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Politicians join Frist filibuster

Politicians join Frist filibuster

Representatives Rush Holt (D-N.J.) and Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) joined dozens of protestors outside Frist Campus Center this weekend to participate in a student-run filibuster that has garnered national attention as it continues into its seventh straight day today.The congressmen, who traveled to campus separately, are the most prominent figures to date to speak at the student protest.The "Frist filibuster" ? a symbolic rally against a push by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist '74 to make it more difficult for Democrats to block judicial nominees ? is being held in front of the building for which the Frist family donated $25 million.On Friday, Holt read from Aesop's Fables, the same selection his father, Senator Rush Holt (D-WVa.), read to block a coal industry regulation bill in 1936."You might have noticed a theme from the fables: Be careful what you wish for," Holt said to a crowd of almost 200 students."We have right now in Washington some people operating out of arrogance who think they know best," he added.

NEWS | 05/01/2005

Committee postpones Crystal Tiger

The Crystal Tiger Award ? presented for the first time to Colin Powell in February 2004 ? will not be awarded this year due to scheduling difficulties, according to members of the student selection committee.Hoping to establish an annual Crystal Tiger tradition, the committee is considering nominees for a fall 2005 award."Our mission presents an obvious difficulty," committee member Andrew Bruck '05 said in an email.

NEWS | 04/28/2005

New findings back Einstein

Einstein's theory of relativity first introduced the idea of cosmic magnification ? which pertains to the study of light ? and how it is distorted on its way to Earth from distant quasars.

NEWS | 04/28/2005

Congressman Holt joins student filibuster at Frist

U.S. Representative Rush Holt (D-N.J.) joined nearly 200 protestors outside Frist Campus Center this afternoon, traveling from Washington, D.C., to participate in a student-run filibuster that has garnered national attention as it continues into its fourth straight day.Holt read from Aesop's Fables in a symbolic protest of a push by Senator Majority Leader Bill Frist '74 to change Senate rules to make it more difficult for Democrats to block judicial nominees."You might have noticed a theme from the fables," Holt said.

NEWS | 04/28/2005

EAS professor testifies before Congress

East Asian Studies professor Perry Link has testified before two Congressional committees during the past two months to denounce the treatment of public intellectuals in China and the Communist Party's role in shaping Chinese public opinion through the media.Link, a renowned expert in Chinese culture, spoke to the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) in March and the U.S.-China Commission earlier this month."These hearings are held partly so congressmen can inform their constituents [about China]," Link said in a phone interview.

NEWS | 04/28/2005

A spring festival

Scattered rain showers didn't stop the party on Frist South Lawn yesterday at the barbeque and carnival night kickoff to the Fristfest weekend celebration.The Fristfest picnic and carnival began at 4 p.m.

NEWS | 04/28/2005

Filibuster continues at Frist

The student-run filibuster in front of Frist continues into its fourth day of nonstop protest yesterday, after garnering attention from students, professors and the media and making a brief appearance on national television.The protest ? a symbolic act against a proposed congressional rule change that would make it more difficult for Democrats to block the appointment of some of President Bush's judicial nominees ? began Tuesday morning.

NEWS | 04/28/2005

CJL emails reveal split in board

The following email messages were sent between Stanley Katz, former CJL board president and Wilson School professor; Arlene Pedovitch '80, interim CJL director; and Henry Farber, current CJL board president and economics professor; regarding comments made by Pedovitch to The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 04/27/2005

Debate grows over Khalidi candidacy

The potential appointment of a professor embroiled in the controversy over Middle Eastern studies at Columbia has polarized some members of Princeton's Jewish community.On Friday morning, Wilson School professor and Center for Jewish Life (CJL) board member Stanley Katz wrote a sharply critical email to Arlene Pedovitch '80, the CJL interim director, about her public comments regarding Rashid Khalidi.Khalidi, director of Columbia's Middle East Institute and a prominent historian, is being considered for Princeton's new Robert Niehaus '78 chair in contemporary Middle East studies."In the first place, I don't think the CJL has or should have a position on an academic appointment in this university," said Katz, a former CJL board president.

NEWS | 04/27/2005

Tilghman talks technology

WASHINGTON, D.C. ? President Tilghman joined Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates in a panel about the effects of increasing global competition on higher education and scientific research in the United States.At the panel, held Wednesday in the Library of Congress, Gates said the position of the United States as magnet for the "best people" from around the world was "eroding," adding that he was "concerned that the United States will lose its leading position in something that's critical for the economy."Most of the best universities in the world are in the United States, Gates said, but universities abroad are conducting significant research while America is experiencing "disinterest in the sciences" and "declining funding for risky research."Tilghman cited a "failing K through 12 education system" in the United States as a reason for fewer students being interested in the sciences."Too often, by the time [American students] come to [universities], they are math-phobic or science-phobic," Tilghman said.

NEWS | 04/27/2005

Plans released for pedestrian bridge

Students will walk 30 feet above bustling traffic to get to physics lab or lacrosse practice with the construction of a proposed pedestrian bridge over Washington Road, not to be completed for at least five years."The center of gravity of the University is moving south.The planning board strongly suggested it was time to make it easier and safer for pedestrians to cross Washington Road," University architect Jon Hlafter '61 GS '63 said.Christian Menn, the Swiss engineer famous for elegant concrete bridges perched on mountains, designed the walkway to cross the road between Jadwin Hall and Icahn Laboratory.The conceptual design features a "curved x-shaped superstructure supported by a single arch" and a "glass covered bridge girder creating reflections of light and shadows," according to Menn's website.Preliminary bridge model photos depict leafy tree branches surrounding the walkway.

NEWS | 04/27/2005

Burrito stand debuts at Fields Center

Brunger's Burritos is open for business. After weeks of meetings with University administrators and representatives from Dining Services, U-Councilor John Brunger '05 and USG Vice President Jesse Creed '07 finally saw their plan for a new late-night burrito stand come to fruition Tuesday.Due to regulatory restrictions from the New Jersey Department of Sanitation the stand could not yet be open to the public, so the invitation-only inauguration party consisted almost entirely of USG senate members, class presidents and members of the Race Committee.USG President Leslie-Bernard Joseph '06, one of the first taste-testers, was already optimistic about the future of the burrito stand.

NEWS | 04/27/2005

Latino community discusses fallout over controversial 'aliens' slogan

A Latino student group forum was held Wednesday night to ease tensions over the International Festival (IF) slogan controversy and discuss the role of Latino groups on campus.The panel consisted of nine students representing the International Consortium (IC), Acci

NEWS | 04/27/2005

Frist protest continues for third day

A student-led filibuster continued into its third day today on the Frist North Lawn, drawing more than 60 students to speak in protest of a proposed congressional rule change that would circumvent Democrats' efforts to block the appointment of some of President Bush's judicial nominees.The protest, which began at 11 a.m.

NEWS | 04/27/2005

Club sports teams report lacking funds

The women's rugby team leaves for California today to play Stanford in the final four ? but they will be buying their own plane tickets.The team receives $3,000 from the University annually, but will spend more than 10 times that amount this year on referees, union dues, transportation and ambulances at their games, said former rugby team president Lisa Newman-Wise '05.

NEWS | 04/26/2005

Smoking banned near public library

The Princeton Borough Council voted in favor of an ordinance banning smoking in the new outdoor plaza next to the Princeton Public Library.The ordinance was passed with a 5 to 1 vote.

NEWS | 04/26/2005

Professors' salaries third highest in nation

Full professors at the University earn an average annual salary of $151,100 ? the third highest in the country, according to a report released last week by the American Association of University Professors.This is a 3.7 percent increase over last year's average of $145,600, but inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index increased by 3.3 percent over the period covered, making the actual increase in buying power slight.Salaries also rose slightly for lower-ranked faculty members.

NEWS | 04/26/2005

West, Wallis advocate religious left

Author and evangelist James Wallis and religion professor Cornel West GS '80 spoke Tuesday night about how to change the way liberals and moderates view religion before an overflowing audience in McCosh 50.Wallis criticized the conservative hold on religion, arguing that prophetic religion should be a force for social change.

NEWS | 04/26/2005

Students protest Frist at Frist

Correction appendedFor more than 12 hours yesterday, students on Frist North Lawn continuously read from the U.S.

NEWS | 04/26/2005

Bowen calls for focus on socioeconomic diversity

American excellence in higher education will falter unless universities provide better opportunities to students from disadvantaged backgrounds, former University president William Bowen GS '58 argues in his latest book.The book, titled "Equity and Excellence in American Education," was released last week."If you want the [United States] to be competitive in the future, you have to do something now," Bowen said in an interview.Bowen, who currently serves as president of the Andrew W.

NEWS | 04/25/2005

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