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Professors sound off on Putin's re-election, reforms

Professors sound off on Putin's re-election, reforms

The Russian presidential race ended with Vladimir Putin's landslide victory on March 14, ending weeks of international media speculation surrounding several unprecedented events.In early February a presidential candidate mysteriously disappeared and reappeared in Kiev, only to later drop out of the race.On Feb.

NEWS | 03/21/2004

Students abroad in Madrid react to terrorist attack

As Zinzi Bailey '06 left for class at Madrid's Universidad Complutense on March 11, her host's cleaning lady told her there had been a train bombing and that at least 30 people had been killed."I was completely horrified," Bailey said in a telephone interview.

NEWS | 03/21/2004

Bush, Kerry begin campaigning for 2004 presidential race

President Bush held his first rally of the 2004 campaign in Florida on Saturday, attacking Democratic nominee Sen.

NEWS | 03/21/2004

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

$1.6 million suit alleges gender discrimination

Editor's noteThe lawsuit that was eventually filed against the University was dismissed in November 2006 when a Court did not find evidential support for gender bias in the record, and the case did not go to trial.

NEWS | 03/21/2004

University insurer sues Apple

When Princeton firefighters determined that an Apple computer was the cause of a fire in Moffit Hall over two years ago, the University's insurance reimbursed the school for over $2 million.

NEWS | 03/11/2004

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

While seniors work, spring breakers party

Many University students on Saturday are planning to leave the stresses and sleeplessness of midterm week to embark on spring break 2004.

NEWS | 03/11/2004

Men's basketball to open NCAA Tournament in Denver on Thursday

Finally, the magic word flashed onto the screen.Sure, each member of the sizeable crowd gathered in the Rockefeller College common room Sunday evening had seen those nine letters spelled out millions of times before.

NEWS | 03/11/2004

Draw times released early by fluke

Michael Davenport '06 was working on a paper at 1:30 a.m. Thursday morning when he received an instant message from a friend containing an apology and a web address.

NEWS | 03/11/2004

With new offer, Doran awaits tenure decision

The Department of Near Eastern Studies will hold a meeting Friday to discuss the career of assistant professor Michael Doran GS '97, a well-liked scholar of the Middle East known for his post-Sept.

NEWS | 03/10/2004

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

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

Eating club members' e-mail lists create online forums

What could be a better use of a Princeton student's time than reading the fleeting and sometimes unusual thoughts of one's fellow eating club members?

NEWS | 03/10/2004

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

Princeton beats rival Penn in overtime game

PHILADELPHIA ? Head coach John Thompson '88 turned to the crowd and pumped his fist in the final seconds of overtime, summing up the perfect end to a near-perfect Ivy season.Thompson had every reason to celebrate.

NEWS | 03/09/2004

Bloom takes third in Maxim contest

Vail Bloom '04 has suddenly become a celebrity after placing third in Maxim magazine's Hometown Hotties contest.

NEWS | 03/09/2004

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

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

Rockman draws new spot at N.Y. fashion institute

To most University students, the name Adam Rockman is a familiar one. He's the man they love to hate ? the evil mastermind responsible for sticking you in that 100-square-foot double last year and the reason your email account is always over-quota.

NEWS | 03/09/2004

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