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Controversial letters sent to Class of '94

Controversial letters sent to Class of '94

Cut-and-pasted pornography and a forged University document are only two parts of a drama facing the Class of 1994 and the University after several illicit mailings were sent to members of the class.Several months ago, a letter was sent to the Class of 1994 containing pornographic representations of several of their classmates, said four members of the class.After a second mailing ? on letterhead from the University's Alumni Counsel office and purportedly signed by General Counsel Peter McDonough ? the University began an investigation to determine the "origin of the letters and the extent of the mailing," University Counsel Clayton Marsh '85 said.

NEWS | 03/29/2004

Three left in senior class trustee race

The three finalists for this year's young alumni trustee position are seniors Eli Goldsmith, Rishi Jaitly and Corey Sanders.

NEWS | 03/28/2004

Isenberg case reveals discord, controversy

There was a knock at the door. He thought he had ? once and for all ? made it.It was November 2002.

NEWS | 03/28/2004

Baehr '05 seeks freedom of academic ideas with new club

A prominent campus conservative, Evan Baehr '05, the former editor of The Tory, is starting a program he says tries to protect ideological minorities, promote a range of opinions and encourage intellectual inquiry.Baehr has established the Princeton chapter of Students for Academic Freedom, a national, nonpartisan organization dedicated to promoting a diversity of opinions in higher education.

NEWS | 03/28/2004

Pourakis' personality charms all

Last summer, Virginia Pourakis '05 received a large, cylindrical package with a return address listing the sender as former Dean of Admission Fred Hargadon.

NEWS | 03/28/2004

Bush budget changes will not affect University

At a time when many college students across the country face the prospect of rising tuition, President George W.

NEWS | 03/25/2004

Penn appoints Mitchell as new vice president

University Vice Provost for Administration Joann Mitchell will serve as the next vice president and chief of staff for the University of Pennsylvania, officials there announced Thursday.

NEWS | 03/25/2004

Undergraduates return for graduate school

When George Reis '01 returned to the University last fall as a first-year doctoral student in the electrical engineering department, he noticed a few changes.

NEWS | 03/25/2004

Eisgruber files brief to resolve pledge case

When Francis Bellamy wrote the "Pledge to the Flag" in 1892, the now-ubiquitous wording was quite different than what children are familiar with today: "I pledge allegiance to my Flag, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all."The pledge, which underwent several major revisions ? including the addition of the phrase "under God" in 1954 ? now faces an ideologically-charged constitutional test at the Supreme Court.

NEWS | 03/25/2004

Wilson School to host annual colloquium

The second annual Princeton Colloquium on Public and International Affairs, to be held April 23 and 24, will address the significance of nongovernmental organizations in domestic and international relations across the globe.The event, titled "In the Service of All Nations?

NEWS | 03/25/2004

University researchers lead space tech developments with NASA's aid

If the space science community were the night sky, Princeton might just be the North Star. From the conception of space telescopes to rocket propulsion, the University has contributed seminal advancements to the study of space for decades.

NEWS | 03/24/2004

Eating clubs help the hungry homeless

Though life sometimes seems picture-perfect inside the Princeton bubble, things are not necessarily so just outside our doorstep.

NEWS | 03/24/2004

University to adopt new paper policy

University Provost Amy Gutmann approved a policy on Monday to switch all office-use paper to 100 percent post-consumer waste (PCW) recycled materials on April 1, up from the current 42 percent PCW paper.The policy was advocated by the Princeton Environmental Oversight Committee, a group established by President Tilghman in 2002 to monitor the University's relationship with the environment.According to many of the people involved in the passage of the policy, the move to all recycled paper is a small but important step for campus environmental policy, and will raise awareness for other issues Greening Princeton ? the main student group pushing for the change ? is pursuing.The University is ahead of the pack in adopting the 100 percent PCW recylced paper.It is, in fact, one of the first academic institutions in the country to make the switch, said Ilya Fischoff GS, a member of Greening Princeton.

NEWS | 03/24/2004

Forum addresses minority LGBT concerns

To examine the intersection between the issues of race and sexual orientation, the USG and the LGBT Peer Educators cosponsored a forum Wednesday night at Frist Campus Center."Students of color and LGBT persuasion know the reality," said Matt Margolin '05, USG president, during the event's opening speech.

NEWS | 03/24/2004

Life on the Street: Eating club officers reveal the perks of mansion-living

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a multi-million dollar mansion with a bunch of your best friends, where you could spend your days dining on food prepared by a professional chef and otherwise use the space to throw gigantic parties for hundreds of kids on a weekly basis?For a select few University students ? also known as eating club officers ? this dream is a reality.

NEWS | 03/23/2004

One-on-one with religion prof. Cornel West GS '80

As part of new series, the 'Prince' will feature interviews with prominent people on campus. Religion professor Cornel West GS '80, is today's feature.Prince: What is your favorite food?West: Potatoes.P: What one book do you think everyone would benefit from reading?W: The Book of Job.P: What one piece of music do you think everyone would benefit from listening to?W: John Coltrane, My Favorite Things P: What is your favorite way to relax?W: Reading.

NEWS | 03/23/2004

Alumni donations on the rise

Annual Giving, the University's flagship fundraising campaign, has collected more donations this fiscal year than at the same point last year, University officials said Monday."It's encouraging to be ahead, but it's sort of like having a two-run lead in the seventh inning," said Bill Hardt '63, director of the Annual Giving.

NEWS | 03/23/2004

Panel explores black-Jewish relations

Two highly regarded professors of cultural studies, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., of Harvard University, and Murray Friedman of Temple University, led a public discussion Tuesday night on African American-Jewish American relations.The McCosh 50 event marked the beginning of "Black-Jewish Relations Week," a project organized by the Princeton Committee on Prejudice."I think that horizontal discrimination between minority ethnic groups is overlooked sometimes and it's important that we're calling people's attention to this issue," said Lauren Phillips '04, moderator of the discussion.The audience was a racially diverse group, primarily of non-students.Both professors spoke of the particular, peculiar relationship between blacks and Jews."Black America needs allies more than it needs absolution," said Gates, chair of the African and African-American studies department at Harvard.

NEWS | 03/23/2004

Restoration efforts underway for Firestone facade

The face of Firestone Library is looking drastically different this spring, its usually prim fa

NEWS | 03/23/2004

Tilghman hosts her first town hall for students

In a wide-reaching discussion Monday on the University's future, President Tilghman pledged to keep all main University buildings within a 10 minute walk from the center of campus, praised the coming four year residential college as a third option for undergraduates and reaffirmed her commitment to improving the engineering school and expanding the University's creative arts program.

NEWS | 03/22/2004

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