After relocating to Dodds Auditorium because of a bomb threat at McCosh Hall on Friday, the two-day conference on Puerto Rico opened with the Rev.
Acting N.J. Gov. Donald DiFrancesco recently placed $300 million of state spending in reserve in response to the decline in state revenues after the attacks of Sept.
University students are not the only ones fighting for their right to party. Administrations on college campuses nationwide are cracking down on alcohol consumption and binge drinking, but according to students, administrators turn a blind eye to illegal behavior and often fail to enforce their own lenient and ambiguous anti-alcohol policies.At Yale University, disciplinary action in response to alcohol issues is rare."It is not a common occurrence.
After a slight dip in 1999, the number of doctorates earned nationally was back up in 2000. Last year, a total of 41,368 were conferred in all fields, about 56 percent of them to men and about 44 percent to women.The 2000 release of the Survey of Earned Doctorates, conducted in its present form since 1958, indicated a modest increase of 0.8 percent in the number of doctoral degrees conferred.
Lynne Cheney, former chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities and wife of Vice President Dick Cheney, called last night for American colleges and universities to institute core general education requirements, including required courses in American history."I suggest a general education requirement for all students so we can all participate in a general conversation," Cheney told an audience of over 300 in McCosh 50.Cheney, whose visit was sponsored by the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, urged scholars to take on "broadly conceived" studies of American history.
As a result of allegations of plagiarism last April, seven students at the University of Virginia have been expelled and four students have left the school before they could go to trial, according to Thomas Hall, the chairman of the U.Va.
Allan Reiman and Douglas McCune of the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab were awarded PPPL Distinguished Research and Engineering Fellowships last week.Reiman, a physicist at PPPL and a lecturer with the rank of professor in the astrophysical sciences department, was awarded the distinction for his role as head of the plasma configuration design group in the National Compact Stellarator Experiment.McCune, co-head of the Computational Plasma Physics Group at PPPL, was recognized for his work as creator of TRANSP software ? instrumental in analyzing fusion plasma experiments.The fellowships, consisting of a $5,000 grant and increased research independence, are awarded by the U.S.
Animal rights activists are questioning Princeton Township's new deer management program as the local government continues its plan to reduce the deer population.Under the plan, White Buffalo, a wildlife management firm from Connecticut, will be hired to catch deer and destroy them.
The University recently extended the deadline for RA/MAA applications, raising concerns among many on campus that the program had not received enough interest.
Eleven years ago this week, BJ Miller '93 and his friends were returning from a party when they decided to climb atop the Dinky.
A slim man with golden brown hair combed back and turned up at the end, Martin Amis mounted the small stage at the Stewart Film Theater last night and further demonstrated the sharpness of his wit and his command of the English language.
One of the most interactive and rigorous language classes on campus involves the least amount of speaking.Every Tuesday and Thursday, a motivated group of students convenes in Frist 307 to study in the United States: American Sign Language.
Drive around the area, and you'll see them, one after another: Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Bristol-Myers.
Before Thanksgiving weekend ? which is typically one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year ? economists predicted a slow holiday retail season.Many retailers near the University, however, are reporting that they fared better this year than they did during last year's Thanksgiving weekend, despite the somber mood that has gripped the nation since the Sept.
Nearly a month after the early application deadline, many Ivy League colleges are reporting that the number of applicants is once again higher than ever, despite anthrax-related mail disruptions and fears of possible side effects from the Sept.
At its best, a film provides not only entertainment, but also inspiration, striking a chord with viewers that reverberates long after they have left the theater.
During the past weeks, the Taliban ? accused of harboring Sept. 11 terror suspect Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaida terrorist network ? have surrendered to the northern alliance in major cities throughout Afghanistan.Over the weekend, the northern alliance claimed it had captured Kunduz, the Taliban's last stronghold in the north.
The candidates for next year's USG positions spoke at a candidates' forum last night at the Frist Campus Center.
The federal government has filed a brief to block University professor Edward Felten from suing to overturn the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, alleging that the plaintiff's claim is "unripe." Last year Felten, a computer science professor at the University, led a team in developing a method to bypass digital copyright protections in music files.The government's brief, filed on Sept.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson will be the keynote speaker at a conference on Puerto Rico, sponsored by the Program in Latin American Studies, this Friday.
