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Borough group files petition to hold referendum on redevelopment plan

Borough group files petition to hold referendum on redevelopment plan

Concerned Citizens of Princeton filed a petition yesterday requesting a referendum on the bond ordinance for the downtown redevelopment plan.Under the general bonding law, a referendum would be mandated by a petition with signatures of 15 percent of registered voters.That is equivalent to 370 Princeton Borough residents.

NEWS | 01/09/2003

At Harlem program, a renaissance in education

NEW YORK ? Take a slight bend past the entrance, and a new student at the Harlem Educational Activities Fund in uptown Manhattan sees 43 laminated college acceptance letters, neatly placed in rows and columns.

NEWS | 01/09/2003

At Harlem program, a renaissance in education

NEW YORK ? Take a slight bend past the entrance, and a new student at the Harlem Educational Activities Fund in uptown Manhattan sees 43 laminated college acceptance letters, neatly placed in rows and columns.

NEWS | 01/09/2003

Cottage Club seeks historic site status

Against the Princeton Borough Council's wishes, the University Cottage Club has applied to be designated as a state historic site.Council members suspect that Cottage's board of governors has ulterior motives in applying for state historic site standing."The club is attempting to avoid paying taxes," Councilman David Goldfarb said.New Jersey law rules that any state historical site run by a nonprofit organization is exempt from real estate taxes.In 1999 the club was added to the National Register of Historic Places, based on the "architectural structure of the building, high degree of historic integrity, and significant cultural contributions to the community," according to Cottage's website.The club was started in 1886 and the Prospect Avenue mansion was built in 1906.Princeton lore has it that former member F.

NEWS | 01/09/2003

N. Korea standoff elicits spectrum of student reactions

The recent turmoil in North Korea has evoked a range of opinions from Korean and Korean-American students.

NEWS | 01/09/2003

Research on rats reveals connection between binge eating, food addiction

The side wall of psychology professor Bart Hoebel's office is lined with dozens of storage boxes.

NEWS | 01/09/2003

Intellectualism investigated

A silent precept. Tales of weekend debauchery over Sunday brunch. A professor sitting alone during office hours.

NEWS | 01/07/2003

Preliminary hearing date draws near for the Penn Five

PHILADELPHIA ? A status hearing Dec. 17 set the preliminary hearing date for five University of Pennsylvania students charged with assaulting a Princeton debater for Feb.

NEWS | 01/07/2003

Experienced human resources professional takes over as VP

Maureen Nash began her position as Princeton's new vice president of human resources last Wednesday.

NEWS | 01/07/2003

Homosexuality, discrimination and morality in American culture

'Roundtable Ethics' features University faculty members answering ethical and moral questions solicited from the community.

NEWS | 01/07/2003

Sophomore allegedly stole 35 laser cartridges from clusters

A University sophomore is suspected of stealing $5,000 in print cartridges from campus computer clusters, according to a Princeton Township Police press release.Tyson Evenson '05 was arrested by the Township Police on Dec.

NEWS | 01/07/2003

Former facilities VP oversaw construction of MolBio lab

Eugene McPartland, vice president of facilities at Princeton from 1983 to 1999, died Monday. He was 68.McPartland was involved with numerous University projects during his tenure, including the residential college system, which was established in 1982.

NEWS | 01/07/2003

Frist '74 elected new Senate majority leader

WASHINGTON ? Bill Frist '74, a heart and lung transplant surgeon turned Republican U.S. senator, took over as the Senate majority leader on Monday.Frist emerged in mid-December as the Republicans' choice to replace Trent Lott, who stepped down after suggesting the country would be better off if a segregationist had been elected president in 1948.Frist said at a Dec.

NEWS | 01/07/2003

University to serve up organic dining options

Tofu Parmesan won't be the only organic-sounding dinner item this Thursday at Forbes College and the Graduate College, and if it all goes well, students may soon see a wide selection of eco-friendly menu choices.A campus environmental group has paired with Dining Services and the president's environmental oversight committee to bring the meal to students.Thursday's dinner is the annual "Unit Special" or theme dinner in the dining halls where the staffs decide on a special menu.Menu items include jalapeno-fried free-range chicken, farm-raised corn meal-crusted catfish with cilantro cream and organic Colorado quinoa with caramelized onions.Organic foods have strict guidelines for production and are reportedly better for the consumer and the environment.

NEWS | 01/07/2003

Borough approves divisive development plan

The Princeton Borough Council adopted a multi-million dollar bond ordinance for the downtown redevelopment plan at its Dec.

NEWS | 01/07/2003

A touch of orange and black in WTC site blueprints

NEW YORK ? New plans to redesign the World Trade Center site went on view for the public in December, and among the architects are seven Princetonians ? including three faculty members, a former visiting professor, two alumni and Dean of the Architecture School Stan Allen GS '88.Their redevelopment proposals will remain on display through Feb.

NEWS | 01/07/2003

Away from home, an unexpected encounter with a 'Red' Christmas in Beijing

Never before have I walked past a church in the Western world and seen crowds of young people shoving and screaming outside as though a concert were taking place inside.

NEWS | 01/07/2003

Preliminary hearing for alleged Penn assailants set for February

PHILADELPHIA ? A status hearing Dec. 17 set the preliminary hearing date for five University of Pennsylvania students charged with assaulting a Princeton debater.The preliminary hearing, which will determine whether the evidence against the students warrants a trial, will be held at the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia on Feb.

NEWS | 12/12/2002

Borough approves redevelopment plans despite vocal opposition

The Princeton Borough Council adopted a multimillion-dollar bond ordinance for the downtown redevelopment plan at its Dec.

NEWS | 12/12/2002

Randall wins USG presidential runoff

Pettus Randall '04 was declared the next USG president yesterday, capping an election marked by narrow margins and high voter turnout."I'm absolutely thrilled," Randall said last night.Randall made up a deficit in the first round of elections to edge out Sonya Mirbagheri '04 in the presidential runoff, garnering 1341 votes to Mirbagheri's 1295, said Michael Kimberly '03, senior elections manager.Randall said he wants to address the seven-week athletics moratorium and push for a 24-hour study area when he takes office next semester.The moratorium is "fundamentally flawed" by inappropriately singling out athletics, Randall said.Randall, who last week wrote a USG resolution denouncing the moratorium, said he hopes to work with the University administration to understand the goal of the moratorium ? and find a better way to address it.More broadly, Randall said he wants the USG to "be more relevant to the students" by making substantive changes and standing up to the administration.In the vice-presidential runoff, Jacqui Perlman '04 received 63 percent of the vote to defeat Brooke Stoddard '04.The voter turnout was 59 percent, up from 57 percent in the general election.

NEWS | 12/12/2002

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