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House, Senate candidates spend final day on the road rallying party support

House, Senate candidates spend final day on the road rallying party support

In the end, there is only one poll that counts ? the poll taken today, in schools, churches and town halls across America.After months of campaigning, millions of dollars raised and spent, and more than a few surprising twists and turns, this Election Day promises to be one of the closest contests in national history.The balance of forces that led to a tie in 2000 is still in place today, experts agree, and whoever controls Congress is likely to do so by a razor-thin margin.Today's elections pit incumbent Democratic Rep.

NEWS | 11/04/2002

Former Rutgers dean to return as president

Richard McCormick was named on Oct. 25 the new president of Rutgers University. He faces a proposal to merge Rutgers with the state's two other colleges, budget shortfalls and a lack of space.McCormick, the president of the University of Washington since 1995, will take the reigns on Dec.

NEWS | 11/04/2002

Future building plans reviewed

Gothic meets the 21st century in the preliminary architectural designs for the University's new additions.Two major projects, Whitman College and the science library, are scheduled to begin construction in early 2004.Whitman College, located between Baker Rink and Dillon Gym, will follow the traditional Gothic style prevalent throughout campus.

NEWS | 11/03/2002

House, Senate Races Enter Final Day

Douglas Forrester, the Republican candidate for Senate, has not always been a Princeton fan. Born and raised in California, he went to college at Harvard University, where he graduated in 1975 with a degree in politics and government.After graduating, though, he settled in nearby West Windsor, where he has lived ever since.

NEWS | 11/03/2002

House, Senate Races Enter Final Day

"My Congressman IS a Rocket Scientist."The bumper stickers refer to Rush Holt, a Ph.D.

NEWS | 11/03/2002

New Jersey Election 2002

When Sen. Robert Torricelli dropped out of the race for U.S. Senator in New Jersey after his campaign had been beleaguered by accusations of ethical impropriety, state Democrats looked for a candidate with name recognition and strong support.On the night Torricelli abandoned his candidacy, former Sen.

NEWS | 11/03/2002

House, Senate Races Enter Final Day

Buster Soaries arrived at Ground Zero on Sept. 11 and his first task was to secure lights.New York City emergency personnel were fighting through the pitch black cloud of the World Trade Center site when Soaries, the first representative of New Jersey, was ferried across the Hudson River in a state police boat.

NEWS | 11/03/2002

Do grades at Princeton accurately reflect student performance?

Grade inflation, a perennial source of controversy on college campuses, made headlines again last year when The Boston Globe discovered that Harvard had awarded honors to 91 percent of seniors graduating in the class of 2001.

NEWS | 11/03/2002

Women in Black hold weekly silent vigils against world violence

These black-clothed women think silence is golden. They are the Princeton area's Women in Black, a branch of the international movement that holds silent vigils in opposition to war and violent acts against humanity.Unlike the Princeton Peace Network and the Coalition for Peace Action, which protest vocally, accompanied by loud music, Women in Black uses its silent presence to express its messages."It's a way for women to respond to crises that they feel are breaking the peace," said Marietjie Odendaal, a resident of Princeton who participates in the demonstrations.

NEWS | 10/24/2002

Unidentified man steals employee's credit cards in Robertson Hall theft

An unidentified man entered 435 Robertson Hall, Tuesday, and stole credit cards from the office of Ellen Kemp, the acting assistant dean of information technology, authorities said.Borough Police would not disclose the identity of the victim, except to say it was a female employee.The man went into the room and took two credit cards from a woman's purse, said Borough Police Capt.

NEWS | 10/24/2002

Princeton falls behind in freshman class' percentage of black students, survey says

The University has slipped this year to second place in the Ivy League for largest percentage of black students in the freshman class, a new study says.The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education recently said that 98 African-Americans accepted University admission offers, making them 8.4 percent of the freshman class.

NEWS | 10/24/2002

USG assesses student publication funding

The student publications that crowd doorsteps across campus may soon be off the floor, moved to kiosks in the Frist Campus Center or even to dormitory bathrooms ? possible results of a new drive for efficiency at the USG Projects Board, which provides operating funds for many of the publications.A readership survey whose results have not yet been released may be used to justify future budget cuts for the publications, according to USG members familiar with the situation.The Projects Board surveyed a sample of students last spring to find out how many people are reading each publication and to explore the feasibility of distribution methods that would not require printing 2,500 copies of each publication ? one for each room on campus ? at the USG's expense, explained Projects Board co-chairs Cole Barfield '03 and Rishi Jaitly '04, who is a 'Prince' staff writer.The 'Prince' operates independently of the University and would not be affected by the proposed changes."The main answers we were looking for were how best to maximize the efficiency with which money is used, and that has to do with distribution," Jaitly said."We're hoping to implement . . . the most efficient use of students' money, and we think that distribution will be a huge part of that, whether it be in a kiosk in Frist, in a department or even in a bathroom," added Barfield.The Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students also provides funds for student publications, and Assistant Dean of Student Life Tom Dunne said the office is not likely to stop supporting them any time soon."Very few of our student organizations are self-sufficient.

NEWS | 10/24/2002

Every 11 days: Bursting the bubble, experiencing 'the real world'

Since I've been at Princeton, I've instituted something in my life that I like to call the "11-Day Rule." No, it isn't some crazy diet schedule or a workout routine designed to get me the J.Crew physique I've always been craving.

NEWS | 10/24/2002

Ethics and politics: Individuals' responsibilities to communities

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

NEWS | 10/23/2002

Tenner discusses evolution of student-initiated Honor Code

The University continued its celebration of the centennial of Woodrow Wilson's presidency yesterday with a lecture by Edward Tenner '65, a visiting research collaborator with the English department.Despite the title of the talk, "Wilson and the Honor Code," Tenner said Wilson actually had very little to do with the institution or development of the Honor Code.Tenner emphasized the grassroots nature of the move to institute an Honor Code ? a move that was initiated by a group of students in the fall of 1882.

NEWS | 10/23/2002

Technology security officer Scaturro hired

Fulfilling its pledge to put someone in charge of securing private campus data, the University announced yesterday the appointment of Anthony Scaturro as information technology security officer.The appointment, effective Nov.

NEWS | 10/23/2002

Lautenberg declines opportunity to debate with Forrester on radio

With less than two weeks to go before election day, New Jersey's U.S. Senate candidates have yet to debate one another on television or radio.And Republican Douglas Forrester, who built his campaign around the ethical lapses of incumbent Democrat Robert Torricelli, is probably remembering that old saying about being careful what you wish for.Forrester got what he wanted a month too early, when Torricelli dropped out of the race on Oct.

NEWS | 10/23/2002

PPPL radioactive fusion test reactor safely dismantled after 15 years of use

The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory has successfully completed a three-year effort to dismantle and remove the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor.The reactor was a major contributor to research of fusion as a longterm energy alternative, said Richard Hawryluk, deputy director of PPPL.The government provided $6 million in grant money to remove and decontaminate the reactor in 1999, he said.The process, which was scheduled to take three years, was completed on time and under budget in September.The money left over from the procedure will be donated to furthering fusion research, Hawryluk said."This is an example of doing a job well and allowing the entire scientific community to benefit from it," he said.Dismantling the reactor was a colossal undertaking that required significant resources, he said."A project this large and complicated has many industrial hazards," Hawryluk said.The machine itself contained 680 tons of metal and coils, not including a massive stainless-steel support system, according to a PPPL press release.The reactor used a fuel mixture that contained mildly radioactive substances, adding safety procedures to the complication of the removal.However, "all went very smoothly," Hawryluk said.

NEWS | 10/23/2002

Township Police identify Li as victim of Monday's fatal vehicular accident

The woman killed Tuesday after being hit by a truck at the Princeton Shopping Center was identified yesterday, and the truck driver is being charged with careless driving.Li Xuejun, 75, was crossing the street after leaving the public library when Raven Garcon, 36, of Hazlet, struck her with the delivery truck he was driving, Township Police Lt.

NEWS | 10/23/2002

Truck kills woman in shopping center

A woman died yesterday morning after being struck by a delivery truck in the Princeton Shopping Center parking lot, authorities said.She was admitted to Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center in New Brunswick in critical condition, said Chief Greg Paulson of the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad.The hospital has not yet identified the woman, said a nursing supervisor, who declined to give her name.It is not likely that the woman was a student, said Lauren Robinson-Brown '85, director of communications.

NEWS | 10/22/2002

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