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PJP lobbies for support on gay marriage

A week after the USG voted to authorize a student referendum on whether it should sign-on to an amicus brief supporting gay marriage, a campus debate has emerged about the proper jurisdiction of the University's student government and whether it should take a stand on divisive political issues.The brief's on-campus advocates are campaigning for support by leveraging personal contacts and arguing that the outcome of Lewis v.

NEWS | 11/27/2005

The Daily Princetonian

Celebrating Thanksgiving, far from home

The day after Thanksgiving about five years ago, Associate Dean of Admissions Terri Riendeau had finished looking through a batch of Early Decision applications when she walked outside her West College office for a lunch break and ran into a group of international students she had met earlier in the year."They were starving," she recalled.

NEWS | 11/27/2005

The Daily Princetonian

PJP lobbies for support on gay marriage

A week after the USG voted to authorize a student referendum on whether it should sign-on to an amicus brief supporting gay marriage, a campus debate has emerged about the proper jurisdiction of the University's student government and whether it should take a stand on divisive political issues.The brief's on-campus advocates are campaigning for support by leveraging personal contacts and arguing that the outcome of Lewis v.

NEWS | 11/27/2005

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The Daily Princetonian

Celebrating Thanksgiving, far from home

The day after Thanksgiving about five years ago, Associate Dean of Admissions Terri Riendeau had finished looking through a batch of Early Decision applications when she walked outside her West College office for a lunch break and ran into a group of international students she had met earlier in the year."They were starving," she recalled.

NEWS | 11/27/2005

The Daily Princetonian

Global warming may cause Jersey flooding, study says

Rising sea levels caused by global warming may inundate up to three percent of New Jersey's land area over the next century while affecting up to nine percent of the state with periodic coastal flooding, according to a study by Princeton researchers released last week."Flooding is already occurring, and beach and land defense are a yearly expense," said geosciences and Wilson School professor Michael Oppenheimer.

NEWS | 11/22/2005

The Daily Princetonian

Professors blend academics, business

When ORFE professor Warren Powell started his first company in the 1980s, he was met with some surprised reactions."But Warren, Princeton doesn't do anything useful!" he recalled his colleague, Jean Mahoney of the University's Office of Research and Project Administration, saying.Powell, who directs the Program in Engineering and Management Systems and has been a part of two startup companies, said he founded the company "despite the University."He is not the only person, though, to cross the boundary between academia and industry.In the 2004 fiscal year, 462 new companies based on "academic discovery" were started up, according to a report released this month by the Association of University Technology Managers.

NEWS | 11/22/2005

The Daily Princetonian

Job outlook improves for seniors

Members of the Class of 2006 will face improved job prospects after exiting FitzRandolph Gate in June, a report released Friday suggests.The annual study by Michigan State's Collegiate Employment Research Institute (CERI) predicts a six to 14 percent increase in employment for two- and four-year college students graduating in 2006.The report, compiled from surveys filled out by just under 900 companies, predicts the greatest employment increase will occur in the finance, insurance, retail, food and lodging, health services and education job markets.Governmental projections also anticipate an increase in hiring, said Nicole Snyder, Associate Director for Recruitment and Employer Relations."The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides employment projections through 2012," she said.

NEWS | 11/22/2005

The Daily Princetonian

Global warming may cause Jersey flooding, study says

Rising sea levels caused by global warming may inundate up to three percent of New Jersey's land area over the next century while affecting up to nine percent of the state with periodic coastal flooding, according to a study by Princeton researchers released last week."Flooding is already occurring, and beach and land defense are a yearly expense," said geosciences and Wilson School professor Michael Oppenheimer.

NEWS | 11/22/2005

The Daily Princetonian

Job outlook improves for seniors

Members of the Class of 2006 will face improved job prospects after exiting FitzRandolph Gate in June, a report released Friday suggests.The annual study by Michigan State's Collegiate Employment Research Institute (CERI) predicts a six to 14 percent increase in employment for two- and four-year college students graduating in 2006.The report, compiled from surveys filled out by just under 900 companies, predicts the greatest employment increase will occur in the finance, insurance, retail, food and lodging, health services and education job markets.Governmental projections also anticipate an increase in hiring, said Nicole Snyder, Associate Director for Recruitment and Employer Relations."The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides employment projections through 2012," she said.

NEWS | 11/22/2005

The Daily Princetonian

Professors blend academics, business

When ORFE professor Warren Powell started his first company in the 1980s, he was met with some surprised reactions."But Warren, Princeton doesn't do anything useful!" he recalled his colleague, Jean Mahoney of the University's Office of Research and Project Administration, saying.Powell, who directs the Program in Engineering and Management Systems and has been a part of two startup companies, said he founded the company "despite the University."He is not the only person, though, to cross the boundary between academia and industry.In the 2004 fiscal year, 462 new companies based on "academic discovery" were started up, according to a report released this month by the Association of University Technology Managers.

NEWS | 11/22/2005