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Clubs agree to offer dry alternatives

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

Schools to offer better financial aid to low-income students

In response to the rapidly increasing costs of attending college, several universities are substantially modifying their financial aid policies to help low-income families meet the cost of tuition.

NEWS | 03/01/2004

Seniors vote blind for trustee

Despite the opposition of some candidates, students running for this year's Young Alumni Trustee position voted against campaigning or candidate statements in the primary election.

NEWS | 03/01/2004

Malkiel seeks more even major distribution

With some departments exploding in popularity and others struggling to find a single concentrator each year, the administration has acknowledged a problem regarding lopsided distribution of students among majors and has begun to seek a solution.After being asked this summer by President Tilghman to identify one change the University could make to improve the quality of undergraduate education, Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel has been looking into ways the school could encourage a more even distribution of students among departments, according to the Princeton Weekly Bulletin."I think there are ways of strengthening the course offerings and teaching at the introductory level in smaller departments," Malkiel said.

NEWS | 03/01/2004

Students' initiative drives business ahead

You know you're on to something when you refuse a million dollars and end up ahead. With the combination of a novel idea and a whole bunch of garbage, that's just what Tom Szaky '05, founder and CEO of TerraCycle, Inc., has managed to do.

NEWS | 03/01/2004

Appeal denied, Isenberg goes to Temple U.

Andrew Isenberg, a popular professor of history who was denied tenure by the University last year, has received a job offer ? with tenure ? from Temple University in Philadelphia, he confirmed on Monday.Isenberg, who received the President's Award for Distinguished Teaching in 2001, said he has accepted Temple's offer and will begin his work there in the fall."That's the [offer] I'm taking," he said in an interview, "I think Temple's a great job.

NEWS | 03/01/2004

Ivy Council probes tech challenge

Fifteen University undergraduates joined 160 other Ivy League students this weekend to study the effects of globalization on students at the Ivy Council's fourth annual Ivy Leadership Summit at Columbia University.The conference brought together real-world leaders and students to discuss some of the issues which will continue to face today's generation as it enters the workforce.The summit's theme was "Leading in the Age of Technology," and discussions focused on the domestic and international implications of economic and political policies.Eight prominent leaders in education, government and business spoke at this year's conference.Some of the more notable panelists included Steve Forbes '70, chief executive of Forbes Magazine and former University trustee, Nesreen Berwari, a member of the Iraqi Governing Council, Alan Brinkely, Columbia University's provost, and Jeffery Sachs, world-renowned author and expert on the economies of developing countries.The sustainable development panel, led by Forbes and Sachs, was one of the summit's most memorable events, said Jay Saxon '05 ? head University delegate to the conference ? because they argued for their different approaches to developing third world nations.Brian Lewandowski '05 said this difference of views made the panel particularly enjoyable."Usually panelists are in agreement, but in this one the two men were diametrically opposed," Lewandoski said.

NEWS | 02/29/2004

Studio exec reveals Hollywood secrets

When Marc Rosen '98 held up two magazines ? Variety and Hollywood Insider ? and asked if anyone recognized them, about half of the roughly 40 undergraduates in the audience raised their hands.Rosen, a senior executive at Heydey Films at Warner Bros., congratulated them, calling these publications required reading for anyone looking to break into Hollywood.Rosen shared his secrets about how to make it in the entertainment industry in a Friday lecture organized by the Princeton Film Foundation, Tigervision and the Office of Career Services.Though entertainment and Princeton are not typically said in the same breath, the talk's sponsors wanted interested students to have a shot in the movie business."The entertainment industry isn't a meritocracy," Rosen said.

NEWS | 02/29/2004

Event showcases wide array of talents

What do an opera singer, professional jazz saxophonist, break-dancing crew and two Pulitzer Prize winners have in common?

NEWS | 02/29/2004

Double the choices for twins attending college

Sean Effinger-Dean '06 never had much of his own space, even before he was born. While in the womb, his foot was jammed against his twin sister's face, leaving her jaw slightly pushed in for months after birth."It grew out after a while," he said, explaining, "I was a big baby ? we both were."Despite their pre-birth battle for space, the pair grew up close friends, sharing a knack for math and a love of musical theater.When it came time to pick a college, though, they knew they wanted to go their separate ways.

NEWS | 02/29/2004

Study abroad to expand programs

Though the University has a world-class international relations program at the Wilson School, when it comes to placing students in study abroad programs, the University struggles to convince students to leave campus.This spring semester, the University saw 111 students go abroad to join 11 students already abroad for the year, out of a total undergraduate student population of roughly 4600.

NEWS | 02/26/2004

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