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USG input valued, Nassau Hall says

USG input valued, Nassau Hall says

Following months of uncertainty, the future of Princeton's dining and social options is coming into sharper focus with the release of a long-awaited report last week and a presentation by two senior administrators to the weekly USG meeting Sunday.Last week, USG members discussed their concern that the administration was not including students in conversations about the new four-year residential college system.

NEWS | 10/09/2005

A lesson from outer space

Students, faculty and the boys of a local Cub Scout troop gathered on campus Thursday afternoon for a lesson in how capricious technology can be.They were witnesses to an initially glitchy but eventually successful teleconference with multimillionaire Greg Olsen, founder of the Princeton-based company Sensors Unlimited, who is currently orbiting Earth on the International Space Station as the world's third tourist in space.Before the teleconference, a home video was shown of Olsen's launch, which took place on Oct.

NEWS | 10/06/2005

Data backup to move to new off-campus location

If a natural disaster were to strike Princeton, many of the files the campus community relies upon ?currently stored on on-campus servers ? could be lost.

NEWS | 10/06/2005

Choose your own weather

Selections from a true classic in the canon of second person literature, Choose Your Own Adventure #717, Wild Weekend Weather: Page 1It is fall of the year 2005.

NEWS | 10/06/2005

Google offers improved features for student users

Google announced new and enhanced capabilities for students in email, instant messaging and web search in a conference call Wednesday to college newspaper representatives from across the country.

NEWS | 10/06/2005

Astrophysicist brings scientific expertise to Wilson School

Astrophysics and Wilson School professor Christopher Chyba said he sees little apparent connection between his two fields of specialty, but recognizes an abstract, underlying similarity that bridges the two."Both speak to the human future, and both [are] about having a future worthy of human civilization," Chyba said.Chyba joined the University this fall as the new co-director of the Program on Science and Global Security ? a program in the Wilson School that studies the scientific and technological components of international security issues ? with a focus on nuclear and biological weapons.Next semester, he will teach two courses: an introduction to astronomy and a policy course on the North Korean nuclear weapons program and the U.S.

NEWS | 10/06/2005

Women outpace men in tenure rate

The University's female professors in the humanities and social sciences are tenured at a slightly higher rate than their male colleagues but are twice as likely to leave Princeton once they become senior faculty members, according to a report released Thursday by the Office of the Dean of the Faculty.The report ? which mirrors a study on women faculty in science and engineering released in 2003 ? also found the percentage of female professors in the humanities and social sciences increased "slowly and not very steadily" between 1992 and 2002, with considerable variation in the hiring rates among different departments.

NEWS | 10/06/2005

Blackbox dance club draws crowds to dry alternative

When the Street goes silent on Fridays, Blackbox lights up the night with "Island Spice," "Spring Break" or another clubbing theme.The substance-free night club, located in Wilcox Hall, has been drawing crowds of up to 220 people every week since it opened in February.

NEWS | 10/06/2005

Student chosen as young diplomat

Jessica McBride '06 was one of 15 students selected from undergraduates across the United States and Canada as a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Young Ambassador.The DAAD, which provides information and funding to students and professors researching or studying abroad, announced the pilot year of its Young Ambassadors Program in a press release on Friday.

NEWS | 10/06/2005

Sketch of suspect in Frist assault released

Borough Police has released a sketch and photo of the man suspected to have been involved in the attempted assault in Frist Campus Center on Sunday.Lieutenant Dennis McManimon said Borough Police has not yet identified the man and is still seeking assistance from the Princeton community.The man climbed under a stall door in a bathroom in Frist on Sunday evening, according to the police report of the incident, and fled after "groping her and attempting to place his hand down her pants."The man told a witness before the attack that he was homeless and unemployed, the report said.The sketch was generated by a composite artist from the New Jersey State Police Department, who questioned the victim and witnesses and used their descriptions to create the final sketch.

NEWS | 10/06/2005

USG to author grade inflation report

Frustrated by the lack of student input in recent administrative decisions, the USG is working on a report about the University's grade inflation policy that will include suggestions to make the system more effective."I think it is fairly safe to say that students aren't going to repeal the grade inflation policy," USG President Leslie-Bernard Joseph '06 said.

NEWS | 10/06/2005

Bishara lashes out against U.S. foreign policy

Azmi Bishara, a prominent Arab member of the Israeli Knesset, criticized the U.S. policy of exporting democracy to the Middle East before a packed Dodds Auditorium on Thursday evening.

NEWS | 10/06/2005

Lloyd '06 wins respect as leader

With three back-to-back terms as class president under his belt, adjectives like "popular" and "charismatic" come to mind when describing Chris Lloyd '06.

NEWS | 10/06/2005

Darfur petition offered online

The Princeton Humanity Project launched an online version of its ongoing petition protesting the Darfur genocide Wednesday, with the support of the USG.The Humanity Project expects to send copies of both the electronic and the earlier paper petition to the White House by the end of next week.The Humanity Project started planning a nonpartisan Darfur petition after comments made last week by Nobel Peace Prize Winner Elie Wiesel in a speech they sponsored with the Princeton Public Lecture Series.

NEWS | 10/06/2005

Return higher than reported

Revised figures from the Princeton University Investment Company (PRINCO) show that the University's endowment grew to about $11.2 billion at the end of the last fiscal year, some $200 million more than previously estimated.Investment returns for the 2004-05 fiscal year were 17.0 percent, contrary to figures previously reported in The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 10/05/2005

Community weighs housing options

University and local officials are discussing how to meet the state requirements for low-cost housing as the deadline for submission of a plan draws near.The slew of campus construction planned for the next decade could impose a large burden on the University and the surrounding municipalities because of the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) guidelines.Though local and University officials have requested that COAH waive the guidelines to accommodate the nature of campus construction, this resolution is unlikely, Director of Community and State Affairs Pam Hersh said.COAH establishes guidelines for "growth share," which link the amount of affordable housing required to other development in a community.

NEWS | 10/05/2005

George receives liberal arts award

Politics professor Robert George has been named the first recipient of the Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA). George will receive the award in an Oct.

NEWS | 10/05/2005

Self-driving car reaches DARPA competition finals

Prospect 11 ? the completely autonomous vehicle designed by a group of Princeton engineering students ? has qualified for the finals of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) competition, contest organizers announced Wednesday at a ceremony in Fontana, Calif.The modified GMC Canyon pickup will compete Saturday against 22 other autonomous vehicles, all of which navigate without a driver or remote control, at the DARPA Grand Challenge in the Mojave Desert near Primm, Nevada.Eight students from the Prospect 11 team have been in California this week competing against 42 other teams in the semifinals.

NEWS | 10/05/2005

CIEE seeks integrated approach to learning

In its first semester, the Center for Innovation in Engineering Education (CIEE) is offering two courses to integrate engineering into other disciplines.

NEWS | 10/05/2005

Tilghman chosen to join Google board

Google Inc. announced Wednesday that it has named President Tilghman to its board of directors. Tilghman is now "literally one of the bosses" at Google, according to Eric Schmidt '76, chairman and CEO of the popular search engine, who also serves as a University trustee."She is a natural leader," Schmidt said in an interview.

NEWS | 10/05/2005

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