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Second stomach bug outbreak hits Street, spreads after weekend club initiations

The Daily Princetonian

Second stomach bug outbreak hits Street, spreads after weekend club initiations

Late last week the University saw the beginning of its second outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in as many months, University Chief Medical Officer Dr. Daniel Silverman said.While it appeared initially like the outbreak may have been contained by Saturday afternoon, McCosh saw a resurgence of cases overnight Saturday into Sunday, admitting more than 20 students for symptoms that included dehydration, nausea, diarrhea and sometimes vomiting, Silverman said."University Health Services is responding to and treating these students to make sure they're well taken care of," Media Relations Specialist Patricia Allen said.While the current outbreak has affected more students than the episode at Colonial Club three weeks ago, the symptoms associated with the second outbreak have generally been less severe and subsided more quickly.

NEWS | 02/09/2004

Engineering school hosts forum to revitalize program

The Daily Princetonian

Engineering school hosts forum to revitalize program

The Engineering School will intensively implement a strategic planning initiative in the next two years as part of a long term project to define the future of the school and determine how it can reach its goals.The initiative, under the direction of Dean Maria Klawe, who was recently appointed to her position, was designed to be an inclusive opportunity, bringing together individuals from the Engineering School and other academic fields, as well as industry, government and other leading engineering schools.The initiative's goal is to identify a number of areas in which the school will commit to being a world leader, Klawe wrote in a report that will be presented to the University trustees."We are looking to take the school to the next level," said Sanjeev Kulkarni, associate dean of academic affairs and initiative leader.An important part of the initiative will be to determine what "the next level" means."We don't want to be defined by the US News and World Report.

NEWS | 02/09/2004
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Cancer drug developed by chemistry professor

The Daily Princetonian

Cancer drug developed by chemistry professor

A veteran of more than a half-century of research, Edward Taylor, professor emeritus of chemistry at the University, has discovered a cancer drug with tremendous potential for treating nearly all solid tumors.After 11 years of clinical trials, the drug, Alimta, was approved by the FDA yesterday, and will be available on the market in as few as two weeks.The FDA approved the use of Alimta in combination with another drug, cis-platin, for the treatment of mesothelioma ? a fatal type of lung cancer, which has been untreatable until now.The drug is administered intravenously for a ten-minute period only once every three weeks, making it perhaps the most convenient chemotherapeutic cancer treatment known.Six months ago, after 11 years of extensive clinical trials, Lilly, in cooperation with the FDA, made Alimta and cis-platin available for compassionate use ? meaning medically eligible patients could obtain the drug free of charge before it was officially approved.And thus far, results from many patients have been overwhelmingly positive.Patients report that they feel better, have much less pain and can return to leading normal lives, Taylor said."It is spectacularly effective in so many cases," Taylor said, "although it isn't a cure.

NEWS | 02/05/2004

Car mishaps fail to deter students from spreading campaign message

The Daily Princetonian

Car mishaps fail to deter students from spreading campaign message

Brian Jaffe '06 was rescued by a Hummer, Alexander Djerassi '06 by a cop. Julia Friedlander '06 and Rob Buerki '06 fought incompetent drivers with suspended licenses, and Shlomi Sher GS struggled with a cracked windshield.At times, it seemed as if the hardest part of campaigning in New Hampshire was the driving.MapQuest directions and an unrelenting determination to gather votes got Djerassi, Philip Van Stockum '06, Scott Shimp '06 and Melanie Wachtell '04 stuck on a snowmobile path in their Oldsmobile Aurora.

NEWS | 02/05/2004

Bicker process evolves as University grows

The Daily Princetonian

Bicker process evolves as University grows

From formal interviews to swallowing goldfish, stories about the Bicker process abound among sophomores who this week join one of Princeton's 11 eating clubs.While still a distinctive feature of Princeton social life, the role of eating clubs has changed significantly since the creation of the residential college system, increased dining and social alternatives and a more diverse student body.Yet the eating clubs serve as reminders of Princeton's past.

NEWS | 02/05/2004

Sophomore worries, waits for eating club decision

The Daily Princetonian

Sophomore worries, waits for eating club decision

The first weeks of Brandon Parry '06's second term are being spent waiting for answers.Today he'll find out if he got into his eating club of choice.In a few weeks, he'll know whether he'll be able to major in what he wants.For Parry, and many other students, the second term of sophomore year is a time of selectivity, reflection and anxiety.Parry, a student government representative, has only limited control over these answers.

NEWS | 02/05/2004

Singer to work half-time beginning spring 2005

The Daily Princetonian

Singer to work half-time beginning spring 2005

Beginning next year, Peter Singer, controversial bioethicist and tenured professor at the Center for Human Values, will spend only one semester a year at the University, electing to return to his native Australia each spring to spend time with family and friends.Singer said there was a "definite possibility" that he would have left the University had special arrangements not been made."I still feel very much attached to Australia, and so does my wife," Singer said.

NEWS | 02/05/2004

Why I chose Bicker: Searching for a new social experience

The Daily Princetonian

Why I chose Bicker: Searching for a new social experience

For sophomores, spring semester requires many decisions. One of them is whether, and how, to join an eating club."There are so many choices to make as a sophomore ? I'm deciding between four different majors and trying to figure out whether I should be an alternate RA next year or study abroad instead," Catherine Chou '06 said."Bicker seems like an added excitement, an added stress, and one of those choices that could really affect your time at Princeton."Chou chose to bicker Tower Club, one of Prospect Avenue's 11 eating clubs.The Bicker process varies as some clubs require bickerees to undergo a series of interviews, while others involve games and parties.Sophomores must weigh various club characteristics, including food, membership and location, when choosing one to join.Chou was particularly impressed with the food and "friendly and hospitable" members at Tower Club, two factors that influenced her decision to bicker.

NEWS | 02/04/2004

Tension mounts as developers seek approval

The Daily Princetonian

Tension mounts as developers seek approval

For 14 years, Borough officials have battled one of the downtown's largest commercial interests over a controversial development project.Now, the Borough Council is poised to approve the plans of Palmer Square Management to transform the unfinished Hulfish North parking garage on Paul Robeson Place into about 100 luxury condominiums.

NEWS | 02/04/2004

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