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Smoke free housing attracts record numbers

Smoke free housing attracts record numbers

Up from 209 upperclassmen last year, a record 418 students entered this year's smoke and substance free room draw, hoping to land one of the 84 allotted beds on campus.The results of the smoke free draw, as well as for all other preliminary draws ? including substance free, Spelman, independent and coop draws ? will be posted online tomorrow.No longer consisting of just the first floor of Brown Hall, smoke free housing now includes the tower entry and rooms 308-313 in Patton Hall, some of the most sought after rooms on campus.This change, as well as the steep increase in student interest, has raised suspicions about students' motivations for entering the room draw.Perla Amsili '06 admitted she entered the smoke free room draw even though she doesn't need to live in a smoke free environment."I decided to draw for smoke free housing because I want to avoid being wait-listed and possibly having to live off campus next year, like many juniors in the past," Amsili said.Tom Atwater '06 understands Amsili's actions and regrets his decision not to enter the smoke free room draw."You get to find out earlier where you'll be living next year and most likely get a great room," Atwater said.

NEWS | 02/18/2004

Weeren named Tilghman's speechwriter

President Tilghman named John S. Weeren, formerly a Mudd Manuscript Library archivist, as her new assistant and speechwriter yesterday.

NEWS | 02/18/2004

USA Today recognizes Miller '04, Tibbetts '04

Anthony Miller '04 and Michael Tibbetts '04 have been recognized nationally for outstanding academic achievement in science research at Princeton.The seniors will be among 60 students who serve on USA TODAY all-academic teams this year.

NEWS | 02/18/2004

Professor helps draft amendment

The proposed Federal Marriage Amendment, which aims to legally define marriage as an exclusively heterosexual union, moved into the forefront of national political discourse after the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled to allow gay marriage.

NEWS | 02/17/2004

'Long-beard' contest to raise money for Princeton squad

This St. Patrick's Day, members of the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad (PFARS) hope they will experience the luck of the Irish as they wrap up a six-week fundraiser sponsored by local restaurant the Alchemist and Barrister.This year marks the 24th anniversary of the Long Beard Contest in which the A & B raises money each year for a different nonprofit organization based in the Princeton area.Participants came to the restaurant clean-shaven in early February and paid a $25 entry fee for the chance to see if they could grow the longest beard by St.

NEWS | 02/17/2004

ROTC graduates face challenges overseas

The tension in the Middle East is not constrained by regional demarcations. It has, in fact, seeped into the lives of several Princeton alumni.Many of those Princetonians whose lives are most affected by the tension in Iraq and other areas of the world are alums of Princeton's Army ROTC program."In my opinion, we start with the most talented students in the nation," said Lt.

NEWS | 02/17/2004

U. debates early admit programs

While one in three high school students who applied early to the University was accepted into the class of 2008, those who applied regular decision will face an acceptance rate as low as six percent, if application rates remain relatively constant.Although she said "the University doesn't do anything based on U.S.

NEWS | 02/17/2004

Rare books curator reflects on libraries' past and future

"Let's start with a bit of history, shall we?" Curator of Princeton's rare books Stephen Ferguson asked.

NEWS | 02/17/2004

Freshmen look to advanced courses for new challenges

After a high school curriculum of Advanced Placement courses and other challenging courses, the typical freshman comes to Princeton expecting an atmosphere of unrestrained academic stimulation.

NEWS | 02/16/2004

Kaczynski shuns death penalty

David Kaczynski, brother of the Unabomber, spoke yesterday against the death penalty at a meeting hosted by the Princeton Coalition Against Capital Punishment in McCosh 10.Ever since turning his brother over to FBI agents in 1996, Kaczynski has become a vocal lobbyist for the abolition of capital punishment.Ted Kaczynski is serving four consecutive life sentences in an ultra-maximum security prison in Colorado for murdering three and injuring dozens of others."The death penalty has always been carried out under less than ideal circumstances," David Kaczynski said.Kaczynski said he believes that democracy is incompatible with the death penalty.

NEWS | 02/16/2004

PUDS worker charged with selling cocaine

An employee of Princeton University Dining Services was arrested while allegedly selling cocaine in South Trenton last Tuesday, according to newspaper reports and authorities.The Times of Trenton reported that police found over $100,000 of cocaine in the car and apartment of the employee, Carrie Mae Ward, 32, of Morrisville, Pa.Public Safety Crime Prevention Specialist Barry Weiser declined to name Ward but confirmed that a dining services employee had been arrested and said that the employee is probably going to be fired because she did not show up for work yesterday.She was already on a three-day suspension for poor attendance, he added."It looks like [the University is] proceeding with termination, because she didn't return to work," he said.A family member reached by telephone yesterday said Ward was still in jail.Ward was arrested at 4:45 p.m.

NEWS | 02/16/2004

Major housing changes coming

Sophomores and juniors examining their room draw options for next year may be surprised: Little and Edwards halls will not be available.Starting next fall, Little will become part of Rockefeller College and Edwards will house students from both Rocky and Mathey colleges.

NEWS | 02/16/2004

Students join Internet drive to help fight global poverty

A charity organization has found a way to combine one of college students' favorite activities ? spending time on the Internet ? with a cause that can change the lives of the world's poor.PovertyFighters.com, an Internet-based organization that, according to its website, is dedicated to "giving poor families the chance they need to work out of poverty," began its third annual Oxfam Collegiate Click Drive on Feb.

NEWS | 02/15/2004

Dining, social options extend beyond the Street

To anyone observing the ordeal of Bicker and pickups, eating clubs would seem essential to every sophomore's spring semester.

NEWS | 02/15/2004

Officials seek more high-level minorities

In 1964, then University-president Robert Goheen '40 made an historical appointment.Carl Fields, for whom the Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding is named, was appointed assistant dean of the college.

NEWS | 02/15/2004

Diallo's mother reflects on son's life at Fields Center dinner

As part of this year's Black History Month celebration, the Fields Center hosted its annual dinner on Friday.The evening featured a keynote speech by Kadiatou Diallo, the mother of Amadou Diallo, who was shot to death by four New York City policemen in 1999.A crowd of 40 attended the semi-formal, buffet-style dinner in Liberation Hall.The guests were greeted by Victor Davis '05 and Ayana Harry '05, co-chairs of the organizing committee.The Rev.

NEWS | 02/15/2004

University celebrates black heritage, culture

February is only half over yet the University has already held a number of events celebrating Black History Month and honoring historical and contemporary African Americans.Since October, Victor Davis '05 and Ayana Harry '05 ? co-chairs of the Black History Month 2004 organizing committee ? have been working with other students on the committee to put together a varied calendar of events. University's themeThe committee chose Celebrating the Diaspora Through the Arts as the celebration's theme this year."We've sought to celebrate some of the various cultures of the African diaspora through a lunchtime music series in Frist [Campus Center], a weekly film series, hosting a play 'The Meeting,' an awards dinner and a talent showcase amongst several other events," Harry said.Aside from the diaspora theme on campus, this year also marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v.

NEWS | 02/12/2004

'Carrot tops' no more, redheads unite

"Redhead attendance required, other hair colors encouraged," reads the email invitation announcing the Valentine's Day party of one of Princeton's newest minority student groups.Boasting the motto "Carrot tops are green, Einstein," the Princeton Redheads Society is in the process of becoming an official University club, planning a sunblock and skin cancer awareness drive and organizing various social events to reach out to and bring together redheads.The club's founders, Doug Rosenthal '04 and Ann Glotzbach '05, met earlier this year at the'Street,' where Glotzbach was sporting an Indian costume.

NEWS | 02/12/2004

Gloger '05 requests a sixth year

Former basketball star Spencer Gloger '05 confirmed Thursday that he plans to petition the NCAA for a sixth year of eligibility.

NEWS | 02/12/2004

New dean reaches out to greater student base

For Janet Lavin Rapelye, now in her first year as dean of admissions, complacency is no way to ensure that the University continues to attract a topflight applicant pool for its undergraduate student body each year."We are essentially reviewing every program and strategy to see what we can do better ? to see how we can reach students who might not have been thinking about Princeton," Rapelye said in an interview on Wednesday.The University remains atop the college rankings of publications like U.S.

NEWS | 02/12/2004

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