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Israeli director explores conflict through film

Israeli director explores conflict through film

"Unacceptable. It's simply unacceptable," Eran Riklis said, referring to the slightly blurry English subtitles running across the bottom of his film, "The Syrian Bride."Riklis, an internationally renowned Israeli filmmaker, screened his newest movie in Frist Campus Center on Sunday night in preparation for its American debut next month.The film, a collaboration between an Israeli director and a Palestinian-Israeli writer and cast, is about the human aspect of the Syrian-Israeli conflict in the Golan Heights."Dealing with the Israeli-Syrian border is a good way to deal with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict without actually getting into it, which is almost impossible because it is so much in the news and the situation changes every day," Riklis said."This film is my way of getting to issues which are political, but beyond that, are really human," he added.

NEWS | 10/02/2005

Sustained Dialogue holds retreat

More than 40 people turned out Friday for the kickoff retreat of a student group aimed at improving race relations on campus in what club officers described as a promising start to the year.In a series of discussion groups led by trained moderators, participants in the Sustained Dialogue Frist Campus Center retreat identified self-segregation and the language barrier confronting international students as problematic aspects of the University social scene."In terms of numbers, we were targeting to make four discussion groups, and we got it," said Sustained Dialogue president Tyler Kuhn '06.

NEWS | 10/02/2005

Students celebrate Gandhi's legacy of nonviolence

Several University organizations are holding a series of events and exhibits this week in remembrance of the 136th anniversary of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, which took place Sunday.The International Center (IC) and the South Jersey chapter of the Association of Indians in America sponsored a photo and picture exhibit detailing important moments in Gandhi's life.

NEWS | 10/02/2005

Chapel holds pro-life service

The University Chapel opened its doors this weekend for Princeton's first "Respect Life Sunday," an interfaith service aimed at spreading awareness of the pro-life cause.Though some may associate the pro-life movement specifically with abortion and euthanasia, Ashley Pavlic '07, president of Princeton Pro-Life, said in an interview that the event wasn't meant as a form of protest.

NEWS | 10/02/2005

Students, community members protest visit

Less than a hundred feet from the entrance to Jadwin Gymnasium, where Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke Friday afternoon, students and community members rallied in protest of the Bush administration's policies at home and abroad.Earlier in the day, about 160 people attended a rally in Palmer Square that included remarks from Rep.

NEWS | 10/02/2005

Fire department low on volunteers

A long decline in the number of firefighters in the Princeton Fire Department, which is staffed solely by community and University volunteers, has caused some members of the department to worry that they will not be able to adequately respond to fires."I'm concerned that the numbers are dwindling and that some of the calls are maybe only answered by one individual," Fire Department Chief Pat McAvenia said.

NEWS | 09/29/2005

Chertoff emphasizes international cooperation

Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff said this afternoon that the United States must engage international partners if it is to win the war on terror, echoing comments made on campus a day earlier by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice."We have to operate with a new level of cooperation and commitment with members of the international community," Chertoff said at the closing address for the Wilson School's 75th anniversary kickoff weekend in Dodds Auditorium.The Homeland Security Secretary's message ? along with that of his colleague Rice ? seemed to suggest a departure from the Bush administration's policy."My takeaway message from the weekend is that you're hearing a real shift," Wilson School Dean Anne-Marie Slaughter '80 said in an interview after Chertoff's address.

NEWS | 09/29/2005

Attempted assault on female student in Frist bathroom

An unknown male attempted to assault a female student in the women's bathroom on the 100-level of Frist Campus Center at approximately 10:25 this evening.

NEWS | 09/29/2005

Students, community members protest Rice's visit

Less than a hundred feet from the entrance to Jadwin Gymnasium, where Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke this afternoon, students and community members rallied in protest of the Bush administration's policies at home and abroad.Earlier in the day, about 160 people attended a rally in Palmer Square that included remarks by Rep.

NEWS | 09/29/2005

Rice says U.S. must not waver in Iraq

Speaking to an audience of more than 3,000 students, faculty and alumni, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said today that the United States must not waver in its current mission in the Middle East, emphasizing that Iraqi citizens are "on the path to success" but need the support of the international community."We have set out to help the people of the Middle East transform their societies," she said.

NEWS | 09/29/2005

This weather is B-A-N-A-N-A-S

Bad News: The following Gonzo Weather column was fried in deadly 100 percent trans fat.Good News: There's an easy joke here about Geico that frankly, I am unprepared to make.Good News: Fall is here!

NEWS | 09/29/2005

Rice to deliver "major" policy address today

More than 3,000 people will gather at Jadwin Gymnasium this afternoon to hear Condoleezza Rice, the 66th Secretary of State and the first African-American woman to hold the post, deliver what is being billed as a "major foreign policy address."More than 2,000 students, faculty and staff ? including all those who entered a lottery for seats ? and more than 1,000 Wilson School graduate and undergraduate alumni will attend the event.Coinciding with Rice's visit are several protests hosted by a coalition of Princeton groups, including the College Democrats, the Black Graduate Caucus, Student Global AIDS Campaign and the Princeton-based Coalition for Peace Action.Students from the coalition groups will be handing out red ribbons to express their concern about the AIDS situation in Africa.

NEWS | 09/29/2005

Planning initiative announced

As large-scale construction continues across Princeton's 400-acre main campus, the University announced Thursday the start of a campus planning initiative to coordinate both in-progress construction and new projects.New York firm Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP (BBB) will direct the creation of a campus plan and oversee projects in conjunction with the University Architect's office and the Facilities Department, said Mike McKay, vice president for facilities.

NEWS | 09/29/2005

Rice's remarks reiterate defense of Middle East policy

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's address today, billed as a "major foreign policy address," provided a strong defense of President Bush's policy in the Middle East but offered little in the way of a departure from the administration's previously stated position.The address, said international affairs scholar John Ikenberry, "was an eloquent restatement of the Bush administration policy on Iraq and democracy."Wilson School Dean Anne-Marie Slaughter '80, who has previously criticized the administration for its often unilateral approach, applauded Rice's emphasis on multilateralism."She very clearly emphasized that we need to work through institutions with the support of our allies, which is not usually what we hear," Slaughter said in an interview, adding that she was also impressed by Rice's ability to marshal history in support of her argument.Joseph Nye '58, former dean of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, praised Rice's speech but took issue with the parts of the secretary's position."She did a good job of explaining what has been a veiled policy," Nye said, but added, "She has a vision of democracy in the Middle East as a means of eliminating terrorism, but there is an inadequate roadmap for implementing that strategy.

NEWS | 09/29/2005

Crime numbers remain stable

The incidence of crimes on campus remained relatively constant last year compared with the two previous years, according to this year's Campus Security Report.The numbers are "pretty consistent, at least for the last three years," Director of Public Safety Steven Healy said.Drug abuse violations rose to 41 last year, compared with 32 in 2003.

NEWS | 09/29/2005

Sustained Dialogue resumes race discussions

A student group devoted to discussing race relations on campus is back up and running this fall after addressing organizational difficulties and a lack of support that forced it to close last year.Sustained Dialogue, which strives to improve race relations within the student body, has started anew with a full board of officers, enthusiastic members and regular meetings, said club president Tyler Kuhn '06."Last year, the necessary conditions were not met to get all of the groups going at the same time," Kuhn said.

NEWS | 09/29/2005

RIAA launches new round of suits

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) filed copyright infringement lawsuits Thursday against 757 individuals, including one Princeton student, who allegedly engaged in music piracy, the record industry trade group said.According to the University, the individual has been notified.This announcement follows Wednesday's news that the RIAA was planning to subpoena the University for information on a student allegedly engaged in illegal file-sharing.

NEWS | 09/29/2005

Massey among most cited black mathematicians

Operations research and financial engineering professor William Massey '77 was named the second most frequently cited black mathematicians in the world, according to a recent study conducted by The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.The study measures how often a particular academic, taken from a list of 96 well-respected black scholars in the field of mathematics, is used as a research reference by his peers.Massey, who has published more than 50 papers on applied probability analysis, was cited 59 times in academic journals in 2004.This study was one of a series of regular publications about black scholars from a range of fields.

NEWS | 09/28/2005

Fukuyama urges new democracy strategy

Political economist and former State Department official Francis Fukuyama equated the foreign policy of the Bush administration to the vision of President Woodrow Wilson following World War I, speaking Wednesday in Dodds Auditorium as part of the Wilson School's 75th anniversary speaker series.Yet Fukuyama criticized the application of Wilson's vision, saying, "It's a really big mistake to think democratization is a good tool to fight terrorism."Fukuyama described liberal democracy as the final major globally motivating ideology, reasserting the argument in his famed 1992 book, "The End of History.""I think that governments are going to have a hard time legitimating their rules with ideals other than democracy," Fukuyama said.

NEWS | 09/28/2005

Students overestimate alcohol abuse

The more information students have, the more likely they are to make smart decisions about alcohol, according to a new study.The study stressed the need to correct misperceptions among students, particularly concerning the overestimation of alcohol use.The authors ? H.

NEWS | 09/28/2005

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