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Four laptops stolen from Frist office during spring break

Four computers worth nearly $8,000 were stolen from the office of the Educational Technology Center in Frist Campus Center between March 5 and 8, authorities said."It's rare to have a multiple number of computers taken at the same time," said Duncan Harrison said, associate director of operations for Public Safety.The computers ? a silver IBM ThinkPad, a large-screen Dell, a white Apple iMac and an IBM notebook ? are valued at $7,645, according to a Princeton Borough police report.Office staff reported the burglary on Monday, March 8.

NEWS | 03/21/2004

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White House aide Bolten '76 manages president's budget

As senior White House aides go, Joshua Bolten '76, the man who puts together the budget of the president of the United States, is an awfully modest guy.When reminded that The New York Times last year reported that he "has his fingerprints all over 'just about every . . . domestic policy concocted in his powerful little corner of the West Wing,' " Bolten responded with the weary sarcasm of a man who has heard it all before."Geez, I'm surprised they left out international," he muttered.In fact, when the 'Prince' called his West Wing office for an interview last week, he professed surprise that his his alma mater's newspaper would want to talk to the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget and former deputy chief of staff."You guys must really be scraping the bottom of the barrel," he said. Life at the White HouseLike many White House staffers, Bolten constantly steers the topic of conversation away from himself and back to his boss, President George W.

NEWS | 03/11/2004

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D-Bar beats the Street for grads

While the Street lay largely dormant last Friday night ? generally the quietest of the weekend ? "Forever Young" was blaring to a packed crowd at that other ubiquitous Princeton drinking hole, the D-Bar.The D-Bar, or the Debasement Bar, so called because of its location in the basement of the Graduate College, is a nonprofit, student-run operation that provides a much-needed relaxation zone for graduate students every night from 10 p.m.

NEWS | 03/10/2004

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Township's new public library to feature more than books

The Princeton Public Library will move into its new home ? at the corner of Witherspoon and Wiggins streets, where its old structure was located ? on April 1.The library, currently housed in temporary quarters at the Princeton Shopping Center, will reopen within a new three-story building featuring state-of-the-art amenities and significantly more space than the old library."Before, we had a first-rate library in a second-rate building.

NEWS | 03/10/2004

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OIT plans to add wireless connections on campus

In today's technology-driven world, being "wired" is no longer necessarily a good thing.Instead, universities are working to make the switch from wired computer communications to wireless ones that allow students to surf the Internet and check email without having to plug their computers into an Ethernet jack.The University's wireless services are similar to most universities inside and outside the Ivy League, offering partial wireless coverage across campus."Princeton is about in the middle when looking at our progress at creating a 'wireless campus,'" OIT Director of Support Services Steven Sather, said in an email.

NEWS | 03/09/2004

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New novel speaks of identity, otherness

"I guess if you put a gun to my head, I'd say he writes about The Problem With Being Sort of Himself," Chang-rae Lee recited, "namely, the terribly conflicted and complicated state of being Asian and American and thoughtful and male."This is the voice of the protagonist Jerry ? describing the literary voice of his daughter's Korean fianc

NEWS | 03/09/2004

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Students suffer from sleep deprivation during midterm week

Students at Princeton are subject to a fast-paced life. The academic pressures, in addition to athletic and extracurricular commitments Tigers face while balancing a social life, often manifest themselves in a large number of sleep-deprived students.During midterm week this problem becomes more apparent because students have to attend classes and practices while turning in papers, attending review sessions and taking exams.

NEWS | 03/09/2004

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Purim celebration draws diverse crowd

"Well it's alright, it's okay, the Jewish folk are here to stay. We can eat any dish, matzoh balls, gefilte fish." Set to the tune of the Bee Gee's "Stayin' Alive" and sung by students in a wacky assortment of clothing, the lyrics filled a packed Center for Jewish Life during the Purim celebration Saturday night.This interpretive retelling of the story of Purim, organized by former CJL president Marc Grinberg '05 with selections from the "Disco Purim Songsheet," was just one part of the Purim Pre-game Party hosted by the CJL.Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from the clutches of the evil Hamen by the virtuous Queen Esther.

NEWS | 03/08/2004