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Personal perspectives: Thoughts on the India-Pakistan conflict

Personal perspectives: Thoughts on the India-Pakistan conflict

When my generation was growing up, we heard our Pakistani families heatedly discuss the India-Pakistan conflict, the dangers of war and the waves of internal political and social unrest ? all of which combined to leave a deep impression on our young psyches.After 50 years of independence, the same issues repeatedly return to haunt us Pakistanis because we never moved forward from square one.

NEWS | 01/15/2002

Finding an unlikely friend in a bustling Jerusalem marketplace

I've been going to the Arab section of Jerusalem's Old City every other week for the last two months, even though the university where I'm studying tells us it's not safe to do so.

NEWS | 01/15/2002

Tilghman takes stand on Millstone development

At a meeting last week to explore potential traffic solutions in the West Windsor area, President Tilghman said the University would not develop the land it is purchasing from the Sarnoff Corporation during her tenure.Later in the meeting, the head of the Penns Neck Environmental Impact Statement Partners Roundtable ? the group that organized the meeting ? resigned for unrelated reasons.These meetings aim to balance development and environmental concerns in central New Jersey, where traffic congestion has soared during the past decade.The University agreed in October to purchase 90 acres of Sarnoff's West Windsor campus.The land will not be purchased, however, until West Windsor Township approves Sarnoff's overall development plan, said Robert Durkee '69, the University vice president for public affairs.Since the beginning of the University's discussions with Sarnoff, he said, the University has said the land would not be developed in the near future.

NEWS | 01/15/2002

Late math professor Spencer taught with genius and humility

Donald Clayton Spencer, mathematics professor emeritus, died of a heart attack on Dec. 23 in Durango, Colorado.

NEWS | 01/13/2002

2001: An odyssey of triumph and change at Princeton

The 125th 'Prince' editorial board ends its tenure in one week. for good or for bad, much has happened in its year at the helm of the paper.

NEWS | 01/13/2002

Search committees, Tilghman seek to fill recent administrative vacancies

President Tilghman's first semester in office has seen significant turnover among the top officers of the University administration.

NEWS | 01/13/2002

Two seniors launch Troubadour magazine

Princeton's newest student-run magazine released its inaugural Winter 2001 issue last week.Two seniors, editors-in-chief Dan Hafetz and Jon Harris, founded Troubadour Magazine as both a travelogue and a commentary about life beyond the gates of Princeton."Troubadour is founded on the assumption that travel is a state of mind, not a state of being somewhere," Harris said.The magazine features selections from student essays and journals ? vignettes of first-hand accounts of foreign environments.

NEWS | 01/13/2002

Tilghman praised for leadership despite limited previous experience

While she officially took over the University presidency during the summer, last week marked 100 days since President Tilghman's official inauguration in September.And despite the challenges she has faced during a tumultuous first semester, many University administrators and alumni say she has skillfully handled her transition into office.So far, Tilghman's short tenure has seen the terrorist attacks of Sept.

NEWS | 01/13/2002

The film version of John Nash GS '50's life is a far cry from the one he has lived

A private man, once known only in mathematics and economics circles for his intellectual side, has been yet again thrust into the spotlight.

NEWS | 01/10/2002

Township faces legal action over deer population control plans

The debate over Princeton Township's deer population management program heated up over the past few weeks with new legal developments.A coalition of Princeton residents have challenged the Township's plan to cut the deer population from about 1,600 to around 300 over the next few years.

NEWS | 01/10/2002

Alumni find niche in biotechnology

For the biotechnology industry, New Jersey is an exciting place to be. The area around Princeton is teeming with biotech companies whose cutting-edge research is at the vanguard of progress in their fields.These companies like the Princeton area for several reasons.

NEWS | 01/10/2002

Early decision fills 45 percent of 2006

The holidays met hundreds of high school students with a special surprise this past December: They received "Yes!" letters from Dean of Admission Fred Hargadon.For these students, who Hargadon said probably will make up about 45 percent of the Class of 2006, the holidays were spent basking in the glow of being accepted to the University under its early decision program.Though the University was flexible this admissions season because of anthrax-related mail delays, the deadline for students applying early was Nov.

NEWS | 01/10/2002

Students keep clothes on for first snowfall

At midnight Monday, students smoked cigarettes in Holder Courtyard or tramped home from the library.

NEWS | 01/08/2002

Brian McDonald succeeds Williams as vice president for development

Newly appointed vice president for development Brian McDonald '83 has explored careers in investment banking, management and production in the music business, sculpture and the restaurant industry since his graduation from the University more than 18 years ago.

NEWS | 01/08/2002

Harvard tiff resolved; West eases threat to return to Princeton

Though tension between Harvard University President Lawrence Summers and African-American studies professor Cornel West has eased, West's decision to stay in Cambridge has yet to be finalized.West, who received his graduate degree from Princeton in 1980 and served as director of Princeton's Afro-America studies program, met with Summers Thursday evening after media reports that West was planning to leave Harvard for Princeton...."President Summers and Professor West had a good conversation that cleared the air.

NEWS | 01/08/2002

Turning a new page, Firestone rethinks its role on campus

Paula Clancy, head librarian for reserves and general periodicals, remembers that when she first arrived at the University 15 years ago, the A-floor reserve reading room was packed with students, especially at nights and during exam periods.There was a lot of talking and long lines to use the campus phone in the library.

NEWS | 01/08/2002

Rothschild to leave post early

Dean of the Wilson School Michael Rothschild, who had previously announced he would resign at the end of the academic year, has decided to leave his post one semester earlier, effective Feb.

NEWS | 01/08/2002

Indecent exposure to the American Civil War [class]

History professor James McPherson's popular American Civil War lecture began like any other.At about 1:30 Wednesday afternoon, bantering students filled McCosh, discussing their upcoming Gettysburg field trip and impending final exam.

NEWS | 12/13/2001

Housing reviews bunk bed policy

Two students have fallen out of their bunk beds this semester, prompting the housing department to send an e-mail to all undergraduate students to warn them of the potential dangers of bunk beds.According to assistant director of undergraduate housing Lisa DePaul, the accidents have prompted the University to explore possible housing policy changes."We will be reviewing the furniture policy as it relates to bunk beds," DePaul said in an e-mail.

NEWS | 12/13/2001

Professors join suit against deer hunts

University professors Joyce Carol Oates and Peter Singer have joined nearly 30 other plaintiffs in bringing a lawsuit against Princeton Township, demanding the halt of plans to kill over 1,300 deer.The plaintiffs make up a diverse group of Princeton residents, ranging from animal rights activists and elementary school students to avid hunters.

NEWS | 12/13/2001

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