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Tilghman prioritizes role of women in academia

Tilghman prioritizes role of women in academia

"Yes, I am a feminist. I'm proud to be a feminist."Shirley Tilghman, who was recently named the University's 19th president and first female president, confidently affirms being both feminist and liberal ? adjectives that were used to describe her in a 1996 New York Times profile.Though she reserves judgement on other topics, Tilghman made clear that she is a staunch opponent of federal funding for conferences that do not include women on their panels.In a recent New York Times article, Tilghman was criticized for moderating her bold stance on tenure.

NEWS | 05/15/2001

Returning to Princeton, 22 years later

Sprawled in one of Frist Cafe's enormous chairs, Ernesto Rivera is a friendly, middle-aged man. He is a talented musician, one of the founders of the Princeton Chicano Caucus, a father of seven children and grandfather of six.He is also a successful Princeton undergraduate student.

NEWS | 05/15/2001

Festival to feature student playwrights

"You can't hear enough about beauty these days," observed Paul Griffin, whose play, "My Eros," will be featured in Theatre Intime's upcoming Student Playwright Festival.

NEWS | 05/15/2001

America, from the eyes of a foreigner

In "The Movie in My Mind" from Ms. Saigon, a woman sings about wanting desperately to come to America to live the life she only sees in her mind.That would best describe my year here ? a movie, a fantasy of nine months, to be soon broken by the reality of home on August 10.

NEWS | 05/15/2001

'Prince' board honors Sustained Dialogue

The 'Prince' presented The Daily Princetonian Award last Monday to Sustained Dialogue, a campus organization devoted to improving race relations.The award is given every year to an undergraduate who has made a superlative contribution to the Princeton community.The 2001 editorial board, however, decided to award it to Sustained Dialogue as a whole.Sustained Dialogue is an organization that invites students to meet every two weeks and discuss race relations in small groups.

NEWS | 05/13/2001

Commencement at Princeton

While Commencement at Princeton follows a rich tradition, many changes have been introduced since the original graduation ceremony in 1748.

NEWS | 05/13/2001

Borough plans renovations to Palmer Square

When University students return to campus next fall, a newly designed Palmer Square will await them here in Princeton.The Princeton Borough Historic Preservation Review Committee recently endorsed plans for the plaza's redesign, with construction to begin this summer.The feature of Palmer Square that will change the most is the newsstand kiosk on Nassau Street.

NEWS | 05/13/2001

Prosecutors release new evidence in investigation of Dartmouth murders

Nearly four months after the bodies of Dartmouth professors Half and Susanne Zantop were discovered by a friend in their Hanover, N.H., home, prosecutors are continuing to develop the case against defendant Robert Tulloch.Tulloch, 17, was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder on May 1.

NEWS | 05/13/2001

Princeton Future may be derailed by legal problems

Princeton Future may soon be a relic of the past.The community-based amateur consulting group appropriately named Princeton Future had hoped to play a integral role in the process that will address this very question over the next few years.

NEWS | 05/10/2001

Tilghman questions University tenure system

When Shirley Tilghman begins to steer University policy as Princeton's next president, she will bring with her a record of efforts to advance the interest of women in higher education ? including criticizing one of academia's most venerated institutions.Calling tenure a "dirty trick" and "no friend to women," Tilghman has advocated a bold position to reconcile the conflict of a system that forces women to focus most on their career during their peak reproductive years.Rejecting more moderate solutions, such as extending the trial period before which a tenure decision is made, Tilghman explained her views in a New York Times column on Jan.

NEWS | 05/10/2001

Honor committee establishes Defense Advocate Pool

Five undergraduates were selected to be members of a Defense Advocate Pool for students accused of violating the Honor Code yesterday afternoon.

NEWS | 05/10/2001

University of California president puts spotlight on use of SAT

The world of academia is reassessing the efficacy of standardized assessment.In February, Richard Atkinson, president of the University of California system, proposed that the UC system no longer require its applicants to take the SAT I.More recently, Atkinson invited the College Board and the Educational Testing Service to devise an alternative exam to the SAT I."If Mr. Atkinson's proposal to have the UC system drop the SAT I as a requirement leads to a robust dialogue about the use and abuse of tests such as the SAT I, it should be welcomed," University Dean of Admission Fred Hargadon said.He also indicated that UC, unlike Princeton, draws most of its applicants from in-state secondary schools.

NEWS | 05/10/2001

Daughter of incoming president praises mom

As Mother's Day approaches, many University students are stopping by the U-Store or taking a stroll along Nassau Street in search of cards and packages to send home to that loved one who is at once advice-giver, confidante and friend.For Rebecca Tilghman '02, that special person also happens to be the first woman president-elect of Princeton University.Rebecca said she was surprised and pleased when her mother told her earlier this week that she had been elected to the presidency of the University.

NEWS | 05/10/2001

Study finds medical exams unnecessary before prescribing 'the Pill'

Wilson School professor James Trussell co-authored a research paper published on May 2 about the necessity of examinations on women who seek hormonal contraception.Trussell worked with professors from the University of California and scientists from The Population Council and Family Health International to produce this research paper, which asserts that pelvic and breast examinations are superfluous requirements for women to receive "birth control" medication.The paper, which summarizes and evaluates pertinent medical literature, according to the JAMA website, maintains that while these examinations are important to women's health, they "do not provide information necessary" for doctors to determine their patients' ability to safely use hormonal contraceptives.Though this research paper was published quite recently, Trussell said he has been investigating this issue for almost 20 years.

NEWS | 05/10/2001

Hard at work: Why we can't get no satisfaction

There are some college students who get some, and there are those who don't. At Princeton, the latter group rules.At least that's what Think Current, a news magazine published by Harvard students, would like students to think.

NEWS | 05/10/2001

Police arrest theft suspect

Following leads from University Public Safety and other law enforcement agencies, Princeton Borough Police arrested a 32-year-old Lawrenceville resident Monday on charges of burglary, theft and possession of burglary tools, according to Capt.

NEWS | 05/10/2001

The start of a new 'millenium'

For years after graduation, former Princetonians look back on their years as students and remember them with old friends during Reunions, held annually at the end of the academic year throughout campus.One long-standing tradition of Reunions is the class beer jacket, usually worn by alumni so that nicer jackets and blazers are not damaged while drinking.

NEWS | 05/10/2001

Leading a Life, Not a Career: Robert Masello '74

"Do whatever you secretly want to do," he advises the Class of 2001. "You [might] think it's smart to get into investment banking.

NEWS | 05/08/2001

University professors chosen as fellows of American Academy

Six University faculty members were elected as new fellows by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences April 26.They are economics professor Dilip Abreu, Wilson School and economics professor Ben Bernanke, mathematics professor Demetrios Christodoulou, philosophy professor John Cooper, Wilson school and politics professor Michael Doyle and classics professor Froma Zeitlin.They were elected along with 179 other new fellows, including former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and actors Woody Allen and Paul Newman.

NEWS | 05/08/2001

University re-evaluates size of SHARE, considers further cutbacks

Still reeling from administrative cutbacks two years ago, volunteers at the Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources and Education, SHARE, are re-addressing the need for new staff and a larger role on campus.Yet after intense lobbying by the group to bolster the program, the administration is considering even more cutbacks ? threatening the program's only paid position.SHARE ? a University program that works to provide education on sexual violence ? is staffed by one full-time director, who will be leaving next year.

NEWS | 05/08/2001

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