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In aftermath of attacks, the academy mobilizes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

University holds service for 9/11 victims

Five years after terrorists turned airplanes into missiles, cutting short the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans, including 13 alumni, the University commemorated their loss with an interfaith service Monday in the September 11 memorial garden next to Chancellor Green.Family, friends, faculty and students gripped tissues and bowed their heads as speakers shared their experiences of that day and intoned the names of the 13 victims."We all have memories of that day and the accompanying emotions of shock, grief, confusion," Paul Raushenbush, associate dean of religious life, said.But in this fifth year, there is a "shift of gears ... a passage of yearly remembrance into history," Dean of Religious Life Thomas Breidenthal said.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

Five years after the attacks, victims' families still feel anger, pain of loss

Chloe Wohlforth '07 was sitting in her junior year French class at Greenwich Academy in Connecticut when a classmate walked in late saying that an airplane had crashed into the World Trade Center.Wohlforth's father worked there, but the thought that he was in any kind of danger didn't cross her mind.

NEWS | 09/12/2006

Government struggles to recruit

The federal government must do a better job of recruiting college students to fill its growing need for young, talented workers, a recent report suggests.According to a report from the Partnership for Public Service (PPS), only three percent of the 1.9 million federal government employees are under 25 years of age.

NEWS | 05/18/2006

'This is an actual emergency'

Jason Turetsky '07 recounts the experience of being in Haifa last week when it came under attack by Hezbollah rockets.

NEWS | 05/18/2006

Politics department reopens popular courses

After meeting with West College administrators last week, the politics department reopened enrollment in several fall semester courses that had been filled by juniors and seniors during the first round of course registration earlier this month.POL 388: Causes of War and POL 397: National Security are the two most popular courses that have been reopened for registration by the Registrar's office.

NEWS | 05/18/2006

RCAs debate removal of assistant master position

As the University prepares for the opening of the four-year residential colleges in 2007, a proposal to remove assistant masters from the colleges has provoked concern among some Residential College Advisers (RCAs).Currently, two graduate student assistant masters in each residential college act as liaisons between the undergraduate RCAs and the residential college staff, running core group meetings and giving advice to RCAs who ask.

NEWS | 05/18/2006

The 'Prince' at Reunions

This year, we're trying something new with our Reunions coverage ? The Daily Princetonian Reunions blog, accessible at http://princeatreunions.blogspot.com. This effort, I should say up front, is an experiment, but one we hope will be a success.

NEWS | 05/18/2006

The blogging continues ...

Feedback on our 'Prince' at Reunions blog (http://princeatreunions.blogspot.com) has been overwhelmingly positive and, based on your requests, we've opted to keep going through Graduation.Our staff and, in particular, our soon-to-be-graduated managing editor emeritus David Baumgarten '06 will continue blogging through Commencement ceremonies on Tuesday, June 6.

NEWS | 05/18/2006

Corzine names Rabner '82 attorney general

Gov. Jon Corzine said this afternoon that he is nominating Stuart Rabner '82, his chief counsel and a former veteran federal prosecutor, to be New Jersey's 25th attorney general."I have never had more confidence in an individual to serve in a prospective role that I have had the opportunity to choose someone for," The New York Times quoted Corzine as saying of Rabner, who was widely considered one of the top contenders for the job."It's fair to say that in my life's experience, I've dealt with few, if any, individuals with a higher standard of integrity and intelligence or are more committed to excellence than Stuart," Corzine added."His professional history and experience as a respected, effective prosecutor and lawyer speaks for itself.

NEWS | 05/18/2006

Website posts cheerleading initiations photos

Photographs taken at the University cheerleading team's 2005 initiations came into the public eye Wednesday when the website badjocks.com posted them along with images from 11 other college teams' initiations under the heading "the Dirty Dozen."BadJocks was recently featured in the national media after Northwestern University disbanded its women's soccer team because of initiations photos posted on the site.

NEWS | 05/18/2006

University holds 259th Commencement

The University conferred 1,108 undergraduate degrees and 661 graduate degrees Tuesday as a crowd of approximately 7,000 guests observed Princeton's 259th Commencement ceremony on the front lawn of Nassau Hall.The event, which featured speeches from students and President Tilghman, and culminated with seniors' symbolic exit out FitzRandolph Gate, marked the end of the three days of graduation ceremonies.Former President Bill Clinton spoke to graduating seniors during Class Day activities Monday while humorist David Sedaris delivered Sunday's Baccalaureate address.In her Commencement remarks to the Class of 2006, Tilghman emphasized the importance of both having strong ideals and keeping an open mind."You are about to enter a world in which the nature and quality of public discourse has been impoverished, with too many people closed off from serious intellectual inquiry and the ideas of others, listening only to those who are of like mind on TV news shows, radio talk shows and Internet blogs," Tilghman told the class.Tilghman added that she hoped students, during their years at Princeton, had gained "a determination to follow [their] passions in service to the common good, an openness to new ideas, and a willingness to engage in civil discourse with integrity and mutual respect." (Read full transcript.)Christopher Douthitt '06, a music major from Spokane, Wash., delivered the ceremony's valedictory address, calling upon his classmates to follow their passions, wherever they may lead them."I can think of no more relevant wisdom than to find whatever it is that constitutes the source material of your life, and to keep extracting that material throughout the years," he said.

NEWS | 05/18/2006

Sedaris speaks at Baccalaureate

Ceremonial cap and gown aside, when humorist David Sedaris stepped to the podium this afternoon to deliver the University's 259th Baccalaureate address, he was casual, pithy and, above all else, humble."I've always been Princeton-struck," he said at the start of his address to the Class of 2006.

NEWS | 05/18/2006

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