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Finance program sees record enrollment

Finance program sees record enrollment

One hundred twenty-eight seniors are enrolled in the finance program this year, more than the number of seniors enrolled in the University's most popular major.But an even greater number want to be in the program, said Swati Bhatt, finance program representative.Many students decide they want to earn the certificate too late in their Princeton careers, and the complex array of prerequisites for entry into the program necessitates early and careful planning, she said.In response, the program has adopted more aggressive tactics to recruit students."We want to make students aware as early as possible" about the program and the related requirements, she said.Recently, Bhatt took the unusual step of forwarding an e-mail to the entire undergraduate class about a finance program information session.Before junior year, a certificate candidate is expected to have taken ECO 200: Statistics and Data Analysis for Economics, ECO 305: Microeconomic Theory: A Mathematical approach and MAT 200: Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus for Economists.

NEWS | 09/18/2002

Mystery stone structures to serve as models for sixth residential college

There is so much construction going on around campus that students tend to ignore the sight of cranes, trucks and cinderblocks.

NEWS | 09/18/2002

Movie tickets offered for completion of alcohol education course

The University has acquired another weapon in the crusade against underage drinking ? an online course about the dangers of alcohol consumption.AlcoholEdu, developed at the University of Illinois in 1998, is a website that consists of video clips, questions and interactive case studies.The site was first promoted earlier this month in an e-mail to freshmen and sophomores from Daniel Silverman, director of health services."The trustees of the University are very interested in this program," said Lauren Robinson-Brown '85, director of communications.The promotion of AlcoholEdu is part of the University's multilateral campaign against underage drinking.

NEWS | 09/18/2002

Troubadour Magazine awarded prize for online achievement

Troubadour Magazine, a literary travel journal founded last year by Jon Harris '02 and Dan Hafetz '02 was recently named a winner of the 2001 Mark of Excellence competition by The Society of Professional Journalists.

NEWS | 09/18/2002

Would a war with Iraq be ethically justified?

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

NEWS | 09/18/2002

Paw Points expand shopping options, students skeptical

Your Princeton ID card can now do more than just get you into your dorm. The University recently announced a new program called Paw Points, which allows students to use their ID cards for student agency services, photocopies in the libraries and purchases at the U-Store and participating off-campus merchants.Paw Points is a pre-paid, declining balance account tied to the ID card, said Stu Orefice, head of dining services.

NEWS | 09/17/2002

Third case of West Nile virus confirmed in Mercer County

The N.J. Department of Health reported Friday that a third case of West Nile virus infection had been confirmed in the state.All three New Jersey residents who have been infected live in Mercer County, which is home to the University.During the summer, the mosquito-borne illness swept across much of the country, with nearly 1,300 cases being reported nationwide.

NEWS | 09/17/2002

U.S. demands Iraq comply with U.N. resolutions, or else

Few doubt Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's propensity to cause trouble. Last week, President Bush issued an ultimatum to Iraq to comply with U.N.

NEWS | 09/17/2002

OIT to pursue limit on video, music uploads

You can take, but you should not give.That is the message students got this week about sharing music and video files online.In an e-mail Monday, OIT warned students against letting file-sharing programs on their computers upload more than one file at a time, though it never said students should not download files.The message said students who do not comply would be put on a slower part of the network because uploading takes up too much bandwidth.It did not cite security or copyright concerns as reasons for the new policy.

NEWS | 09/17/2002

Renovations to Cotsen library creates new world for children

Cotsen Children's Library ? designed as a mystical world tucked away in the corner of Firestone Library ? has always aimed to improve children's literacy by making stories come alive and every book an adventure.

NEWS | 09/17/2002

Humanities program building to begin construction near library

Students will see the results of one of the University's many construction projects when the humanities program moves into a newly-erected building next year.The Princeton Regional Planning Board approved the final part of the three-phase project in June.

NEWS | 09/17/2002

Durkee '69 tracks a lifetime of change at Princeton

Robert Durkee '69, in his role as the University's Vice President for Public Affairs, is Princeton's lead spin doctor, representing the University and its interests to the press, to legislators in Trenton and Washington and to community residents for whom the University campus is a backyard fixture.

NEWS | 09/16/2002

Expressions dance troupe admits male to traditionally all-female company

The University's oldest dance company held its fall auditions on Saturday, but the event came with a twist ? a male dancer.

NEWS | 09/16/2002

ETS to stop 'flagging' tests of disabled students after lawsuit

For most students seeking a post-secondary education in the United States, taking the SAT is an almost unavoidable rite of passage.

NEWS | 09/16/2002

Borough continues patrol of 'Street' as alcohol ordinance remains a threat

Borough officials suggested in May that they might revive discussion of the alcohol ordinance this fall, but the topic has not yet been brought to the table.Mayor Marvin Reed said Borough officials are hoping to meet with administrators, student leaders and Public Safety this fall to resolve concerns that binge and underage drinking among students have become a problem in the community.If talk of an alcohol ordinance were to resume, it would not be until at earliest November, he said."But that depends on how much progress we're making with Vice President [Janet] Dickerson, the new health official [Daniel Silverman] and Public Safety," Reed said.While students might notice the Borough Police's high profile on Prospect Avenue, it is nothing new, Police Chief Charles Davall said."We're actually picking up where we left off last year," he said.

NEWS | 09/16/2002

Bernanke confirmed to Federal Reserve's Board of Governors

In a voice vote Aug. 5, the Senate confirmed the appointment of Ben Bernanke, former University economics department chair, to the Federal Reserve System's Board of Governors.

NEWS | 09/16/2002

Harvey ascends the administrative ladder

Laurel Harvey, the director and associate treasurer of the Office of Risk Management, has recently taken the reins as new general manager for administration, the University announced yesterday.She began work Aug.

NEWS | 09/16/2002

University art museum returns tomb marble illegally exported from Italy

The University Art Museum has lost one of its marbles.A portion of a 2nd century marble funerary monument that had been on view at the University Art Museum since 1985 was sent back to Italy in early July after curator Michael Padgett discovered the piece had been illegally exported from its home near Tibur, Italy.When Padgett noticed a photograph of the Italian excavation of the piece in an art and archeology journal in March 2000, he reported the dubious exportation to the Italian authorities in the United States, who asked the University to hand the piece over."[The picture] was proof that the piece had been in Italy, and we thought the Italians would want to know about it," he said.

NEWS | 09/16/2002

Wilkinson, leading big-bang physicist, dies of cancer at 67

A University physics professor and leading researcher of the remnants of the big bang, David Wilkinson died Sept.

NEWS | 09/16/2002

Yale inquiry prompts OIT security increase

Since learning that University admission officers had exploited a Yale University admission website's reliance on social security numbers as passwords, University technology officials have been working to fix a similar vulnerability in the campus system.Use of the network has skyrocketed in recent years, with students sending thousands of e-mails per day, checking their academic records online and storing files on the UNIX server.Before the University began acting this month, more than 90 percent of accounts were vulnerable.The problem centers on the default password for most new accounts: the last eight digits of the social security number.Data suggest few users change their passwords from the default.

NEWS | 09/15/2002

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