The University closed last night at 11 p.m. because of heavy snowfall, and will remain closed throughout the day today, according to the University website.
Princeton is close to signing a Supreme Court brief backing affirmative action in college admissions as the University of Michigan prepares to announce the names of the many organizations and institutions that have already done so.University Vice President for Public Affairs Bob Durkee '69 said that it's "very likely" that the University will sign a brief written by Harvard University to be filed in the cases that could decide whether race can be used as criteria in admissions.The deadline for filing briefs with the Supreme Court is tomorrow.
Prosperity New Jersey, a state organization dedicated to creating jobs and improving the economy, tackled the issue of expanding and increasing the competitiveness of the state's life science cluster at its annual meeting Friday at the University.Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter '69 presented the results of his study to Prosperity's board, of which President Tilghman is a chair.
NEW YORK ? Leaving Grand Central Station in this city, five students were thrust into a human train moving north and east toward the heart of the protests."Peace now!"A poster said: "This war is Bushit!"Carter Clement '04, Fernando Delgado '04, Katy Glenn '05, Russell Renzas '05 and Samantha Taber '04 arrived in the city around noon, but only after a rally at Princeton Junction held by the Coalition for Peace Action of Witherspoon St.
Located less than a mile off the University campus is an institution that is among the best of its kind.
The New Jersey Fish and Game Council voted Saturday to approve Princeton Township's controversial deer-culling program, reversing a decision the council made Jan.
The University has started using a new electronic system to report information on international students to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, said Mary Idzior, director of visa services for the University's general counsel.The INS originally set a deadline of Jan.
Not all Princetonians get their loving on the run, according to some students this Valentine's Day.
At a Feb. 6 meeting at Township Hall, the Princeton Regional Planning Board heard the longterm plans for downtown redevelopment assembled by Princeton Future, a volunteer organization created to study ways of improving the town environment.The Regional Board unanimously voted to refer Princeton Future's plan to its master plan subcommittee.
Following in the footsteps of renowned economic theorist John Maynard Keynes, Gates Cambridge Scholarship recipient Adam Nebesar '03 will soon travel to Cambridge University to work on his master's degree."I always wanted to go to England and I didn't have a chance to go abroad in high school or college," said Nebesar, an economics major.
The University issued a statement yesterday describing heightened security measures after a rising number of parents, students and community members asked about its response to the increased national terrorist alert level.
Princeton Borough Council broke from strictly local concerns Tuesday night when it adopted a resolution against a possible war with Iraq.The Borough became one of only about 80 municipalities nationwide to formally oppose a war."I think what [the council] did in passing the resolution is highlight the fact there is a great deal of uncertainty," said Andrew Koontz, director of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization, which lobbied the council to consider an antiwar resolution.Koontz said that though there would not be a "national referendum" on President Bush's policy toward Iraq, local citizens could through the resolution express their opposition."President Bush seems hellbent on acting unilaterally," said Rev.
President Tilghman met with students, administrators and varsity athletes last night to discuss possible reforms to the seven-week athletic moratorium.In December, the eight Ivy League university presidents met to discuss the rule, put into effect this fall, which requires athletes to forgo practice and contact with coaches for seven weeks during the academic year.
Erika Harold may be Miss America 2003, but she is also a college-age woman headed for Harvard Law School ? and a figure with whom University students can identify.The Illinois native was the victim of sexual and racial harassment in ninth grade, which forced her to change high schools, she said.
In response to recent challenges to the University of Michigan's affirmative action policies, the University is reviewing its academic courses and programs to assess whether any are legally questionable under current affirmative action law, said Janet Dickerson, vice president for campus life.Last week, University lawyers instructed the Woodrow Wilson School to abandon its race-conscious admission policy for a summer institute aimed at improving minority representation in public policy studies.The review comes amid a debate about how the Supreme Court will rule in two cases that challenge the University of Michigan's race-conscious admission policies.
Miss America 2003, Erika Harold, addressed a small audience in McCosh 50 last night in her speech entitled "Empowering Youth Against Violence ? Respect Yourself, Protect Yourself." The event was cosponsored by SHARE and the Black History Month Committee.Harold has spent her reign traveling the country educating both children and adults about sexual and racial harassment and promoting the adoption of anti-harassment legislation."I hope to raise this issue to the level of national consciousness," Harold said.
A team from a longstanding NASA-Princeton collaboration announced Tuesday that scientists were recently able to obtain pictures of the early universe and answer many of the astrophysical questions that have puzzled scientists for years.The project, which began in 1995, maps out the entire sky using microwaves ? wavelengths of light invisible to the human eye ? thought to be leftover from the Big Bang."This project allowed us to rule out many popular theories of how the universe came to be," University research assistant and project participant Licia Verde said.
The room fell silent as Cornel West GS '80, Class of 1943 University professor of religion, strolled onto the stage of McCosh 10 last night.
Venezuela's multi-industry strike ? whose members sought a referendum on the presidency of Hugo Chavez ? ended Feb.
University and Borough officials are urging Princeton community members to be more aware of their surroundings after the government raised the national alert level Friday to "high risk of terrorist attack," the highest level since the alert system began last March.Officials are also starting to consider how the University will respond to a war in Iraq.Officials informed the University about the new alert status by email, but are not now taking other actions or recommending that students, faculty and staff change their daily routines."People should be conscious of their surroundings," said Barry Weiser, Public Safety crime prevention specialist.
