News

Einstein to be commemorated with statue near Borough Hall

Einstein to be commemorated with statue near Borough Hall

Albert Einstein, pioneer of relativity theory and fashionably unkempt hair, is to be immortalized in a statue in front of Princeton Borough Hall.For close to 10 years, Melvin Benarde, co-chairman of the citizens' group The Einstein Fund of Princeton, has been working to bring a bronze bust of the eminent scientist head to Princeton as a permanent monument to Einstein's contributions."I think he's terrific," Benarde said.

NEWS | 10/02/2002

Borough Council addresses parking, downtown congestion

The Princeton Borough Council spent most of their Tuesday night meeting discussing a possible plan for easing the downtown parking crunch.One of many ideas that has emerged from a continuing debate over how to solve congestion in the downtown area, the plan suggested employees of downtown businesses park in remote lots around the area and be transported to work in taxi cabs.

NEWS | 10/02/2002

Public Safety curbs parking on campus parking on campus

Students trying to drive their cars up campus recently have met new resistance at the Elm Drive kiosks.

NEWS | 10/02/2002

Graduate School sees rise in applications

Applications to the University's graduate college rose 23.5 percent this past year, while the number of students admitted remained virtually constant.

NEWS | 10/02/2002

Putting voter choice ahead of law's text, court orders Lautenberg added to ballots

With just 34 days left until election day, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled unanimously last night that Democrats may substitute retired Sen.

NEWS | 10/02/2002

Wilson School professor Singer outlines malaria control systems

Its victims suffer from jaundice, anemia, fever and exhaustion. It kills between 1.5 and 3 million people each year in sub-Saharan Africa.

NEWS | 10/02/2002

Frist Campus Center wins national award for best food court

A Snapple and one container of yogurt: one late meal. Anything more: two late meals and probably a couple of points.

NEWS | 10/02/2002

Sept. 11, increase in tuition benefits encourage Army ROTC enrollment

Shots whistled through the woods opposite West Windsor fields last Friday afternoon. A light rain fell as camouflaged students in pairs laid down cover fire for each other while they advanced on the enemy position over 50 meters away.The shots, however, were paintballs, and the large instructional notepad set up on a tripod nearby made clear the nature of this instructional "battle" fought in quiet Mercer County.

NEWS | 10/01/2002

As the 'real world' bubble bursts, students learn to adjust

When the Class of 2003 entered Princeton in the fall of 1999, the stock market was in record-high territory and rising, the current Palestinian intifadah had not yet started, and the 11th of September was an entirely unremarkable date.Most would agree that three years later, the state of the nation and the world have gone through sobering times, and the University community has been affected in many ways.For one, it may be harder for seniors to find jobs after graduation."It's clear that the economy has caused us a number of problems over the last couple of years," said Beverly Hamilton-Chandler, director of career services.

NEWS | 10/01/2002

Global Issues Forum hosts discussion on possible outcomes of war with Iraq

Last night, more than 200 students, faculty and members of the University community filled 302 Frist Campus Center to capacity, coming to participate in a heated debate on the question "War in Iraq?" The Global Issues Forum, a student organization that seeks to enhance the understanding of global affairs on campus, sponsored the event.Speaking on the panel were Richard Falk, professor emeritus of international law and practice; Jeffrey Herbst, chair of the politics department; Jack Matlock, visiting professor and lecturer of public and international affairs; and Abdeslam Maghraoui, director of Al-Madina: Agenda for Democratic Change in the Middle East and North Africa."We felt that it was the most pertinent issue in the country, if not the world," said Taufiq Rahim '04, president of the forum.The group tried to bring in a wide range of scholarly backgrounds and viewpoints, Rahim said, including experts in international law and specialists in regard to the Middle East.Falk opened the panel discussion urging against war with Iraq.

NEWS | 10/01/2002

WROC survey finds bias in staff payment

While most University workers feel appreciated by the general campus community, many workers also report difficulty making ends meet, according to a survey conducted by the Workers' Rights Organizing Committee in April and presented at Monday afternoon's meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community.In addition, the survey suggests there are problems with the University's "pay-for-performance" system, whereby supervisors give employees performance scores which determine their wage increases for the following year.According to the WROC report, 45 percent of respondents think that their last PFP score was not fair and 33 percent believed friendliness with the managers influences their score.The 92-question survey, conducted with the assistance of psychology professor Eldar Shafir and the Princeton Survey Research Center, was filled out by 425 of the 600 University workers who are members of the Service Employees International Union or the Princeton University Library Assistants union.The survey indicated that overall job satisfaction is high but that there are some continuing problems."Many too many workers report that they are having difficulty making ends meet," said Gillian White GS of the WROC.

NEWS | 10/01/2002

Lautenberg replaces Torricelli in N.J. race

In an attempt to maintain their one-seat advantage in the U.S. Senate, Democrats named former Sen.

NEWS | 10/01/2002

Silverman envisions new health, fitness and wellness programs

Daniel Silverman has big plans for Health Services. Appointed the University's chief medical officer in August, he is working to establish new resources while consolidating those that already exist.Silverman has proposed that the University build a new health and wellness center, having already gained an enthusiastic response from director of the Frist Campus Center Paul Breitman, Provost Amy Guttman and President Tilghman.Silverman and other University administrators envision the space as centralizing a wide variety of services in a manner similar to Frist.

NEWS | 10/01/2002

CPUC addresses perceived trend of student anti-intellectualism

Despite a popular perception of Princeton as bastion of academic curiosity, many sudents say there is a widespread trend of anti-intellectualism on campus, according to a letter U-Council Chair Josh Anderson '04 presented to the Council of the Princeton University Community Monday afternoon."Intellectual life in the classroom . . . is not as great as it could be given the talents the students possess," Anderson said.The letter, written by the U-Council, outlined a perceived lack of intellectual vigor at the University.The U-Council ? comprising administrators, professors, undergraduates, graduate students and alumni ? interviewed students and professors to evaluate the intellectual culture on campus.The letter summarized the concern of both professors and students that critical thought was not playing a large enough role in the lives of many undergraduates.Among the chief concerns are a lack of outside intellectual activities, a tendancy for students to regurgitate information and the pervasive influence of the "work hard, play hard" mentality.Many professors complained that students did not come to office hours.

NEWS | 10/01/2002

Administration seeks feedback on four-year college proposal

After deliberating for five months and outlining plans for a revamped residential college system in a 35-page report, the planning committee is now seeking feedback from students and faculty.With that in mind, Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel and Vice President for Campus Life Janet Dickerson, who co-chaired the Four-Year College Program Planning Committee, presented its plan and answered questions at USG and U-Council meetings over the past two days.Malkiel said the plan for new residential college system is still in its preliminary stage."We have put together a blueprint, but we have also left much work yet to be done," she said at the U-Council meeting yesterday.The report, which was released this weekend, explains the committee's intentions for expanding residential colleges to include upperclassmen ? to create more interaction for underclassmen with juniors and seniors, graduate students and faculty and to provide upperclassmen with more options for residential life, including enhanced academic advising."By integrating four years of undergraduate students and graduate students, we can take much better advantage of the human resources of this educational community," Malkiel said.Malkiel said the committee focused on ways to attract upperclassmen to living in the four-year dormitories and maintaining ties with their colleges."We cared enormously about creating more options than we already have, especially for juniors and seniors," she said.The University will encourage upperclassmen who no longer live in the colleges to stay involved by attending activities, eating meals in the dining halls and participating in intramurals.It also hopes that upperclassmen will continue relationships with deans and directors of studies.Under the plan, rising juniors and seniors can draw into any of the three four-year colleges, with preference given to students already living in the college.

NEWS | 09/30/2002

Torricelli drops Senate bid, saying N.J. Democratic seat in jeopardy

Sen. Robert Torricelli ? his campaign dogged with attacks on his ethics and integrity since it began ? dropped out of the race for U.S.

NEWS | 09/30/2002

Laptops convenient for students and thieves alike, statistics show

Of the 60 burglary incidents in 2001, 28 occurred in dormitories, according to Public Safety's recently released crime statistics report.

NEWS | 09/30/2002

Renberg '86 expands political career as head of Ex-Im Bank

For Dan Renberg '86, it's not always easy to keep up with his Princeton classmates. Even after he was appointed to the board of directors of Export-Import Bank of the United States by Bill Clinton in 1999, his mother still wanted to know why Renberg had not been named 'Time' man of the year, like Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos '86."There's nothing quite like having the 'Time' man of the year in your class and having a Jewish mother," he said.Magazine cover or not, people all over the world recognize Renberg's name as the head of Ex-Im Bank, an independent government agency dedicated to bringing U.S.

NEWS | 09/30/2002

Freshman ambitions spawn a series of runoffs with emphasis on class unity

Elections results for the Class of 2006 were announced yesterday evening, but four of the class's five seats have yet to be decided.

NEWS | 09/30/2002

Sustained Dialogue marks five years of race discussion, growing interest

Sustained Dialogue's kick-off retreat this year drew students and faculty members of many backgrounds, cultures and races to Frist on Saturday morning.Since its inception five years ago, the group's goal has been to create dialogue on campus about race relations.

NEWS | 09/30/2002

Most Popular