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Lost play resurfaces among donated Irish theater works

Lost play resurfaces among donated Irish theater works

Correction appendedA play thought lost for the past 80 years ? even by its own author, well-known Irish playwright Sean O'Casey ? resurfaced last month when Leonard Milberg '53 donated his extensive collection of Irish theater works to the University.Milberg, an entrepreneur and philanthropist, spent the past five years gathering over 1,000 pieces for the collection.

NEWS | 09/14/2006

Former diplomat lauded for anti-war position

J. Brady Kiesling, the U.S. diplomat who publicly resigned his post in 2003 after disagreeing with President Bush's foreign policy, was awarded the George F.

NEWS | 09/14/2006

Parents anguished as children remain trapped

Sitting in her quiet Alabama home on a Friday afternoon in July, Betty Saxon grew increasingly worried as the minutes passed.

NEWS | 09/13/2006

Famed architect Moneo to design Neuroscience building

The University has chosen architect Jose Rafael Moneo to design a joint neuroscience and psychology complex that will displace the parking lot at the southeast corner of Poe Field.The 200,000 sq.

NEWS | 09/13/2006

At 18, math prodigy begins Ph.D.

Arie Israel is spending his first week at Princeton like most of the other 18-year-olds on campus.

NEWS | 09/13/2006

9/11 effects linger on campuses

The smoke has cleared, but the effects of Sept. 11, 2001, are still being felt at universities around the country, according to a survey done by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.The web survey, "September 11: Effects on My Campus Five Years Later," polled 133 college presidents and found that 9/11 still has a "moderate impact" on visa rules for students and faculty, campus security management, curriculum offerings and increased student interest in Middle Eastern studies.President Tilghman did not participate in the survey but agrees with some of its findings."There has been a sustained increase in students in politics, international relations, Islamic studies, Near Eastern Studies and Arabic language," she said in an email.As for the impact on international students at Princeton, Tilghman said that visa availability problems mostly affect graduate students from Russia and China.

NEWS | 09/13/2006

Five years later: A special section

In the five years since 19 young men boarded U.S. jet airliners and changed the course of history, the country has seethed, grieved, sought solace, ached for revenge, been afraid, celebrated victories and ultimately, changed.In "Focus," a special section published with today's paper, The Daily Princetonian looks back on the five years since the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, exploring the lives of Princetonians, from the victims' families to soldiers to Muslim students. How we changed In interviews with several Princetonians, Sophia Ahern Dwosh explores how the attacks of 9/11 shifted the course of our lives.

NEWS | 09/13/2006

The first beer jacket

President Bill Clinton accepts his Class of 2006 beer jacket from class president Chris Lloyd. Clinton spoke in June at Class Day.

NEWS | 09/13/2006

Bray '55 guided service group

Charles Bray '55, noted civic activist and the central figure behind Princeton Project 55, died on July 23 of pneumonia.

NEWS | 09/13/2006

College Republicans chastise blog for posting group's e-mail

In an example of politics making strange bedfellows, Sen. Joe Lieberman's (D-Conn.) campaign found support from a surprising place over the summer: the Princeton College Republicans.On Aug.

NEWS | 09/13/2006

Princetonians in the crossfire

Callie Lefevre '09 sat down to breakfast and broke into tears. The carefree vacationers around her, the lavish breakfast before her ? it was just too much to handle after what had happened.Her friends were still trapped.Only hours earlier, Lefevre and her friend, Emily Norris '09, had arrived in Cyprus.

NEWS | 09/13/2006

The new body politic

Preemptive war, color-coded alerts, red states and blue states: The politics of America have changed in the years since Sept.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

Rihanna to sing at Lawnparties

Pop reggae star Rihanna will headline next weekend's fall Lawnparties concert at Quadrangle Club, USG social chair Andrew Heyman '07 said Saturday.Heyman described Rihanna, the singer of the recent hits "Pon de Replay" and "SOS," as a desirable performer for University students musically and intellectually."Rihanna's music is a departure not only from the Lawnparties acts of the past three years, but also from a lot of the music that we usually hear at Princeton in general," Heyman said in an email."I wanted to do something new and different for this show, but I also wanted something that Princeton students would enjoy and relate to.""Not only is she an internationally known artist whose popularity continues to rise, but Rihanna's story is also fascinating and compelling."Rihanna, 18, is the daughter of an Irish-Guyanese father and Barbadian mother.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

The best things in life are free

If this experiment of ours worked the way it's supposed to, you picked up this copy of the 'Prince' at your doorstep this morning.As of today, the 'Prince' is free.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

In their shared pain, some find a new sense of purpose

On Sept. 11, 2001, Col. Mark Milley '80 was stationed in Hawaii as chief of staff of the 25th Light Infantry Division of the United States Army.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

Five years later: A special section

In the five years since 19 young men boarded U.S. jet airliners and changed the course of history, the country has seethed, grieved, sought solace, ached for revenge, been afraid, celebrated victories and ultimately, changed.In "Focus," a special section published with today's paper, The Daily Princetonian looks back on the five years since the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, exploring the lives of Princetonians, from the victims' families to soldiers to Muslim students. How we changed In interviews with several Princetonians, Sophia Ahern Dwosh explores how the attacks of 9/11 shifted the course of our lives.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

Where do we go from here?

Any strategy for defeating terrorism needs a basic framework to get started. As Kurt Campbell and I discuss in our forthcoming book, "Hard Power: The New Politics of National Security," there are perhaps five key elements.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

Princeton alone atop U.S. News list of best colleges

Princeton ranked as the sole No. 1 university in the country in a U.S. News and World Report released last month.This is the seventh straight year Princeton has ranked first in the magazine's annual survey of "America's Best Colleges." Rival Harvard dropped to second place in this year's survey."We are pleased that our commitment to providing the highest quality undergraduate education continues to be recognized," University spokeswoman Cass Cliatt '96 said in a statement.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

In aftermath of attacks, the academy mobilizes

Once the dust settled from the wreckage of Sept. 11, 2001, many Americans turned their eyes to academia, searching for answers about the Middle East, Islam and the emerging threat of terrorism.Like it did during the Cold War, academia poised itself to respond to those needs by changing curricula, recruiting new scholars and rethinking the roles of policy makers and scholars.University departments, especially Near Eastern Studies (NES), history, politics, religion and the Wilson School, as well as groups such as the Institute for Transregional Studies, underwent dramatic shifts, offering courses and lectures that tailored themselves to the new world order.But has Princeton done enough? A 9/11 curriculumAs expected, the demand for classes in Middle East studies has surged since 9/11.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

Casualty of war

"Why?" Wilson School professor Uwe Reinhardt asked of his son, Marine Cpt. Mark Reinhardt '01 and another Marine officer as they sat in a bar in San Diego.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

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