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Bloomberg gift funds ellipse dorm

Bloomberg gift funds ellipse dorm

One of the largest anonymous donations received by the University in the past 50 years comes from the family of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for the new ellipse dormitory, the University confirmed this week.The gift ? the amount of which remains undisclosed ? will partially pay for the $36 million dormitory on the southwest corner of campus.Until now, the Bloomberg gift remained a secret.

NEWS | 09/09/2004

Sprinkler installation complete in dormitories

This fall ? for the first time ? all occupied University dorms have sprinklers. A four-year old law enacted in response to a Seton Hall University dorm fire had prompted the University to accelerate the installation.The most recent installations occurred during spring and summer in 1903, 1901, Henry, Laughlin, and Lockhart halls.Passed on July 5, 2000, the state law was a response to the Jan.

NEWS | 09/09/2004

New sculpture garden provides Borough contemplative 'mecca'

Not far from Nassau Street, a vacant lot on Paul Robeson Place has been transformed over the summer into a "Writer's Block" ? a garden of sculptures created by teams of local writers, architects and builders.A project conceived of and implemented by a team of full-time volunteers from the Princeton area, the garden has 11 "follies," or structures that serve an aesthetic, rather than a practical, purpose.Many of the writers are University professors.Project Coordinator Peter Soderman describes the enterprise as a matter of seizing opportunity.

NEWS | 09/09/2004

Baehr '05 to campaign for Borough Council seat

After spending the summer working for the Bush administration in Washington, D.C., Evan Baehr '05 returned to campus this year intent on winning a seat on Princeton's Borough Council by defining his candidacy not by his Republican politics, but by his association with the University."The Council is not voting on abortion or war . . . it is voting on local issues, ordinances and on [issues pertinent to] local citizens," said Baehr, who is president of the College Republicans and former editor-in-chief of the Princeton Tory."Council members should not be seen as Democratic or Republican, but as pro-student or pro-resident," he said.And along that ideological spectrum, Baehr sees himself as squarely pro-student, citing his goal of further transparency in Council proceedings and his strong opposition to the proposed alcohol ordinance, which which would allow police to cite underage drinkers on private property.To win one of the two available Council seats, Baehr will have to defeat either Andrew Koontz or Roger Martindell, both Democratic incumbents.

NEWS | 09/09/2004

U-Store unveils refashioned layout

Every student, freshman to senior, makes the semiannual trek to the University Store soon after he or she arrives on campus.

NEWS | 09/08/2004

Princeton Votes aims to register students as election day nears

With fewer than 60 days before what many young people are calling the most important election of their lives, University students spanning the political spectrum are gearing up for rallies, debates and voter registration efforts to promote awareness and activism on campus.The presidents of the College Republicans and the College Democrats are joining forces with the USG to create Princeton Votes, a nonpartisan umbrella organization for voter registration and political activity.P-Votes, as the group is nicknamed, draws its manpower and funding from about 25 sponsors, including the Pace Center for Community Service, the Black Student Union and the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students."It's easier to combine forces and to coordinate it on several fronts," said co-chair Evan Baehr '05, who is running for a seat on the Princeton Borough Council this fall.P-Votes will be present at nearly 80 events in the weeks before the New Jersey Oct.

NEWS | 09/08/2004

Princeton-area lawyers file lawsuit against McGreevey

A federal judge could rule as early as next week on a lawsuit filed by two Princeton-area lawyers who want a special election to choose a successor for New Jersey Gov.

NEWS | 09/08/2004

Web posts prompt site reassessment

In response to a number of questionable comments posted on the Shades of Princeton website that make light of discrimination, the site's student founders might overhaul or scrap the online forum.While it is an independent website, the University has addressed its concerns to the founders and "at this point we do not anticipate it will be up or supported by the University this fall," Vice President for Campus Life Janet Dickerson said.Founded by several members of Sustained Dialogue ? a campus group that promotes discussion of social and racial issues ? the website was launched in April as a forum for students to share incidents of discrimination.According to Brian Kirk '06, a Sustained Dialogue director and one of the website's founders, the initial posts adhered to the forum's mission, but many of the later comments were "prejudicial and ignorant.""I never expected the length that some students would go to to subvert our cause.

NEWS | 09/08/2004

Eating clubs to host dinner for Class of 2008

When Princeton was still all-male and all eating clubs were bicker, students barely set foot into any of the clubs until they became members.

NEWS | 09/08/2004

New grading policy to take effect this year

As students returned to campus this week, they faced changes from new buildings to flashy orange proxes.

NEWS | 09/07/2004

Sophomore found deceased

Family and friends are mourning a 19-year-old sophomore found dead in her dorm room in Wilson College on Sunday, remembering a young woman with unlimited potential.Melissa Huang, of Mechanicsburg, Pa., was found Sunday afternoon in her 1939 Hall room by her parents and a custodian, the University said.Her parents, Leon Keng-Lock Huang and Sauling Huang, were visiting.The cause of the death remains unclear.Borough Police Chief Charles Davall said there were no signs of criminal activity or visible trauma to her body.The Mercer County medical examiner's office completed an autopsy on the body Monday after initial tests into the cause of death were inconclusive.Toxicology reports from the autopsy will not be available for eight to 12 weeks, said Angelo Onofri, a spokesman for the Mercer County prosecutor's office.He said the coroner had talked to the parents, who had returned home by Tuesday afternoon and did not wish to talk to a reporter.

NEWS | 09/07/2004

Princeton and Harvard top U.S. News ranking

Status-watchers rest assured: for the fifth straight year, Princeton tops U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.The annual rankings, released Aug.

NEWS | 09/07/2004

Freshmen seek their place on campus

Sept. 4 was move-in day, and Avery McGraw '08 faced a slight setback. The Westchester County, N.Y., native had just finished unloading the contents of her car into a small single in 1937 Hall.

NEWS | 09/07/2004

The new wars of ice cream

A giant jelly bean mosaic of Elvis Presley and floating neon polka dots are the newest additions to the storefronts on Nassau St.Ricky the Dragon, the official mascot of Ricky's Candy, Cones and Chaos, invites passersby to sample the shop's treats.This neighborhood-style candy shop, along with the Bent Spoon in Palmer Square, offers students two more reasons to venture outside the campus gates.

NEWS | 09/07/2004

As news of death spreads, campus seeks comfort, answers, counsel

Rumors immediately began to circulate among students when an ambulance and police cars pulled up to 1939 Hall in Wilson College early Sunday afternoon.As the day unfolded, students learned that a sophomore had died.

NEWS | 09/07/2004

Careers and Jobs

Princeton Career Services should be explored early on in your Princeton career. Getting internships your freshman summer will help exponentially later in your Princeton career and afterward.Career Services' website is helpful.

NEWS | 07/31/2004

More tips for freshmen

1. Don't wear the lanyards they give you for your keys around your neck.2. Do not stand anywhere around main campus (say frist) and ask, i'm lost, how do i get to forbes?3.

NEWS | 07/31/2004

How college life really is

Supposing the first thing you hear entering a dining establishment is, "Eww! There's no way I'm eating here," I imagine you'd agree you wouldn't be all too eager to eat in the establishment.In case of Hoagie Haven, however, that might not be true.There's no cheaper food factory in town!

NEWS | 07/31/2004

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