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Board of trustees selects new faculty, discusses new deans

Board of trustees selects new faculty, discusses new deans

The University Board of Trustees appointed four professors to the senior faculty with tenure Saturday.Novelist Chang-Rae Lee is the second prominent writer to join the University's ranks this weekend.Eddie Glaude GS '95, a former student of Cornel West GS '80, was appointed to the religion department and will teach in the African-American studies program.In addition, President Tilghman updated the trustees on the searches for architecture, engineering, graduate and Wilson school deans, said Thomas Wright '62, vice president and secretary.Though no deans were appointed during the weekend, Wright said he anticipated several posts would be filled in the near future."[The dean searches] are all likely to lead to a conclusion in the next few weeks or months," Provost Amy Gutmann said.The board granted Tilghman the authority to name new deans before the next board meeting in June, Wright said.Sources close to the search committee said it is likely that an architecture school dean will be appointed within a week or two.The appointment of a new Wilson school dean may take more time, another source said.Lee will join the council of the humanities and program in creative writing, where he was a fellow in the fall.He joins a program that already boasts several notable writers, including Paul Muldoon, Toni Morrison and Joyce Carol Oates."One of the reasons I came to teach the course [in the fall] was the people I always followed and admired and to get to know them," he said.His first book "Native Speaker" won several awards, including the American Book Award.

NEWS | 04/14/2002

Swahili courses its way towards fulfilling the language requirement

Mufasa. Rafiki. Simba. Most students at Princeton speak a little Swahili, thanks to the Disney classic, "The Lion King."In an effort to further expand some students' knowledge and appreciation of the Swahili language, the University plans to offer a new cycle of Swahili language classes this fall.The new Swahili courses, which are not part of any program or department, will consist of a four-course sequence beginning with SWA 101 in the fall.

NEWS | 04/14/2002

Future of AAS unresolved despite West appointment

The appointment of Cornel West GS '80 on Saturday closes a chapter in a saga that examined the roles of ethnic studies and prestige in the highest levels of academia.

NEWS | 04/14/2002

Study finds chewing gum may make people smarter

Think gum-chewing and the picture that most often comes to mind is that of an unintelligent airhead.

NEWS | 04/11/2002

Serving up hot tiger phallus soup

Traditionally considered to be a libido stimulator by many Asian cultures, the phallus of Princeton's striped mascot is a much-coveted item.

NEWS | 04/11/2002

Trustee discussions could include West

University trustees meet today and tomorrow to discuss issues including faculty and administrative appointments, student health concerns and the sixth residential college.The most widely anticipated decision regards whether the board will hire Harvard University Afro-American studies professor Cornel West GS '80 when it meets in full Saturday in Nassau Hall.University policy bars discussion of potential appointments or promotions until the board acts, University officials said.But West's name was not listed on recent appointment agendas, the officials said.Harvard Law School professor Charles Olgetree, who is representing West, said West is nearing a decision."Prof.

NEWS | 04/11/2002

Professors reflect on attitudes toward homosexuality in the Ivory Tower

Fifteen years ago, The Daily Princetonian ran a feature on Michael Cadden. A course he was leading used gay literary texts, and at Princeton, it was news.Cadden, then an assistant English professor and now director of the University's theater and dance program, was teaching a course called "Sexuality and Textuality: Speaking the Unspeakable."The title referred to the theological designation of homosexuality as "a sin not to be named among Christians."Cadden said in the article then that he only received questions from undergraduates about why he was teaching the course.Most faculty and graduate students understood why he was offering the class.

NEWS | 04/11/2002

Ask Dr. Blaine

Dear Dr. Blaine: What are some creative ways to screw your roommate? ? Teresa D.Dear Teresa: That depends entirely on how much you like your roommate.

NEWS | 04/11/2002

West to leave Harvard to become University professor of religion

Friday, April 12, 4:20 p.m.?The University plans to appoint Saturday Harvard University African-American studies and religion professor Cornel West GS '80, the University said Friday.Speculation about whether the University would hire West has intensified during the past several days.

NEWS | 04/11/2002

Governor of Puerto Rico speaks on U.S. relations and history

Sila Maria Calderon, the first woman to be elected governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, spoke yesterday to a near capacity crowd in Dodds Auditorium on the commonwealth's history, its present condition and the future directions it should take.She began by reviewing the history of Puerto Rico's commonwealth status, describing how it "came out of an impasse" that lasted nearly two centuries.

NEWS | 04/11/2002

USG survey indicates student dissatisfaction with precepts

When Woodrow Wilson 1879 was University president, he envisioned a precept system that would stimulate the intellectual curiousity of students outside of lectures.The form of precepts has changed over time, but the ideal of engaging students in academic discussion has become a defining aspect of the educational experience at the University.After an extensive seven-month study of students' and preceptors' experiences in precepts, the USG Precept Review and Reform Committee reported Monday at a U-Council meeting that their data "indicates a high level of dissatisfaction" among students."The University still promises the Wilson ideal," committee chair Josh Anderson '04 said.

NEWS | 04/11/2002

Athletes, administrators address role of 'student-athletes' on college campuses

One of the posters advertising last night's panel discussion on University athletics asked "In which Jadwin do you spend most of YOUR time?"The teaser cut to one of the points of the discussion titled "Athletics: The anti-intellectual subculture," asking whether athletes spend too much time in places like Jadwin Gym and not enough in academic areas of campus like Jadwin Hall, which houses the physics department.The panel, hosted by Wilson College, aimed to address various conceptions of student athletes as held by other members of the University community.The speakers on the panel were Michael Cross, associate director of athletics, Elizabeth Bogan, professor of economics and former chairman of the faculty committee on athletics, Vincent Lloyd '03 and Roger Hughes, head football coach.Represented by three pro-athletic advocates and one non-athlete student ? Lloyd, who held the view that the University need not take such a strong stance on athletics ? the panel tended to favor athletics, but introduced several very good ideas on both sides.The discussion started with Nick Napoli, a Wilson College assistant master, establishing that, at times, the campus seems divided."There are different ways in which we define ourselves," he said.

NEWS | 04/10/2002

OWL, club heads discuss the gender issues of Bicker

In an effort to address the sexual environment at the 'Street,' the Organization of Women Leaders is working with eating club officers to discuss gender concerns during the Bicker process."We want to start a dialogue about inappropriate Bicker activities that create an unhealthy environment," OWL president Nancy Ippolito '03 said.

NEWS | 04/10/2002

Computer science professor testifies in anti-trust case against Microsoft

University computer science professor Andrew Appel testified yesterday and Tuesday in support of an antitrust case against Microsoft Corp.

NEWS | 04/10/2002

McCosh renovations to begin in May; to be completed before fall semester

McCosh Health Center renovations, which administrators say will improve privacy, convenience and outpatient services, are scheduled to begin May 15 and be completed before the start of the fall semester.The University is planning a $250,000 renovation to the health center, President Tilghman said at a USG Senate meeting Sunday.The building and its various services have been in need of improvement for many years, said Janet Finnie, associate director of health services.Plans for the renovation were developed from student feedback during an administrative review of University Health Services a few years ago.Students expressed some dissatisfaction with certain aspects of McCosh's outpatient services, Finnie said.

NEWS | 04/10/2002

In lab and on stage: Physics major Sofield '02 directs 'Sweeney Todd'

What do you get when you throw together an exiled barber, his dead wife, his abducted daughter and an evil judge?

NEWS | 04/10/2002

Students debate politics of Middle East events

Hours after a Palestinian suicide bomber killed eight people in an attack on an Israeli bus, and Israeli tanks rolled into another town in the West Bank, University students gathered in Whig Hall to formally discuss the escalating violence.

NEWS | 04/10/2002

Managers hang signs at 'Wa to ward off disruptive behavior and vandalism

In the early hours of the morning, after the eating clubs close, groups of students congregate at another hangout, the Wawa Market.Recent incidents of shoplifting and vandalism in the store have prompted managers at the 'Wa to place several signs around the store warning that disrespectful and obnoxious behavior will result in arrest.Such disruptive behavior has warranted police involvement on two occasions since Spring Break, store managers said."We're not going to tolerate this kind of behavior," store manager John Golias said.Offenses have included eating items in the store that have not been paid for, tossing items around the store, making loud noises and swearing.He added that appropriate discipline is "at the discretion of the management," and that, if necessary, "we're going to ask them to leave."He said the students could be identified as University students based on their conversation content and because they paid using credit cards with the U-Store logo on them.The night manager and assistant store manager Tyrone Butler said that since the sign has been posted the disturbances have decreased."We don't mind them coming in," Butler said of the inebriated students, "but when they get rowdy they must be asked to leave."Some students have used a counterfeit "paid" stamp, enabling them to pick up items at the sandwich counter for which they have not actually paid, he said.Many times "we just said not to come back here," Butler said."This is a school that people talk about," he said.

NEWS | 04/10/2002

AAS center discussed, West makes decision

As part of an effort to attract African-American studies professors from Harvard University ? especially Henry Louis Gates Jr., chair of Harvard's Afro-American studies department ? Princeton has discussed the creation of an African-American studies research institute in conversations with Gates, a top Harvard professor with knowledge of the situation said yesterday.Robert Durkee '69, vice president for public affairs, said yesterday that the University has not offered an African-American studies research center in return for Gates leaving Harvard for Princeton.

NEWS | 04/10/2002

Followers of Falun Dafa seek support in Princeton area

Practitioners of Falun Dafa, a meditation sect with followers around the world that has been the target of a crackdown by the Chinese government, have obtained statements of support from several Princeton-area government officials.Phyllis Marchand, the mayor of Princeton Township, proclaimed a "Falun Dafa Week" in 2000, and the Township Council in nearby West Windsor passed a resolution backing the group's freedom to practice its program of meditation and exercises in 2001.Local followers of the group organize classes in the Princeton Public Library and morning exercises next to the Princeton Shopping Center.Princeton's legislative leaders, including the Township Committee and the Borough Council, have declined to pass resolutions in support of the group, which the Chinese government describes as a cult.Steve Frakt, a Township committeeman, said he did not think it would be appropriate for local officials to take a stance on the group.Local officials around the country have reported receiving letters from Chinese officials urging them not to recognize the group, but no one in Princeton reported receiving such letters.Also known as Falun Gong, the group was founded in China in 1992.

NEWS | 04/10/2002

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