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Local teens confess to Forbes theft

Local teens confess to Forbes theft

Township police have arrested five local teenagers who confessed to breaking into several rooms in the new wing of Forbes and stealing electronics and alcohol.The burglary was part of a string of thefts that took place during midterms week and over spring break, driving several students to sleep in friends' rooms as an additional safety measure.

NEWS | 03/27/2006

Repeat vandalism mars Scully

Scully Hall was vandalized over spring break, the third time in the past four weeks that the dorm has been the target of criminal mischief.The incidents have sparked an investigation by Public Safety, as well as a call from West College for individuals with information to step forward.The first case of vandalism in Scully was reported on Feb.

NEWS | 03/27/2006

Bolten '76 named Bush's chief of staff

President Bush named White House budget director Joshua Bolten '76 his new chief of staff after Andrew Card, the current chief, announced his resignation.At a brief Oval Office ceremony this morning, Bush described Bolten, who earlier served as deputy chief of staff, as a "creative policy thinker" and a man with "broad experience.""He's an expert on the budget and our economy.

NEWS | 03/27/2006

Global governance

U.N. Development Program Administrator Kemal Dervis GS '73 speaks Monday about global markets and networks.

NEWS | 03/27/2006

Bracketology for non-majors

Student-athletes, do you chafe under heinous NCAA restrictions that disallow your participation in March Madness bracket pools?

NEWS | 03/26/2006

At two, grading policy confronts growing pains

Correction appendedSoon after electrical engineering professor Ed Zschau '61 submitted final grades for his fall semester course, he wrote an email to his class explaining why he hadn't been able to give all the students the grades he thought they deserved."I think that the overall performance of your class was the best of the sixteen classes that I have had the privilege of working with over the past eight years," Zschau, who teaches ELE 491: High-Tech Entrepreneurship, said in his message.

NEWS | 03/26/2006

Harvard divests from Chinese firm

The Harvard Corporation has chosen to divest itself of stock in China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, based on the company's connections to the government of Sudan, which is alleged to be complicit in crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide."This is the right thing to do in light of the ongoing events in Darfur," Harvard president Lawrence Summers said in a statement March 23.The decision to divest followed a recommendation from the Harvard Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility, which concluded that the oil production activities of China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Corporation) in Sudan provided critical support to the Sudanese government, according to a press release.Harvard previously divested itself of stock in PetroChina, a Sinopec subsidiary, due to similar concerns.The Princeton University Investment Company has no investments in companies involved with Sudan, Vice President Bob Durkee '69 has said. ? Ross Liemer

NEWS | 03/26/2006

Harvard divests from Chinese firm

The Harvard Corporation has chosen to divest itself of stock in China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, based on the company's connections to the government of Sudan, which is alleged to be complicit in crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide."This is the right thing to do in light of the ongoing events in Darfur," Harvard president Lawrence Summers said in a statement March 23.The decision to divest followed a recommendation from the Harvard Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility, which concluded that the oil production activities of China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Corporation) in Sudan provided critical support to the Sudanese government, according to a press release.Harvard previously divested itself of stock in PetroChina, a Sinopec subsidiary, due to similar concerns.The Princeton University Investment Company has no investments in companies involved with Sudan, Vice President Bob Durkee '69 has said. ? Ross Liemer

NEWS | 03/26/2006

University is parents' 'dream' pick, survey finds

Correction appendedAs college admission decisions loom near, it seems that parents everywhere are dreaming in orange and black.

NEWS | 03/26/2006

Homegrown scholars

Before arriving at the University, Steve Apple '08 had not gone to school for a single day in his entire life.A friend took Apple to his second grade classroom as part of a show-and-tell demonstration.

NEWS | 03/26/2006

Homegrown scholars

Before arriving at the University, Steve Apple '08 had not gone to school for a single day in his entire life.A friend took Apple to his second grade classroom as part of a show-and-tell demonstration.

NEWS | 03/26/2006

Italian government says University owns stolen art

Several pieces of Italian art might have said "arrivederci Roma" under illegal pretenses.In early April, four University Art Museum representatives will meet with Italian authorities to discuss four Italian artifacts in the possession of the Univeristy that might have been acquired illegally.Though the number of artifacts in question is relatively small, the investigation reflects a growing trend nationwide.

NEWS | 03/26/2006

Wilentz wins Bancroft prize

History professor, music lover and political activist Sean Wilentz has received the 2006 Bancroft Prize for his recent book, "The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln."Wilentz will be awarded the prize, one of the history world's top honors and a common precursor to the Pulitzer Prize, by the trustees of Columbia University in April.In his 2005 book, which took 10 years to write, Wilentz described the various social and political changes during the early and mid-19th century that helped transform American politics into the democracy we know today."There are many books written about this time period, but there needed to be something to cover the general sweep of the rise of American democracy," he said.Educated at Columbia, Oxford and Yale, Wilentz has been a member of the Princeton faculty since 1979, and currently directs the Program in American Studies.Wilentz, who teaches History 373: The New Nation, said his teaching at the University has had a "tremendous impact not only on writing of books but also my perception of the period," making him think more clearly about the politics of a particular time period.In addition to his most recent book on the rise of American democracy, Wilentz has also written "The Kingdom of Matthias" (1994), which describes a New York-based cult in the 1830s, and "Chants Democratic" (1984), which chronicles the rise of the working class during the early history of New York City.

NEWS | 03/26/2006

Wilentz wins Bancroft prize

History professor, music lover and political activist Sean Wilentz has received the 2006 Bancroft Prize for his recent book, "The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln."Wilentz will be awarded the prize, one of the history world's top honors and a common precursor to the Pulitzer Prize, by the trustees of Columbia University in April.In his 2005 book, which took 10 years to write, Wilentz described the various social and political changes during the early and mid-19th century that helped transform American politics into the democracy we know today."There are many books written about this time period, but there needed to be something to cover the general sweep of the rise of American democracy," he said.Educated at Columbia, Oxford and Yale, Wilentz has been a member of the Princeton faculty since 1979, and currently directs the Program in American Studies.Wilentz, who teaches History 373: The New Nation, said his teaching at the University has had a "tremendous impact not only on writing of books but also my perception of the period," making him think more clearly about the politics of a particular time period.In addition to his most recent book on the rise of American democracy, Wilentz has also written "The Kingdom of Matthias" (1994), which describes a New York-based cult in the 1830s, and "Chants Democratic" (1984), which chronicles the rise of the working class during the early history of New York City.

NEWS | 03/26/2006

University is parents' 'dream' pick, survey finds

Correction appendedAs college admission decisions loom near, it seems that parents everywhere are dreaming in orange and black.

NEWS | 03/26/2006

At two, grading policy confronts growing pains

Correction appendedSoon after electrical engineering professor Ed Zschau '61 submitted final grades for his fall semester course, he wrote an email to his class explaining why he hadn't been able to give all the students the grades he thought they deserved."I think that the overall performance of your class was the best of the sixteen classes that I have had the privilege of working with over the past eight years," Zschau, who teaches ELE 491: High-Tech Entrepreneurship, said in his message.

NEWS | 03/26/2006

Bracketology for non-majors

Student-athletes, do you chafe under heinous NCAA restrictions that disallow your participation in March Madness bracket pools?

NEWS | 03/26/2006

Italian government says University owns stolen art

Several pieces of Italian art might have said "arrivederci Roma" under illegal pretenses.In early April, four University Art Museum representatives will meet with Italian authorities to discuss four Italian artifacts in the possession of the Univeristy that might have been acquired illegally.Though the number of artifacts in question is relatively small, the investigation reflects a growing trend nationwide.

NEWS | 03/26/2006

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