Adam Dressner '02 and Josh Anderson '04 were elected yesterday to serve as executive members of the Council of the Princeton University Community.
When A. Scott Berg '71 danced off stage following the Princeton Triangle Club's 1969 performance of "Call a Spade a Shovel," the curtain seemed destined to fall on his Princeton career.Backstage, at the Lincoln Center, the talented writer-performer ? then a junior at the University ? was approached by three agents who sought to represent the rising actor and to secure him a place among Hollywood's young stars.Berg, the son of a television writer and producer and resident of Los Angeles since he was seven years old, entertained thoughts of pursuing a career in show business.But University English professor Carlos Baker convinced Berg ? who had already begun his senior thesis research on Maxwell Perkins, then editor-in-chief of the publishing company Charles Scribner's Sons ? to finish his role as a student."He said, 'Scott, you were the star of the Triangle show this year, wouldn't you like to be the star of the English department next year?' " Berg recalled.Stardom for Berg ? the 1999 Pulitzer Prize winner for his biography "Lindbergh" on the aviator Charles Lindbergh ? would come not in the wings of the theater, but in the words that would fly from his pen. Sitting at a table by the window on the dining level of Frist Campus Center, Berg reflected on his Princeton experience and the distinguished writing career that followed, taking flight after he published "Max Perkins: Editor of Genius." The best-selling biography based on his senior thesis research earned Berg the prestigious National Book Award in 1978 ? an early stop on his road map to literary success."I suddenly had a career," Berg explained, while returning the greetings of his fellow orange-and-black-clad trustees, who paused to offer warm hellos.As much as Berg's author status seemed to fall effortlessly into place, his career had been preparing for take-off since his freshman year.
The Princeton Pride Alliance's constitution states that one of its goals is to "represent the interests of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning members of the community at Princeton University" and to "be active in campus politics in order to promote [the interests]" of those students.And the alliance has done just that from its office in Aaron Burr Hall for almost 20 years.
Imagine walking along a giant strip of green grass stretching over the entire length of Prospect Avenue, or whirling around on a giant swing overlooking campus on a warm Saturday night.
While on the surface the path to progressive politics may look grim, participants in a panel Sunday night titled, "The Democratic Party at a Crossroads ? Which Way to a Progressive Future?" discussed possibilities for a more promising future and reasons why the Republicans might be the cause of their own demise.Co-sponsored by the Princeton Community Democratic Organization and Princeton University Democrats, the panel included sociology professor Paul Starr, who is co-editor of "The American Prospect," history professor Sean Wilentz, who is a contributing editor of "The New Republic," and Iver Peterson, a political columnist for The New York Times.Opening up the discussion, President of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization Andrew Koontz said the idea for the panel grew out of an argument with the organization's previous chair over the success of the past president."[The previous chair] said that Bill Clinton was worse than a Republican," Koontz said.
Purple is the color of April ? and the shade of the ribbons being distributed among the University community to publicize Sexual Violence Awareness Month.The Organization of Women Leaders, Take Back the Night, SHARE and the Department of Public Safety are sponsoring several events this week to promote this cause."This is part of a national and international movement," said Women's Center director Susan Overton."We want this week to prepare people, to get them started talking about the issue," said Nancy Ippolito '03, co-founder and co-president of OWL.Murray-Dodge Cafe hosted an open-mic coffeehouse Sunday, showcasing songs, poetry and stories on themes of women's awareness.
Researchers at Princeton and Columbia University recently completed the first portion of a $17 million study investigating the effect of government welfare and child-support policies on children and families.
Members of the Class of 2001 have spent the past several months in Firestone Library carrels and in chemistry labs, poring over books and data and producing page after page of thesis work.
The Princeton Entrepreneurship Club awarded $10,000 to the top three teams in its 3rd annual Business Plan Contest held Saturday in Dodds Auditorium.Of the 10 teams submitting proposals, Power Silence ? boasting patented technology for better power regulation ? was awarded the $5,000 first prize.Mark Holveck '01, one of five Power Silence team members, said his team had the edge due to a superior understanding of the market for its product."Power was a different industry that most people don't really study," he said.
The University Board of Trustees approved the tennis courts south of Dillon Gymnasium and surroundings for the construction of a sixth residential college during its meeting Saturday, according to Vice President and Secretary Thomas Wright '62.The trustees also accepted in full the Final Report of the Sixth Residential College Program Committee, which calls for 100 upperclassmen to be housed in the new residential college and 100 in each of two other existing colleges."The trustees have approved the final report, but the planning work is not finished," Wright said.
Rob Goldston, current director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, remembers well the moment when Thomas Stix entered his life.Then an undergraduate student, Goldston had just received an acceptance letter to the Princeton Program in Plasma Physics, which had recently been founded by Stix.
After 13 years of service to the University, President Shapiro and his wife, Vivian, were honored by the University community and board of trustees during a farewell dinner on Friday."Friday night was a very emotional evening," said University Vice President and Secretary Thomas Wright '62, who has served at the University for nearly 30 years and is one of Shapiro's top advisers.
Developing regions across the world ? including parts of Asia, Africa, South America and Eastern Europe ? have seen a steady increase in the number of private colleges in the past two decades.But compared to those in the United States, these institutions are typically new and experimental, often having to offer courses in non-traditional yet popular subjects to attract the best students ? who would otherwise opt for more established national universities.The surging demand for a college education all over the globe, however, continues to encourage more private colleges to form.
The Frist Campus Center has defied expectations in its success as a magnet for hungry students, faculty and staff.
Attention all PST fans: Cancel your dates, skip your parties. This weekend, Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys are coming to town.Well, almost.Though they may not be the real thing, the Tribute Talent performers promise to deliver a shining replica at their show on Saturday from 11:30 a.m.
Tradition dictates that on the day Wilson School seniors hand in their theses they take a time-honored dip in the Fountain of Freedom at Scudder Plaza, washing away the stress from the past year's toil.The tradition will be put on hold next spring, because of renovations to Robertson Hall already under way.Wilson School major Uma Seshamani '02 said, "I think it really stinks, especially because the seniors this year had such gorgeous weather that day and they were all so excited to be done.""It's pretty disheartening, because our class missed out on both the Nude Olympics and jumping in the fountain even though we saw the class above partake in these traditions," she said in an e-mail.But fellow Wilson School major Emma Terrell '02 said they would find a new way to celebrate completing their senior theses."We're prudential thinkers in the [Wilson School]. We'll jump in the fountain if that means we'll have to make our own," she said in an e-mail.Wilson School classes will be held in the E-Quad until renovations are complete.Wilson School Associate Dean Karen Jezierny said in an e-mail, "We hope to be able to use some classrooms in the E-Quad, which may be available as a result of the construction of new classrooms for engineering in the Friend Center.""We also plan to use our own administrative conference rooms as appropriate and, as needed, other classrooms and lecture halls on campus," she added.Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the Wilson School, most concentrators take classes that meet in several buildings on campus, Seshamani said."I think it will mostly be a pain for juniors to walk back at night from their Task Forces if they're in the E-Quad," she said.Jezierny explained second phase renovations to Robertson will not affect the first through fourth floors of the building.
As President Bush assembled his cabinet of advisers, some of his nominations drew criticism, but none more than John Ashcroft.The current Attorney General raised a firestorm of controversy from abortion and civil rights activists who felt that Ashcroft's record and beliefs ran counter to their own.Former Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach '43 ? who served under the Kennedy and Johnson administrations in several roles and was an advocate for civil rights during the 1960s ? said he had been asked several times about his thoughts on Bush's choice."I have been asked several times to comment on Ashcroft," Katzenbach said, "but I continually refused."Speaking yesterday in a crowded Whig-Clio Senate Chamber on the changes in the Department of Justice, the Bush administration and Ashcroft, Katzenbach voiced his opininon on the current Attorney General."I don't have any problems with Aschcroft in the sense that what Bush wants is what Bush will get," Katzenbach said.
What happens when two ordinary students, bored with a life of eating, sleeping and studying, decide to make everybody's life interesting?
For underclassmen, it's time to pick courses for next semester. With problems besetting the online Student Course Guide, 'Prince' Contributor Lindsey White decided to ask a few students what they were considering taking next year. Joe Kochan '02, USG PresidentUnfortunately, you aren't going to have much of a story because all of the classes I am taking next semester are departmentals: CHE 415 / CHM 415: Polymers CHE 442: Design, Synthesis and Optimization of Chemical Processes CHE 347: Chemical Engineering LaboratoryAnd my rationale?
Regis Philbin may not be asking the questions, but a few lucky students will have the opportunity to spend some time in the hot seat.Tomorrow night, the officers of all four classes will be sponsoring their own live rendition of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" ? except they call it "Who Wants to be a Thousandaire."The game, which will take place in McCosh 50 at 8 p.m., will give students the opportunity to win up to $1000 by answering original trivia questions in the style of the ABC show.Class of 2001 president Justin Browne said that the idea originated with the senior class, during senior week last fall."Over the summer and at the beginning of the year, the senior class officers were brainstorming ideas for activities for Senior Week, and we came up with this one," Browne said."It went over really well [during Senior Week], so we thought we should try to do it again, but wanted to open it up to the whole school this time," he said.The money given away in the game will be drawn from the class budgets, Class of 2003 president Catherine Farmer said."All four of the classes are giving some money for the evening, about one thousand dollars each," she said.Class of 2004 president Eli Goldsmith said he thinks students are particularly excited about seeing a portion of their class budget returned directly to them."Lots of times we spend our class money on buying food or tickets or on rentals for different events," he said, "but this is great because most of the money is going straight back to students, and I think students like the idea of that.""We're honestly giving out at least one thousand dollars ? people don't get that chance every day," he added.Participants' names will be drawn at random from among audience members, Browne said.
