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2006 class officers form new student committees

2006 class officers form new student committees

The 2006 class government is altering its structure by organizing five student committees, each headed by a class officer and focusing on a specific class concern.The Alumni Relations, Social, Newsletter, Publicity, and Community Service/Color Wars committees will each comprise four to five members meeting once per week.The idea to form committees arose after the 2006 class officers devised a mission statement outlining their plans for the year.

NEWS | 10/07/2003

Conservative presents critique of feminist movement

When some people think of a feminist, they think of a left-wing, radical man-hater. In a recent poll, three out of four described the word "feminist" as an insult.

NEWS | 10/07/2003

Panel discusses rebuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan

A three-member panel discussed the reconstruction efforts in postwar Iraq and Afghanistan in Frist Campus Center yesterday afternoon.The members of the panel were Robert Finn, GS '78, former U.S.

NEWS | 10/07/2003

Campus responds to California recall as Schwarzenegger wins

Arnold Schwarzenegger has traveled through time ("Terminator"), given birth to a baby ("Junior") and has saved the free world a million times over (every other Schwarzenegger movie conceivable) and now he can add one more item to his resume: Governor of California.Gov.

NEWS | 10/07/2003

Semesters abroad bring new perspectives

Dune-jumping in South Africa's Red Desert, hillwalking in the Scottish Highlands or visiting ancient ruins in Jordan don't sound like typical spring break activities.

NEWS | 10/07/2003

University employee charged; student fight ends at hospital

A Princeton employee driving a University vehicle hit a moving vehicle and then two parked cars on Friday at about 4:15 p.m., according to a Princeton Borough press release.Kenrick Butler, 51, of Trenton, a delivery driver employed by the University, was charged with driving while intoxicated after Borough Police investigated the incident, according to the press release.Butler's case is set to be heard on Oct.

NEWS | 10/06/2003

Lecture series hosted by Fund for Reunion, LGBT

An organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Princeton alumni, students, faculty and staff called the Fund for Reunion ? and the University's LGBT Student Services ? recently launched a new series of 12 lectures about LGBT topics this year, known as the Fund for Reunion LGBTQ Lecture Series."The intent was to begin an annual series of lectures.

NEWS | 10/06/2003

Corrections

In an article in yesterday's Daily Princetonian, there were several errors regarding two separate events to be held this Saturday: the Inter-Club Council's upcoming "Street Fair" and the USG concert featuring George Clinton.The article misidentified those eating clubs that will participate in the street fair Saturday afternoon.

NEWS | 10/06/2003

Inn is in for '07 class government

After weeks of catchy posters, intense lunch table campaigning, smiles and platforms, the results of the Class of 2007 student government elections were announced yesterday.Freshmen voted P.G.

NEWS | 10/06/2003

Some clubs not participating in ICC Street fair

Despite uncertainty over the participation of Ivy and Cottage clubs, a street fair to improve the eating clubs' image among Borough residents is slated to go forward this Saturday.Cap and Gown, Charter, Colonial, Terrace, Tower and Quad clubs, as well as Tiger Inn, will offer food and carnival games in a street fair on Prospect Avenue.

NEWS | 10/06/2003

Sororities add 100 members

Though unrecognized by the University, four sororities on campus ? Delta Delta Delta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma and Pi Beta Phi ? concluded rush last Friday.About 140 girls started rush, but some dropped out leaving about 115 at the end of the week, said Hannah England '04, chair of the Panhellenic society on campus.She said roughly 100 new members joined sororities.The rush process takes four nights.

NEWS | 10/06/2003

Victoria Young Lanier '99: Role model makes music while making a difference

Though the Princeton campus provides the ideal backdrop for many clothing ads, Victoria Young Lanier '99 modeled with a famed clothing designer only after exiting FitzRandolph Gate.Lanier is one of 23 young adults who are promoting their causes through the Polo Jeans Company's Fall 2003 G.I.V.E.

NEWS | 10/06/2003

Dinky's future uncertain as bus option examined

It may soon be the end of the line for the University's beloved Dinky as New Jersey Transit and other local development agencies are looking to replace the commuter rail system along the Route 1 corridor."[New Jersey Transit] has been looking at transit alternatives for the Route 1 corridor," said operation research and financial engineering professor Alain Kornhauser, who specializes in transporation issues.

NEWS | 10/06/2003

Task force appointed to evaluate health services

A new task force started by President Tilghman will consider issues of health and wellbeing, including potential renovation of the McCosh Health Center and the restructuring of the scope of campus health services."For a university of Princeton's stature, with its caliber of students, staff and faculty, we deserve not only a state-of-the-art building, but a state-of-the-art state of mind in our medical services," said Nancy Newman '78, the University trustee who chairs the Board of Trustees' committee on health issues.The task force will look into supplemental health and wellbeing programs, as well as the extent to which the University should provide health care to faculty and staff.

NEWS | 10/06/2003

The Institute for Advanced Study

"And that would be an uninvited visitor," Georgia Whidden said, pointing to a Daddy Long Legs spider hanging onto the door frame of the entrance to Fuld Hall, the main building of the Institute for Advanced Study.Even for curious insects, it's tough to gain entry into the secluded think-tank known as "The Institute," located on Einstein Drive just beyond the Graduate College here in Princeton.

NEWS | 10/05/2003

Alcohol incidents increase this year

The number of students involved in incidents of intoxication illness during the first month of the school year increased to 17 this year ? up from 11 students last year ? according to Public Safety.During a two-week period last month, police issued 30 citations to students on Prospect Ave.

NEWS | 10/05/2003

New Fields Center director seeks to foster diversity

As the new director of the Carl A. Fields Center for Cultural Understanding, Makeba Clay said she is eager to work "with the campus at large on issues of equality and justice."Assuming the position left open by Heddye Ducree roughly six weeks ago, Clay is now at the helm of one of the sole institutions on campus dedicated to actively promoting and supporting various issues of multiculturalism and diversity."This is a place of inclusion, support, intellectual stimulation, and obviously, cultural understanding," Clay said of the Fields Center.Her office there ? accented by shelves and shelves of books ? is reflective of this diversity of interests and experiences.

NEWS | 10/05/2003

George Clinton to rock the Street in USG-backed concert

Editor's Note: A correction on this article has been published. Click here to view it.The USG last night finalized its plans for George Clinton's performance at Quadrangle Club, in conjunction with a community-inspired street fair this Saturday.

NEWS | 10/05/2003

Humanities Symposium woos promising high school students

Important as both are to university life, academics and athletics often seem like different worlds.

NEWS | 10/05/2003

Student entrepreneur club makes addition to business plan contest

The Princeton Entrepreneurship Club last week kicked off its sixth annual Business Plan Contest, which will differ substantially from previous years.Officers plan not only to revamp the Business Plan Contest, but also to launch an incubator that would provide startup capital or office space for Princeton student companies."We want to make the process more educational," said Jerome Ku '05, president of the Entrepreneurship Club.The club aims to redesign the workshops, seminars and presentations that precede the competition to better teach students how to develop their ideas into successful business plans, as opposed to just telling them how to write an industrial-grade plan.This year's workshops will be more instructional, Ku said, with topics like how to make a business work, how to get financing, how to work with a team, and how to make an appealing presentation.Judging panels will consist not only of venture capitalists, as in previous years, but also other entrepreneurs.

NEWS | 10/05/2003

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