The war with Iraq and homeland security are some of the hot-button issues of the Democratic primary.
Last night John Stossel '69, co-anchor of ABC's 20/20, spoke at the U-Store about his new book "Give Me a Break."'Prince' senior writer Natasha Degen sat down with Stossel afterwards to discuss his experiences at the University and personal philosophy.'Prince': In your book, you described coming into your philosophy as an individual process.
The Council of the Princeton University Community met yesterday to discuss reports from the LGBT student services coordinator and the Task Force on Health and Well Being.
When Bebe Crosby Hanes '75, co-president of her class, learned from a friend last summer that Gov.
Late last week the University saw the beginning of its second outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in as many months, University Chief Medical Officer Dr. Daniel Silverman said.While it appeared initially like the outbreak may have been contained by Saturday afternoon, McCosh saw a resurgence of cases overnight Saturday into Sunday, admitting more than 20 students for symptoms that included dehydration, nausea, diarrhea and sometimes vomiting, Silverman said."University Health Services is responding to and treating these students to make sure they're well taken care of," Media Relations Specialist Patricia Allen said.While the current outbreak has affected more students than the episode at Colonial Club three weeks ago, the symptoms associated with the second outbreak have generally been less severe and subsided more quickly.
Borough Police dropped charges against former Tower Club president Cullen Newton '04 on Jan. 26.Newton, who was charged on Dec.
The Engineering School will intensively implement a strategic planning initiative in the next two years as part of a long term project to define the future of the school and determine how it can reach its goals.The initiative, under the direction of Dean Maria Klawe, who was recently appointed to her position, was designed to be an inclusive opportunity, bringing together individuals from the Engineering School and other academic fields, as well as industry, government and other leading engineering schools.The initiative's goal is to identify a number of areas in which the school will commit to being a world leader, Klawe wrote in a report that will be presented to the University trustees."We are looking to take the school to the next level," said Sanjeev Kulkarni, associate dean of academic affairs and initiative leader.An important part of the initiative will be to determine what "the next level" means."We don't want to be defined by the US News and World Report.
Rush Holt ? rocket scientist, House Intelligence Committee member and congressman for the University's district ? introduced a resolution of inquiry Jan.
Dozens of Princeton students headed north during intersession to support their candidates in the New Hampshire Democratic primary.
MANCHESTER, N.H. ? Driving to Gen. Wesley Clark's election night party in New Hampshire Jan.
Brandon Parry '06 woke up at 9 a.m. on Friday after a restless night's sleep. He waited anxiously, staring at the door and jumping each time someone knocked.
With the completion of the bicker and sign-in process, Tower, Ivy and Cap emerged as the most popular bicker clubs.
Pauly Rodney '00 thought his life was complete when he met political strategist Mike McCurry '84.
It all began when a group of freshmen sat watching a football game last fall. Disappointed by the low student attendance, they commented to each other that they hoped more people would come out for the basketball season.
MANCHESTER, N.H. ? "This is the worst," volunteer Julia Friedlander '06 said cheerfully as she held up Wes Clark signs outside a polling station in Derry, N.H.
A veteran of more than a half-century of research, Edward Taylor, professor emeritus of chemistry at the University, has discovered a cancer drug with tremendous potential for treating nearly all solid tumors.After 11 years of clinical trials, the drug, Alimta, was approved by the FDA yesterday, and will be available on the market in as few as two weeks.The FDA approved the use of Alimta in combination with another drug, cis-platin, for the treatment of mesothelioma ? a fatal type of lung cancer, which has been untreatable until now.The drug is administered intravenously for a ten-minute period only once every three weeks, making it perhaps the most convenient chemotherapeutic cancer treatment known.Six months ago, after 11 years of extensive clinical trials, Lilly, in cooperation with the FDA, made Alimta and cis-platin available for compassionate use ? meaning medically eligible patients could obtain the drug free of charge before it was officially approved.And thus far, results from many patients have been overwhelmingly positive.Patients report that they feel better, have much less pain and can return to leading normal lives, Taylor said."It is spectacularly effective in so many cases," Taylor said, "although it isn't a cure.
Brian Jaffe '06 was rescued by a Hummer, Alexander Djerassi '06 by a cop. Julia Friedlander '06 and Rob Buerki '06 fought incompetent drivers with suspended licenses, and Shlomi Sher GS struggled with a cracked windshield.At times, it seemed as if the hardest part of campaigning in New Hampshire was the driving.MapQuest directions and an unrelenting determination to gather votes got Djerassi, Philip Van Stockum '06, Scott Shimp '06 and Melanie Wachtell '04 stuck on a snowmobile path in their Oldsmobile Aurora.
From formal interviews to swallowing goldfish, stories about the Bicker process abound among sophomores who this week join one of Princeton's 11 eating clubs.While still a distinctive feature of Princeton social life, the role of eating clubs has changed significantly since the creation of the residential college system, increased dining and social alternatives and a more diverse student body.Yet the eating clubs serve as reminders of Princeton's past.
The first weeks of Brandon Parry '06's second term are being spent waiting for answers.Today he'll find out if he got into his eating club of choice.In a few weeks, he'll know whether he'll be able to major in what he wants.For Parry, and many other students, the second term of sophomore year is a time of selectivity, reflection and anxiety.Parry, a student government representative, has only limited control over these answers.
Beginning next year, Peter Singer, controversial bioethicist and tenured professor at the Center for Human Values, will spend only one semester a year at the University, electing to return to his native Australia each spring to spend time with family and friends.Singer said there was a "definite possibility" that he would have left the University had special arrangements not been made."I still feel very much attached to Australia, and so does my wife," Singer said.
