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Walkinshaw '06 elected young alumni trustee

Walkinshaw '06 elected young alumni trustee

Brady Walkinshaw '06 has been elected Young Alumni Trustee, several individuals with knowledge of the race's outcome said tonight.University officials could not be reached to discuss the outcome and Walkinshaw declined to comment pending formal notification of the other two candidates, fellow seniors Chris Lloyd and Lide Paterno.The University traditionally names the winner of the three-way race at the Reunions P-rade, scheduled for Saturday.Walkinshaw, who will serve a four-year term on the University Board of Trustees as one of four young alumni members, emerges as an unexpected victor.Unlike many of his fellow young alumni trustees ? including Matt Margolin '05 and Rishi Jaitly '04, who were USG president and USG Projects Board chair, respectively ? Walkinshaw has not held any senior position in student government.Walkinshaw, a Wilson School major from Everson, Wa., served on the executive board of the Student Volunteers Council and worked in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in the summer of 2004, in addition to participating in several other community service activities on and off campus.

NEWS | 05/18/2006

'I awoke to the sound of bombs'

Jay Saxon '05 was studying Arabic in Beirut for the summer when the Israeli shelling of Beirut began.

NEWS | 05/18/2006

Princeton alone atop rankings

After three years of sharing top-spot honors, U.S. News & World Report ranked Princeton alone the No.

NEWS | 05/18/2006

Okounkov wins Fields Medal

An updated story is available here.The International Mathematics Union named professor Andrei Okounkov a winner of the Fields Medal this morning.

NEWS | 05/18/2006

Two students evacuated from Beirut

Two Princeton undergraduates studying in Beirut were evacuated to Cyprus yesterday, as Israeli Defense Forces and Hezbollah continued battering each other's targets."They're out," study abroad dean Nancy Kanach said today.

NEWS | 05/18/2006

Friends, family gather to remember Davis '06

Friends of Manzili Davis '06 gathered Wednesday afternoon in the University Chapel for memorial service, remembering him as quiet, kind individual.Dean of Religious Life Tom Breidenthal welcomed those present and spoke briefly before ceding the podium to Chris Aguilar '06, one of Davis' freshman year roommates, who read from the Bible.Following Aguilar, Dean of Mathey College Steve Lestition led the congregation in a responsive reading of Psalm 23.

NEWS | 05/18/2006

On fifth anniversary of attacks, University remembers alumni 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 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 | 05/18/2006

'Beloved' professor Morrison set to retire

Only months before creative writing professor Toni Morrison is set to retire, the New York Times Book Review has named her 1987 novel "Beloved" the best book in American fiction in the last 25 years."It is a happy occurrence that at the very moment that Professor Morrison has decided to retire she should have received this honor, one that is so richly deserved," Edmund White, director of creative writing and author of the recent memoir "My Lives," said in an email.Though University officials declined to confirm Morrison's decision, several individuals familiar with her plans said she is likely to retire, though the move has not been finalized.

NEWS | 05/18/2006

Crime around campus

Witherspoon Hall, May 3, 11:54 p.m.A University student reported finding a harassing note left under her room door.

NEWS | 05/18/2006

Guster's last stand

Adam Gardner, lead guitarist of Guster, joined the group yesterday as they put on the final show of their Campus Consciousness Tour, the band's first venture in bringing environmental awareness to college campuses.

NEWS | 05/16/2006

'Armed' robber hits Varsity Liquors

A white male in his early 30s, possibly armed, stole liquor from Varsity Liquors on Monday night, according to Borough police.

NEWS | 05/16/2006

Changes to boost staff diversity

As part of an ongoing effort to increase minority representation among University staff, President Tilghman on Tuesday announced the creation of two new diversity staff positions and a promotion in the provost office.

NEWS | 05/16/2006

Changes to boost staff diversity

As part of an ongoing effort to increase minority representation among University staff, President Tilghman on Tuesday announced the creation of two new diversity staff positions and a promotion in the provost office.

NEWS | 05/16/2006

Family files new claims in suit

In another pretrial development in the legal battle pitting the Robertson family against the Wilson School, the plaintiffs filed a motion last week for the court to allow the testimony of two expert witnesses currently prohibited from testifying.The Robertsons hope to call former State Department employee Louise Crane and former ambassador Daniel Simpson to testify that the Wilson School has not fulfilled the wishes of the Robertson Foundation donors.

NEWS | 05/16/2006

Dean's date delivery

Students scramble to hand in their final papers at the English department office Tuesday afternoon before of the 5 p.m.

NEWS | 05/16/2006

In the shadows, students find a vibrant community

Irene Routte '08 sat with her boyfriend's family on Monday night, fear and anger washing over her as President Bush pledged to dispatch 6,000 National Guard troops to patrol the Mexican border.For Routte, the nationwide immigration debate hits close to home: Her boyfriend is Guatemalan, and though he's been living in town for five years and speaks fluent English, under the law, he is an illegal immigrant."I wish that every lawmaker in Washington had someone they cared about that was under the same pressure they put illegal immigrants under," Routte, who is half-Dominican, said.She met her boyfriend, a construction worker, at a party held by Pa' Delante, an English tutoring and activist group run by the Princeton Justice Project. He attended the event because his mother was one of the Latino students.For the past four months of their relationship, Routte said she has found a second home with her boyfriend's family.

NEWS | 05/16/2006

Family files new claims in suit

In another pretrial development in the legal battle pitting the Robertson family against the Wilson School, the plaintiffs filed a motion last week for the court to allow the testimony of two expert witnesses currently prohibited from testifying.The Robertsons hope to call former State Department employee Louise Crane and former ambassador Daniel Simpson to testify that the Wilson School has not fulfilled the wishes of the Robertson Foundation donors.

NEWS | 05/16/2006

USG tables referendum reform

The USG held their final major meeting of the year last night, at which they selected the U-Council Chair and two co-Executive Committee Members for next year.

NEWS | 05/14/2006

Admission takes over Orange Key

Beginning July 1, the Princeton Orange Key Guide Service will operate under the Admission Office instead of University Services.In a joint interview last Thursday, Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye and Orange Key chair Alexie Rothman '07 insisted that the organization, which is responsible for campus tours, would remain independent.

NEWS | 05/14/2006

Taking a break

Syon Bhanot '06 plays guitar at an open mic night in Murray-Dodge Hall on Saturday night.

NEWS | 05/14/2006

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