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University inspires Waldron's second murder mystery in series

University inspires Waldron's second murder mystery in series

Could Princeton really be harboring a killer? This is the question posed once again by Ann Waldron in the recently-published "Death of a Princeton President," the second volume in her "Princeton Murders" series.In the series, Waldron writes of a Pulitzer-prizewinning investigative reporter coming to the University to teach "Literature of Fact," a popular humanities class."The Princeton Murders: Big Crime on Campus," the first novel in the series, was published in January 2003 and topped the U-Store's bestseller list last year.Though Waldron was quick to point out that "the characters [in the novel] are completely imaginary," she said she tried "to make it very accurate as far as the campus is concerned." She explained that she drew on her campus experience for descriptions.As a former senior administrator in the University's Office of Communications, Waldron also took classes for three years through the program in continuing education: "I took exams and turned in papers," she said.

NEWS | 03/08/2004

Students discuss threat of North Korean nuclear armaments

While stories about the Middle East have dominated international headlines the past year, the Korean Peninsula is not to be overlooked.

NEWS | 03/08/2004

Kennerly '04 misses chance to perform in Broadway's 'Rent'

Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes of fame became 15 when Princeton's Broadway hopeful lost her bid for a spot on "Rent."Though Aliza Kennerly '04 did not win the "Wanna Be in 'Rent' " casting search and the chance to appear in the Broadway show, she had the votes of her seven-year-old niece and six-year-old nephew.

NEWS | 03/07/2004

Soames leaves for USC, weakening philosophy dept.

Philosophy professor Scott Soames will be leaving next fall to teach at the University of Southern California.The announcement of his departure, after a 24-year career at the University, comes as one of a series of setbacks for the department this year, following professor Beatrice Longuenesse and lecturer Mark Greenberg's decisions to leave next fall.Soames, 58, specializes in the philosophy of language and the history of analytical philosophy.

NEWS | 03/07/2004

Men's hoops tournament-bound again

When the final buzzer sounded at the end of the men's basketball team's win Saturday night, the Tigers looked more like a team that had just won a visit to the dentist than one that had just clinched a trip to the NCAA tournament.But don't think the Tigers weren't thrilled.

NEWS | 03/07/2004

Meningitis exposure leads to no contractions

After a visitor was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis following a stay on campus, University Health Services has taken steps to guarantee the ailment does not spread to those at the University.Though the visitor ? a Boston resident and the younger sister of a University student and Ivy Club member ? did not display symptoms while on campus from Feb.

NEWS | 03/07/2004

Mind over matter: Jahn delves into engineering anomalies

Can the human mind influence random processes generated by a computer? For the past 25 years, researchers at the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research, under the direction of professor emeritus Robert Jahn '51, have sought the answer to this question.Their research suggests that the role of consciousness is not completely passive in physical reality.

NEWS | 03/04/2004

Allen to help select N.J. Sept. 11 memorial

When professor Stanley Allen became dean of the University's School of Architecture, he said he wanted the school to become more involved in the local New Jersey community.

NEWS | 03/04/2004

File sharing incurs heightened attention

Haven't seen the new controversial movie 'The Passion'? Just one week into its theatrical run, bootleg reproductions are available, complete with images of people walking in front of the screen.

NEWS | 03/04/2004

United World College enriches perspectives

Andre Veiga '07 is as international as one could possibly be. Born and raised in Portugal, he attended an International Baccalaureate high school in India and is now a student at Princeton.

NEWS | 03/04/2004

Clubs agree to offer dry alternatives

Under a new initiative approved by President Tilghman in February and signed by the eating club presidents on Thursday afternoon, the University will offer each of the 11 clubs about $2000 per semester to hold a party without alcohol on a Thursday or Saturday night.The agreement, known as the Prospect Initiative, translates to in between $30,000 and $60,000 annually in new anti-alcohol funding and will provide a party without alcohol each Thursday or Saturday night, to be hosted by the clubs on a rotating basis.

NEWS | 03/04/2004

Rifle team at home on the range

You'd think firing a rifle on campus would be an easy way to get attention. The Rifle Club, however, remains a virtually unknown team at the University.It's not for lack of success; the University's marksmen became the best in the Ivy League after defeating the University of Pennsylvania ? the only other Ivy with a rifle team.

NEWS | 03/03/2004

Bamn!, Peeps offer literary alternatives

"My day is not complete without sugar free jello, a stick of beef jerky, and six diet cokes," U-Council Chair Alison Arensman '04 quipped in response to a question posed by Kean Tonetti '06, founder of the new campus publication Peeps.Tonetti said she started Peeps to "test the theory that anyone at Princeton would have something interesting to say" when approached in casual conversation.Recently, a second new publication called Bamn!, edited by Brian Cochran '06, has appeared on campus.The University granted official recognition to both Peeps and Bamn!, saying that each offers a form of expression distinct from existing student groups.The idea for Peeps originated in a discussion between Tonetti and a friend in which the two mused over which students, professors and administrators they would most like to interview if given the opportunity.Since that time, Tonetti has compiled a simple set of questions and, on the Peeps website at www.princeton.edu/~peeps, posted answers she has received from interviews with a wide variety of people.Pointedly nonspecific, Tonetti's questions delve into people's eccentricities, "from the irreverent to the insightful, one peep at a time," according to the publication's website.Tonetti said the Peeps mission is to introduce faculty, students and alumni to one another in a more personal and accessible manner."We want to get a glimpse of peoples' personalities," Tonetti said.

NEWS | 03/03/2004

OIT fights e-mail virus outbreak

University OIT services have largely contained the computer virus that broke out earlier this week.

NEWS | 03/03/2004

House offers haven for visual arts professors

As students depart from their visual arts night studios at 185 Nassau Street, they leave preoccupied by homework, tired from three hours of class and intent on stocking up on food for a long night of work.

NEWS | 03/03/2004

'Passion' sparks debate on director's role

With ticket sales topping $100 million and congregations across the nation renting out movie theaters for special screenings of "The Passion of the Christ," the purportedly true-to-the-gospels documentary of the last 12 hours of the life of Jesus has stirred interest and controversy among the religious and nonreligious alike.A panel of University professors and religious figures not associated with the campus community discussed issues surrounding the film Tuesday in McCosh 50.They responded to the religious, cultural and historical questions that have emerged since the Ash Wednesday release of Mel Gibson's independent, foreign-language film.This film inspires individual piety, said religion professor Cornel West GS '80, "but issues of imperial power and state might, that have been behind anti-Semitism, were rendered less important."William Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, spoke in favor of Gibson, a personal acquaintance."I have never seen a more vicious and unethical assault on a filmmaker than on Mel Gibson in this film," Donohue said.

NEWS | 03/02/2004

Campus Dems lukewarm as Kerry secures lead

The cable news channels had billed it as a night of high political drama. The two leading Democratic candidates for president would square off in a sprawling, ten-state contest, a delegate-rich showdown that would likely determine the party's nominee.For once, the reality may have lived up to the hype.

NEWS | 03/02/2004

New e-mail virus hits campus

A new virus hit campus Tuesday afternoon, rapidly spreading through a series of randomly generated emails.

NEWS | 03/02/2004

'Daily Show' host to address seniors on Class Day

Jon Stewart, comedian and host of the "The Daily Show," has agreed to speak at this year's Class Day ? an annual event organized by the senior class officers which occurs the day before Commencement.Stewart "rose from the bunch of all the candidates because of his Princeton connection," said Class of 2004 President Eli Goldsmith.Stewart was raised in nearby Lawrence Township, and his brother is an alumnus of the University.

NEWS | 03/02/2004

More academic stars among fewer applicants

Though admissions applications for the Class of 2008 are down 14 percent, the academic quality of the overall applicant pool has actually increased, Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye reported.There were 13,659 applicants for regular decision this year, compared with 15,725 regular applicants for the Class of 2007.However, Rapelye said the absence of weaker candidates accounted for the decrease in applicants."Based on the quality of the reads that we've done so far, it appears that we have fewer students at the bottom of the pool," Rapelye said.

NEWS | 03/02/2004

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