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PMC visits increase; expansion considered

Princeton Medical Center is considering expanding its facilities in the coming years as it undergoes a transition in management.University students, faculty and staff frequently use the hospital for medical care, said Pamela Bowen, director of University health services.PMC president Dennis Doody told the Princeton Regional Planning Board on March 20 that the medical center must expand if it is to satisfy the needs of the local and broader community in the future.Bowen declined to comment yesterday on the PMC expansion and said the University does not plan to outsource or send more students than usual to the medical center in the near future.Doody also announced that he will resign on Monday.

NEWS | 03/28/2002

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Rodriguez-Iturbe wins Stockholm Water Prize for hydrology research

Early last Monday morning, University professor Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe, the Theodora Shelton Pitney Professor in Environmental Sciences, received a phone call demanding that he keep secret the news he was about to hear, even from his children.The news: He had been selected as this year's Stockholm Water Prize recipient.Rodriguez-Itrube's initial response was one of skepticism.

NEWS | 03/27/2002

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All in a day's race: Cyclist Wren '03 pedals to victory

Tyler Wren '03 is an unassuming person.You never would guess that he is Princeton's own three-time national champion, winner of collegiate national championships in road racing and short-track and cross-country, mountain bike racing this past year.But if you then saw him out racing, it would all make sense.It's no surprise that Wren is well-respected among his teammates."Tyler is one of the most modest, motivated and talented student athletes that I have ever met," Jason Houck '03 said.When asked to use one word to describe Wren, Elliot Holland '04 replied, "Inexhaustible."Wren's contributions to the team extend far beyond his athletic skills.

NEWS | 03/27/2002

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The Nassau Weekly fights financial woes

Tonight at Terrace Club the Nassau Weekly will host "Save the Nass," a party to raise money toward repaying a debt of several thousand dollars that may cause the publication to fold.Though Editor-in-Chief Ari Samsky '03 said it was unlikely the "Nass" would cease to publish in the fall, he said it was a "legitimate possibility" and that the publication was taking steps to amend the situation.Samsky said the "Nass" expected to raise several hundred dollars, possibly $1,000, but it had not set its sights high.

NEWS | 03/27/2002

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Government liaison Wells announces plan to retire

Nan Wells, a pioneer in politicking for colleges and universities, has announced that she will retire as the University's director of government affairs in December.As the founding director of the the University's Office of Government Affairs in Washington, Wells has played a significant role in affecting higher education policy on Capitol Hill.When the office was created in 1979, involvement in government legislation was rare among institutions of higher education."When I came to Princeton, they had not had anyone doing government relations," Wells said.

NEWS | 03/27/2002

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Trustee board's public affairs committee meets in D.C. to discuss current policy

When Josh Bolten '76 received an invitation to meet with a group of trustees on the Princeton campus, he offered an alternative: lunch at the White House.Two weekends ago, the public affairs committee of the board of trustees accepted the President's deputy chief of staff's offer and travelled to Washington for its annual meeting, typically with a senior-level member of government.The committee discusses current policy affecting college campuses and hears firsthand about government views and new legislation.Last year, the committee met with Mitchell Daniels '71 ? director of the Office of Management and Budget at the White House under the Bush Administration.The foreign and domestic political landscape has changed radically since last year's discussion.Following Sept.

NEWS | 03/26/2002

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College Board plans SAT I improvements

The College Board plans to make major changes to the SAT I to ward off growing criticism of the standardized reasoning test taken by two million high school students each year.Like thousands of other colleges and universities, the University requires prospective students to submit SAT I scores in addition to three SAT II subject test scores with their applications.

NEWS | 03/26/2002