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Arson suspected in weekend dorm fire

Arson suspected in weekend dorm fire

Public Safety and fire department officials responded Sunday to two on-campus fires, one of which is being described by officials as "definitely" an act of arson.Deputy Director of Public Safety Charles Davall said Monday that it was "too early to tell" if Sunday's incidents are connected, "but that will be determined, hopefully." He is urging any individuals with information to come forward."What we're looking for is for anyone who saw anybody suspicious hanging around the area or leaving," Davall said.

NEWS | 12/05/2005

The snows of Tilghmanjaro

One reality of Princeton life is the legendarily insular Orange Bubble, a semipermeable membrane surrounding campus that causes dispatches from the outside world to reach your average student about the same time as tribal warlords in Northern Waziristan.

NEWS | 12/05/2005

Arson suspected in weekend dorm fire

Public Safety and fire department officials responded Sunday to two on-campus fires, one of which is being described by officials as "definitely" an act of arson.Deputy Director of Public Safety Charles Davall said Monday that it was "too early to tell" if Sunday's incidents are connected, "but that will be determined, hopefully." He is urging any individuals with information to come forward."What we're looking for is for anyone who saw anybody suspicious hanging around the area or leaving," Davall said.

NEWS | 12/05/2005

Winter Wonderland

Students tossed snowballs and built snowmen Sunday in celebration of the academic year's first snowfall."Our snowman is going to be the best and largest snowman on the entire Princeton campus," said Anna Offit '08 as she packed snow onto a five-foot-tall snowman behind Witherspoon Hall along with Samantha Lomeli '08.Not far away, Jon Essenburg '08 was busy building a snowman of his own on a bench outside of Buyers Hall.

NEWS | 12/04/2005

Elections marred by disputes

Voting in USG elections began Sunday amid a flurry of campaigning, controversy in the presidential race and minor technical difficulties.Freddy Flaxman '07 withdrew from the presidential race Friday after the USG sharply rebuked him for violating election rules and rejected a subsequent appeal.

NEWS | 12/04/2005

Scholars talk about NAFTA

"NAFTA and Beyond," a conference sponsored by University programs ranging from the Center for Migration and Development to the Center for Human Values, highlighted the impact of free trade on the developing world in discussions this weekend.Lectures and papers were generally focused on ways to fine-tune the North American Free Trade Agreement 11 years after its implementation."We wanted to bring together a group of acclaimed sociologists, economists, and anthropologists to discuss these topics of globalization," said sociology professor Patricia Fernandez-Kelly, who helped to organize the conference.Of the 23 speakers at the conference, 15 came from other universities, including some in Ecuador and Mexico, according to Nancy Doolan, who administers the Center for Migration and Development.Conference participants said an international and interdisciplinary approach to the study of globalization was important."They have brought together such a diversity of people," said Gary Gereffi, a globalization scholar at Duke University who spoke at the conference.

NEWS | 12/04/2005

Student paper inspires service partnership

Most students would probably rather forget about the papers they wrote for their freshmen writing seminars.

NEWS | 12/04/2005

Elections marred by disputes

Voting in USG elections began Sunday amid a flurry of campaigning, controversy in the presidential race and minor technical difficulties.Freddy Flaxman '07 withdrew from the presidential race Friday after the USG sharply rebuked him for violating election rules and rejected a subsequent appeal.

NEWS | 12/04/2005

Winter Wonderland

Students tossed snowballs and built snowmen Sunday in celebration of the academic year's first snowfall."Our snowman is going to be the best and largest snowman on the entire Princeton campus," said Anna Offit '08 as she packed snow onto a five-foot-tall snowman behind Witherspoon Hall along with Samantha Lomeli '08.Not far away, Jon Essenburg '08 was busy building a snowman of his own on a bench outside of Buyers Hall.

NEWS | 12/04/2005

Student paper inspires service partnership

Most students would probably rather forget about the papers they wrote for their freshmen writing seminars.

NEWS | 12/04/2005

Tulane students to return home

Waking Sunday morning to the season's first snowfall, a group of students hurried to build a giant snowman, pausing from time to time to throw snowballs at each other.For Princetonians accustomed to winter weather, the scene is a familiar one.

NEWS | 12/04/2005

Scholars talk about NAFTA

"NAFTA and Beyond," a conference sponsored by University programs ranging from the Center for Migration and Development to the Center for Human Values, highlighted the impact of free trade on the developing world in discussions this weekend.Lectures and papers were generally focused on ways to fine-tune the North American Free Trade Agreement 11 years after its implementation."We wanted to bring together a group of acclaimed sociologists, economists, and anthropologists to discuss these topics of globalization," said sociology professor Patricia Fernandez-Kelly, who helped to organize the conference.Of the 23 speakers at the conference, 15 came from other universities, including some in Ecuador and Mexico, according to Nancy Doolan, who administers the Center for Migration and Development.Conference participants said an international and interdisciplinary approach to the study of globalization was important."They have brought together such a diversity of people," said Gary Gereffi, a globalization scholar at Duke University who spoke at the conference.

NEWS | 12/04/2005

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