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Students contend with copyright fees in packet pricing

While the beginning of the semester often brings student complaints over packet pricing, few realize they're paying for more than just copying.Students walking out of Pequod this week complained that paying for packets added too much an already high U-Store bill for books."Considering the amount of money we spend at the U-Store it's absurd how much we have to spend at Pequod," said Melissa Harrison '00.Jamie Odell '01 complained that packets were unreasonably priced.

NEWS | 02/05/1998

University admits half of class early

Dean of Admission Fred Hargadon announced yesterday that the University offered admission to 555 of 1,637 early decision applicants for the Class of 2002."They all looked good to me," Hargadon said of the quality of the 33.9 percent of applicants who were accepted.Some of the 1,082 candidates not offered admission in the early decision process may still be accepted in the spring.

NEWS | 02/04/1998

Committee supports safe Bicker amid sexual harassment concerns

In an increased effort to ensure the safety and comfort of new and prospective eating club members at the 'Street' during Bicker and sign-ins week, the University's Standing Committee on the Status of Women endorsed a "commitment" to a "safe, healthy atmosphere in the eating clubs."Colleen Shanahan '98 led a subcommittee composed of female representatives from all the eating clubs that drafted the new commitment after the standing committee decided to "address women and eating clubs.""I know that the Dean of Student Life has handled several sexual harassment charges during bicker week," Shanahan said.

NEWS | 02/04/1998

Drinking scene, costs alienate minority students from 'Street'

Choosing a club ? or choosing not to choose one ? is a decision that all University students face.

NEWS | 02/04/1998

T.I. Officers Leave Two Top Posts

Avoiding discussion of the potential for any disciplinary proceedings, Assistant Dean of Student Life Marianne Waterbury confirmed yesterday there have been "conversations" between her office and officers of eating clubs due to concerns raised over this week's Bicker.The conversations were sparked primarily by deans' worries over "excessive consumption of alcohol" among minors at the eating clubs, Waterbury said."If there are violations that come to our attention, we would follow up on them," she said.

NEWS | 02/04/1998

Concern for student issues marks Siegel's career as USG president

Ninety-seven files, 20 stenographer's notebooks, more than 1,200 email messages pertaining to USG business, dozens of University reports and strategic plans, and three-and-a-half years of public service: they form what outgoing USG president Jeff Siegel '98 calls "institutional memory."This knowledge of University policy ? past and present ? has allowed Siegel to develop strategies to enact his agenda in the past year.Siegel said he hopes his administration made changes that will be imprinted on the institutional memory of the campus for years to come.

NEWS | 02/03/1998

Some minorities perceive 'Street' as inhospitable, seek alternatives

Joining an eating club is a rite of passage for many students. Their clubs become the center of their undergraduate social experience.

NEWS | 02/03/1998

T.I. officers leave two top club posts

Capping a bizarre series of events on the 'Street' this week, the president and vice president of Tiger Inn stepped down yesterday.

NEWS | 02/03/1998

Low Snicker turn-out forces DEC to adopt sign-in policy

If DEC seemed somewhat empty this week, it was not just an optical illusion. While officers are optimistic that numbers will eventually increase, one Snickeree, James McGinley '00, said "less than twenty" sophomores came to DEC's scavenger hunt Sunday night.Former DEC president Jen Bello '98 said the low turnout did not upset her.

NEWS | 02/03/1998

Alisharan '98 wins Sachs award for cognitive neuroscience work

Shalani Alisharan '98 has been named the 29th recipient of the annual Daniel M. Sachs '60 Scholarship.

NEWS | 02/02/1998

Minorities share dissatisfaction with social scene on Prospect

The 'Street' is the center of the University social scene and has often sparked controversy and questions.

NEWS | 02/02/1998

Goldman '86 donates $2 million to found computer science chair

With a $2 million pledge to the Department of Computer Science, Phillip Goldman '86 became the youngest alumnus to establish an endowed professorship, the University announced yesterday.Goldman is co-founder of WebTV Networks Inc., a company that integrates television programming with the Internet.

NEWS | 02/02/1998

Clubs opt to go dry for bicker process

Sophomores participating in Bicker hit a dry spell yesterday as the University Cottage Club, Ivy Club, Cap and Gown Club and Tiger Inn decided not to serve alcohol.

NEWS | 02/02/1998

Trustees approve computer help in dorms, shrink language classes

In addition to the financial aid overhaul, the University Board of Trustees approved two programs, tenured two faculty members and celebrated a fund raising milestone in its Jan.

NEWS | 02/02/1998

Kennedy '77 discusses life, legacy of Martin Luther King

Despite exams, January 19 ? Martin Luther King Day ? did not pass unnoticed.To honor King's legacy, the University held a program in Alexander Hall.

NEWS | 02/01/1998

Two-ply toilet paper reaches Harvard University dorms

Although U.S. News & World Report may rank both Harvard University and Princeton as number one, Harvard recently took the lead in the crusade for two-ply toilet paper on campus.According to a Harvard Crimson article, Harvard maintenance officials are in the process of switching from one-ply to two-ply toilet paper in campus dormitories and bathrooms.Crimson columnist Geoffrey Upton published a column last December that initiated the change.

NEWS | 02/01/1998

University expands financial aid to low-income, foreign students

Boldly expanding the University's commitment to provide financial aid to lowerand middle-income students, the Board of Trustees approved January 24 what it called "the most important changes in Princeton's financial aid policies in several decades."The trustees' passage of a plan to spend approximately an additional $1.5 million in financial aid per class, beginning with the Class of 2002, was approved as part of the $572 million operating budget for 1998-99.

NEWS | 02/01/1998

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