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Furth remembered for physics, poetry

Furth remembered for physics, poetry

The University and the scientific community lost a powerful mind and brilliant wit Thursday with the passing of professor emeritus Harold Furth, former director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab and renowned researcher on the physics of fusion.While Furth's genius as a physicist made him one of the most well known researchers in his field, it was often his creativity with words that endeared him most to colleagues.In 1956, The New Yorker published a poem by Furth about "Dr. Edward anti-Teller," the anti-matter version of the famous physicist who encounters his real-matter counterpart, "and the rest was gamma rays.""He was extremely clever," PPPL director Rob Goldston said.

NEWS | 02/25/2002

A life of service and activism: A. Deane Buchanan '68

When A. Deane Buchanan '68 arrived on the Princeton campus in the fall of 1964 ? a graduate of a small town high school in Darlington, PA ready to play college football ? he was one of about 13 African-American students in the freshman class.

NEWS | 02/25/2002

'Celebrate Every Body Week' opens discussions about health, body image

"Celebrate Every Body Week" ? a University spin-off of National Eating Disorders Week ? started yesterday at the Frist Campus Center.University Health Services has set up an information table in the campus center and will run several programs this week."The presentations are relevant to everyone," said Dr. Susan Packer, who deals with eating disorders for health services.Although in the past the University has devoted individual days to raising awareness about eating disorders, the entire week this year focuses on body image issues.Brian Elliott '03, an eating concerns peer educator, said the week will help show support for students facing such problems."A major reason for this week's programming is to help show students that they are not alone in their struggles to live up to an unattainable ideal of a perfect body," he said.It is also a concentrated attempt, he said, to encourage students with eating concerns to seek help from McCosh Health Center.A number of day and evening events have been coordinated during the week to engage students in discussion about nutrition, eating disorders and general body health.

NEWS | 02/25/2002

Seniors Pierce, Liel awarded Pyne Prize

Lillian Pierce '02 and Abbie Liel '02 received the Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize at the alumni luncheon and awards ceremony at Jadwin Gym on Saturday.The Pyne Prize is the highest award the University bestows on undergraduates.

NEWS | 02/24/2002

USG discusses Career Services, plans forums on gender, race

USG officers discussed improvements to University Career Services and planned a USG forum on women and minority issues in a senate meeting last night.Director of Career Services Beverly Hamilton-Chandler discussed her department's difficulties in reaching the student body.The problem results from the office's inconvenient location on Nassau Street and lack of staff, she said.Hamilton-Chandler asked for USG support in disseminating information about events put on by career services.Meetings are planned for the next several months to discuss issues raised by last year's reports on the role of women and minorities in campus life, said Olivier Kamanda '03, systems manager and special projects coordinator.Kamanda also said sessions will be held to provide information on eating clubs to minority students.

NEWS | 02/24/2002

Alumni Day draws 1,200 graduates to campus for lectures, tours, nostalgia

Early Saturday morning, about 1,200 alumni arrived on campus to celebrate the University's annual Alumni Day.The day's events began with a series of lectures offered in the morning on subjects ranging from biotechnology to the history of language.Alumni Day also featured special family-oriented events including Orange Key tours of campus, a musical of the history of the civil rights movement in the 1960s and a play based on "A Little Princess" and written by Robert Sandberg '70.Some of the alumni in attendance graduated in the '40s while others had graduated just last year.But regardless of their class year, all the alumni were in high spirits and enthusiastic for their temporary return to the days of undergraduate life at Princeton.Many waxed nostalgic, noting things that have changed since they were students here, and many brought children and grandchildren along to show them what campus life was and is like."It was terrific," said Richard Malina '66, who was attending his first Alumni Day this year.Malina said he enjoyed the three lectures he attended Saturday.

NEWS | 02/24/2002

Student arrested for alleged book theft at U-Store

A University student was arrested for allegedly shoplifting books and resisting arrest at the U-Store on Thursday, according to a Princeton Borough Police Department press release.David Johnson '03 was arrested at 2:16 p.m.

NEWS | 02/24/2002

Remnick '81 discusses life and work from Old Nassau to New Yorker

"This year's recipient is the keen-eyed judge of talking dog cartoons."David Remnick '81, editor of The New Yorker and winner of this year's Woodrow Wilson award, stood before a crowd of alumni in Richardson Auditorium on Saturday and compared himself to last year's recipient Eric Lander, one of the principal leaders of the Human Genome Project.As exhibited by his speech "Life at The New Yorker," Remnick's job involves more than sifting through drawings of animals in top hats.As part of the University's Alumni Day program, Remnick spoke for an hour about The New Yorker's growth as a magazine and particularly as to how it was affected by the Sept.

NEWS | 02/24/2002

Why are there so few African-American professors on campuses?

Seven years ago, Cornel West left Princeton for Harvard's African-American studies program.But last month, embroiled in a public quarrel with Harvard's new president, Lawrence Summers, West threatened to go back to Princeton.The spat began after a meeting late last year when Summers urged West to spend more time on scholarly pursuits instead of recording rap albums and campaigning for Al Sharpton, and West responded by questioning Summers' commitment to affirmative action and diversity.

NEWS | 02/24/2002

Memorial book honors alumni who died in World War II

Bill Sloane '43 will tell you that he felt immortal flying at a 55-degree angle, dive-bombing cargo ships on the Pacific.He will tell you that, like the majority of his classmates, he voluntarily left Princeton after two years to fight for his country.

NEWS | 02/24/2002

Debating the best Jewish holiday treat: Hamantashens or latkas?

It is one of those disputes that has raged for centuries and flares up all over the globe. It cuts to the heart of many issues, questioning faith and, in the opinion of some, the very essence of the universe.

NEWS | 02/21/2002

Black student groups celebrate their distinct, common identity

"Silent Night" has never had such soul. During a rehearsal in the Wilson College music room Tuesday, four female voices seamlessly blended to create a unique rendition of the Christmas classic.A group favorite, the song is a trademark of Culturally Yours, Princeton's only all black, all female a cappella group.Like Black History Month, which extends through February, the many black student groups on campus ? ranging from Bible study to theater ? represents more than a distinct racial heritage."That's not what we're about ? not just being black and being female," said Sahtiya Logan '04, the president of Culturally Yours.

NEWS | 02/21/2002

Campus Club president elected next Inter-Club council chair

The Inter-Club Council elected Dan Hantman '03 as its new chair in a meeting Tuesday night.Hantman, who is also president of Campus Club, will succeed Cindy Drakeman '02, the outgoing president of Tower Club.He will oversee the ICC ? a group comprising all the eating club presidents that sets overall 'Street' policy.

NEWS | 02/21/2002

History, literature combine in new humanities course series

Rather than teach a literature class that relies solely on William Shakespeare or a class on political theory that focuses purely on Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, two professors have teamed up to start an interdisciplinary study of Europe and its colonies.Peter Lake, a history professor who specializes in early modern England, and Nigel Smith, an English professor who recently joined the University faculty from Oxford University in 1999, will spend the next four years in collaboration.

NEWS | 02/21/2002

Ask Dr. Blaine

Dear Dr. Blaine: Where have you been the last few years? I remember reading your sagacious and altogether glorious column about three years ago, but I've heard nothing from you since then.

NEWS | 02/21/2002

Despite ties to energy giant, Krugman critical of Enron, Bush administration

Throughout the collapse of the energy giant Enron during the past six months ? leaving thousands of workers without retirement savings, generating concerns about corporate America ? University economics professor and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman harshly criticized the company and its financial and political links to the Bush administration.But as inquiries into one of the largest corporate meltdowns in history continue, questions have been raised about Krugman's own ties to the company.In a Jan.

NEWS | 02/21/2002

Fire on 'Dinky' line delays evening travel

At approximately 8:30 p.m. Wednesday night a small fire broke out on the Princeton Shuttle Line ? on which the "Dinky" operates ? a representative from the Princeton Fire Department said."[The fire] occurred on the older, extra-wide section of the bridge crossing Lake Carnegie and involved about 10 railroad ties," said Pat McAvenia, the Princeton Fire Department Deputy Chief.Officials emphasized that the tracks themselves were not damaged.The West Windsor Fire Department first received a dispatch regarding the fire at 8:35 p.m.

NEWS | 02/21/2002

Trustees to focus on Whitman college, administrative turnover

The University Board of Trustees' executive committee will meet today to discuss the search for new administrators and the planning of Whitman College, the sixth residential college.No final decision on these issues will be made until the full board of trustees meets later this spring."The meeting will be mostly housekeeping," said University Vice President and Secretary Tom Wright '62."It would be an opportunity for the members of the executive committee to ask questions of the president and the provost," he said.Today the executive committee will hear the progress made by the search committees which have been working to find new deans for the Wilson School, the School of Engineering, the Graduate School and the School of Architecture.The board commissioned an architect to explore the feasibility of the planned construction of Whitman College, taking into consideration the 500-student increase in the student body.The committee will discuss the progress of the study, but the results will not be released until later this spring, Wright said.The college, which was planned to accommodate the increase in student enrollment called for by the Wythes report, is named for Meg Whitman '77, the CEO of eBay Inc.Whitman, who is also a University trustee, recently announced a $30 million gift to support construction of the new college.With the opening of Whitman College, there will be a total of six residential colleges in operation.

NEWS | 02/21/2002

Growing up Princeton

Like so many Princeton students, Anne Braveman '03 has a class banner on her wall. A closer look, however, shows that it is no average banner.

NEWS | 02/21/2002

Perfecting the art of ordering a 'Wawich'

'Wa runs have officially entered the 21st century. Following a decision that will drastically improve the lives of hungry night owls, Wawa markets across five states are implementing machines that take sandwich orders, minimizing customer-employee interaction.

NEWS | 02/21/2002

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