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Microsoft-Blackboard partnership stirs debate

Microsoft-Blackboard partnership stirs debate

The partnership between Blackboard, Inc., the mainstay of the University's online learning program, and Microsoft Corporation has aroused suspicion that the software giant may be trying to reduce the software options available to colleges and universities.In April, Blackboard announced that new versions of its software will provide additional features available only to those running the program on Microsoft NT servers, according to the Blackboard website.

NEWS | 12/03/2001

Second Class Citizens?

Princeton is internationally renowned for providing an unparalleled educational experience in a breadth of disciplines.

NEWS | 12/02/2001

Nearly 10 percent of undergraduates report sexual harassment

Nearly one in ten Princeton undergraduate students who responded to the April 2001 Core Alcohol and Drug Survey reported that they were in some way sexually harassed on campus.The survey, conducted by University Health Services every three years, focuses on the wide range of health behaviors of undergraduate students."We know that there are issues on college campuses.

NEWS | 12/02/2001

Playing God

President Tilghman appeared as the Creator in the "The First Nowell" this weekend, along with professors Thomas Roche and John Fleming.

NEWS | 12/02/2001

OWL endorsement of male candidate for USG president draws student criticism

In an e-mail sent to its nearly 600 members Thursday afternoon, the Organization of Women Leaders endorsed David Gail '03 for USG president.

NEWS | 12/02/2001

Bomb threat delays Jesse Jackson speech

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.

NEWS | 12/02/2001

N.J. Gov. DiFrancesco places $300 million in state reserve

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.

NEWS | 11/29/2001

Colleges tighten alcohol restrictions, but policies often vague, not enforced

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.

NEWS | 11/29/2001

Study shows slight rise in doctoral degrees conferred in 2000

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.

NEWS | 11/29/2001

Lynne Cheney discusses role of patriotism in education

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.

NEWS | 11/29/2001

Seven U. Va. students expelled, four withdraw in wake of cheating scandal

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.

NEWS | 11/29/2001

DOE awards two professors fellowships for plasma research

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.

NEWS | 11/28/2001

Township seeks to curb deer numbers

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.

NEWS | 11/28/2001

RA/MAA programs take late applications

The University recently extended the deadline for RA/MAA applications, raising concerns among many on campus that the program had not received enough interest.

NEWS | 11/28/2001

Battling the Beast

Eleven years ago this week, BJ Miller '93 and his friends were returning from a party when they decided to climb atop the Dinky.

NEWS | 11/28/2001

Novelist Amis speaks on new work, 'The War Against Cliche'

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.

NEWS | 11/28/2001

Though it doesn't grant academic credit, Princeton's Americal Sign Language class is growing in popularity.

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.

NEWS | 11/28/2001

Increasingly, biotech firms are calling Princeton home

Drive around the area, and you'll see them, one after another: Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Bristol-Myers.

NEWS | 11/27/2001

Princeton area retailers experience healthy holiday weekend

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.

NEWS | 11/27/2001

Ivies see increase in early applications

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.

NEWS | 11/27/2001

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