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Dean Williams takes edge off senior thesis with donuts, wit

Dean Williams takes edge off senior thesis with donuts, wit

Dean Richard Williams strives to bring zest, spunk and excitement into the lives of seniors furiously working out the kinks of their dreaded senior theses."I skulk about the 4th floor in West College . . . I will bombard you throughout the year with reminders of important deadlines," wrote Associate Dean of the College Williams in his introductory email to the senior class.Williams is beginning his 30th year as adviser to the senior class.To ensure that seniors do not ignore mass emails containing important information, Williams has adopted many attention-grabbing strategies.

NEWS | 09/30/2003

Q&A: Carolyn Abbate

Carolyn Abbate, acting department chair of the music department, has been teaching at the University since 1982.

NEWS | 09/30/2003

Green, Democrat face off for mayor

In this November's election, two candidates are vying to replace longtime Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed, who is retiring at the end of the term.Democratic Borough Councilman Joseph O'Neill and Green Party member Steven Syrek will face off in a contest that features no Republican candidate.O'Neill has served two years on the Borough Council and previously sat on the Princeton Regional Planning Board.

NEWS | 09/30/2003

Students react to Bowen's talk on athlete admissions

Last Thursday's talk by former University President William Bowen GS '58 on athletics in higher education has sparked varied response from Princeton student-athletes.Bowen argues that recruited Ivy athletes enter college with "weaker credentials and tend to underperform academically, [and] increasingly they are seen on campuses as a group apart from their classmates."He also claims that recruited athletes enjoy an admissions advantage over their nonathletic peers, resulting in schools having to turn away many talented students.Flyers in student mailboxes and a recent article in The Daily Princetonian about Bowen's book incited many student-athletes to attend Bowen's talk."I liked the hype for the event ? it allowed me to debate the issue with my eating club and roommates," said Kate Reid '04, a Wilson School major and runner on the women's varsity cross-country team.Reid said she is "seriously offended by Bowen's findings" and like many other athletes, finds Bowen's argument to be biased and unconvincing."I do not believe that a capella groups, eating club officers, 'Prince' editors and USG officials have a smaller proportion of students underperforming academically than athletic teams," Reid said.Alexis Tingan '05, a member of the men's varsity track team, said, "Bowen's statistics are valid but are interpreted in a way that incriminates coaches, athletes and teachers."Chanel Lattimer '05, a Varsity Student-Athletic Committee and women's varsity track team member, said she did not appreciate Bowen's generalizations about athletes."A lot of my friends are not athletes, and it is natural for athletes to spend time with their teammates because of the time commitment," she said.Instead of accepting a scholarship at Wake Forest University, Lattimer decided to attend Princeton because of its academic reputation.

NEWS | 09/30/2003

Bioengineering society holds first meeting

A new society at Princeton dedicated to bioengineering held its first event of the year yesterday, a Bioengineering Colloquium.At the gathering, four faculty members from different departments gave a brief taste of their current research and possibilities in the field."From what we've seen, bioengineering is a field that is very diverse, with a lot of implications for the next 20 years," said Brian Greenwald '04, society president and founder.The society aims to provide opportunities for students to expand their knowledge of bioengineering.

NEWS | 09/30/2003

Said '57, noted Palestinian advocate, dies at age 67

Princeton alumnus Edward Said '57, one of the country's most ardent advocates of Palestinian causes and a distinguished scholar of comparative literature and cultural studies at Columbia University, died Thursday at age 67.

NEWS | 09/29/2003

CPUC discusses health task force, Pequod packets

The new University task force on health and wellness declared yesterday at a meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community that it would be seeking ways to determine which health measures are needed for students, faculty and staff.At the CPUC's first meeting of the year, Provost Amy Gutmann, the chief budget officer, also said that the University has had to increase its financial aid budget to stay put with growing financial need among famliies.

NEWS | 09/29/2003

Clubs conclude fall Bicker, welcome new members

Cap and Gown, Ivy and Tower clubs accepted new members this weekend after closing out a fall Bicker week that saw the return of Tower's fall Bicker process.Ivy accepted 15 of 40 Bickerees, and Tower accepted 23 of 31 Bickerees, club officials said.

NEWS | 09/29/2003

Wilson School program to educate campus on AIDS

The University has created a new program ? the Princeton AIDS Initiative (PAI) ? to respond to the worldwide AIDS epidemic.PAI will host speakers, including Patricia Siplon on Oct.

NEWS | 09/29/2003

Political scholar Jaffa defends moral foundation of government

The American republic must be understood as an attempt to promote moral ends, political scholar Harry Jaffa said yesterday."The principles of the social contract are a means by which not only the authority of the people, but the authority of God becomes the authority of the law," said Jaffa, professor emeritus of government at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, Calif.The comments came in the inaugural lecture of this year's America's Founding and Future series, which is sponsored by the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions.

NEWS | 09/29/2003

Women needed in science, study says

The University issued a report yesterday saying it needs to try harder to hire women in the sciences.

NEWS | 09/29/2003

Students rally behind Democratic candidates

With the general presidential election more than a year away, the University has started gearing up for the primary season.

NEWS | 09/29/2003

Jennifer Weiner '91: Best-selling author's work heads to the big screen

Think Cameron Diaz posing as a Princeton undergraduate, sleeping on the C-floor of Firestone and attending poetry class in McCosh could never happen?

NEWS | 09/29/2003

Twenty-nine freshmen vie for class officer positions

At the stroke of midnight Sunday, the Class of 2007 began voting for its student officers.Twenty-nine freshmen are vying for the positions of president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and social chair of the class.These candidates have plastered colorful fliers on the bulletin boards of residential colleges, dining halls, and academic buildings all over campus."The fliers are basically the freshman class's only conduit by which to become acquainted with the candidates," Lia Yu '07 said.Freshmen run for class office only weeks into classes, before they necessarily know those who might vote for them.While some candidates try to meet potential voters by moving from table to table in residential college dining halls, most rely solely on the posters distributed throughout the campus.Many posters include catchy phrases, such as that of presidential hopeful Meka Asonye '07: "If you want a great year, click the checka, vote for Meka!"Even for those who live in Forbes College, there are ways to campaign effectively to meet fellow freshmen in all of the colleges.Treasurer candidate Jean Yin '07 said she made two different kinds of fliers, one for the tight-knit community in Forbes and the other for the rest of the campus.Many of the candidates said they thought competition in the election has remained amiable.Elle Kennedy '07, who is running for secretary, has a friend running for the same office.

NEWS | 09/28/2003

Famed Index of Christian Art attracts visitors to University

McCormick Hall houses the largest archive of medieval art in the world. Who knew? Not many of the people who dash past it every day.Since its inception in 1917, the University's Index of Christian Art has catalogued art from second century A.D.

NEWS | 09/28/2003

Afghan president charters school at University event

Afghanistan Interim Government President Hamid Karzai advocated continued cooperation between Afghanistan and the international community in a speech addressed to the University community Friday, citing extremism and terrorism as common enemies of both Afghanistan and the United States."Of our experience in Afghanistan the past two years, I have come face to face with the cooperation of civilizations," Karzai said in Richardson Auditorium.

NEWS | 09/28/2003

Despite costs, some students elect to live off campus

Roland Eavey '04 is throwing a party.This is not just any party ? he has invited nearly 100 close friends and acquaintances to stop by and has spent the afternoon preparing a lavish feast of lobster and shrimp in his spacious, modern kitchen.One hundred guests?

NEWS | 09/28/2003

Kiesling criticizes foreign policy of Bush White House

J. Brady Kiesling ? formerly a senior officer in the U.S. State Department ? addressed the Princeton Middle East Society last night, arguing that if the United States is to win the war on terror, it must first restore its legitimacy in the eyes of the rest of the world."Neoconservatives insist that legitimacy is nice, but power is all we need.

NEWS | 09/28/2003

'04 meet '07: Senior/frosh dance brings classes close together

For the class of '04, social life at Princeton may seem a little stale. The eating clubs, parties, and even DJ Bob begin to lose their novelty over time.

NEWS | 09/25/2003

German foreign minister Fischer cancels speech unexpectedly

Late Wednesday evening the University received word from the German government that Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer had to cancel his talk at Princeton scheduled for yesterday evening.Politics professor Wolfgang Danspeckgruber said Fischer was recalled to rally domestic support for German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's health care package, which will be debated and voted on in the German legislature this week and next.He said senior politicians in Germany decided Fischer's return was necessary because of the chancellor's decreasing political support.In last week's state elections in Bavaria, Schroeder's Social Democratic Party received about 20 percent of the vote, leading to a bitter defeat at the hands of Gov.

NEWS | 09/25/2003

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