Artist and former prison inmate Anthony Papa spent 12 years in prison for passing 4.5 oz. of cocaine in 1984.
On an average weekday, Leslie-Bernard Joseph '06 gets at least 100 emails.He starts reading for classes at 3 a.m., tries to nap for a few hours before going to meetings from 9:30 to 11 in the morning, and then goes to lecture, where he often falls asleep.
Molecular biology professor Bonnie Bassler was chosen as one of this year's 43 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigators to receive financial support for their biological research from a pool of more than 300 nominees across the nation"What the Howard Hughes is going to do for my group is tremendous," Bassler said.
A week before midterms last October, as he crammed for exams on neuroscience and viruses, Matt Samberg '06 came to a realization: majoring in molecular biology was not the best way for him to understand the inner workings of the mind.Samberg's interest lies in memory, cognition and the other mysteries of the brain, which led him to pursue a certificate in neuroscience.
Hunched over a keyboard typing out emails, Jamal Motlagh '06 looks like any other Princeton student stealing a few moments to catch up with his friends.Not too many students, though, send messages to "smt@princeton.edu" ? that's President Tilghman's address ? and not too many have to simultaneously deal with questions about a "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" study break shouted from the other side of the room as they type.As president of both the Quadrangle Club and the Inter-Club Council (ICC), Motlagh must balance a commitment to the life of the Street with a responsibility to the entire University community."He understands the ways in which the clubs and the University interact," said Dean of Undergraduate Student Life Maria Flores-Mills, who has worked extensively with Motlagh over the past weeks.Motlagh is the primary "liaison for voicing concerns and facilitating interaction" between the eating clubs and the University, Flores-Mills said.The basic responsibilities of the ICC president include organizing a weekly meeting of the 11 club presidents and keeping in touch with various administrators about happenings on the Street.Katie Daviau '06, ICC vice-president and Colonial Club's president, said she trusts Montagh's leadership."He understands the importance of the eating clubs to the social fabric of Princeton," she said.Motlagh, though, has a greater vision: he hopes to reshape the eating clubs' image and improve their relationship with the University."I hope that people will look at the Street and the eating clubs as an open and friendly place, not a bunch of wild and exclusive institutions," Motlagh said. First Weeks in OfficeMotlagh said that his first few weeks in office have been "hectic but very rewarding.""It's been fun seeing what opportunities are open to me and thinking of ways in which I can help the Street and the University," he said.Motlagh was well acquainted with the role of ICC president before starting his term.
Princeton's Borough Council discussed a proposal presented by the Public Safety Committee Tuesday that would call for the Borough Police to make a fourth administrative position, a third lieutenant, in the Borough police department.Anthony Federico, the chief of Borough Police, has asked that the council approve this additional administrative position which would be filled by a current sergeant in the department.
Chemistry faculty and students will soon have a new home closer to other science departments, President Tilghman announced last week.
A graduate student in the mathematics department has been charged by Borough police with reckless endangerment and harassment in connection with more than 60 incidents targeting Asian women on campus.
The University faculty honored recently-deceased professors David Bradford of the Wilson School and Edward Cone '39 of the music department at a faculty meeting in Nassau Hall Monday afternoon.Professors and administrators listened to resolutions praising the late scholars' lives and work, then stood for separate moments of silence commemorating each professor.The memorial resolution for Bradford was read by fellow economist and Wilson School professor Uwe Reinhardt.
Skateboarding, graffiti, slam poetry and Native Americans. Which one doesn't belong? According to members of the Native Agent Arts Collective, the answer is none of the above.Douglas Miles, who founded the group of Native American artists called the Native Agents, is in Princeton this week for the exhibition of his artwork, which includes skateboard decks from his Apache Skateboards company and paper artwork.There will be an open lunch Wednesday with members of the Native Agents and a screening of the film "Smoke Signals," a documentary on Apache skateboards."Native Agents is just me and other artists like myself working in different mediums that are considered not traditional, like skating, slam poetry and graffiti.
Three alumni ? including a husband-and-wife team ? were awarded Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, winning $10,000 for their books on 20th century art and 18th century history.Mark Stevens '73 and Annalyn Swan '73 ? both former editors of The Daily Princetonian ? were honored for "de Kooning: An American Master," a biographical work about the life and art of the Abstract Expressionist painter Willem de Kooning.
When Ben Klaber '05 wants to work on his thesis, he heads out to the Street to finish the Prospect 11.
Students heading to late meal walked to a different beat last night, as a circle of students jammed on African drums on the south lawn of Frist Campus Center.
Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan's partnership started long before they wrote the book that would go on to win a Pulitzer Prize.The husband-and-wife writing team, who wrote "de Kooning: An American Master," a biography of the painter Willem de Kooning, first met at The Daily Princetonian.
President Tilghman addressed the USG about four-year colleges, fraternities and sororities and plans for dining services at its meeting Sunday night to answer questions about the "State of the Princeton Community.""The thing that students rank the highest during their Princeton careers is their academic experience, and the number two thing is their experience in the residential colleges," Tilghman said.
Students reacted with sadness and admiration as news of Pope John Paul II's death spread across campus this weekend, recalling his achievements that reshaped the papacy.
President Bush will nominate Federal Reserve Governor and University economics professor Ben Bernanke to a position on the President's Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), the White House announced Friday.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) plans to subpoena the University for information on alleged music piracy by 39 students ? a number much higher than the previously reported 12.University officials recently received notices from the association about the forthcoming subpoenas, though the University does not know when, or if, the subpoenas will actually be served, University spokesman Eric Quinones said in an email Sunday."We also received one such notice in January and have yet to receive the actual subpoena," Quinones said.Quinones said several other universities had also recently received a high number of notices, but did not indicate which ones.Columbia and Harvard each received one pre-subpoena notice recently from the RIAA, the Columbia Spectator and The Harvard Crimson reported earlier this month.It is still unclear how the RIAA obtained information about the targeted students."We don't monitor students' computer activity and therefore don't know what networks may have been involved in any of the alleged acts or how the RIAA received its information," Quinones said.An RIAA spokesperson could not be reached for comment over the weekend.Some of the students targeted used a file-sharing program called i2hub, which is accessible to students at 206 colleges and affiliated institutions through the private Internet2 network.
Toni Morrison, the Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities and a Nobel and Pulitzer prizewinning author, discussed what she calls "a reader's debt" to support public and private libraries Sunday afternoon at Richardson Auditorium.Morrison spoke of the changes she has witnessed in her lifetime, begging with her childhood, when she remembers time, responsibility and expectations being measured differently ? when it took an hour and a half to walk to the library, when you carried home the three books you were allowed to take out in your arms, and when an overdue fine of three cents was considered a household insult.She also discussed how new technology, such as electronic resources and e-books, has affected the way we gain knowledge."So much is available now via computer screens that it has not been unthinkable in some quarters to dispense of stacks, reading rooms, even librarians, and to imagine the reader at home, undisturbed by other people," Morrison said.The speech, on the continuing importance of libraries in academia and elsewhere, marked the 75th anniversary of the opening of Firestone Library.
Launching into April's celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), the APAHM board has planned a series of events called "Beyond Borders" to commemorate the experience of Asians in America and abroad.The events are scheduled throughout the month until April 29, and include a writers' panel with University professors Chang Rae Lee and Susan Choi, concerts, notable guest speakers, themed banquets and movie screenings.In addition to showcasing various forms of Asian American culture, the board has addressed other topical issues such as identity concerns, stereotypes and Asian American presence in writing and politics."One of the biggest issues I see with Asian Americans today that is there is a general sense of apathy among them in terms of political issues," said Timothy Koo '06, co-chair of the APAHM board.
