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Alums lead New Urbanism movement

Alums lead New Urbanism movement

To bring a modern-day perspective to 19th century modes of residential planning, architecture school graduates Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk '72 and her husband Andres Duany '71 took to the drawing board.Their critique of traditional suburban development took shape as New Urbanism, a movement whose influence is felt in urban planning offices across the nation."[New Urbanism] is based on a pragmatic consideration of what works best in the long-run in terms of the human habitat," Duany said.The movement seeks to promote urban environmental responsibility, social integration and economic stability, Plater-Zyberk said.

NEWS | 03/09/2005

Drawing from Life

A slim, brown-haired model made her way to the front of the studio at 185 Nassau and dropped her bathrobe.

NEWS | 03/09/2005

'Don Quixote' celebrated in many languages

"Somewhere in La Mancha, in a place whose name I do not care to remember, a gentleman lived not long ago, one of those who has a lance and ancient shield on a shelf and keeps a skinny nag and a greyhound for racing." So begins the most famous novel of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quijote de la Mancha."Tuesday afternoon, these words echoed through the octagonal sidings and stained-glass windows of the Chancellor Green Rotunda in a language far from home: Arabic.The occasion was the first day of the celebration of Don Quixote's 400th anniversary, "Book Errant: 400 Years Reading Don Quixote," organized by the department of Spanish and Portuguese.

NEWS | 03/09/2005

Despite stereotype, men choose women's studies

The certificate program known as "Women's Studies" has a naming problem.It's actually the "Program in the Study of Women and Gender," but the "gender" aspect often gets left out, and the abbreviation in the course guide is an intimidating "WOM."This may be one reason why so few male students take these courses.

NEWS | 03/09/2005

North Korean envoy cancels visit

A senior North Korean envoy to the United Nations (U.N.) cancelled a visit to the University this week following instructions from officials in Pyongyang, the professor coordinating the event said Wednesday.Han Song-Ryol, the deputy permanent representative to the U.N.

NEWS | 03/09/2005

Slaughter denied visa for Darfur

Wilson School Dean Anne-Marie Slaughter '80, a member of the Congressionally-backed Task Force on the United Nations (U.N.), has been denied a visa to participate in a fact-finding mission in the Sudanese region of Darfur.Slaughter was scheduled to leave on March 4 to lead a team of foreign policy experts investigating atrocities in the region, where the U.S.

NEWS | 03/08/2005

Contributions decrease in '04

Voluntary contributions to the University totaled $125 million during the 2004 fiscal year, a decline of more than $100 million from the previous year, according to a report released last week by the Council for Aid to Education.Princeton ranked 32nd among all surveyed institutions and 16th among private universities.

NEWS | 03/08/2005

Cell use battles land lines

As the number of students with cell phones continues to increase, some have wondered if the room phone may become just another part of the University's rich historical tradition.Nearly nine in 10 college students now have cell phones, according to the Student Monitor, a market research firm in Ridgewood.Instead of ignoring this trend, telecommunications at OIT is changing with it."We don't view the use of cell phones as a combative issue," said David Wirth, the technical operations manager of telecommunications at OIT.

NEWS | 03/08/2005

Three profs awarded Sloan research prize

Three University assistant professors won grants from the Sloan Foundation for outstanding potential in scientific research, the Foundation announced last week.

NEWS | 03/08/2005

Blix criticizes Bush nonproliferation policies

A man convicted of blowing up his neighbors' homes and shooting their pets stands before a judge."Why did you do it?" the judge asks."I claim the right of a belligerent," the man responds.With this anecdote ? alluding to the U.S.

NEWS | 03/08/2005

OIT ups e-mail quota to 40MB

Students plagued by swarms of email and repeated "approaching quota" warnings are finally getting some relief.

NEWS | 03/07/2005

Toyota CEO touts U.S. success

The Toyota Motor Corporation has outperformed its American competitors by keeping prices low with a lean management structure and a contented workforce, the company's North American president Hideaki Otaka said at a lecture in the Frist Campus Center Monday.Otaka said that when Toyota took on the Big Three manufacturing giants ? Chrysler, General Motors and Ford ? in the wake of the 1970s oil embargo, no one could have predicted the Japanese firm would seize a substantial share of the American auto market."It was like a high school football team trying to challenge the New England Patriots," said Otaka, who has run Toyota's North American operations since last May.Though the Big Three American automakers continue to sell more cars than Toyota overall, current trends favor the Japanese firm.

NEWS | 03/07/2005

In international year of physics, author praises Einstein

As part of the U-Store's yearlong celebration of Albert Einstein's life and accomplishments, Washington University adjunct professor of physics John S.

NEWS | 03/07/2005

PJP to host inmates for campus event

University Public Safety officers will be on hand when corrections officers escort four inmates of the state prison system into McCosh Hall Thursday afternoon.

NEWS | 03/07/2005

USG makes proposal for bar

Members of the USG met with administrators last week to discuss opening an establishment to sell alcoholic beverages to all members of the University community above drinking age ? including undergraduate students.

NEWS | 03/07/2005

UMCP certified to perform rape kits

After years of complaints from students and sexual health staff that suitable facilities for collecting evidence of rape were too far away from the University, the University Medical Center at Princeton (UMCP) became certified to perform sexual assault examinations late last year.UMCP recently announced plans to move from its current Witherspoon Street location, but officials say they do not believe it will affect the quality of care or the accessibility of rape kits.The hospital's new location has not yet been determined, though it will be in Princeton Borough or Township.

NEWS | 03/07/2005

USG writes mail 'bill of rights'

The USG adopted a "bill of rights" for mail services that suggests ways to revamp the mail system on campus at its meeting Sunday night.The bill is based on the concept of "one mailbox, one person, four years" and addresses issues such as individual mailboxes for students, a consistent four-year mailing address and package and publication delivery.The bill will be presented to Vice President for Administration Mark Burstein today."We're very optimistic that all this actually will happen as the administration has been very receptive to these ideas," said U-Councilor Becky Brown '06, who presented the bill Sunday.The bill proposes reforms to address six concerns.

NEWS | 03/06/2005

University will accept old, new SATs

Prospective applicants to Princeton's Class of 2010 are gearing up for the revamped SAT's debut this weekend, though the University will accept math and verbal scores from both the old and the new versions this fall."For juniors, we will accept the highest verbal and the highest math scores, whether for the old or new test," Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye said.

NEWS | 03/06/2005

Tilghman joins Carnegie Endowment board

President Tilghman was named to the board of trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a prestigious research institution based in Washington, D.C., at the Endowment's meeting on Jan.

NEWS | 03/06/2005

Sophomores still able to sign sub-free contracts

Rising sophomores submitted contracts for substance-free housing last week, leaving plenty of rooms available for the Class of 2009.While some students chose substance-free to increase their chances of securing prime real estate, others said the rooms available did not influence their decision to sign the contract.Rockefeller College received 25 contracts for the 60 available beds in Buyers Hall, Forbes College received 58 contracts for about 70 beds on the first floor of the Main Inn, Butler College received 25 contracts for 100 beds in Lourie-Love Hall, Mathey College received 50 contracts for roughly 75 beds available in entryways six through nine of Blair Hall, and Wilson received 40 contracts for 140 beds offered in 1939 and Dodge-Osborne Halls.Substance-free beds that have not been taken will become available to rising sophomores in regular draw, with the stipulation that anyone who draws the rooms must sign a substance-free contract.Mathey College Master Antoine Kahn described his criteria for creating substance-free housing, which he said did not include finding exceptional rooms to entice students to draw substance-free."The first idea was to try to find a dorm where we could really make a coherent sub-free living space," Kahn said.

NEWS | 03/06/2005

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