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Refugee children find freedom in free time

MBARARA, UGANDA ? As I sit here on the steps of my porch looking at the hibiscus bushes, palm trees and countless other plants and trees I can't name (look, I did animal behavior, not botany), I reflect on how different my life is from all of yours.

NEWS | 02/18/2003

Some clubs combat underage drinking

In reaction to recent charges of serving alcohol to minors, several eating clubs have tightened security measures to guard against future violations.As part of these new security measures, a number of eating clubs decided to institute a policy that would allow only members and legal drinking age students to enter taprooms.While no club presidents commented about new measures taken internally to curb underage drinking, students who frequented the Street found their drinking options slightly limited.Sophomore Ralph Kleiner said Tower Club, "was surprisingly only allowing members to get beer last Saturday night."Other students noted a similar change in the drinking policy of some clubs."This semester at Colonial, only members with wristbands are even allowed to go downstairs to the tap room," said Pam Stolzer '05.

NEWS | 02/18/2003

Rao, Mulligan to step down from ombuds office, facilities

University ombuds officer Anuradha Rao announced yesterday that she will step down from her position effective tomorrow, and will take up a position with Coca-Cola, Inc. in Atlanta as a corporate ombudsman.Rao, who has worked at the University from 1988-1992 and from 1998 to the present, said she is excited about her new opportunity at the company, which has 72,000 employees."I thought it would be a nice switch, from an academic to a corporate setting," she said.

NEWS | 02/18/2003

University excluded from Black Enterprise's Top 50 Colleges

The University, which U.S. News & World Report magazine has ranked the number one undergraduate college for the past three years, did not rank in Black Enterprise magazine's 50 Best Colleges for African-Americans.

NEWS | 02/18/2003

As snow closes school, games keep students warm in the cold

The University announced last night that classes would resume today and that there would be a delayed opening for all nonessential personnel.Though classes were canceled yesterday and the University officially closed because of the worst winter storm to hit Princeton since 1996, life on campus and in the surrounding area trudged on through three-foot snow drifts.New Jersey Gov.

NEWS | 02/17/2003

Eric Lubell '76: New alumni magazine offers fresh voice

"If PAW [Princeton Alumni Weekly] is the Newsweek of the Princeton community, then the Independent is its New Yorker."Eric Lubell '76 ? founder and editor-in-chief of the The Independent: A Journal for the Princeton Community, a new online alumni magazine at www.princetonindependent.com ? laughs a little but his eyes gleam and he smiles broadly when he mentions the magazine."The Independent has a lot of spunk and is aesthetically challenging," Lubell said.

NEWS | 02/17/2003

Students continue to study abroad despite concerns

"Keep a low profile and try not to be conspicuous by dress, speech or behavior in ways that might identify you as a target," warned a recent message emailed Feb.

NEWS | 02/17/2003

University joins brief in support of U. Michigan

The University announced yesterday that it has signed a brief filed by Harvard University that asks the Supreme Court to uphold the University of Michigan's affirmative action policies in two cases to be heard this spring.The ruling could determine whether race can be considered in college admissions.The brief emphasizes the benefits of the decision in the 1978 case Regents of the University of California v.

NEWS | 02/17/2003

Queer Radicals to protest upcoming visit of Frist '74

The Queers Radicals is planning a rally for Saturday to protest the University's decision to honor Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist '74.

NEWS | 02/17/2003

SCI offers option to trade in faulty 2000-01 laptops

To appease disgruntled student owners of the problem-ridden IBM 1400-series laptops bought through the 2000-2001 Student Computing Initiative, the University has partnered with IBM to offer new laptops to the 631 students who bought the model.In an email to current owners announcing the offer, program director Luke Bodenstein an-announced the upgrade will cost $1,000 and require that students trade in their old machines.Thirty students have signed up for the offer since the email was sent last Friday, said Bodenstein, who expects 100 students to take part.Bodenstein said a goal is to get the faulty systems off campus, as they have been a burden to the OIT Helpdesk and Hardware Support.The 1400-series laptops have, "caused me many a sleepless night," Bodenstein said of all the complaints he has received.

NEWS | 02/17/2003

Classes canceled due to snowstorm

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.

NEWS | 02/16/2003

Snow postpones Michigan admissions conference

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.

NEWS | 02/16/2003

Prosperity N.J. examines state life science clusters

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.

NEWS | 02/16/2003

Thousands gather in New York to protest war with Iraq

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.

NEWS | 02/16/2003

The school next door: Princeton's little tiger

Located less than a mile off the University campus is an institution that is among the best of its kind.

NEWS | 02/16/2003

State game council approves township deer culling plan

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.

NEWS | 02/16/2003

University electronically tracks foreign students

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.

NEWS | 02/13/2003

Tigers can make time for lovin', some say

Not all Princetonians get their loving on the run, according to some students this Valentine's Day.

NEWS | 02/13/2003

Princeton Future presents downtown development plan

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.

NEWS | 02/13/2003

Nebesar '03 wins Gates Scholarship to Cambridge

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.

NEWS | 02/13/2003

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