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Malkiel outlines plan for small departments

Malkiel outlines plan for small departments

The University is now making clear the steps it plans to take to combat the trend of a large number of students concentrating in a small number of majors.Last spring, Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel began implementing a program to diversify undergraduates' choices of majors.Politics, history, economics, English and the Wilson School consistently rank as the five most popular departments.

NEWS | 11/11/2004

McNamara criticizes nuclear policy

Robert McNamara, secretary of defense during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the escalation of the Vietnam War, condemned the nuclear policies of the United States and NATO in a Thursday lecture in Dodds Auditorium."What is shocking is that today, 15 years after the end of the Cold War, basic U.S.

NEWS | 11/11/2004

Campus speculates on impact of Arafat's death

The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat stirred the minds and hearts of University professors and students interested in the Middle East.The 75-year-old leader died in Paris after a serious illness and his body arrived in Cairo for a memorial service Thursday afternoon.

NEWS | 11/11/2004

Architecture school to honor Geddes for lasting contribution

On Saturday, the University's School of Architecture will honor one of its former deans and a leader in the field, Robert Geddes.

NEWS | 11/11/2004

Clarke speaks on Bush's foreign policy

Richard Clarke, a former adviser to President George W. Bush's National Security Council who made headlines with his staunch criticism of the administration's foreign policy, continued to impugn the country's foreign policy course at a lecture on campus Wednesday.Dodds Auditorium was filled to capacity and the event was simulcast in two locations within Robertson Hall.Clarke critiqued the current administration's policy in Iraq and called for a renewed focus on reconstruction.Dean of the Wilson School Anne-Marie Slaughter GS '80 introduced Clarke with an emphasis on his contribution to current political thought."If you don't know who Richard Clarke is . . . you obviously haven't read anything for the past six months," Slaughter said.Clarke said there is a difference between the War on Terror and the War in Iraq.

NEWS | 11/10/2004

Tilghman to address stem cell symposium

New Jersey became the second state to allocate public funds for the development of stem cell research after Gov.

NEWS | 11/10/2004

Coalition for Peace Action to host annual conference

The Princeton-based Coalition for Peace Action, a grassroots organization dedicated to the abolition of nuclear weapons and international peace, will celebrate its 25th anniversary with events this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.Several events lead up to the 25th Annual Conference and Interfaith Service for Peace on Sunday in the University Chapel.

NEWS | 11/10/2004

Student gamers ecstatic over release of 'Halo 2'

Campus video game enthusiasts were thrilled by Tuesday's release of Xbox's "Halo 2" ? the sequel to the bestselling Xbox first-person shooter "Halo," which has sold an estimated $149 million in copies since November 2001, according to the Associated Press."I was waiting for [Tuesday's] release for almost a year," Arjun Reddy '08 said.Microsoft estimated first day sales of "Halo 2" at 2.4 million copies, which places the game among the bestselling ever over a one-day period, according to the AP."'Halo' is a video game that takes over one's life.

NEWS | 11/10/2004

BC politics professor: 'New Deal unraveling'

Boston College political science professor Alan Wolfe discussed contemporary trends in American conservative thought during a Wednesday night lecture in McCosh Hall.Entitled "How Conservatives Came to Think Small," the lecture focused on the significance of contemporary conservative thinkers who sympathize with the Civil War-era South and favor a strict interpretation of the Constitution.He said these thinkers reject the trends toward equality and "national citizenship" initiated by the 13th through 15th amendments, and favor state rather than federal control of economic institutions.Wolfe began by talking about controversial former Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork, who favored a strict constructionist reading of the Constitution, and moved on to a discussion of conservative writers who follow in the tradition of 19th century South Carolina Senator John Calhoun.He said both men represent ideologies that are "important strain[s] in contemporary conservatism."He added that, with the recent reelection of a Republican White House and Congress, the U.S.

NEWS | 11/10/2004

Study rooms' ethernet ports still inoperable

With the academic year well under way, ethernet ports in several study rooms in Forbes College, the Ellipse Dormitory and Witherspoon, Little and Buyers halls still do not work."We did some checking, and a number of data ports aren't working and have probably never been turned on," Director of Housing Tom Miller said."We're still trying to get the exact data on this, so we can figure out what the cost is going to be," Miller added.

NEWS | 11/10/2004

Applicants undeterred by changes

As colder weather and falling leaves mark the changing of autumn into winter on campus, they also herald the annual slew of applications to the University from high school students throughout the United States and the world.Clutching a plastic U-Store shopping bag, Zoe Silverman, a prospective applicant to the Class of 2009 from Los Angeles, emerged from the University admissions office on Monday, enthused about her visit."It's one of the most beautiful campuses!" she said.Kalistyn Lemke, of Salinas, Calif., was just as keen on the University after taking an Orange Key campus tour."All the history is pretty exciting . . . [the campus] is gorgeous!" she said.The University attracts many applicants like Silverman and Lemke because of its academic reputation and its beautiful campus."I mean, it's a great school," Lemke said.Anna Phillips, a prospective student from Pennsylvania, also said she was impressed with the University's strong academic curriculum ? especially the Creative Writing Program.She cited Princeton's ability to attract distinguished faculty members, such as Toni Morrison and Joyce Carol Oates, as a motivation for applying."I don't necessarily need to take a class with these [professors] . . . but if [they] are drawn to the school, there is more of a culture that is focused on creative writing," Phillips said.

NEWS | 11/10/2004

Former Secretary of State Shultz '42 defends Bush actions

The University's Whig-Cliosophic Society presented former Secretary of State George Shultz '42 with the James Madison Award for Distinguished Public Service on Tuesday.Shultz addressed students in McCosh 10, urging them to seek "the road not taken" and remember that diplomacy achieves change most effectively when supported by strength.Shultz defended the Bush administration's doctrine of preemptive warfare and the United States' involvement in Iraq."If you attack ahead, you are highly reliant on intelligence and we know how hard it is to be accurate," he said.

NEWS | 11/09/2004

Sex expert Dr. Ruth Westheimer advocates condom availability

University students got a big treat in a small package Tuesday. Standing atop two stacked red crates, the four-foot-seven-inch world-renowned psychosexual therapist Ruth Westheimer spoke to students about sexual literacy.More popularly known as "Dr. Ruth," Westheimer discussed abortion, homosexuality and her experience as a therapist.During her speech, Westheimer said people should always stick to their moral values when making decisions about having sex.She said individuals should "not to be pressured by others into having sex just because 'everyone else is doing it.' It should be by choice."Respect for all sexual preferences, including homosexuality, should be a universal value, she added.Westheimer said she believes abortion should be legal, but "only be used in instances of contraceptive failures."She said condoms should be made available on campus ? they should be free and put in private places."They should be put in boys' and girls' bathrooms where there is privacy, not in places like the dining halls where people can see who's taking them," she said.Westheimer also interacted with students in a less formal setting at a special dinner following the event in Wu Dining Hall.The lecture was sponsored by the Women's Center and Class of 2005."We were really excited that she would be on campus," said Azalea Kim '05, senior class president.

NEWS | 11/09/2004

Just passing through: Filmmakers ride Segway across country

NEW BRUNSWICK ? Just four twenty-somethings, a dog, the open road ? and a Segway.This is "America at 10 mph," the cross-country journey of one man on a Segway Human Transporter ? an upright, battery-powered scooter ? and his documentary team.The two founding members of the team, Hunter Weeks and Josh Caldwell, quit their jobs in web marketing two years ago to pursue filmmaking.

NEWS | 11/09/2004

Task force calls for changes to health services

In its final report Tuesday, the University's Task Force on Health and Well-Being recommended renovating and expanding Dillon Gymnasium and McCosh Health Center, enlarging the University Health Services (UHS) staff and improving child care facilities.The task force also suggested increasing the Student Health Plan fee by between $300 and $400 ? of which $50 would cover changes in service offerings and $250 to $350 would fund new staffing needs.

NEWS | 11/09/2004

Princeton Future to study downtown

Princeton Future, a nonprofit community organization dedicated to preserving the history and appearance of the downtown area, is launching an effort to examine the redevelopment and preservation of key sites on Witherspoon Street.The six-month undertaking seeks to compile residents' opinions on future development.

NEWS | 11/09/2004

Glaude cites 'problems' of current United States educational system

Associate professor of religion and African American studies Eddie Glaude Jr. discussed the troubles with the U.S.

NEWS | 11/09/2004

Dangerous spam virus hits campus

OIT alerted University network users Monday about a virus outbreak, which may compromise infected computers and overload the University's mail server.Dan Oberst, director of OIT's Enterprise Infrastructure Services, said about 250 computers across campus have been infected.Compromised computers spread the infection by sending out mass emails, which contain links to the virus.OIT has been working to stop the infection, which was detected around 3:00 p.m.

NEWS | 11/08/2004

Students report undergraduate satisfaction

The Council on the Princeton University Community (CPUC) gathered Monday to hear Vice Provost Jed Marsh present the results of the Princeton Experience Survey, a comprehensive look at undergraduate and graduate academic and campus life.The survey found that students generally have positive experiences with academics, resources and faculty, but are frustrated with diversity and housing issues.Marsh said he views the survey as "a tool to look at how students perceive their time at Princeton," and to gauge what areas of student life the University can improve and what recommendations it should make to relevant departments and groups.The web-based survey focused on students' experiences through a combination of free response and multiple choice questions.

NEWS | 11/08/2004

Sex magazine to debut at BU

Since a group of Harvard University students announced last year that they would be creating a college magazine about sex, featuring nude photography of Harvard students, others have turned to follow suit.Students at Boston University (BU) recently announced that they would be starting their own sex magazine, called Boink, made by and for BU students.According to the Boston Globe, the debut issue of Boink is planned for January, and will be even more explicit than the Harvard publication.In an interview with the Globe, Boink founder Alecia Oleyourryk said "her magazine would be pornography."Boink staff members were unwilling to comment on further details of their plans.But the reaction of Boston University administrators was clear.

NEWS | 11/08/2004

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