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At local church, Dar Williams sings for peace

At local church, Dar Williams sings for peace

As folk singer Dar Williams' acoustic guitar chords drifted over full pews at Nassau Presbyterian Church on Saturday night, she hoped her listeners would absorb more than just music.Williams' performance of original songs ? part of a benefit concert for the Princeton Borough-based Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) ? featured an overarching pro-peace message, complete with throwbacks to the 1960s antiwar movement, including a moment when she flashed the peace sign while strumming her guitar.Williams, who had headlined CFPA's Annual Concert for Peace twice before, said she has gotten "more radical" with age and was proud to support peace and social justice through her performance."Anything that's done creatively can really move people," she said in an interview before the concert.

NEWS | 04/01/2007

USG explores student security

USG members discussed campus security issues with top Public Safety officials last night at a USG Senate meeting held at Public Safety headquarters at 200 Elm Drive.

NEWS | 04/01/2007

Student at Rider dies after binge drinking

Rider University students mourned the death of freshman Gary DeVercelly at a memorial service Saturday.

NEWS | 04/01/2007

Campus environmentalists construct recycling tent

Students strolling outside Frist Campus Center last week were confronted with a tent full of cans, bottles and cardboard boxes intended to represent the volume of recyclable materials that are thrown away instead of recycled at Princeton every day.The display ? erected by Princeton Ecology Representatives and Building Services ? was the brainchild of student "Eco-Reps," who raise awareness about environmental issues on campus in conjunction with the student group Greening Princeton.

NEWS | 04/01/2007

Crime around campus

Olden Street, March 1, 8:30 a.m.A shuttle bus driver reported a passenger got off the bus and was hit crossing the street.

NEWS | 04/01/2007

University admits 9.5 percent of applicants for Class of 2011

The University admitted 1,791 of the 18,891 applicants for the Class of 2011, achieving a record low acceptance rate of 9.5 percent.Of the 16,605 applicants who applied regular decision, 1,194 were accepted to join the 597 students who were admitted during the Early Decision round in December.

NEWS | 04/01/2007

Anti-Semitic sketch found in Bloomberg

Public Safety is investigating an incident in which a possibly anti-Semitic drawing was found on a blackboard in a study room on the third floor of Bloomberg Hall on Saturday night.Lisa Glukhovsky '08 entered the study room around 7:40 p.m.

NEWS | 04/01/2007

Students perform for rural Ecuador

University students performed classical music last night in a benefit concert held to raise money that will fund books, uniforms and fees for poor children who attend school in rural Ecuador.The event raised about $400 in total through suggested donations at the door, University Music Association president Ben Smolen '07, who organized the concert, said.

NEWS | 03/29/2007

USG kicks off DVD rentals

With no video-rental store in walking distance of the University, the options for lastminute movie-watching are limited to borrowing from libraries, ordering from Netflix and downloading, legally or illegally.But now students will be able to rent movies from the USG.

NEWS | 03/29/2007

It's more than a thesis

My my hey hey, Weather Fans, is it hard to work with spring breaking out or what? With this weekend's highs staying strong in the mid 60s and only a slight chance of showers on Sunday, I'm particularly empathetic with you seniors out there.

NEWS | 03/29/2007

Colleges vie for upperclassmen

As room draw gets underway this week and rising upperclassmen sift through the array of housing options available to them, the four-year residential colleges opening next year have stepped up their efforts to impress prospective residents.Whitman and Mathey colleges have engaged in "various information and outreach" programs since the beginning of the year, Steven Lestition, dean of Mathey College said.As part of these recruitment efforts, the Mathey College office sent an email Wednesday to prospective Mathey-ites who placed their names on the Mathey College draw list."We would like to thank you for your interest in drawing into Mathey College by presenting you with a Mathey-Rocky T-Shirt," the email said.

NEWS | 03/29/2007

Club-college meal plans hard to get

Correction appendedAs sophomores and juniors participated in the first ever four-year residential college draw Wednesday, a new relationship was forged between two institutions that have historically been seen as separate parts of the Princeton experience: the eating clubs and the residential colleges.This year, the University is piloting a joint dining contract to allow a limited number of eating club members to draw into four-year residential colleges, as long as they also sign up for a University-sponsored meal plan.

NEWS | 03/29/2007

Weiss builds 'genetic circuits' for stem cell research

Electrical engineering professor Ron Weiss works with circuits, but he is never at risk of being electrocuted.

NEWS | 03/29/2007

Guitar Hero

A contestant in the Mr. Engineering pageant shows his stuff in the talent section of the show. The pageant also included introductory, formal wear and question-and-answer sections.

NEWS | 03/29/2007

Universities oppose college rankings

Correction appendedA dozen private colleges are protesting the popular U.S. News & World Report college ranking system for allegedly misrepresenting the schools to applicants.

NEWS | 03/28/2007

U. is no longer parents' dream

Though it still holds the top spot in U.S. News & World Report's list of America's best colleges, the University is no longer parents' number-one choice for their children, a survey released yesterday by the college- and test-prep company The Princeton Review suggests.In the company's 2007 "College Hopes & Worries Survey," Princeton ranked second as the college parents would most like to see their child attend, down from the first-place position it took last year.

NEWS | 03/28/2007

Ante up

Students play poker in the Butler College 1915 Room at the CJL Charity Poker Tournament. Proceeds will go the Metzudot Primary School's library in Israel, destroyed by missiles in July.

NEWS | 03/28/2007

Saxe, Moore earn scholarships

Two juniors recently won national scholarships to fund future work in science and public service.Electrical engineering major Andrew Saxe '08 learned last week that he had been named a Goldwater Scholar and Wilson School major Scott Moore '08 found out Tuesday that he is now a Truman Scholar.The Goldwater is awarded to rising juniors and seniors who stand out in fields related to math and science.

NEWS | 03/28/2007

International relations profs go on sabbatical

As students receive midterm grades this week, some juniors are beginning to plan for their final year of classes and to search for thesis advisers.But for students who want to find advisers who specialize in international relations (IR), the search will be tougher than usual.

NEWS | 03/28/2007

Admissions decisions to be online

Though the big acceptance envelopes and small rejection letters for the Class of 2011 won't be mailed until Friday, applicants will bombard an Admission Office website today at 5 p.m.

NEWS | 03/28/2007

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