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Gank post upsets Asian associations

Gank post upsets Asian associations

An organizer of the search engine gank.princeton.edu ? which operates off of the University network ? posted a message Tuesday drawing attention to possible self-segregation among Asian students and questioning the University's diversification efforts.The message included the last names of 21 Asian students from the Spelman room draw list and three rhetorical questions which offended many: "aZn self-segregation?

NEWS | 02/26/2003

Performing Arts Council opposes McGreevey cuts

Funding for the arts is always the first to go when budget deficits loom large, but Princeton students are now saying, "No!"Student organizations are planning ways to oppose Gov.

NEWS | 02/25/2003

Students, professors mixed over Iraq attack

Early this week, the United States, Britain and Spain introduced a resolution to the U.N. Security Council stating that Iraq had "failed to take the final opportunity to disarm." This resolution could clear the way for military action against that country.But on the other side of the table, Germany, France and Russia introduced a competing initiative calling for at least four months of continued weapons inspections.University faculty and students expressed a wide range of opinions on the possible war in interviews this week, from skepticism to full support.Uwe Reinhardt, a professor in the Wilson School, suggested that the debate within the United Nations might be an "orchestrated charade."The United States would not have been ready to attack Iraq until mid-March, he said, even if opposition within the United Nations had not prevented the council's backing military action.In a Feb.

NEWS | 02/25/2003

Former student's thesis similar to published novella

In his mini-biography on the website of SUNY Stony Brook, whose Short Fiction Prize Ung Lee '02 won, the recent University graduate writes: "There are many people who have helped me along the way, and who I feel compelled to thank." The list includes his creative thesis adviser Joyce Carol Oates, his parents, his friends and his sister.

NEWS | 02/25/2003

Preliminary hearing date set for charged club officers

A preliminary hearing on Monday set a March 10 trial date for the four eating club officers charged with serving alcohol to minors after an undercover investigation by Borough Police.The officers were issued summonses Feb.

NEWS | 02/25/2003

Paw Points disappoint, vendors say

When the University introduced Paw Points in September, Stu Orefice, director of dining services and one of the original organizers of the program, was not sure what to expect, he said.Nearly five months later, Paw Points ? a system that allows students, faculty and staff to make deposits on their PUID and then use it as a debit card at participating businesses? has attracted a moderate number of participants and continued growth is anticipated, Orefice said."We have over 750 students and approximately 100 faculty and staff currently participating in the program," he said.

NEWS | 02/25/2003

USG funds UFO, helps manage debt

Every week, the University Film Organization brings big-name movies to campus. At the end of last year, however, the cost of obtaining film copyrights began to strain the organization's funds.To save the student-run UFO from collapse, the USG incorporated it into its charter.Now a subcommittee of the USG social committee, the UFO has an annual budget of about $35,000, said Mike Kimberly '03, former USG treasurer.

NEWS | 02/24/2003

Town residents allegedly block deer control program

Princeton Township government has accused residents Tamara Gund and Susan Ferry of interfering with a new birth control program to curb the deer population.The New Jersey State Fish and Game Council approved the program on Saturday as part of a revised plan for culling deer in Princeton.Township officials allege that Gund and Ferry have interfered with the program by stocking large bins of grain in their backyards from which up to 17 deer can eat at one time.

NEWS | 02/24/2003

Duffy '88 to be headmaster of Lawrenceville School

University Trustee Elizabeth "Liz" Duffy '88, the newly appointed head of the prestigious Lawrenceville School, swears she has a terrible memory.

NEWS | 02/24/2003

Princeton pro-life group kicks off advocacy week

The Princeton Pro-Life student group sponsored a panel discussion on abortion last night featuring four speakers, each representing a different pro-life argument.

NEWS | 02/24/2003

Projects Board revises title to reflect advising role

Last night the USG announced a new Student Group Projects Board designed to finance campus events and activities as well as advise students interested in organizing such activities or brand new student groups.The meeting also delved into student life issues, including the addition of faculty members to the Honor Committee, a new guide to life as an independent upperclassman and informal discussion groups in Caf

NEWS | 02/23/2003

Disabilities committee issues report on campus

The University Disability Issues Committee issued its first report approximately a week ago and is now awaiting administrative responses to its recommendations.In its report, the UDIC, headed by David Mann-Podrasky '05, examined all aspects of campus and identified problem areas for disabled students.

NEWS | 02/23/2003

Sophomore year roommates honored with Pyne Prize

Friends since their first few days on campus, seniors Dan Hantman and Chris Wendell were brought together again Saturday when the two were awarded the Pyne Honor Prize ? the University's highest general award for an undergraduate."It makes it very special to share the award with Dan.

NEWS | 02/23/2003

Charges dropped for Penn students

A Philadelphia Municipal Court dropped all charges Friday against three of five University of Pennsylvania students accused of assaulting a Princeton debate member attending a Penn tournament in November, the Associated Press reported.The court also reduced the charges of the other two students to misdemeanors and offered them the chance to complete a period of probation after which their criminal records will be deleted, the AP reported.The students ? freshmen David Hochfelder and Philip Balderston, sophomores Thomas Bispham and Tavraj Banga and senior Steven Stolk ? faced charges ranging from criminal conspiracy to aggravated assault.They continue to face charges through Penn's Office of Student Conduct.The misdemeanor charges remaining against Hochfelder and Bispham are making terroristic threats, reckless endangerment, conspiracy and simple assault, Cohen said, according to an AP report.The two remaining defendants will return to court on March 7, the Daily Pennsylvanian reported. ConfidentialityThe case, like all others at the Office of Student Conduct, must remain confidential, a Penn official said.

NEWS | 02/23/2003

Harvard to amend course registration procedure

Though the "shopping period" system may be a time-honored tradition in Cambridge, Harvard University faculty would prefer a more organized process that echoes Princeton's preregistration system.Earlier this month, 1,250 Harvard students petitioned the proposed change to their course registration process that is set to go into effect this fall."It was important that administrators know that students were concerned about the change," said Harvard sophomore Nicholas F.

NEWS | 02/23/2003

Frist receives awards while students protest selection

Amid rain drops and protestors' cries, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist '74 accepted both the University's Woodrow Wilson Award and the American Whig-Cliosophic Society's James Madison Award on Saturday.Frist received the Wilson Award in front of about 1,700 alumni, parents and students who had gathered for the University's annual Alumni and Parents Day.In his award speech, Frist addressed his most pressing concerns as leader of the Senate and described his roles in Congress as both leader and visionary."[My biggest challenge] is to compel the United States Congress to stretch our horizons . . . to address what is to me a very obvious growing imbalance between the policies on the one hand and the inevitable, immutable demographic shift caused by the aging of America's population," Frist said.In terms of specific policy goals, Frist added that Medicare reform and AIDS research were top on his list.Medicare, Frist said, will be in need of dire reform as the baby boomers reach old age.

NEWS | 02/23/2003

Shapiro, Tilghman among speakers at bioethics forum

Princeton's third biennial bioethics conference, intended to promote discussion on bioethical issues, went awry when a participant strayed from his topic to insult a fellow speaker."Redefining Life: What It Means to Be Human" was held over the weekend, featuring a series of distinguished speakers, including President Tilghman, President Emeritus Harold Shapiro GS '64 and philosopher Michael Tooley.On Friday and Saturday, students from Princeton and 13 other universities attended lectures and engaged in discussions about the boundaries of human life.Each session paired two speakers in a point-counterpoint discussion.

NEWS | 02/23/2003

University chess team takes on prison inmates

Chess team members Brandon Ashe '04 and Ian Prevost '05 spent Friday afternoon competing with 32 New Jersey State Prison inmates at a game of strategy and skill.

NEWS | 02/23/2003

Proposed alcohol ordinance similar to TCNJ, Rider U.

Students at The College of New Jersey and Rider University might think twice about consuming alcohol if they're underage.

NEWS | 02/20/2003

Basketball star Gloger declared ineligible to play

University officials released a statement yesterday afternoon declaring junior forward Spencer Gloger of the men's basketball team academically ineligible for competition.Gloger is no longer enrolled at Princeton and will not be allowed to return to school until the spring of next year ? the middle of the 2003-2004 season."Spencer has been declared academically ineligible," head coach John Thompson '88 said in the statement.

NEWS | 02/20/2003

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