

Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel and Executive Vice President Mark Burstein fielded questions Monday about the upcoming four-year residential college system, explaining the logistics of room draw and social activities at the colleges and announcing that further details regarding shared meal plans with the eating clubs will be revealed before winter break.The Council of the Princeton University Community meeting was a continuation of a series of 10 student forums that Burstein and Malkiel have held with students this fall."The conversations that we've had with undergraduates have been clearly fruitful," Malkiel said, emphasizing that students have raised issues the administration had not thought about in the past.Whitman College is scheduled to open next fall, and Mathey College will become a four-year college at that time.

NEWS | 11/13/2006

Engineers help those in need

For the second straight year, the Princeton chapter of Engineers Without Borders brought the necessities of life to some of the world's poorest communities.

NEWS | 11/13/2006

Wilson School gift to fund task forces

The Wilson School has received a gift from Beth Heller '78, a graduate of the school, and her husband William Heller, intended to fund task forces and policy conferences concerned with natural resources and international relations.These subjects are of particular interest for Heller who, along with her husband, works in renewable energy and has spent much of her life traveling and living abroad.

NEWS | 11/13/2006

At budget meeting, University priorities on the table

Students and staff urged the University to reconsider salary policies, increase funding for global warming initiatives and provide a stipend for international students during winter break at last night's open meeting of the University's Priorities Committee (PriCom).The annual meeting was meant to let PriCom, which reviews the University's operating budget and makes recommendations to President Tilghman, give an account of the budget so that community members ? fewer than 10 of whom showed up ? can voice their opinions.Associate Provost for Finance Steven Gill, a two-decade veteran of PriCom, said the meeting, which was held in McCosh 28, had "middle to low turnout."Significantly, this is the first year the University's projected operating budget has exceeded $1 billion.PriCom's purview includes tuition fees, salaries and the budget for campus renovations, and it has representatives from faculty, administrators, undergraduate students and graduate students.

NEWS | 11/13/2006

ORL dean elected Episcopalian bishop

Dean of Religious Life Thomas Breidenthal was elected bishop of the Episcopalian Diocese of Southern Ohio Saturday morning, capping a four-year career marked by enhanced cooperation among campus religious groups.Breidenthal's consecration will occur next April in Columbus, Ohio.

NEWS | 11/12/2006

Rejected applicant alleges bias against Asians

Yale freshman Jian Li has filed a federal civil rights complaint against Princeton for rejecting his application for admission, claiming the University discriminated against him because he is Asian.The complaint, which was filed with the U.S.

NEWS | 11/12/2006

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