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NYC schools chancellor urges 'radical change'

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

After victory, campus plans for first bonfire in 12 years

On Thursday, the University will end a 12-year drought, not with water but with fire. Princeton will hold a bonfire Thursday night at 9 p.m.

NEWS | 11/12/2006

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

Robertsons launch site to shape public opinion

Continuing a tit-for-tat feud that has played out in the courts and in the press for the last four years, the Robertson family today launched a website to publicize its arguments in its multi-million dollar lawsuit against the University.The site, robertsonvprinceton.org, is intended to give voice to the Robertsons' point of view, counterbalancing the information on the case published on the University website, as well as news articles and commentaries on the case, a family representative said."There's a critical mass of information about [the case] out there, but none of it is coming directly from the Robertsons," family spokesman Herb Berkowitz said yesterday.The site will include background on the case, the Robertson Foundation and the Robertson family, as well as a question-and-answer section and links to legal documents and news articles published in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, among other papers.

NEWS | 11/12/2006

USG scrutinizes calendar options

The USG discussed at length but failed to reach any consensus on the University's recent proposals for overhauling the academic calendar in a meeting Sunday night.The meeting comes less than a week after The Daily Princetonian published drafts of two new calendars that Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel proposed last month to academic department chairs and program directors.The first plan, called Calendar B, includes a midterm week free of classes, Fall Break integrated into Thanksgiving and Dean's Date in the middle of exam week instead of before it.

NEWS | 11/12/2006

Down 14 points at the half, Tigers roar to beat Yale

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 11 ? Senior quarterback Jeff Terrell has been waiting 364 long days for a second chance, and Princeton students have been waiting 12 long years for a bonfire.

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

A history of courage under fire

More than any scholarship program or unofficial motto, the memorial atrium in Nassau Hall attests to Princeton's service to the nation.

NEWS | 11/09/2006

Dissatisfied with status quo, more young people flock to polls

Young voter turnout rose 25 percent in this year's midterm elections compared to those in 2002, according to an analysis by Young Voter Strategies, a nonpartisan research group at The George Washington University.Turnout among voters aged 18 to 29 grew to 10 million this year from 8 million in 2002.

NEWS | 11/09/2006

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