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Whitman, Baker to highlight commencement weekend speakers

Whitman, Baker to highlight commencement weekend speakers

Three generations of Princeton alumni will stand at the podium this June at commencement ceremonies.Former Secretary of State James Baker '52, a member of the Class of 2002's grandparent class, will give the Class Day address, while eBay chief executive Meg Whitman '77, a member of '02's parent class, will deliver the Baccalaureate address.The graduating class chose Baker for his experiences as a public servant and insight they thought he could provide on current events, said senior class president Spence Miller.

NEWS | 07/14/2002

A nuts-and-bolts education: Engineers face full schedules and classes far from campus

The very idea of engineering at Princeton is enough to send chills down the spines of many A.B. majors.

NEWS | 07/14/2002

Tilghman administration brings familiar faces back to Nassau Hall

University academic and administrative appointments for 2002-2003 brought some tigers back to Nassau Hall while introducing fresh talents across a range of departments.This past fall's administrative reorganization separated the responsibilities formerly combined in the position of vice president for finance and administration.Christopher McCrudden, treasurer of the University, will assume senior level responsibility for finance-related issues on September 1.

NEWS | 07/14/2002

West GS '80 returns after public drama

Cornel West GS '80 will begin teaching typical courses at the University in the fall, but his journey back to Princeton ? where he attended graduate school and taught from 1988 to 1994 ? was anything but ordinary.

NEWS | 07/14/2002

Competitive bicker, full sign-in class fills most eating clubs

Perhaps the most anticipated week in a sophomore's career came to a close Saturday as Bicker and sign-in clubs initiated their new members.This eating club season reflected a change in students' preferences since last year.

NEWS | 07/14/2002

Facing the challenge of your academic life, and winning, 100 pages later

If you thought getting into Princeton was hard, wait until you see what you have to do to get out.Every spring, college seniors across the nation break out the sunglasses, play frisbee, drink beer and work on their tans.

NEWS | 07/14/2002

Princeton offers students a wide array of electronic resources

Welcome to the world of advanced electronic resources.While your parents are still struggling to program the DVD player, at Princeton you will be able to research your term paper, send email to your friends or tour a museum in Paris ? all from the comfort of your own dorm room.All you need is a computer and a network connection to tap into the University's Dormnet system.So instead of becoming a "have-not" on an information-driven campus, overcome your computational phobias and learn about the electronic resources available to you as soon as you arrive at Princeton.

NEWS | 07/14/2002

Into the stacks, for better or for worse

Students get "Stoned" at Princeton all the time.The lure of the 18th-largest library in the country, Harvey S.

NEWS | 07/14/2002

Princeton mailbox replaced after it tests positive for Anthrax

Aug. 15 ? Anthrax spores were found in a mailbox this week on Nassau Street, bringing the FBI's investigation back to Princeton.

NEWS | 05/16/2002

Tilghman, comfortable in new role, outlines goals after year of conversation and observation

On a warm spring afternoon, while undergraduates sprawl on Cannon Green, Shirley Tilghman leans across her conference table with intensity.In her first year as University president, she has addressed alumni and congressmen, responded to the events of Sept.

NEWS | 05/16/2002

CPUC discusses graduate student housing shortage

The final meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community this academic year focused mostly on the "housing crisis" afflicting graduate students.

NEWS | 05/16/2002

Princeton removes LeMenager from admission office for violations

Aug. 13? The University has removed Steve LeMenager, the first Princeton University official who breached Yale University's admission notification Web site, from the admission office, President Tilghman said today.

NEWS | 05/16/2002

Princeton's Yanna accused of stealing $183,000 by deceiving Plainsboro Township resident

Christine Evans, known as the clairvoyant Yanna, has made a living predicting her Princeton-area clients' futures.Now she is facing fraud charges that could land her in jail.

NEWS | 05/16/2002

N.Y. Princeton Club offers discounted membership to undergrads at discount

Following their graduation in 1895, a group of five Princeton men decided to create a social club to celebrate the friendships they had made.

NEWS | 05/16/2002

Senior class president Miller '02 to join Navy Seals next year

Spence Miller '02 ? senior class president, assistant minister at large in Aquinas, varsity swimmer, Orange Key tour guide and devoted friend ? will graduate having left his mark on the Princeton community.

NEWS | 05/14/2002

Alcohol citations issued by Borough Police in weekend incidents

Though Princeton Borough Police issued two summonses during the weekend for alcohol serving violations ? the first such citations within three years ? officials say that there has not been a change of policy toward underage drinking at the University.The recent charges do not represent a police crackdown on underage drinking at the 'Street,' Borough Police Capt.

NEWS | 05/14/2002

USG considers academics, social life in first six months in office

As the current USG administration reaches the half-way point of its term in office, President Nina Langsam '03 and her core group of officers are already well on their way toward achieving many of their goals for the University.Having already considered issues ranging from precept reform to the treatment of women and minorities on the street, the USG has been working to improve both academics and social life for University students."They're doing a great job," former USG president Joe Kochan '02 said.

NEWS | 05/14/2002

Newark mayoral race headlines N.J. politics as Republican primary nears

Sharpe James emerged victorious yesterday from a hotly contested race against politician newcomer Cory Booker to win an unprecedented fifth term as mayor of Newark.Booker, a member of the Newark City Council, vowed to run for mayor again in four years.With 99 percent of precincts reporting, James had 28,363 votes, or 53 percent, and Booker had 24,869 votes, or 46 percent.Though the media has focused on the contested Newark race, New Jersey politicians are also preparing for statewide elections.

NEWS | 05/14/2002

Slaughter '80 named Wilson School dean

The University named Harvard Law School and Kennedy School of Government professor Anne-Marie Slaughter '80 new dean of the Woodrow Wilson School yesterday.

NEWS | 05/14/2002

FRS 146 explores solutions to AIDS epidemic in South Africa

During the first meeting of our freshman seminar, Dr. Jem Spectar told us why he was there in that classroom teaching us about the "International Politics of AIDS in Africa."Spectar has dedicated his life to stopping the spread of AIDS in Africa, but not by lobbying politicians on Capitol Hill or providing people with anti-retroviral drugs from an African clinic.His less conventional, more thoughtful approach, is integral to spawning the world-wide realization that solving the AIDS epidemic is a global obligation.

NEWS | 05/14/2002

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