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Borough passes resolution to consider Rt. 92

Borough passes resolution to consider Rt. 92

The Princeton Borough Council passed a resolution last night calling for a roundtable discussion about the proposed Route 92, after hearing pleas from three area residents and a representative from the Princeton Environmental Commission.Councilwoman Wendy Bench-ley urged reconsideration of the resolution the Council previously passed supporting the project, but found herself the sole advocate of such a move.The Route 92 project, which could cost upwards of $700 million, proposes the construction of a 6.7-mile limited-access toll road to serve as an east-west connector between New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 8A, south of New Brunswick, and Route 1.The new road would "reduce congestion on Route 1 and provide easier access to the turnpike," said Joe Orlando, spokesperson for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.Until the U.S.

NEWS | 10/12/2004

Bogle '51 led Vanguard Group to success based on principles developed in his senior thesis

On a sunny day in December 1949, junior John Bogle '51 was sitting in the reading room of Firestone Library, rummaging for a thesis topic.Browsing through the latest edition of Fortune Magazine, he opened to an article that caught his attention."Big Money in Boston," on page 116, was about an industry he never knew existed: mutual funds.

NEWS | 10/12/2004

Missionary kids bring diverse culture to U.

Rachel Schupack '08 sat outside Wu dining hall, preparing to recount her upbringing in Central and South Asia, an experience unusual even by Princeton standards.

NEWS | 10/11/2004

Reeve lived childhood in Princeton

Christopher Reeve, who spent his childhood and adolescence in Princeton before gaining fame for his cinematic role as Superman and advocacy for spinal cord research, died of heart failure Sunday in Pound Ridge, N.Y.

NEWS | 10/11/2004

New chief compliance officer named

The University on Monday appointed Laurel Harvey as its chief compliance officer ? a position which coordinates different academic and administrative departments' compliance with internal and external regulatory measures.Harvey will take her new post on Nov.

NEWS | 10/11/2004

Rare books collection is among world's largest

Many University students have never set foot in Firestone Library's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, but if they had, they could have discovered the manuscripts of F.

NEWS | 10/10/2004

Election polls emphasize 'horse race' of political campaigns

Don't knock the accuracy of political polls until you see the methods behind the madness. Don't completely believe them either.According to Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSRAI), a worldwide polling group with offices in Princeton and Washington, D.C., political and social surveys are conducted at random in order to represent a population at large.

NEWS | 10/10/2004

How a memo became a symbol of contention

When former University employee Jessie Washington was asked to examine the Office of Religious Life's (ORL) endowment accounts in October 2002, she had no idea her report would turn into a major source of conflict in a $600 million lawsuit.But that's exactly what happened.The report, which claims the University mishandled certain restricted donations to the office, has become a lightning rod in the contentious suit filed by the Robertson family two years ago against the University for control of the $600 million endowment behind the Wilson School.According to a copy of her Religious Life Endowment Review of February 2003, Washington argued that about $1.2 million dollars or 59.1 percent of endowment funds for ORL were used to supplement the University's general spending.

NEWS | 10/10/2004

In math dept., tenure an elusive achievement

In most departments, at most universities, junior professors vie for the prestige and job security offered by tenure ? lifetime job security.While seeking tenure, junior faculty members scramble to get themselves published to set themselves apart.However, at the University's mathematics department, a world-renowned programs, the story is completely different.In the last 18 years, the department has tenured only two professors.The legacy leaves a distinct impression among junior faculty."We come not expecting to get tenure," said assistant professor Jordan Ellenberg, who is leaving at the end of the year for a post at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

NEWS | 10/10/2004

Gittlin wins runoff for 2008 pres.

Runoff voting for freshman class officers ended Thursday night, and results were announced Sunday.Grant Gittlin defeated Aaron Spolin for president, having received 310 votes to Spolin's 251.The vice president, treasurer and secretary were also elected in the second round of voting.Katie Lawrence and Arjun Reddy faced-off for vice president.

NEWS | 10/10/2004

'Buy Local' campaign showcases area businesses

This October marks the second year of Princeton Borough's Buy Local campaign, an initiative that promotes local services to foster strong neighborhood economy and atmosphere.The campaign was established by Princeton Future, a volunteer citizen's group involved in the planning and welfare of the Princeton community."The people who live here want shops with the things they need from people they know," said Sheldon Sturges, co-chair of Princeton Future.The Buy Local campaign was a response to the community's concern about being overshadowed by increasingly prevalent chain stores ? which caused many local businesses to close."There have been a lot of independent merchants who have not been able to compete with the large, big box stores on Route 1," Sturges said.

NEWS | 10/10/2004

Parents meet Princeton

In the past three days, Freshman Parents Weekend drew hundreds of families to campus to visit members of the Class of 2008."I'm sad that I can't have the college experience too," said Christine Barron, who came from Los Angeles with her husband Paul to see her son.

NEWS | 10/10/2004

OIT works to make campus computer-friendly

Jen Whiting had an unlikely start to her career at the Office of Information Technology (OIT).In the early 1990s, Whiting hung off walls at Cornell University, where she managed the climbing facility.Then she designed a computer program to keep track of rentals at the facility ? which ultimately led her to a job today as OIT manager of customer support."I started messing around with computers and figured out a database rental program," she said.

NEWS | 10/07/2004

Canadian studies offers grants, lectures

From far and wide, international students flock to campus. Yet America's neighbors to the north have an especially strong connection to the University."Canadians are the largest ex-pat[riate] community at Princeton," Director of the Committee for Canadian Studies and a French Ph.D.

NEWS | 10/07/2004

Native American students adjust to University life

One can count the entire membership of the student organization Native Americans at Princeton (NAAP) on just one hand.Christopher Francis '05 and Jacqueline De Armas '05 are two of the group's five members.Francis spent the first four years of his life on the Navajo Nation Reservation in Arizona.

NEWS | 10/07/2004

University launches central scheduling office to ease planning

Booking public space on campus has just gotten a little easier.University Services launched a new department Monday to streamline the current event planning process.The newly created University Scheduling Office provides a central point of access for clients seeking to book facilities on campus.This week, the office began a publicity campaign to better promote its services to students, staff and faculty."We're rolling out ? we're doing a public announcement," said Tom Myers, director of University Scheduling.Myers, who is also the director of Frist Campus Center, created the scheduling office in September to meet the growing needs of first-time planners ? many of whom feel unsure of where to begin when booking campus space."[The office] is looking to be publicized and to be out there for groups that might not have previously known where to go," he said.

NEWS | 10/07/2004

WWS revamps Junior Summer Institute

The Wilson School will resurrect the Junior Summer Institute (JSI) in 2005 after suspending the program last year.Since its establishment in 1985, JSI had sought to prepare minority undergraduates for careers in public service.

NEWS | 10/07/2004

Air Force ROTC trains student cadets

At 7 a.m. on a Wednesday morning, most University students are still asleep. The members of the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC), however, are already assembled in Dillon Gymnasium, ready for their morning workout.Behind the grueling hours and physical training lies a group of people with motivations and aspirations similar to the average University student. Cadet motivationsCol.

NEWS | 10/07/2004

Yield declines to five-year low

The University's admissions yield dropped five percentage points from last year, declining to a five-year low, but Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye said the drop is not a problem.The yield ? the percentage of accepted students who chose to matriculate at Princeton ? dropped from 73 percent in 2003 to 68 percent this year.Rapelye said the decline is merely a consequence of a renewed focus in Princeton admissions: competing more directly with Harvard, Yale, Stanford and MIT for the best applicants."We're going for better students.

NEWS | 10/06/2004

Professors debate issues of presidential election

Recent polls suggest that George W. Bush and John Kerry are effectively tied in the race for the White House.

NEWS | 10/06/2004

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