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Filling void, students launch Princeton in India fellowship

Filling void, students launch Princeton in India fellowship

When seniors Ritu Kamal and Sanhita Sen looked at their post-graduation options, they each came to the same conclusion."We are both interested in doing service in India, but we realized that all of the programs that Princeton currently has do not offer sites in India," said Sen, who is also an associate editor at The Daily Princetonian.The seniors decided to address the lack of University-sponsored service opportunities in India by creating a program themselves.

NEWS | 11/15/2006

For Tigers, a post-election eviction

After Jim Leach '64 graduated from Princeton, he headed south for a Washington job in the office of a fellow Tiger: a young Illinois congressman named Donald Rumsfeld '54.More than four decades later, the fates of employer and employee remain intertwined.Leach, a powerful Iowa congressman who has held the same seat for nearly 30 years, and Rumsfeld, President Bush's departing defense secretary, are part of a handful of prominent Princetonians who find themselves evicted from the political scene after last Tuesday's Democratic electoral triumph.Rumsfeld, one the chief architects of Bush's controversial foreign policy, was forced to resign Nov.

NEWS | 11/15/2006

Homeless arts

An artist from Trenton shows off his work to students at Murray-Dodge, which held an art show featuring the work of homeless and formerly homeless local artists last night.

NEWS | 11/15/2006

Alum discusses new 'Fast Food' movie

Director Richard Linklater denounced the fast food industry for wasting natural resources and exploiting factory workers during a question-and-answer session following the screening of his upcoming film, "Fast Food Nation," Wednesday night.The film is based on the bestselling book by Eric Schlosser '81 by the same name.

NEWS | 11/15/2006

Looking for love

Students in search of dates or new friends meet and mingle in the Chancellor Green Cafe at last night's Speed Dating party.

NEWS | 11/15/2006

Yu wins Kluge Prize, 'Nobel for historians'

East Asian Studies professor emeritus Yu Ying-shih is one of two winners of the $1 million John W.

NEWS | 11/15/2006

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

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

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

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

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