Two University students, Daniel Pastor '03 and Rebecca Gifford '03, have been named Truman Scholars, the University announced Tuesday.The Harry S.
When they first met, Jesse Liebman '03 thought his roommate Tyler Crain '03 was just another high school quarterback from Atlanta, Ga.
The Princeton tiger treasures his home. But his home is changing, as the Earth's natural resources are drained by its human population.To address this problem, Princeton's environmentalists say they hope to help save the world's resources, or at least to put the University on the right track."The entire world isn't functioning in a way that can continue sustainably," President of the Princeton Conservation Society Brooke Kelsey Jack '03 said.Though global warming may be debatable, she said, the limits of natural resources ? from trees to petroleum ? are not.Princeton Environmental Action President Bradley Kennedy '05 agreed.Kennedy said she brought back the concept of tree-free paper ? paper made from recycled materials ? from a college environmental conference that she recently attended, titled "Greening of the Ivies.""All the Ivies get together to decide on a few issues that they're all going to focus on," Kennedy said. Kennedy and PEA have been working with administrators to convince departments to purchase more tree-free paper and paper made from sustainably harvested sources.
Last night's USG Minority Issues forum brought together 10 panelists for a discussion on racial self-segregation.A crowd of approximately 100 students and several administrators filled the area in front of the display wall, with audience members trickling in throughout the course of the discussion. Diverse audienceThe Frist Campus Center was chosen for its accessibility and ability to draw passersby, said organizers Sam Todd '04 and Olivier Kamanda '03.The audience, of which more than half belonged to minority groups, was active in the debate and often expressed loud disapprovals of panelists' opinions.
Last week saw an unprecedented flare up in violence in Israel. With several Palestinian bombings, the Israeli military surrounded the Palestinian headquarters in Ramallah.
A new campaign to persuade the University to sell its investments in companies doing business in Israel has wrongly linked itself to Amnesty International, University students and Amnesty employees said.The University invests in many multinational corporations with substantial operations in Israel ? including General Electric Co., IBM, Intel and Merck.
The African-American studies program inadvertently released a statement yesterday congratulating Harvard University professor Cornel West GS '80 on accepting a position at Princeton, Vice President for Public Affairs Robert Durkee '69 said.Noliwe Rooks, associate director of the African-American studies program, confirmed last night that "it was just a mistake.""We have been preparing for the day when we could announce that Cornel West is coming back to Princeton," Durkee said.
Andrew Kosove '92 walks intently into a small conference room with windows overlooking the bustling traffic of Los Angeles's Santa Monica Boulevard.
Professors have referred to them as "model students". They are often the first ones to arrive at class.
An N.J. appeals court panel ruled Thursday that the state law allowing municipalities to hire professional hunters to thin herds of deer is constitutional.This ruling supports the controversial decision of Princeton Township to hire sharpshooters to control the deer population.The Township hired White Buffalo, a professional hunting company based in Hamden, Conn., to thin the herd in the municipality this year, which resulted February in the extermination of 300 deer.Although the Township had originally planned to kill 500 deer, that number was reduced after loud protests from several community groups.Four animal rights groups and several individuals filed two lawsuits against the N.J.
Living, working and studying side by side with them, undergraduates often do not realize the important role graduate students play in University life.But things may be different this week, which is national Graduate Student Appreciation Week.
With less than one week left until the April 8 filing deadline for the upcoming Princeton Borough Council primary election, no Republican candidate has come forward to announce a campaign against the incumbents.Current council president Mildred Trotman and member David Goldfarb, both Democrats, are nearing the end of their three-year terms and are seeking re-election.All current members of the council ? which is composed of six elected borough citizens ? are Democrats.
Residents of Mathey and Rockefeller colleges have ruined many tourists' souvenirs of the University by dashing through an increasing number of photographs since "A Beautiful Mind" was released in mid-December.Campus tour attendance has increased by 20 percent compared to last year in which there were 38,000 visitors, said Orange Key officer and tour guide Loren Gutt '02.
The arrival of April marks the beginning of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on campus, dedicated to increasing awareness of the cultural and social roles of Asian Americans.The APAHM Opening Ceremony was held last night at the Third World Center, featuring an Indian dinner and a presentation on hate crimes based on race."There is a significant need to inform people about [Asian Americans'] roles as Americans," said Taufiq Rahim '04, social chair of APAHM.Over the course of the month, APAHM will put on several lectures by prominent Asian Americans, including a speech writer for President Clinton, a DJ party featuring Asian-American artists from both the East and West coasts, and a "mini-conference" for students, which facilitated dialogue on race and identity.There is a long tradition of Asian-American activism on campus, but a lack of motivation to engage in Asian-American issues, said Farng-Yi Foo '04, co-chair of the organization.
The USG senate passed a major overhaul of student government election laws at last night's meeting.Questions and concerns by candidates in recent elections and the experiences of the officers themselves prompted the USG to create an election reform committee, headed by USG treasurer Mike Kimberly '03, said USG vice president Sonya Mirbagheri '04.The most controversial change is that the USG will no longer prohibit mass mailing in campaigns.
Seniors who have already started planning the designs for their 200-square-foot singles might have to scale back.When the University network server crashed Saturday, it did more than stall e-mail use for an hour.
Princeton Against Cancer Together is holding an inaugural cancer awareness week, April 1-5, to draw attention to cancer-related issues in the University community.This week, PACT will remember cancer victims through vigils, sponsor lectures by oncologists and raise funds for cancer research ? all in hope of encouraging campus discussion about the condition.The awareness week will include a Blair Arch sing, a Prospect House dinner and panel discussion and a candlelight vigil among other events.Friday will include the final and largest events of cancer awareness week.
Every spring, amidst an inundation of matriculation forms and paperwork, incoming freshmen find in their mail a booklet of freshmen seminars.
A band composed of members of several Christian fellowships plays praise music at an Easter service last night in the Frist Multipurpose Room.
Students ring in the Persian New Year at a party at Campus Club on Friday. The event was sponsored in part by the Princeton Persian Society.
