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State assembly considers extending Dinky rail line

State assembly considers extending Dinky rail line

The "Dinky" rail line may be extended as part of an effort to improve mass transit and control increasing traffic in Mercer County.A bill currently before the New Jersey State Assembly would authorize a study to examine the feasibility of bringing the Dinky to other areas of Princeton and surrounding towns.

NEWS | 10/09/2001

Republican candidate Bret Schundler discusses proposed education reform

With just under a month to go before election day, New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Bret Schundler discussed his proposals to reform the garden state's education policy in the Whig Senate Chamber last night."Schools that are responsive to parents don't rely on bureaucracy," Schundler said.

NEWS | 10/09/2001

University to purchase land in West Windsor from Sarnoff Corporation

At a joint press conference yesterday, the University and Sarnoff Corporation, a technology development company, announced that they have agreed on a plan for the University to purchase 90 acres of the company's 345-acre West Windsor campus.

NEWS | 10/08/2001

U-Council discusses alcohol, USG reports

Administrators and student government officials convened yesterday afternoon for the year's first meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community.After President Tilghman welcomed attendees to the CPUC, often referred to as the U-Council, a student inquired about the University's position on the proposed Borough alcohol ordinance.University administrators have been reluctant to support the ordinance, which they believe will dissuade students from bringing intoxicated friends to health facilities.Dean of Undergraduate Students Kathleen Deignan said, "The University is certainly prepared to adjust our own University policies to be in accord with whatever the Borough passes . . . Our feeling has been that the current situation ? that is to say that the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages by persons less than 21 is not currently illegal in the State of New Jersey ? allows us to tell [students]" that they can bring their peers to McCosh or Princeton Medical Center.USG president Joe Kochan '02 then introduced two new USG-sponsored committee reports on minority and women's issues.USG vice president Traci Strickland '02 presented the Report of the USG Committee on Women's Issues.The report discussed several causes for insecurity among women on campus.

NEWS | 10/08/2001

Making friends with community youth

With classes in full swing and ever-building workloads, most Princeton students would give up even their beloved tiger stripes for the carefree days of their childhood.It may be easier than they think.For just an hour a week, the Student Volunteers Council Big Brother / Big Sister Mentoring program provides University students with an opportunity to indulge in the storybooks, soccer games, Disney movies, bowling alleys and other lost treasures of youth with community children.

NEWS | 10/08/2001

Renowned artist Richard Serra to speak the language of sculpture

World-renowned sculptor Richard Serra, described by an art expert as "one of the most important artists of the 20th century," will speak today at 5 p.m.

NEWS | 10/08/2001

GICC focuses on risk reduction in face of pressure against underage drinking

With Borough officials increasingly targeting the eating clubs in an effort to reduce underage drinking at the University, the Graduate Inter-Club Council is focusing on ways to reduce the risk of students becoming dangerously intoxicated and ways to avoid legal entanglements.The GICC ? comprising trustees from each of the 11 clubs' graduate boards ? is just another player, along with Borough Police, the Borough Council, the undergraduate ICC and the University, in the ongoing process of regulating alcohol consumption on Prospect Avenue.The GICC, which is by far the least public of those bodies, has actively discussed several risk reduction options during the past year and has even considered measures as extreme as banning freshmen from the 'Street,' according to the minutes of the May 9 GICC meeting obtained by the 'Prince.'Club officials emphasized last week that the GICC is no longer considering a freshman ban, and is now discussing other alternatives."The [GICC's] major emphasis is on the statement of principles and the wristbands," said Dr. David A.

NEWS | 10/08/2001

Fling or forever?

A recent survey of more than 1,000 college women indicates that long-term relationships and short-term "hookups" are more prevalent than traditional dating.The survey, conducted by the Institute for American Values for the Independent Women's Forum, found that 40 percent of college women had engaged in "hookups" and 10 percent had hooked up more than six times.Hooking up was defined as any sexual contact ? ranging from kissing to sexual intercourse ? in which the participants expected no further contact.

NEWS | 10/07/2001

Campus groups hold rallies to address American response to terrorist attacks

Members of the Princeton Committee Against Terrorism stood on the steps of Whig Hall on Friday quoting Thomas Paine and singing "God Bless America." On Sunday evening members of the Princeton Peace Network gathered in Firestone Plaza quoting Martin Luther King Jr.

NEWS | 10/07/2001

New OIT program monitors students' printer use

University students and faculty printed 6,667,764 pages from OIT computer clusters last year.This fall OIT Student Computing Services manager Leila Shahbender has introduced a plan to tackle the problem of wasted paper.

NEWS | 10/07/2001

High school seniors introduced to Princeton humanities

In early September, 70 high school seniors received invitations from the Undergraduate Admissions Office ? but it wasn't the usual 'Yes!' letter.The University invited these students to campus for a weekend to discuss the art, literature, music and philosophy of Weimar Republic Berlin with Princeton professors.The program, which was first held last year, is the brainchild of Dean of Admission Fred Hargadon."In reading applications over the years, I've always been struck by how much more external support and encouragement there is for students interested in math and science than there is for students interested in the humanities," Hargadon said in an e-mail.Hargadon approached Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel last spring and Malkiel in turn approached history professor Anthony Grafton and German professor Michael Jennings to explore possibilities for a weekend symposium for high school seniors."I was ecstatic but a little confused.

NEWS | 10/07/2001

Princeton-in-Cuba recruits students for spring trip

Professor Robert Whitney of the University of New Brunswick, Canada, spoke to students interested in the Princeton-in-Cuba program late Thursday afternoon in a speech titled Society and Political Culture in Cuba Today: A Historian's Perspective, sponsored by the University's Latin American studies program.This was the third of four meetings for students interested in Princeton-in-Cuba.The program aims to enrich the educational experience of fieldwork during a student's undergraduate career, said director Kenneth Mills."We are inviting students of all levels toward information and experience, deeper knowledge and complex thinking, trial and error . . . in other words, field research."And it all started in a precept three years ago.Princeton-in-Cuba, a student-inspired initiative sponsored and supervised by the Program in Latin American Studies, is composed of approximately 12 to 15 students who visit Cuba to conduct field research.Before traveling to Cuba, the students regularly engage in faculty-led seminars and further hone their research plans.While in Cuba, students pursue fieldwork, conduct in-depth interviews, consult local libraries and archives and immerse themselves in the Latin American culture."Students will have interaction with the people there," said program associate director David Figueroa-Ortiz.

NEWS | 10/07/2001

University community reacts to U.S. bombings of Afghanistan

The Frist Campus Center television area was packed yesterday afternoon as University students watched the news of the U.S.

NEWS | 10/07/2001

Borough library to undergo $12 million reconstruction

In 1965, when the Princeton Public Library first opened, a need to reduce construction costs resulted in a building with more than a quarter less interior space than architectural plans and community needs had originally dictated.

NEWS | 10/07/2001

Challenging universities' decision-making

One month after Peter Berkowitz, currently a law professor at George Mason University, submitted a dossier for tenure in the government department at Harvard University in 1996, he wrote a negative book review in the New Republic.The book ? "Democracy and Disagreement: Why Moral Conflict Cannot Be Avoided in Politics, and What Should Be Done About It," written by Dennis Thompson, a senior professor in Berkowitz's department and an associate provost at Harvard, and Princeton politics professor Amy Gutmann ? looked at the public discussion of moral principles.What originated as a critical review of the book ended up influencing the decision that denied Berkowitz tenure and ultimately to Harvard breaking its own rules for evaluating tenure, Berkowitz supporters contend. In May 2000, a little more than three years after his initial request for tenure, Berkowitz filed suit against Harvard for breach of contract.

NEWS | 10/07/2001

Students question variety of job opportunities at annual Career Fair

As seniors prepare for the world outside of Princeton, finding a job is among most students' top priorities.

NEWS | 10/04/2001

The scientist in the corner office

Shirley Tilghman walked briskly through the doors of One Nassau Hall, a few minutes late for our appointment."Would you believe I was just teaching science?" she said, a bit harried as she made her way around her secretary's desk and into the president's office.It was July 18, only weeks into Tilghman's job as the 19th president of the University, and she had just returned from lecturing at a conference for high school biology teachers.With her cropped, grayish-brown hair slightly windswept, Tilghman casually sat down across from me at a conference table, her eyes wide and focused, and explained that despite her busy schedule, she had attended the conference out of an obligation to others as well as to herself.When the announcement was made that Shirley M.

NEWS | 10/04/2001

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