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Researchers improve nanofabrication

Researchers improve nanofabrication

Today, sequencing a human genome costs about $300 million. However, a multidisciplinary team of University researchers is improving a technology called nanofabrication that could one day cut the price to $1,000.The leaders of the pioneering research, which allows scientists to study and understand DNA more effectively, come from three departments and include physics professor Bob Austin, electrical engineering professor James Sturm and molecular biology professor Edward Cox.They are working to create "nanochannels," which are as narrow as a strand of DNA and several centimeters long, Austin said.

NEWS | 12/08/2004

Student operator shuts down DC++ file sharing server

The largest campus-wide file-sharing server run by a student ? Direct Connect, or DC++ ? has been shut down by one of its operators.The student operator, who declined to be named because of fears about legal ramification, said he and several other students had been operating DC++ for about a year when he was contacted Nov.

NEWS | 12/08/2004

Scientists may face funding cuts

Science issues, traditionally seen as above the realm of politics, became more partisan than ever before during the 2004 presidential election season.Some commentators believe that President Bush's reelection will have a profound impact on scientific research in the next four years, both here at Princeton and across the nation.Yet Diane Jones, the University's leading lobbyist in Washington, largely disagrees.

NEWS | 12/08/2004

McWilliams GS wins $50,000 on 'Millionaire' show

Susan McWilliams, a graduate student in the politics department, appeared on ABC's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" on Wednesday and won $50,000 in prize money.McWilliams breezed through the first seven questions, winning her first $8,000 quickly.

NEWS | 12/08/2004

Margolin '05 reflects on tenure as USG president

This week's election may have made history. For perhaps the first time during the current administration, the Undergraduate Student Government had a major event and USG president Matt Margolin '05 wasn't the one running things."It's all the election managers," he said.It is ironic that Margolin, one of the most active USG presidents in recent memory, worked so little on the event that unofficially signals his departure from office.That's not to say he stood idly by during the earlier stages of the election process ? Margolin said he hopes the new emphasis placed on debate and the link on the Point portal site to the election would increase voter turnout.This year's election also caused Margolin to reflect on his own election, and on the legacy he hopes to hand on to his successor."It didn't feel like I took on anything from my predecessor," he said.

NEWS | 12/07/2004

NES department faces warring factions

Yoav di Capua sat at the head of a large table in Jones Hall, a wood-paneled room in the building home to the University's Department of Near Eastern Studies.

NEWS | 12/07/2004

Swastika, broken glass discovered in Dod Hall

Public Safety and Borough Police are currently investigating the vandalism of a student's dorm room door and a shattered basement window, both of which occurred Monday night in Dod Hall.Public Safety filed a report of a possible hate crime Tuesday morning regarding the vandalism.

NEWS | 12/07/2004

Tilghman backs affirmative action

The Fields Center Undergraduate Student Governance Board hosted a discussion Tuesday to address affirmative action issues with President Tilghman over Indian cuisine.Vice chair of the governance board Omar Raddawi '07 and political chair Amar Trivedi '06 organized the event to allow students to voice their opinions on the controversial topic of affirmative action to the administration."I think with affirmative action, we have reached a point of stagnation," Raddawi said.

NEWS | 12/07/2004

Joseph '06 wins USG presidency by small margin

After one of the closest USG elections to date, Leslie-Bernard Joseph '06 has become the next USG president with 1,321 votes.Joseph defeated opponent and current USG vice-president Shaun Callaghan '06 by only 11 votes."When I found out I won, I was speechless," Joseph said.

NEWS | 12/07/2004

Students pursue dreams off campus

After his sophomore year, Matthew Cooper '05 traded his room in Holder Hall for a small two-bedroom house with gated walls and no running water in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.It was a dramatic but logical move for Cooper, who took a year off from classes to volunteer at El Hogar de Amor y Esperanza (The Home of Love and Hope), an orphanage center."I wanted to pursue my passions outside of academics and rowing," said Cooper, a Wilson School major and member of the crew team."I really wanted to travel, become fluent in Spanish and work with kids ? there were many things that I wanted to do, but couldn't really satisfy at Princeton," he explained.Each year, a handful of students like Cooper put Princeton on hold to pursue independent projects domestically and abroad.Whether it's the lure of Broadway stage lights or the chance to work for a high-end couture company in Paris, students are rejecting the standard study abroad offerings for self-tailored programs. It takes a villageTegucigalpa ? the capital of Honduras ? was a long way from Princeton and home for Cooper, a Canadian native.

NEWS | 12/07/2004

CPUC highlights University deficit, plan to increase tuition

At last night's final Council of the Princeton University Community's (CPUC) meeting of the year, Provost Christopher Eisgruber '83 said the University is currently operating at a deficit, which is expected to continue in 2005 and 2006.His report was based on the Committee on Resources' deliberations on the 2006 fiscal year University budget.Eisgruber said consistently rising energy prices have been wreaking havoc on the University's budget."The budget picture is gloomy," he said.

NEWS | 12/07/2004

Wang connects brain's form to function

Molecular biology professor Sam Wang's 15 minutes in the spotlight came in the months leading up to the presidential election.

NEWS | 12/07/2004

Deaf, blind students thrive at U.

During a precept on the second floor of Dickinson Hall recently, the preceptor called on Jeff Mansfield '08.Students turned to look at Mansfield, but it was a brown-haired woman a few seats away who began to talk.Unsure of where to look, the preceptor glanced at Mansfield while some students switched their gaze from Mansfield to the woman.This unusual exchange happens during every precept and seminar Mansfield attends.

NEWS | 12/06/2004

Friends, family honor 'Big Al'

A memorial service was held for Alan Ebersole '07 Monday evening in the University Chapel to remember the student who was called a "force" and "presence" by his peers.Hundreds of family members, friends, teammates and others gathered to remember Ebersole, who died Oct.

NEWS | 12/06/2004

Professors featured in new online facebook

The undergraduate facebook has long been one of the most commonly used resources on campus, helping students look up telephone numbers, find addresses and refresh memories after fleeting introductions, especially those made under less-than-sober circumstances.Now they can do the same for their professors ? though not necessarily after interaction on the Street.On Dec.

NEWS | 12/06/2004

Public Safety arrests Florida fugitive in Frist

A man with outstanding warrants was arrested in Frist Campus Center for suspicious activity at 1:20 a.m.

NEWS | 12/06/2004

Students left with few options for video rentals

For a college town, Princeton has surprisingly few movie rental options for students.West Coast Video, the only video store in town, is a long walk down Nassau Street from the center of campus.

NEWS | 12/05/2004

U. seeks student input for tenure

In an effort to involve students more in the tenure process, the USG and the dean of the faculty have set out to inform students that their input is a factor in tenure decisions.The tenure process ? the method by which chosen faculty members are awarded a job for life ? has typically been shrouded by mystery."Traditionally, tenure selection has been a dark, quiet, hush-hush process," said USG President Matt Margolin '05.

NEWS | 12/05/2004

Service for Ebersole '07 to be held in chapel today

A memorial service will be held at the University Chapel at 5:30 p.m. today in remembrance of sophomore Alan Ebersole who died in October while swimming in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida with the swim team.The ceremony will begin with a welcome from Associate Dean of Religious Life Paul Raushenbush, a reading from the New Testament and a response from Psalm 23.

NEWS | 12/05/2004

Off campus, students find part-time employment

Though many University students rarely venture outside Princeton's "orange bubble," some have secured off-campus jobs.Jennie Dean '06, the first University student to work at Halo Pub, took an off-campus job to expand her college experience."While I love Princeton, I was getting bored with school . . . I wanted to interact with different people since everyone at Princeton is pretty similar," she said.At Halo, Dean scooped ice cream, made coffee drinks and helped close the store.

NEWS | 12/05/2004

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