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Council discusses increasing University contribution

Council discusses increasing University contribution

The Borough Council unveiled the preliminary 2006 municipal budget and passed an affordable housing ordinance at a meeting Tuesday night.The preliminary budget, which contains all funding requests, represents an increase of about $1.88 million, or 8.5 percent, over last year.The largest increases were made to the library, the health department and employee pensions, and revenue increases were projected in alcoholic beverage licenses, fire and housing fees, hotel taxes and court fines, Borough administrator Robert Bruschi said.

NEWS | 12/06/2005

Council discusses increasing University contribution

The Borough Council unveiled the preliminary 2006 municipal budget and passed an affordable housing ordinance at a meeting Tuesday night.The preliminary budget, which contains all funding requests, represents an increase of about $1.88 million, or 8.5 percent, over last year.The largest increases were made to the library, the health department and employee pensions, and revenue increases were projected in alcoholic beverage licenses, fire and housing fees, hotel taxes and court fines, Borough administrator Robert Bruschi said.

NEWS | 12/06/2005

Obama '85 masters balancing act

Being married to a U.S. senator, working full-time and raising a family is a balancing act for Michelle Obama '85.

NEWS | 12/06/2005

Students protest Red Cross policy

A group of students is protesting Red Cross guidelines that prevent sexually active gay men from donating blood.Laura Wieschaus '07, Meghan McCormick '07 and Karen Wolfgang '06 have organized a meeting on Thursday to discuss the Red Cross policy and take action, possibly through a letter-writing campaign.Red Cross guidelines state that "a male who has had sexual contact with another male, even once, since 1977" cannot give blood because of the risk of passing on HIV.Critics charge that the policy is discriminatory and counterproductive to the Red Cross' goals."[The policy] limits the amount of blood available to the public, and it also perpetuates a negative stereotype regarding homosexuals," said Wieschaus, a Red Cross volunteer coordinator.Fewer than 200 students donate blood during each drive, which is a small proportion of the student population, Wieschaus said.

NEWS | 12/06/2005

Holton '80 no stranger to political spotlight

When Anne Holton '80 moves into the Virginia governor's mansion in January with husband Tim Kaine, she will be returning to her childhood home.In 1969, her father, Linwood Holton, took office as Virginia's first Republican governor of the 20th century.

NEWS | 12/06/2005

Students protest Red Cross policy

A group of students is protesting Red Cross guidelines that prevent sexually active gay men from donating blood.Laura Wieschaus '07, Meghan McCormick '07 and Karen Wolfgang '06 have organized a meeting on Thursday to discuss the Red Cross policy and take action, possibly through a letter-writing campaign.Red Cross guidelines state that "a male who has had sexual contact with another male, even once, since 1977" cannot give blood because of the risk of passing on HIV.Critics charge that the policy is discriminatory and counterproductive to the Red Cross' goals."[The policy] limits the amount of blood available to the public, and it also perpetuates a negative stereotype regarding homosexuals," said Wieschaus, a Red Cross volunteer coordinator.Fewer than 200 students donate blood during each drive, which is a small proportion of the student population, Wieschaus said.

NEWS | 12/06/2005

Professors commemorate Davies, Kuenne at faculty meeting

University professors remembered two recently-deceased colleagues ? religion professor Horton Davies and economics professor Robert Kuenne ? during a faculty meeting Monday.The faculty also approved a 2009-10 academic calendar with a relatively short winter recess.Religion professor John Gager spoke about Davies, who died in May at age 89.

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

Professors commemorate Davies, Kuenne at faculty meeting

University professors remembered two recently-deceased colleagues ? religion professor Horton Davies and economics professor Robert Kuenne ? during a faculty meeting Monday.The faculty also approved a 2009-10 academic calendar with a relatively short winter recess.Religion professor John Gager spoke about Davies, who died in May at age 89.

NEWS | 12/05/2005

Committee discusses calendar reform

A committee of about a dozen administrators and students will reexamine the University's academic calendar today, discussing whether to recommend changes that could range from minor scheduling tweaks to conducting fall term final exams before winter break.The Committee on the Course of Study began its inquiry in November and committee members stressed they are at a very preliminary stage of review.It is uncertain whether any changes will be recommended or what those changes would be.

NEWS | 12/05/2005

Committee discusses calendar reform

A committee of about a dozen administrators and students will reexamine the University's academic calendar today, discussing whether to recommend changes that could range from minor scheduling tweaks to conducting fall term final exams before winter break.The Committee on the Course of Study began its inquiry in November and committee members stressed they are at a very preliminary stage of review.It is uncertain whether any changes will be recommended or what those changes would be.

NEWS | 12/05/2005

Group cries foul after lecture postponed

Plans for an event featuring Walid Shoebat, who identifies as "a former Palestinian Liberation Organization terrorist," and two other ex-terrorists were called off recently after disputes erupted between campus organizers and the Walid Shoebat Foundation.The three speakers were invited to the University earlier this fall by the Princeton Israel Public Affairs Committee (PIPAC), a pro-Israel advocacy group on campus.But PIPAC and the Student Group Projects Board, a USG panel that approves student events and funding, decided to postpone the event because it was being promoted nationally by the Shoebat foundation and had "changed in scope," University spokesperson Cass Cliatt '96 said.Cliatt emphasized that the event had been postponed, not canceled, and that PIPAC had been asked to resubmit its application.The Shoebat foundation is accusing the University of canceling the event out of political considerations, saying they adhered to all procedures for campus events.The foundation will instead hold a press conference Thursday at a nearby location, where the original panel ? including Shoebat ? will speak, executive director Keith Davies said.PIPAC said in a statement Monday: "Despite the enthusiasm of PIPAC and the University community to bring the Walid Shoebat event to campus, the belligerent actions of the Walid Shoebat Foundation caused this event to be postponed."PIPAC accused the foundation of making "unsparing use of intimidation tactics, rudeness and foul language," and said that the organization's leadership "routinely cursed at and insulted the members of PIPAC, including hurling vicious anti-Semitic remarks."Davies denied the allegations.

NEWS | 12/05/2005

Group cries foul after lecture postponed

Plans for an event featuring Walid Shoebat, who identifies as "a former Palestinian Liberation Organization terrorist," and two other ex-terrorists were called off recently after disputes erupted between campus organizers and the Walid Shoebat Foundation.The three speakers were invited to the University earlier this fall by the Princeton Israel Public Affairs Committee (PIPAC), a pro-Israel advocacy group on campus.But PIPAC and the Student Group Projects Board, a USG panel that approves student events and funding, decided to postpone the event because it was being promoted nationally by the Shoebat foundation and had "changed in scope," University spokesperson Cass Cliatt '96 said.Cliatt emphasized that the event had been postponed, not canceled, and that PIPAC had been asked to resubmit its application.The Shoebat foundation is accusing the University of canceling the event out of political considerations, saying they adhered to all procedures for campus events.The foundation will instead hold a press conference Thursday at a nearby location, where the original panel ? including Shoebat ? will speak, executive director Keith Davies said.PIPAC said in a statement Monday: "Despite the enthusiasm of PIPAC and the University community to bring the Walid Shoebat event to campus, the belligerent actions of the Walid Shoebat Foundation caused this event to be postponed."PIPAC accused the foundation of making "unsparing use of intimidation tactics, rudeness and foul language," and said that the organization's leadership "routinely cursed at and insulted the members of PIPAC, including hurling vicious anti-Semitic remarks."Davies denied the allegations.

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

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

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