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The Daily Princetonian

Despite new Lawrence ordinance, Borough talks continue to stutter

In the aftermath of Lawrence Township's adoption of a controversial underage drinking ordinance Wednesday, the Princeton Alcohol and Drug Alliance met yesterday afternoon in town hall to raise questions about the impact such an ordinance would have if enacted in Princeton Borough and Township.Lawrence officials unanimously approved the state-sanctioned ordinance, which would empower police to cite underage drinkers on private property.Lawrence, where Rider University is located, became the second Mercer County municipality and the third college town in the state to pass such a measure.

NEWS | 11/09/2000

The Daily Princetonian

Representatives meet with students to discuss University president search

The three student representatives on the University's presidential search committee held their first discussion forum last night in the Frist Campus Center, seeking to learn more about what other students want in their next University president.The five students who attended the meeting, however, were disappointed that the search committee participants did not discuss the candidates that are being considered or the details of the selection process.USG president PJ Kim '01 explained that search committees in the past have had difficulty with issues of confidentiality, especially when considering administrators at other institutions."I think it is important to clarify . . . we can't really say that much about what we're thinking about," he said to the small group, adding that members are not allowed to discuss the committee's proceedings.The few students in attendance said they were expecting to learn more about the process during the meeting because it had been promoted to "provide students with an opportunity to learn more about the search," according to the presidential search committee's Website."I came here tonight to listen to what other students had to say and learn more about the process," said Dan Zauber '03.The coordinators of the meeting ? Lauren Hale GS, Lisa Lazarus '02 and Kim ? were to be joined by University Secretary and Vice President Thomas Wright '62, but he was not in attendance.The students, however, were able to discuss several issues that they believe the search committee should consider.

NEWS | 11/08/2000

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The Daily Princetonian

How Princetonians voted, and why

America was closely divided in several of Tuesday's races, but according to a Daily Princetonian poll, Princeton undergraduates were far from evenly split in local and national elections.Betraying a Democratic leaning that many on campus might have predicted, 55 percent of the 1,151 students polled Monday night said they were planning to vote for Vice President Al Gore, as opposed to 26 percent who said they would vote for Texas Gov.

NEWS | 11/08/2000

The Daily Princetonian

Public Safety registers laptop computers in owner database

Public Safety will begin registering laptops on campus next week.The effort is designed to facilitate the return of laptops recovered by police or University officials, Crime Prevention Specialist Barry Weiser said yesterday.Public Safety will record the serial numbers of registered laptops in a database that can then be used to match any registered portable computer with its owner.Twelve laptops were reportedly stolen on campus last year, Weiser said.

NEWS | 11/08/2000

The Daily Princetonian

Bob Dylan Philosophizes on Folk Songs Backstage

Thirty-six years to the day before Princeton's senior class announced that Bob Dylan would perform on campus during senior week, The Daily Princetonian ran a review of another Dylan performance - this one at McCarter Theatre - on an inside page of the paper.November 9, 1964 - "It doesn't matter whether the song has come down from a thousand years or you wrote it yesterday sitting on the toilet," explained the young man who had just enthralled a SRO audience Saturday night at McCarter.Bob Dylan, part folk singer, part philosopher and a near prophet to some members of this generation makes a startling appearance when he first walks on the stage with his jeans and high-heeled desert boots, harmonica and high standing hair.

NEWS | 11/08/2000

The Daily Princetonian

At Princeton, agony and suspense

Jocelyn Hain '01, nestled in an arm chair in front of a large television screen in the Frist Campus Center, had been watching the election coverage since dinner.As students gathered and the votes began to roll in, Hain remained perched on her chair intently the watching the television reports ? anxious and silent.

NEWS | 11/07/2000

The Daily Princetonian

Zimmer reclaims seat he once held in close election

After four years out of public office, it appears Dick Zimmer will move back to Washington as residents of New Jersey's 12th Congressional District elected him to a fourth term in the House in a dead-heat race won by a margin of fewer than 800 votes.Zimmer ? a former lecturer at the Wilson School ? narrowly defeated the Democratic incumbent freshman representative Rush Holt by 731 votes in a race where nearly 280,000 residents went to the polls, according to preliminary counts.

NEWS | 11/07/2000

The Daily Princetonian

Princeton's Nader supporters gather to cheer on alumnus

In a room on the second floor of Terrace Club, Joe Conley GS and David Tannenbaum '01 sat at a table covered with green and white pins, posters and signs.Avid Green Party supporters, Conley and Tannenbaum may have appeared relaxed in their temporary Campus Greens Headquarters, but they are far from apathetic.They and the other leaders of the Campus Greens' campaign for Ralph Nader '55 spent much of yesterday orchestrating the group's final push to encourage students to get out to vote.And the work is not easy or glamorous.

NEWS | 11/07/2000

The Daily Princetonian

Democrat Godfrey retains Township committee seat

Princeton Township Committee incumbent Leonard Godfrey seized the committee's one open seat in last night's election with a Democratic landslide victory over Republican Jack Marrero and Libertarian Thomas Abrams.Township Clerk Linda McDermott said Godfrey won by earning twice as many votes as the other two candidates put together.Godfrey said he expected the race to be closer than it actually was.

NEWS | 11/07/2000

The Daily Princetonian

Incumbent Democrats successfully defend both contested Borough seats

The two Democratic incumbents held a firm grasp on their seats last night in the Princeton Borough Council election as 3,668 voters ? 62.9 percent of those registered ? turned out to the polls.Wendy Benchley and Margaret Karcher scored a Democratic sweep, each gaining more than twice as many votes as their most formidable challenger, Republican Rodney Fisk.

NEWS | 11/07/2000

The Daily Princetonian

A nation on edge, as race remains in limbo

Early Wednesday morning the presidential race, plagued all night by close calls and missed calls, stood at a stand still.The race came down to Florida, where a margin of just more than 500 voters appeared to turn the Sunshine State to Bush.Pundits were reexamining calls they had made earlier in the night, discussing the possibility of a recount and analyzing the slim margins that divided the candidates and decided the election.Reports surfaced that Gore had called Bush and recanted his earlier concession of the race.And there was no sign of either of the candidates.There were more than a few hiccups throughout the night.

NEWS | 11/07/2000