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Samuel watches campus change, improve

Samuel watches campus change, improve

In "The Rule of Four," the popular novel set at the University by Ian Caldwell '98 and Dustin Thomason, the characters perpetually navigate dangerous underground steam tunnels on campus.Though some students may have disregarded this plot component as just another fictional element, Sgt.

NEWS | 11/16/2004

Billington awarded two-year fellowship to extend CEE course

David Billington, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been named the 2005 Walter L.

NEWS | 11/16/2004

Politics dept. aggressively pursues new professors

When he browsed through the course catalog several years ago, the politics department's then-director of undergraduate studies, Jeffrey Herbst, saw something wrong.

NEWS | 11/16/2004

University Press publishes Thomas Jefferson's papers

In a few rather crowded rooms on the Firestone Library's C Floor, there is an alternate universe ? one revolving around the public and private papers written and received by Thomas Jefferson during his lifetime.The collection, titled "The Papers of Thomas Jefferson," has been gathered over a period of more than 60 years and published in multiple volumes by the Princeton University Press.Headed by Barbara Oberg, a history professor and general editor of the collection, most of the editorial staff started work on the project six years ago.The team of editors is currently working on the period leading up to the bitterly partisan election of 1800.

NEWS | 11/16/2004

Solicitors call undergraduates

Telemarketing firms continue to target students despite University policies against unsolicited phone calls and student complaints."Hi, I'm a representative from Clout, offering to send you a deactivated credit card and information package after you answer a short series of questions," the pitch begins.The representatives advertise that the credit card incurs no costs or annual fees and encourages students to sign up now and decide later.

NEWS | 11/16/2004

USG prepares minority life report

The Undergraduate Student Government hopes that a survey on race relations issued last spring ? to which 55 percent of the undergraduate student body responded ? will lead to a comprehensive report later in the semester on how students feel about minority affairs on campus.The online survey ? primarily initiated by the Undergraduate Life Commitee ? was sent out in February to assess the student body's view on campus minority relations."We determined that having a quantitative study as opposed to anecdotal evidence would accurately gauge the nature of relations at the University," said Matt Shapiro '05, co-chair of the committee that reviewed the responses.

NEWS | 11/16/2004

Free as a bird: Students flock to cell phone plans

The surge of cell phone use around the world over the past few years has not bypassed the University community.

NEWS | 11/16/2004

Borough Council takes step to improve immigrant relations

The Princeton Borough council unanimously passed a resolution addressing immigration reform in the community Tuesday.The resolution outlines the need for undocumented immigrants to feel comfortable contacting local police without fear of deportation and recognizes the Borough's commitment to restoring trust among residents, municipal government and the police department.After the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested eight illegal immigrants living on Witherspoon Street last month, the Hispanic community and local activists have pushed the Borough to reform its relationship with immigrants, who provide a major source of inexpensive labor in the area.The main problem cited by community members is the distrust between local police and the Hispanic community, which stems from the police's presence at the Oct.

NEWS | 11/15/2004

Tilghman's raise reflects nationwide salary trend

President Tilghman's salary, $533,057 for the 2002-2003 fiscal year including benefits, is in line with nationwide trends in college presidents' salaries and matches up with the pay of Ivy League presidents, a new report shows.Tilghman makes more than the presidents of Harvard, Brown and Dartmouth, and less than those at Columbia, Cornell, the University of Pennsylvania and Yale.Nationwide, salaries for college presidents have increased dramatically: 19.2 percent between 2002 and 2003.Tilghman's salary increased at a more moderate 9.5 percent from the $486,672 she earned in 2001-2002.

NEWS | 11/15/2004

Energy bill squeezes U. budget

The University's Priorities Committee met Monday night to discuss shortfalls in the University's operating budget during what Provost Christopher Eisgruber '83 called "constrained times."Due in part to high energy prices, Eisgruber said "the news on the budget front is a little gloomier" this year than it has been in past years.He specified that the committee, which makes recommendations to distribute discretionary funding, is looking at a $4 million dollar deficit in its operating budget.And because the administration is concerned about deficits in next year's budget as well, University community members will notice increased discipline on the "consumption side of the budget," Eisgruber said.If the University can't slow spending, it will have to decrease its renovation budget, Eisgruber said, adding that a 10 percent cut in renovation spending would "pull the budget back into balance." He noted that such cuts in renovation would be "hard, but easier than administrative cost cuts.""When times are good, the amount of money available can be a couple of million dollars," Eisgruber said.

NEWS | 11/15/2004

Professor, students attend Vienna diplomacy meeting

Five University students and Wolfgang Danspeckgruber, a Wilson School professor, participated in the Vienna Diplomacy Conference at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna last week.Andrew Bruck '05, Zachary Goldstein '05, Kyle Jaros '05, a member of the 'Prince' editorial board, Natalie Lockwood '06 and Marc Grinberg '05 attended the event.Danspeckgruber chose the students from his Spring 2004 class, WWS 321: Theory and Practice of International Diplomacy, based on their performance in and outside of the classroom.In addition to the Princeton group, graduate students from Georgetown and Tufts universities and students from the Diplomatic Academy participated in the conference, which focused on challenges for journalists and diplomats in the 21st century.The conference featured a series of discussion sessions with guest participants, including an administrator from Time Magazine and the British Ambassador to Austria."I was really happy with [the conference]," Lockwood said.

NEWS | 11/15/2004

McGreevey officially resigns

Gov. James McGreevey submitted his official letter of resignation Monday, ending his tenure as governor three months after announcing his involvement in an extramarital affair.The one-sentence letter, signed by McGreevey, was filed with Secretary of State Regena Thomas and informed her that his resignation would be effective as of 11:59 p.m.

NEWS | 11/15/2004

Symposium highlights diversity, government's role in education

The Wilson School hosted its annual Students and Alumni of Color Symposium this weekend, examining "Rising through Education: Forging Paths to Leadership, Scholarship and Community Engagement."The opening address was given by Earl Kim GS '93, superintendent of Verona, N.J., public schools, who said he feared too much federal control over education and criticized President George W.

NEWS | 11/14/2004

Community House hosts Holiday Gift Bazaar

Princetonians and community members alike swarmed Prospect Avenue's Fields Center this weekend. White gift bags marked those coming from Community House's First Annual Holiday Gift Bazaar, an event to benefit the organization's summer computer camp.The Fields Center, where the event was hosted, was transformed into a holiday wonderland.

NEWS | 11/14/2004

Disney film to feature University buildings

Blair Tower and DeNunzio Pool will appear in the Disney film "Annapolis," to be released in 2005 starring James Franco.The scenes featuring the University were shot on campus Oct.

NEWS | 11/14/2004

USG pushes for 22-hour study space

The USG is continuing its efforts to create a late-night study space in Chancellor Green, but the prospects for this project remain uncertain.In response to student demand for a 24-hour study area, USG President Matt Margolin '05 and Chair of the U-Council Amy Saltzman '05 suggested the idea last spring."Although there are computer clusters in some residential dorms available 24 hours a day, a lot of students want more common space available 24 hours," Saltzman said.The USG's renewed its efforts in October, when Margolin and Saltzman met with Mark Burstein, the new vice president for administration."[Burstein] wanted us to inform him about issues that needed addressing," Saltzman said, so she and Margolin took the opportunity to discuss the 24-hour study space.Margolin said he "hope[s] that Mr. Burstein will be able to change internal opinions [within the University administration] and extend students' options" now that he has been informed of students' desires for the study space.Burstein said he is still considering whether the plan ? which currently allows for a 22-hour rather than 24-hour study space ? is necessary."I think the administration is supportive of making sure students have adequate study space," he said.

NEWS | 11/14/2004

Forbes College holds spelling bee

The air in the Forbes Black Box Theater was strained, hushed and slightly sour as George Schwartz '07 took the stage late Friday night.

NEWS | 11/14/2004

Bioethics class visits neonatal facility

Inside the neonatal intensive care unit of a Metuchen hospital, a jungle of machines surrounded a two-hour old baby gasping shallowly.

NEWS | 11/14/2004

Rushdie discusses impact of urban life on literature

Award-winning writer Salman Rushdie drew a capacity audience in McCosh Hall Thursday afternoon for a lecture titled "The Novel and the City," part of the Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies' Urban Reflections Lecture Series.Rushdie spoke for an-hour-and-a-half, discussing his native Bombay and its influence on his writing.The author of eight novels, Rushdie attracted worldwide attention in 1989 when Iran's Ayatollah Khomeni condemned his novel "The Satanic Verses" as sacrilegious and issued a fatwa ? a legal Islamic opinion on matters of religious belief ? against him.However, at the beginning of his talk, Rushdie cast the episode in a wryly humorous light.

NEWS | 11/11/2004

Frosh offered second chance to eat at clubs

Next week, the members of the Class of 2008 will be given another chance to sample dining at the eating clubs through "A Second Taste of Prospect," an event organized by the Inter-Club Council (ICC).The 351 spots offered to freshmen were filled up less than two hours after an email was sent, said Grant Gittlin '08, president of the freshman class.The popularity of "A Taste of Prospect," which occurred on Sept.

NEWS | 11/11/2004

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