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Bowen chosen to lead Duke lacrosse probe

Bowen chosen to lead Duke lacrosse probe

Former University president William Bowen GS '58 has been picked as one of two experts charged with investigating and reporting on Duke University's response to recent allegations of rape by members of its men's lacrosse team.In a "Letter to the Duke Community" sent Wednesday, Duke president Richard Brodhead explained his reasons for appointing Bowen ? along with former North Carolina Central University chancellor and NAACP official Julius Chambers ? to the task of reviewing how the Duke administration handled the situation."I want to address the concern that my administration did not respond as quickly as we should have and to learn any lessons this episode can teach," Brodhead wrote.

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Great Scot

Jack McConnell, Scotland's first minister, speaks in McCormick Hall Thursday as part of a celebration of Tartan Day.

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Grad student examines evangelical influence

Faith influences America's power players more than the public thinks, according to Michael Lindsay GS of the sociology department.

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Students translate at local hospital

Every week several students step out of the "Princeton bubble," put on hospital-issued blouses and badges and walk several blocks down Witherspoon Street to the University Medical Center at Princeton.

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Terrace closes its doors to non-members

Terrace Club, known to most students as the eating club most welcoming to non-members, has taken the dramatic step of barring indefinitely those unaffiliated with the club from its social events.

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Students translate at local hospital

Every week several students step out of the "Princeton bubble," put on hospital-issued blouses and badges and walk several blocks down Witherspoon Street to the University Medical Center at Princeton.

NEWS | 04/06/2006

Tables turn, and students reject schools

James Tate, a senior at Satellite High School in Satellite Beach, Fla., sent in his admissions reply card on Monday, accepting Princeton's offer of admission.

NEWS | 04/06/2006

Tables turn, and students reject schools

James Tate, a senior at Satellite High School in Satellite Beach, Fla., sent in his admissions reply card on Monday, accepting Princeton's offer of admission.

NEWS | 04/06/2006

Grad student examines evangelical influence

Faith influences America's power players more than the public thinks, according to Michael Lindsay GS of the sociology department.

NEWS | 04/06/2006

Bowen chosen to lead Duke lacrosse probe

Former University president William Bowen GS '58 has been picked as one of two experts charged with investigating and reporting on Duke University's response to recent allegations of rape by members of its men's lacrosse team.In a "Letter to the Duke Community" sent Wednesday, Duke president Richard Brodhead explained his reasons for appointing Bowen ? along with former North Carolina Central University chancellor and NAACP official Julius Chambers ? to the task of reviewing how the Duke administration handled the situation."I want to address the concern that my administration did not respond as quickly as we should have and to learn any lessons this episode can teach," Brodhead wrote.

NEWS | 04/06/2006

Inventor of Web @ Princeton

World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee described his vision of a future in which computers understand, rather than only display, information in a lecture last night in McCosh 50.In the talk, entitled "The Future of the Web," Berners-Lee both looked back on the first 15 years of the Internet and looked ahead to one that shares information and forms global communities in ways unfathomable today.Computer Science professor Sanjeev Arora, chair of the University Public Lecture Series Faculty Committee, introduced Berners-Lee as an "idealist and a dreamer," saying that introducing Berners-Lee was "a bit like introducing the inventor of the wheel."Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web while working at CERN, the European Particle Physics Laboratory, in Switzerland.Time Magazine named him to its 1999 list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century, and he has won numerous awards, including the Japan Prize in 2002.

NEWS | 04/05/2006

Inventor of Web @ Princeton

World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee described his vision of a future in which computers understand, rather than only display, information in a lecture last night in McCosh 50.In the talk, entitled "The Future of the Web," Berners-Lee both looked back on the first 15 years of the Internet and looked ahead to one that shares information and forms global communities in ways unfathomable today.Computer Science professor Sanjeev Arora, chair of the University Public Lecture Series Faculty Committee, introduced Berners-Lee as an "idealist and a dreamer," saying that introducing Berners-Lee was "a bit like introducing the inventor of the wheel."Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web while working at CERN, the European Particle Physics Laboratory, in Switzerland.Time Magazine named him to its 1999 list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century, and he has won numerous awards, including the Japan Prize in 2002.

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Film festival shines light on human rights issues

Students tired of action flicks or romantic comedies still have one chance to expand their movie horizons, as the Princeton Human Rights Film Festival wraps up its schedule this Friday.Over the past week, the festival has showcased three films from across the globe and given the filmmakers a chance to share their experiences in person.

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Students take tap water challenge

Cola wars, step aside. The new beverage battle is between bottled water and old-fashioned tap water.Passersby were able to put their palates to the test in Frist yesterday, as student volunteers and members of Corporate Accountability International (CAI) performed the "tap water challenge.""People think bottled water is healthier and safer than tap, but in fact, bottled water is much less regulated," said Dan Favre of CAI, as he prepared cups of water for blindfolded students and complained that the bottled water industry has too much marketing muscle and political influence."Twenty-five percent of bottled water is just tap water; it comes from the same sources.

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College ranking system revisited

Clarification appendedThe U.S. Department of Education recently proposed the creation of a new sort of college ranking, an interactive list that students could customize by choosing among characteristics they value in postsecondary institutions.The database would present similar information to the popular U.S.

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Panel reacts to reports of alcohol abuse, sexual assault

In response to a high number of alcohol-related hospitalizations and alleged sexual assaults over February's pickups weekend, residential college advisers held a panel discussion yesterday night designed to spark a campus-wide dialogue about alcohol abuse on campus.The discussion, hosted by Wilson College, featured two panels.

NEWS | 04/05/2006

Students take tap water challenge

Cola wars, step aside. The new beverage battle is between bottled water and old-fashioned tap water.Passersby were able to put their palates to the test in Frist yesterday, as student volunteers and members of Corporate Accountability International (CAI) performed the "tap water challenge.""People think bottled water is healthier and safer than tap, but in fact, bottled water is much less regulated," said Dan Favre of CAI, as he prepared cups of water for blindfolded students and complained that the bottled water industry has too much marketing muscle and political influence."Twenty-five percent of bottled water is just tap water; it comes from the same sources.

NEWS | 04/05/2006

Panel reacts to reports of alcohol abuse, sexual assault

In response to a high number of alcohol-related hospitalizations and alleged sexual assaults over February's pickups weekend, residential college advisers held a panel discussion yesterday night designed to spark a campus-wide dialogue about alcohol abuse on campus.The discussion, hosted by Wilson College, featured two panels.

NEWS | 04/05/2006

Republicans push student 'bill of rights'

In an attempt to promote "academic freedom and intellectual diversity within the University community," the College Republicans called on students this week to support a USG referendum on a Student Bill of Rights.The one-page Student Bill of Rights (SBOR), an effort to address a perceived invasion of partisan beliefs into academia, outlines five principles for removing ideology from student grading, classroom discussions, professor hiring and the selection of campus speakers.

NEWS | 04/05/2006

Film festival shines light on human rights issues

Students tired of action flicks or romantic comedies still have one chance to expand their movie horizons, as the Princeton Human Rights Film Festival wraps up its schedule this Friday.Over the past week, the festival has showcased three films from across the globe and given the filmmakers a chance to share their experiences in person.

NEWS | 04/05/2006

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