The recent string of sniper attacks in the Washington metropolitan area has troubled residents at the University as they prepare to return home for Fall Break.However, despite some anxiety, most students plan to proceed as usual.Since Oct.
In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue, but at his destination someone was already there ? and, as Native American undergraduates showed Monday ? that someone is still here.As an alternative to Columbus Day, Indigenous People's Day celebrated the cultures and survival of Native American tribes.The event at the International Center attracted about 30 members of the University community to this festival of Native American heritage and history."Columbus never saw a Pueblo person," said A-dae Romero '04, who came to the University from a school on a Pueblo reservation in New Mexico.
In many ways, the world has changed since the Sept. 11 attacks, but issues of nuclear proliferation and security continue to figure prominently in national debates, such as whether to take action on Iraq.Frank von Hippel, co-director of the Wilson School Program on Science and Global Security, said that he continues to see a nuclear terror attack as a real danger."There's a lot of highly enriched uranium in the world and some of it is not very well secured," said von Hippel, also a former assistant director for national security in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy."Nobody above my level in the White House . . . really worried about [the nuclear security] problem," he said, suggesting that terrorists might be able to acquire these materials if they are not better secured.He added that the Bush administration initially proposed cuts for nuclear security programs but did not follow up on the plan.Von Hippel also suggested that nuclear security was important in preventing the progress of the Iraqi nuclear program."If [enriched uranium] is available on the black market . . . then within a year or two after getting enough material for a weapon, [the Iraqis] could have a nuclear weapon," he said.He cautioned that the problem is not limited to Iraq.
The number of University students arrested for DWI in Princeton Borough has climbed to four during the first month of classes, already surpassing the "one to two" undergraduate arrests police typically expect for an entire academic year, authorities said.But this increase has not caused Borough Police Chief Charles Davall to jump to any conclusions about trends in student drinking habits or alcohol consumption on campus."The number of arrests has gone up," Davall said.
Princeton Borough, Township and University officials gathered at Nassau Hall yesterday to discuss student alcohol issues on campus.
Amid the chaos of classes and extracurriculars, an animated gathering of girls shares secrets, fears and desires.
TRENTON ? The Commission on Health Science, Education and Training recommended yesterday that three of New Jersey's public universities consolidate their resources to solve the problem of New Jersey's ailing health education system.The fellowship of 15 of the finest minds in the nation ? including molecular biology and Wilson School professor Leon Rosenberg and former President Shapiro GS '64 ? announced yesterday the results of its report on health education at a statehouse press conference.The commission's objective is to "enhance [the] quality, competitiveness and synergetic focus" of the medical education system of New Jersey, retired Johnson & Johnson Vice Chairman Robert Campbell wrote in a letter to Gov.
The capacity for time travel may still be light years away, but one physicist is already planning for a day when computers can send information backward in time.
The USG Senate met last night to focus on the intellectual environment on campus, but half the meeting was spent discussing how to formally realize the mission of the USG's constitution.The topic of intellectual dissatisfaction attracted heated debate, both from USG officers and students not affiliated with USG.As a result of a letter discussing the discontent with intellectualism on campus, students at the meeting said they simply do not have time for casual intellectual pursuits.USG officers have suggested the academic calendar be modified to lower the intensity of students' workload.Under this idea, the number of school days would be increased, with the work more spread out throughout the term.The concern, which is one not of "anti-intellectualism, but a lackluster intellectual climate," was the result of a report on precepts published last year, Anderson said.This concern was reaffirmed by "countless discussions with both students and faculty" initiated by USG officers, he said.Faculty members have expressed discontentment with the academic discussion beyond the classroom, said U-Council chair Josh Anderson '04, who authored the letter about intellectualism.The lackluster intellectualism is a result of the "success work ethic," in which students feel every academic pursuit determines their future success, professors have said.Although faculty may consider their extracurricular activities to be "resume builders," they provide experiences that are equally rewarding, students said.Anderson emphasized that the criticism of intellectual vigor "does not condemn, or even address, the eating clubs."Yet, resolution of this issue seems neither short-term or clearcut.Olivier Kamanda '03, special projects coordinator, called for a forum for both students and faculty to further discuss the issue.Moreover, students expressed an interest in heightening the intellectual discourse between faculty and students on an extracurricular level.One method may be to expand organizations such as Paideia, which organizes dinners for students and professors to discuss academic matters in a relaxed, informal environment."Intellectualism is not the best that it could be considering the vast interests and talents of the student body," Anderson said.He added that because students express interest in attending their professor's office hours or public lectures, but are unable because of time restraints, the problem stems from the "institution of Princeton," rather than the students.During the second half of the meeting, the USG also discussed a revision and expansion of the USG mission statement.Kamanda proposed a specification of the purpose and procedures of the organization.The protocol for soliciting and addressing student opinions is a primary concern of the USG and, pending discussion, should be added to the constitution, he said.
The Sprint PCS cell phone box peaking out of a brown Whalen Moving & Storage carton in the corner of this mahogany Class of 1879 Hall office ? its bookcases overflowing with tomes of every philosophy ? perfectly depicts the epochal enigma who is Professor West.He is schooled in old ways, but he knows what's in vogue.A cell phone is ultramodern for Professor West.
Umbrellas held overhead, about 35 University students, faculty and staff members stood outside the Frist Campus Center listening to each other's experiences as gays, lesbians, bisexuals and straight allies in celebration of National Coming Out Day on Friday.The rally was organized by the Pride Alliance ? a campus organization created to provide a comfortable and safe environment for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning members of the University community.Part of LGBT Awareness Week, the rally has taken place at the University since the late 1980s, said Debbie Bazarsky, LGBT student services coordinator.A majority of the rally's participants were wearing blue jeans as part of Gay Jeans Day, which also took place Friday.Gay Jeans Day stems from the idea that being gay should be as comfortable as wearing a favorite pair of jeans, LGBT leaders said.
Originally started five years ago to draw the town community to Princeton Stadium, Saturday's Community and Staff Day has since expanded to include much more than just admission to the football game.A $6 ticket to the game gave Borough residents and University faculty and staff access to free entertainment, including strolling musicians, balloon animals, children's face painting and spin art, photographs and snacks.Sponsored by the University's community and state affairs office, athletics department and human resources, the event promoted involvement in the community and provided entertainment.
In anticipation of next month's congressional and local elections, the USG and College Democrats have been rallying students to register to vote.
The risk of bioterrorism is not about to go away, but it has to be kept in perspective, said participants in a conference Friday.The meeting, "Bioterrorism: Science, Security and Preparedness," was organized by a pair of graduate students ? Rebecca Katz, who studies the politics of biological weapons in the Wilson School, and Scott Steele, who works in molecular biology.The response to last fall's anthrax attacks has translated into a huge increase in support for biodefense research, said Jack Killen, assistant director for biodefense research at the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a unit of the National Institutes of Health.The president requested a total of $5.9 billion for bioterrorism preparedness in next year's budget, Killen said.
A conflict over the governance of one of the newest publications on campus, The Idealistic Nation, has led to a turnover in the leadership of the College Democrats.Dareious Nowrouzi '04 resigned from his position as president of the University chapter of the College Democrats after a meeting of the organization's executive committee Sept.
Though the University does not formally recognize sororities, Greek life has continued to attract a steady number of freshman and sophomore girls in the past few years.While this year fewer girls initially chose to participate in rush ? which ended this weekend ? more girls continued through the rush process to its conclusion, according to Helena Phillibert '03, chair of the Panhellenic society on campus.Last year, about 165 girls registered to rush, while only 150 registered this year.
Harvard political philosophy professor Dennis Thompson says creating a fair electoral process in the United States is simply a matter of time.As part of the James A.
Walter Cerf GS '41 came to the University in 1938 to cook for two graduate students, though he did not know many recipes or many words of English.More than 60 years later, after earning several Ph.D.s and teaching philosophy at the University, Cerf ? who passed away last year ? left $6.53 million to his alma mater, one of the largest bequests the University has received.Cerf was born in Berlin in 1907 to a wealthy Jewish family, which owned a major European securities firm.
Despite a national bear market, Princeton made a small profit on its endowment during the last fiscal year, University financial officials said yesterday.
A fast-talking, backward-walking Orange Key guide leading a tour is a common sight on the University's north campus.
