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EBay CEO Meg Whitman '77 contribution will fund development of sixth residential college in her name, to be located behind Dillon Gym

EBay CEO Meg Whitman '77 contribution will fund development of sixth residential college in her name, to be located behind Dillon Gym

A $30 million gift by Meg Whitman '77 toward the construction of the sixth residential college will allow the University to expand the undergraduate student body and institute a new four-year college program, the University announced yesterday.The gift supports just less than one-third of the $90-100 million project to build a new college on the tennis courts behind Dillon Gym, President Tilghman said in an interview yesterday.The donation is the largest gift by an alumna of the University and comes during Whitman's 25th reunion year."I had a great time as a Princeton undergraduate," Whitman said in a press release.

NEWS | 02/04/2002

McDonough appointed general counsel; Ende to remain on staff

Peter McDonough was appointed Jan. 26 to lead the University's legal team as successor to General Counsel Howard Ende.

NEWS | 02/04/2002

A confident Kyle Brandt tackles 'The Real World'

On the set for MTV's "The Real World," a show which documents the daily conflicts of seven unlikely roommates living together in one house, Kyle Brandt's roommates usually defer to his judgement, much as his Princeton football teammates came to expect big plays from him as the star half-back.Brandt, aggressive on the football field in college, often takes charge on the MTV set as a leader and protector, though he confesses that his unabashed confidence can sometimes be a problem.

NEWS | 02/04/2002

University to implement four-year college system

Whitman College, named after Meg Whitman '77, will be one of three four-year colleges starting in 2006 and fully operational in 2010, the University announced yesterday.

NEWS | 02/04/2002

University votes to increase tuition for '02-'03 academic year

The Board of Trustees voted last week to increase the total fees to attend Princeton by 3.94 percent.

NEWS | 02/03/2002

Charter fills after first round; Cap, Cottage draw high numbers

An even distribution of students among the sign-in clubs and a high number of Bickerees ? especially to Cottage Club ? have marked the advent of 2002 Bicker and sign-ins.Celebrating a New England Patriots Superbowl victory and a successful sign-in process, members from the six sign-in clubs arrived at the doors of 335 sophomores last night to welcome them to Prospect Avenue.Similar to last year, Charter Club led the sign-in numbers, accepting 94 students with 21 on the wait-list.

NEWS | 02/03/2002

Arts Alive helps students transcend the terrestrial

NEW YORK ? "It feels like they're coming down on me," Carl Wu said as his eyes widened and his arms stretched up to the illuminated night sky.

NEWS | 02/03/2002

Harvard professor appointed

The University secured a victory during Intersession in the contest to attract renowned African-American studies professors when it named Kwame Anthony Appiah as a professor for the Center for Human Values and Laurance S.

NEWS | 02/03/2002

With Beaver at helm, 2003 Managing Board takes the reins

With this issue of The Daily Princetonian, the 2003 Managing Board begins its year-long reign.Leading the pack is 126th Editor-in-Chief Bill Beaver '03, who hopes to continue the spirit of excellence that the 'Prince' has seen in the past year.Beaver has taken the unprecedented step of appointing three managing editors to run the paper's news department.

NEWS | 02/03/2002

Ambrose bestsellers questioned for citation methods

"There are something like six or seven sentences . . . that are the sentences of other writers."These sound like the pleading words of a college student accused of plagiarism, trying to minimize the significance of his appropriation of others' words.

NEWS | 02/03/2002

University Board of Trustees approves $800 million budget for new school year

The University's Board of Trustees approved last week an $800 million budget which included several new measures designed to improve life on campus.Among other initiatives, the budget included a decision to increase the length of late lunch at Frist by 15 minutes.Brad Simmons '03, a member of the U-Council, served on the Priorities Committee ? a group of students, faculty, staff and administrators who prepare the operating budget each year for approval by the president and trustees."Extended hours and enhanced programming at Frist will probably be the most significant result of the new budget for undergrads," Simmons wrote in an e-mail.

NEWS | 02/03/2002

The 2002 Board's last issue

The 125th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian leaves 48 University Place with this issue. The 'Prince' will resume publication on Feb.

NEWS | 01/20/2002

West controversy prompts debate over AAS program

The recent controversy over Cornel West GS '80's status as a professor at Harvard University has attracted attention to Princeton University's Program in African-American studies.The program ? founded in 1969 ? awards certificates, but not degrees, to seniors, who must major in another department.

NEWS | 01/20/2002

Robert George named to Bush panel on bioethics

Politics professor Robert George was named Wednesday to President Bush's Council on Bioethics, a new panel that will explore the ethical consequences of scientific research.

NEWS | 01/20/2002

Hair today, gone tomorrow: The end of the 'poof' mane era

It's funny how much aesthetics matter at this school.Princeton is supposed to be filled with great minds that are able to grasp complex theories and higher levels of thinking that are on the cutting edge of education and morality.

NEWS | 01/20/2002

FBI examined photocopiers on campus

Shortly before the beginning of winter break, FBI agents made sample copies on all 45 of the University's publicly accessible copying machines as part of the bureau's on-going anthrax investigation.Ted McLaughlin, who runs the Photographic Services office in Firestone Library, is in charge of publicly accessible machines on campus, which allow anyone with a pre-paid access card to make copies.

NEWS | 01/20/2002

Former University chaplain dead at 85

The Rev. Ernest Gordon, a former prisoner of war who was University chaplain emeritus and dean of the University Chapel from 1955 to 1981, died Wednesday morning at Princeton Medical Center.

NEWS | 01/20/2002

USG cancels plans for spring stadium show

With only three months to go before the scheduled event, the USG has abandoned plans for a spring concert in the University stadium, according to a student government official familiar with the stadium concert discussions.The decision was made during the first week of reading period in a closed-door session of the USG Senate."The USG leadership just decided that they hadn't done their homework on getting a good band," the official, who wished to remain anonymous, said.

NEWS | 01/17/2002

Sophomore class finds Nude Olympics alternative

Three years after the University banned the Nude Olympics, the sophomore class and West College have finally agreed on an alternative class bonding activity.Recent discussions between 2004 class officers, the Interclub Council and the University administration have resulted in a plan to hold the first day of Bicker and sign-ins in the nude at all clubs, according to ICC advisor Alice Teti '00."Some of the sophomore class officers had approached me with this idea a couple of months ago," Teti said.

NEWS | 01/17/2002

Sophomore Jewish students plan boycott of Tower Club spring Bicker

In a stunning development, the University Jewish community has decided to boycott Tower Club Bicker in early February.

NEWS | 01/17/2002

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