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Students, faculty discuss USG, eating club issues at Blacks Thoughts Table

The Daily Princetonian

Students, faculty discuss USG, eating club issues at Blacks Thoughts Table

Participants at the Black Thoughts Table meeting last night expressed concerns that the USG is unresponsive to African-American issues and that upperclassmen dining options need to be reformed.The meeting, a result of the town hall forum on African-American life at the University, occurred one day after the Committee on African-American Life at Princeton presented a report to the Council of the Princeton University Community concerning issues related to black student life.Topics in the conversation included a perceived problematic USG, the eating clubs and the state of the Carl A.

NEWS | 12/10/2002

Committee promotes campus changes, awareness of disabled students' needs

The Daily Princetonian

Committee promotes campus changes, awareness of disabled students' needs

The Undergraduate Disability Issues Committee presented a report for improving the quality of life for disabled students at the Council of the Princeton University Community meeting Monday afternoon.The recommendations include improving accessibility to buildings by adding ramps and widening doorways and increasing awareness through MAA training and special events.The committee was created this semester to examine the needs of disabled students on campus."The goal of the committee is to raise awareness about the needs of disabled students on campus," said Kristen Wieghaus '03, a member of the committee.

NEWS | 12/10/2002

Randall, Mirbagheri talk campus issues in last lap

The Daily Princetonian

Randall, Mirbagheri talk campus issues in last lap

Intellectualism. A moratorium that has incensed athletes. A candidate calling his peers "tools." These are the themes of this year's USG contest, one that has mirrored the competition and controversy of professional politics, and one that will end today, when students choose the USG president, vice president and other leaders in runoffs.The two remaining USG presidential candidates, Sonya Mirbagheri '04 and Pettus Randall '04, squared off Monday night in a meeting at The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 12/10/2002
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University tax status limits partisan clubs

The Daily Princetonian

University tax status limits partisan clubs

November elections may be long gone but there is still some lobbying happening on campus. Newly enforced rules prohibiting partisan groups from conducting voter registration drives, campaign rallies or fund-raising events for their candidates have sparked student response.The newly enforced restrictions resulted from a University clarification about its tax-exempt status.

NEWS | 12/10/2002

Langsam denies trying to censor Tory's 'Rant'

The Daily Princetonian

Langsam denies trying to censor Tory's 'Rant'

In the most recent issue of the Princeton Tory, executive board members accused USG president Nina Langsam '03 of condemning and threatening the conservative publication ? acts they say fall outside her jurisdiction.The board followed up the accusations with a press release to local media, accusing Langsam of attempts to suppress free expression."[Nina's] position as USG president says she is to represent all constituents," said the publisher of the Tory, Pete Hegseth '03.

NEWS | 12/09/2002

Priorities Commitee suggests tuition increase to balance tentative budget

The Daily Princetonian

Priorities Commitee suggests tuition increase to balance tentative budget

While most peer institutions have suffered budgetary losses this past year, the University Priorities Committee has recommended modest increases in some administrative departments for 2003-04, focusing on improving health services.Yesterday afternoon, the committee presented its report on suggested budget increases for the next fiscal year to the Council of the Princeton University Community.

NEWS | 12/09/2002

USG moves against sports moratorium

The Daily Princetonian

USG moves against sports moratorium

The USG approved a resolution last night calling for the repeal of the seven-week athletic moratorium, a new Ivy League regulation restricting athletes' team practice time and access to coaching for seven weeks of the year.The resolution, written in conjunction with the Varsity Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, called the moratorium an "unfair restriction" and cited the lack of student input in its planning.It said the moratorium "unfairly discriminates against a single portion of the student body: student-athletes."Finally, the resolution added that the moratorium "sets a dangerous precedent that would be deemed unacceptable if applied to other distinct groups of students."It voiced support for the value of athletics as a part of the University experience, and it called for the establishment of a committee to review the moratorium's effects.The resolution also called for the repeal of the moratorium.The resolution was written in response to a presentation by the Varsity Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at the USG's Nov.

NEWS | 12/08/2002

Students participate in Ben & Jerry's environmental scavenger hunt

The Daily Princetonian

Students participate in Ben & Jerry's environmental scavenger hunt

"Eating one pound of steak causes the same greenhouse gas emissions as driving X miles in a car," read the first question of a scavenger hunt Saturday.The team of students that guessed "15" as the correct answer rushed off to the Dinky to sign their names on a poster and copy a statistic about greenhouse gas emissions.Those who guessed wrong were sent to the parking garage, losing time in a race to find answers to all seven questions concerning energy production and use, habitat destruction and international policy in relation to global warming.Organized by the Princeton Environmental Network as a part of Ben & Jerry's One Sweet Whirled Global Warming Campaign, the scavenger hunt was the latest event in the network's fall campaign to educate students about global warming and the ways individuals can reduce carbon dioxide emissions.The campus awareness drive was part of a national effort sponsored by the Dave Matthews Band, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream and SaveOurEnvironment.org, a coalition of the nation's top 20 environment advocacy groups.Gift certificates for Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Dave Matthews Band compact discs and other prizes awaited the winners."The One Sweet Whirled campaign urges people to make a pledge to reduce their personal carbon dioxide emissions by 2,000 pounds," said Lauren Siciliano '05, Princeton Environmental Action president and the campus representative of the One Sweet Whirled campaign in a press release.By taking a pledge to "Fight Global Warming: Lose 2,000 Pounds!" participants agree to reduce their personal carbon dioxide emissions by 5 percent by making changes such as doing laundry in cold or warm water rather than hot, turning off a computer when it is not in use and recycling.The fall campaign has also included the distribution of information packets at the Frist Campus Center and a contest to win a lifetime supply of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream.The winner will be drawn tomorrow from those who have submitted three ways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions or who have put three ideas on a poster and brought it to 118 Blair Hall."We hope that particularly through the scavenger hunt, students will realize their individual impact and the impact of the University on global warming and how even an individual can combat global warming," Siciliano said.However, some question the relevance of the fight against global warming and the effectiveness of targeting individuals."Even the scientific community has not reached a conclusion on whether global warming is a threat," said Evan Baehr '05, College Republicans vice president.

NEWS | 12/08/2002

Students choose community service over politics, Harvard study reports

The Daily Princetonian

Students choose community service over politics, Harvard study reports

A nationwide college survey conducted by Harvard's Institute of Politics suggested that while most college students are actively involved in community issues and service, far fewer are engaged in political activism.The survey of 1,200 randomly selected college students nationwide found that 61 percent performed community service in the last year ? 75 percent of them at least monthly ? but only 14 percent have participated in a government, political or issues-related organization and just 9 percent have volunteered on a political campaign, according to the survey.Leaders of student political organizations on campus, however, expressed mixed views on the level of political participation by students at the University."I think that Princeton students are, by and large, apathetic with regard to politics," said Allison Ball '04, College Republicans president.

NEWS | 12/08/2002

Shackelton '03 wins Rhodes, Marshall

The Daily Princetonian

Shackelton '03 wins Rhodes, Marshall

Laura Shackelton '03 decided last night to accept the Rhodes Scholarship after she dominated the postgraduate fellowship competition this year, also winning the Marshall.In a less impressive showing than in previous years, no other Princetonians were selected for either of the coveted postgraduate scholarships.

NEWS | 12/08/2002

SVC restructures organization to improve coordination, unity

The Daily Princetonian

SVC restructures organization to improve coordination, unity

The Student Volunteers Council is planning several structural changes to its organization, set to begin with the institution of a new program director.The changes are designed primarily to increase the involvement of and connection between the SVC's project coordinators ? students who organize and lead the group's many volunteering programs in the Princeton area.One major change involves a reorganization of the SVC's board.A five-member executive board will replace the current 17-member board, whose members commit varying amounts of time to the SVC, said Robin Williams '04, a board member.He added that the board would be made up of project coordinators, and it would be responsible for making day-today decisions based on the desires of all the project coordinators."The idea was to have five students who were really committed," Jen Brudno '04 said.Board members are responsible for planning, coordinating special events, working with the SVC's database and sending out emails to students, Brudno said.The plan would also increase interaction among project coordinators."There isn't a strong enough unity between the project coordinators," Williams said.Currently project coordinators do not meet regularly, Williams said.

NEWS | 12/08/2002

Nation's universities consider changes to strengthen honor codes

The Daily Princetonian

Nation's universities consider changes to strengthen honor codes

In light of a survey conducted in 2000, where 45 percent of Duke University students admitted cheating more than once and 37 percent admitted falsifying lab data, Duke administrators have recently sought more aggressive policies in strengthening their honor code.As The New York Times reported last month, the new regulations hope to deter first-time offenders by requiring students to report violations of the honor code.Sound familiar?The honor code, which was introduced at Duke in 1993, may be a foreign concept for some students, but for Princeton students, it's nothing new ? the honor code has existed at the University for over a hundred years.Still, times are changing, and many colleges are reevaluating their honor codes.

NEWS | 12/08/2002

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