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Honor Code reformed by USG, student votes

The Honor Code was amended twice last semester ? once by USG vote and once by student referendum ? changing the role of the procedural advisor, moving the authority over appeals to the dean of the college and allowing an accused student to bring a representative to the initial Honor Committee hearing.The Honor Code, which was last amended in 2000, is one of two disciplinary systems at the University.

NEWS | 05/28/2003

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Photos from Class Day, 2003

The following is a link to an online slide show in memory of Class Day (June 2, 2003): http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/classday2003/ Editor's Note: This breaking story was appended to the Reunions issue of The Daily Princetonian's online edition at 10:56 PM on June 11th.

NEWS | 05/28/2003

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Rapelye appointed dean of admission

The University announced on March 27 that the dean of admissions at Wellesley College, Janet Lavin Rapelye, will replace Fred Hargadon as Princeton admission dean.Rapelye ? who has headed admissions at the all-women's school near Boston for 12 years after admission work at Bowdoin, Williams and Stanford ? is the first female admission dean at Princeton.

NEWS | 05/28/2003

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Alcohol, money remain top issues for town/gown friction

Though the relationship between the Borough and the University is in some areas harmonious, two issues ? student alcohol abuse and the University's financial commitment to the Borough ? draw attention to the difficulties of having a wealthy, elite institution in a quiet town known for its affluent neighborhoods.Disagreement over how to curb some students' risky drinking habits has led to police investigations on the Street and the proposal of an alcohol enforcement ordinance.These high-profile events reflect a struggle over whether it is the University or the Borough that will interpret students' rights and protect them when they endanger themselves."The goal is to create a safe environment, where no one is served so much alcohol that they can die," said Charles Davall, Borough police chief.

NEWS | 05/28/2003

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Hargadon reflects, Rapelye prepares to step in

As Dean of Admission Fred Hargadon retires this year, his replacement, current Wellesley admission dean Janet Rapelye, faces many challenging new assignments.Perhaps the largest is that Princeton's admissions department handles nearly four times the number of applications as Wellesley, an all-female school.But Rapelye says she is looking forward to the new challenges, especially the University's plans to expand its class size as it implements the Wythes Plan, which calls for a 500-student increase in the student body over several years."I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to doing that ? what a dream for an admissions officer," she said.The administrative turnover comes at a crucial point in college admissions.

NEWS | 05/15/2003

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USG clarifies class government role, discusses LGBT concerns

The USG voted last night in its final meeting of the academic year to better define the role of class government officers.Other items on the agenda of the meeting included the seven-week athletic moratorium, the problem of homophobia on campus and the role of LGBTQ and suggestions regarding USG activities for next semester.Junior Class President Eli Goldsmith said revising the USG Constitution corrects inaccuracies, raises expectations for class governments and clarifies the difference between the role of class government and the USG Senate and U-Council.Class governments, whose duties had not been previously defined, are now explicitly expected to create "substantive, class-specific programs" and plan "social events designed to foster the unity of the class," the revision reads.Particularly in freshman elections, "a lot of people . . . have campaign platforms based on policy issues and that is not what class government is all about," Goldsmith said.The revision underscores that setting campus-wide policy has always been delegated to the USG Senate.

NEWS | 05/15/2003

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Foreign study numbers, dorm improvements impact housing

Though Adam Rockman, coordinator of undergraduate housing, has said that no students are "left out in the cold" after room draw, some 117 wait-listed rising juniors wonder which dorm they will call home next year.Several factors, including dormitory renovations and fewer vacancies because of a drop in foreign study, will make housing tight for next year, and those wait listed students may receive a housing assignment as late as August.The wait list, Rockman said, is on the "higher side of average." However, in Rockman's six years at the University, the wait list has ranged from 90 to 130 students."In my time here, and as far back as anyone can remember, we have never not been able to offer a housing assignment to everyone," Rockman said.

NEWS | 05/13/2003

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University to forbid frosh parking, starting with '07

Beginning this fall with the Class of 2007, freshmen will no longer be granted campus parking permits resulting from space restraints."With consultation from the members of the Undergraduate Life Committee, it was decided that, effective this September, freshmen will not be permitted to bring cars on campus," said Laurel Harvey, director of the Office of Risk Management."Students with special needs, supported by medical documentation, may submit parking waiver requests to Maria Flores-Mills in the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students," Harvey said.Freshmen who bring cars to campus will have to follow general guidelines for visitor parking.

NEWS | 05/13/2003

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Weekly Wrap-up

Thumbs Up: Take home finalsYeah, baby, yeah. Thumbs Up: Matrix ReloadedI'm so psyched I've taken all of the red and green pills that I can get my hands on . . . and I don't feel so well anymore. Thumbs Up: Preceptor trainingMandatory training for first-time preceptors will start this fall. Thumbs Down: All-nightersI pulled my first Princeton all-nighter Monday night.

NEWS | 05/13/2003

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Forum looks at controversy over Wilson School exhibit

Last night, the Wilson School hosted a discussion examining issues surrounding artistic expression in public spaces and respect for religious beliefs after several students and faculty members complained that an exhibition currently on display in the Bernstein Gallery of Robertson Hall's lower level is offensive to Catholics.The exhibition, titled "Ricanstructions," is a collection of works by Brooklyn artist Juan Sanchez.

NEWS | 05/13/2003

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USG meets to take on moratorium

The USG will decide tonight how best to persuade University administrators to change the seven-week moratorium on athletic practices.With the backing of President Tilghman, athletes and coaches, the USG is optimistic that the University will lead an effort to amend the moratorium across the Ivy League.A recent proposal from members of the University suggests replacing the seven-week break from off-season athletic practices with a limit on the number of days and hours a team could practice per week.

NEWS | 05/13/2003

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An institution growing from the inside

(This was the caption to a map of campus constrution in the print edition. The map could not be included in the online edition.)The Princeton campus ? serene when current seniors were freshmen ? has seen a burst over the last several years in construction projects.East Pyne, for instance, one of the renovation projects due to be finished before fall semester, will be the new home for over a dozen departments and programs.

NEWS | 05/11/2003

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Altmann elected to Academy of Sciences

For her study of the relationships between behavior and other biological processes in natural populations, ecology and evolutionary biology professor Jeanne Altmann earned election to the National Academy of Sciences this year, dubbed by The New York Times "an honor considered second only to a Nobel Prize."One of 72 inductees selected this year by fellow scientists, Altmann brings the total number of members affiliated with the University to 60.

NEWS | 05/11/2003