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'Scholars' program promotes service

'Scholars' program promotes service

The Wilson School announced Friday the creation of a new program ? dubbed "Scholars in the Nation's Service" ? designed to encourage more University students to explore careers in the federal government, especially in the international relations sector."Without a competent, effective, committed government, no amount of public spirit and public service will do the job we need done," Wilson School Dean Anne-Marie Slaughter '80 said at an announcement Friday.

NEWS | 02/26/2006

Candidate seeks right to campaign

Disappointed that young alumni trustee candidates are being disallowed from campaigning in this year's election, candidate Ira Leeds '06 is collecting signatures from the senior class in an attempt to obtain the right to campaign for the position."The primary goal with the petition is to make sure the seniors are fully informed for the primaries," Leeds said in an interview.Though alumni trustee candidates are not allowed to campaign for the post, young alumni candidates have previously voted on whether to allow a campaign or not.

NEWS | 02/26/2006

'Scholars' program promotes service

The Wilson School announced Friday the creation of a new program ? dubbed "Scholars in the Nation's Service" ? designed to encourage more University students to explore careers in the federal government, especially in the international relations sector."Without a competent, effective, committed government, no amount of public spirit and public service will do the job we need done," Wilson School Dean Anne-Marie Slaughter '80 said at an announcement Friday.

NEWS | 02/26/2006

The weatherman's fake mailbag

The first in a periodic series in which I fabulate and then respond to ersatz correspondence.Weather Guy, what are your thoughts on the, ah, unique casting choice of Jack Black in "King Kong?" ? CliffCliff: Unwise.

NEWS | 02/26/2006

Alumni outline barriers to service

Sen. Paul Sarbanes '54 (D-Md.) and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker '49 discussed problems the government faces in recruiting students to public service as part of a four-member panel Friday in McCosh 50.The event, part of the Wilson School's 75th anniversary conference on government service, also included Indiana Governor Mitchell Daniels '71 and Joseph Nye '58, former dean of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.Nye said that money was not a consideration for most people when considering government service.

NEWS | 02/26/2006

Editor's note

A Feb. 23 article on Yale's decision to divest from Sudan misstated the goals of the student group Brother's Keeper.

NEWS | 02/26/2006

Spitzer '81 chides GOP for public's distrust of government

A panel of four alumni, including New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer '81, reflected Friday on the benefits and detriments of government service, as part of an all-day symposium in honor of the Wilson School's 75th anniversary.Spitzer, who has announced his intention to seek the 2006 Democratic nomination for governor of New York, pinned the latest downturn in government service on the ideology of recent Republican presidents."I think the argument I would make is that the ideology that a magnetic leader proffers to the public will either lead to a desire to participate in public service or it won't," Spitzer told the audience, made up predominantly of University alumni.

NEWS | 02/26/2006

Fed chair seeks price stability

In his first public address as chairman of the Federal Reserve, former University economics professor Ben Bernanke stressed the importance of price stability in promoting economic growth in a global environment of increasing oil prices and international competition.Bernanke, who taught at the University for 17 years and served as chair of the economics department, returned to campus Friday as part of the Wilson School's 75th anniversary conference on government service, "In the Nation's Service: Changes and Challenges."In his speech, delivered in Richardson Auditorium, Bernanke drew on historical examples to demonstrate how the U.S.

NEWS | 02/26/2006

Gamers go the distance

This weekend, the B-Level of Frist was filled with rows of people, but the only sound to be heard was the clinking of round "Go" game pieces against wooden boards.Participants ranging in age five to 60 took turns playing the 3,000-year-old Chinese board game as part of the 47th annual New Jersey Go tournament.

NEWS | 02/26/2006

Spitzer '81 chides GOP for public's distrust of government

A panel of four alumni, including New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer '81, reflected Friday on the benefits and detriments of government service, as part of an all-day symposium in honor of the Wilson School's 75th anniversary.Spitzer, who has announced his intention to seek the 2006 Democratic nomination for governor of New York, pinned the latest downturn in government service on the ideology of recent Republican presidents."I think the argument I would make is that the ideology that a magnetic leader proffers to the public will either lead to a desire to participate in public service or it won't," Spitzer told the audience, made up predominantly of University alumni.

NEWS | 02/26/2006

Police investigate 'sexual incident' at Tiger Inn

The Mercer County Prosecutor's office is investigating "an incident of a sexual nature" that took place at Tiger Inn on Feb.

NEWS | 02/26/2006

Candidate seeks right to campaign

Disappointed that young alumni trustee candidates are being disallowed from campaigning in this year's election, candidate Ira Leeds '06 is collecting signatures from the senior class in an attempt to obtain the right to campaign for the position."The primary goal with the petition is to make sure the seniors are fully informed for the primaries," Leeds said in an interview.Though alumni trustee candidates are not allowed to campaign for the post, young alumni candidates have previously voted on whether to allow a campaign or not.

NEWS | 02/26/2006

Police investigate 'sexual incident' at Tiger Inn

The Mercer County Prosecutor's office is investigating "an incident of a sexual nature" that took place at Tiger Inn on Feb.

NEWS | 02/26/2006

Gamers go the distance

This weekend, the B-Level of Frist was filled with rows of people, but the only sound to be heard was the clinking of round "Go" game pieces against wooden boards.Participants ranging in age five to 60 took turns playing the 3,000-year-old Chinese board game as part of the 47th annual New Jersey Go tournament.

NEWS | 02/26/2006

Fed chair seeks price stability

In his first public address as chairman of the Federal Reserve, former University economics professor Ben Bernanke stressed the importance of price stability in promoting economic growth in a global environment of increasing oil prices and international competition.Bernanke, who taught at the University for 17 years and served as chair of the economics department, returned to campus Friday as part of the Wilson School's 75th anniversary conference on government service, "In the Nation's Service: Changes and Challenges."In his speech, delivered in Richardson Auditorium, Bernanke drew on historical examples to demonstrate how the U.S.

NEWS | 02/26/2006

The weatherman's fake mailbag

The first in a periodic series in which I fabulate and then respond to ersatz correspondence.Weather Guy, what are your thoughts on the, ah, unique casting choice of Jack Black in "King Kong?" ? CliffCliff: Unwise.

NEWS | 02/26/2006

Alumni outline barriers to service

Sen. Paul Sarbanes '54 (D-Md.) and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker '49 discussed problems the government faces in recruiting students to public service as part of a four-member panel Friday in McCosh 50.The event, part of the Wilson School's 75th anniversary conference on government service, also included Indiana Governor Mitchell Daniels '71 and Joseph Nye '58, former dean of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.Nye said that money was not a consideration for most people when considering government service.

NEWS | 02/26/2006

Bernanke stresses 'consensus' on price stability in first public address

In his first public address as chairman of the Federal Reserve, former University economics professor Ben Bernanke stressed the importance of price stability in promoting economic growth in a global environment of increasing oil prices and international competition.Bernanke, who taught at the University for 17 years and served as chair of the economics department, returned to campus Friday night as part of the Wilson School's 75th anniversary conference on government service, "In the Nation's Service: Changes and Challenges."In his speech, delivered in Richardson Auditorium, Bernanke drew on historical examples to demonstrate how U.S.

NEWS | 02/23/2006

Exhibit to mark lake's centennial

Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink ? in Lake Carnegie at least.Princeton Water Watch, which conducts weekly tests on water quality, issued a progress report in January based on last year's assessments, indicating that the man-made lake has "moderate" pollution.

NEWS | 02/23/2006

Draughon promotes campus unity in BSU

Some students attend Princeton for the prestige, others for the faculty and academics, perhaps others for the Gothic architecture and beautiful campus.Dwight Draughon '08 came because of a TV show."It was a childhood dream to come to Princeton because Carlton from 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' wanted to go there," he said.If this doesn't seem like the typical response, it is probably because Draughon is not the typical Princeton student.Instead, Draughon, president of the Black Student Union (BSU), is making sure he serves as a voice for students who don't necessarily conform and want a comfortable group on campus.Born in the South Bronx, Draughon, 19, said that life at Princeton is drastically different from the environment where he grew up."Being at Princeton is a tough situation," he said.

NEWS | 02/23/2006

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