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Nassau Weekly future in doubt as editorial staff resigns en masse

Nassau Weekly future in doubt as editorial staff resigns en masse

Editor's Note: This article was withdrawn due to later developments. See "'Nass' obscured staff turmoil with deceit" for details.At a rancorous Nassau Weekly staff meeting yesterday, a dispute about an article some staff members deemed offensive led to the resignation of the majority of the staff, leaving the future of the publication in doubt."There is no Nassau Weekly," Alex Rosenfeld '03 said after the meeting."Basically everyone resigned," business manager Clay Bavor '05 said.

NEWS | 04/25/2002

How a Californian 'dude' found himself at home at Princeton

I used to envy the "townies" a whole lot when I first got here. Princeton wasn't just a school for them; it was a home, a well-known habitat that yielded few surprises by the time they got to FitzRandolph Gates.The total distance of their trek to campus was a few angry blocks of crooked cement, and perhaps a stop light or two.

NEWS | 04/25/2002

Students honored in University spirit awards

Seven students who have each contributed to various areas of campus life are being honored with this year's Spirit of Princeton awards.

NEWS | 04/25/2002

Prospective students to experience Princeton without Prospect

Today throngs of students will be walking around campus pinching themselves. As the 300 potential members of next year's freshman class awaken from their daze while enjoying non-alcoholic events of prefrosh weekend, they might begin to see Princeton beyond the lecture halls and the Prospect 11.A few years ago, the University changed the prefrosh program from mid-week to the weekend in an effort to give students a general feel for campus life beyond the classroom, Dean of Admissions Fred Hargadon said in an e-mail.But the prefrosh will be missing out on one major aspect of University life ? the uncensored 'Street.'Alice Teti '00, Inter-Club Council adviser, encouraged clubs to go dry this weekend."I asked the clubs to seriously consider the risks of hosting regular parties on a weekend when so many high school students would be on campus," she said in an e-mail.

NEWS | 04/25/2002

Conference looks at post-9/11 security

A colloquium on developing the "best practices" to ensure homeland security was held at the University the past two days.Titled "Critical Infrastructures: Working Together in a New World: Lessons Learned in Action," the colloquium examined different programs to prevent and respond to terrorism.The conference also aimed to extrapolate lessons from the responses of police, fire and rescue squads to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon."In the aftermath of September 11th, we must develop the necessary plans to protect our families from a new kind of threat to our infrastructure," N.J.

NEWS | 04/24/2002

Entertainment, few citations mark annual passage of Newman's Day

As of last night, Newman's Day seemed to have passed relatively quietly ? except for the live bands.By 7:30 p.m., no students had required medical transport, and Princeton Borough Police had issued only two citations.In general, live bands and relaxing students adorned the lawns and backyards of several eating clubs yesterday afternoon as festivities for Newman's Day passed with little need for intervention from local health and crime personnel.Participants in the annual event tried to drink 24 beers within 24 hours without napping, missing class or absenting themselves from other scheduled events.

NEWS | 04/24/2002

Freshmen seek to bring World's Fair to New York City in 2012

Jonathan Bydlak '05 and Benjamin Kingsley '05 have big plans for the Big Apple.Three weeks ago, the roommates became intrigued by the idea of New York City as the site for the 2012 World's Fair."It was a two o'clock in the morning-type-thing.

NEWS | 04/24/2002

NHTSA issues new findings on safety of 15-person vehicles

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reissued an advisory warning, alerting consumers to an increased rollover risk of 15-passenger vans.

NEWS | 04/24/2002

Whig-Clio debate team places first in national tournament in Baltimore

The Princeton Debate Panel's 2002 National Championship trophy is just the most recent addition to the already cluttered shelves of Whig Hall.In what Nick Pilchak '04, Princeton Debate Panel President, called, "the core of our recent accomplishments," the team won the championship at the University of Maryland in Baltimore in a decisive final round against New York University and was named team of the year for cumulative annual performances.At nationals, Emily Garin '02 was named Speaker of the Year.The panel was able to send five teams to the tournament, an impressive number in terms of both qualifying for participation and facilitating attendance.

NEWS | 04/24/2002

University, students prepare for annual 24 in 24 tradition

Bands will be playing at the 'Street' this afternoon, and hundreds of students are likely to be there enjoying the music.

NEWS | 04/23/2002

A balancing act: Exerting influence in and out of academia

John McPhee '53 could not stay away from Old Nassau forever. After graduating, he had established himself as a prolific nonfiction author of books and articles before accepting an invitation to serve as the University's Ferris Professor of Journalism in 1975.McPhee has maintained a dual identity of teacher and writer, striking a balance that other professors active in the world outside FitzRandolph Gate have found one way or another.Though he said in an interview that he still thinks of himself as a writer at heart and never harbored any other career goals prior to teaching here, he has been pleasantly surprised with the life of an educator.

NEWS | 04/23/2002

Muldoon resigns as CWR director

In his poem, "Why Brownlee left," creative writing professor Paul Muldoon writes, "Why Brownlee left, and where he went/Is a mystery even now./For if a man should have been content/It was him."Muldoon will step down as director of the University's creative writing program on July 1.

NEWS | 04/23/2002

Brand '02's thesis predicted Venezuelan government crisis

While many senior theses represent interesting and sometimes personal issues, most do not find themselves as headlines in the evening news.

NEWS | 04/23/2002

Buddhist monk helps meditation group to find inner peace on Thursday nights

Soothing music played from a portable MP3 player as lights were dimmed and shades drawn in the religion department lounge.

NEWS | 04/23/2002

Greek scene draws varied numbers, university responses at other Ivies

A recent increase in Greek life at the University has led the administration to take an introspective glance at the role of Greek life on campus.In attempting to identify the successes and failures of fraternities and sororities, University officials may need to look at Greek life beyond Fitzrandolph Gates.All schools in the Ivy League have experienced a tension similar to that of Princeton in balancing Greek life with other social outlets on campus.The number of students involved in Greek life at Brown and Columbia universities is on par with the percentage of University undergraduates participating in fraternities and sororities.Roughly 800 students participate in fraternities or sororities at Columbia, said sophomore Michael Lee, president of Sigma Nu fraternity at Columbia."The school owns most of the houses," Lee said, "and everyone seems to know at least one other person in each fraternity or sorority."Columbia's urban setting, however, offers a significant alternative to these instutions."The entire city is open for students to take advantage of," Lee said.

NEWS | 04/23/2002

Hargadon meets with USG Senate to discuss anti-intellectualism

Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Fred Hargadon discussed several issues during the Sunday USG Senate meeting.

NEWS | 04/22/2002

USG elections conclude; several races undecided

The results of USG spring elections for class officers and U-Council were announced yesterday after slightly more competitive races than usual for each office.The election also yielded a new USG social chair, Timothy Skerpon '03, who ran uncontested for the position.Overall voter turnout was 46 percent, or 2,111 votes.

NEWS | 04/22/2002

Sexual harassment show fosters discussion of workplace issues

The Cornell Interactive Theater Ensemble led a forum on sexual harassment for about 50 students, faculty and administrators Thursday in Woolworth Center.CITE, founded in 1992, is a professional acting company dedicated to fostering discussions about human issues in the workplace with a participating audience, according to the group's website."We thought theater would be a good way to draw people in and think critically about the issues," Sexual Health, Assault, Advising, Resources and Education coordinator Thema Bryant said in an e-mail.The presentation began with a two-person skit about a fictitious University department chair and another female employee who felt she had been sexually harassed by a tenured professor.The conflict in this presentation was clear, but the solution and analysis of who was at fault was uncertain.

NEWS | 04/22/2002

Campaign-less elections mark alumni appointments to the board of trustees

This month is election season for alumni positions on the University Board of Trustees. But there has been no campaigning, endorsements or any of the other features of a typical election.

NEWS | 04/22/2002

Abercrombie recalls T-shirts after protest

A controversial new line of Abercrombie & Fitch T-shirts, which bear stereotypical depictions of Asians, has sparked protest from Asian-American groups nationwide, including organizations on the University campus.The T-shirts which carry slogans such as "Wong Brothers Laundry Service: Two Wongs Can Make It White," were pulled from store shelves and the company's website Thursday after Abercrombie received a flood of complaints."Many people look at the T-shirts and think they're funny," said Jamie Chan '03, former president of the Asian-American Students Assoc-iation.

NEWS | 04/22/2002

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