More than 1200 alumni, their families and guests are expected to attend Saturday's annual Alumni Day."[Alumni Day] is a celebration of the academic side of the University.
Secretary of State Colin Powell will speak in Richardson Auditorium at 10 a.m. this morning about "The New Security Environment," kicking off a daylong conference honoring the centennial birthday of diplomat George Kennan '25."I'm really excited to see if I can personally talk with the guy," said Jeanny Park '07, who will attend a reception for Powell before the Richardson speech."I really respect him, but there are some decisions the administration made that I'm not in accordance with, and I want to actually ask him about how he felt about it," she said.About 2000 students, faculty and staff entered a lottery held earlier this month to win tickets to see Powell.
The Bush administration has consistently been distorting the findings of scientific committees, ignoring their conclusions and otherwise mismanaging national scientific research to partisan political ends, a group of more than 50 scientists, including three University professors ? two of them Nobel Laureates ? said yesterday.The group included University physics professors Phillip Anderson and Val Fitch and geology and international affairs professor Michael Oppenheimer.Both Anderson and Fitch are Nobel Laureates and recipients of the National Medal of Science."When scientific knowledge has been found to be in conflict with its political goals, the administration has often manipulated the process through which science enters into its decisions," the statement read."This has been done," the statement continued, "by placing people who are professionally unqualified or who have clear conflicts of interest in official posts and on scientific advisory committees; by disbanding existing advisory committees; by censoring and suppressing reports by the government's own scientists; and by simply not seeking independent scientific advice."In an interview yesterday evening, Professor Anderson said that proper scientific advice is important to policy making.
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.
President Tilghman named John S. Weeren, formerly a Mudd Manuscript Library archivist, as her new assistant and speechwriter yesterday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"Let's start with a bit of history, shall we?" Curator of Princeton's rare books Stephen Ferguson asked.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
To anyone observing the ordeal of Bicker and pickups, eating clubs would seem essential to every sophomore's spring semester.
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.
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.
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.
