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Public Safety joins other universities in increasing campus security efforts

Public Safety joins other universities in increasing campus security efforts

The measures the University has taken to heighten security on campus and how these compare to the precautions taken by other colleges remain at the forefront of the community's consciousness during the U.S.'s war on terrorism.Public Safety and the Universi-ty's Environmental Health and Safety department have held two meetings to train University mail handlers to look for suspicious packages.Public Safety has also increased security measures.Assistant director of Public Safety Charles Nouvel explained, "What we are doing applies to all institutions.

NEWS | 10/17/2001

Sealfon '05: Spelling her way to success, Princeton

She stares into space. Pulls her fingers through her hair. Presses her hands against her cheeks. Wipes her forehead."S," she yells, mouthing the letter into her hand before announcing it into the microphone."U."She again raises her hands to her mouth before saying the letter.She continues: "F-F-L-A-M-I-N-A-T-E.

NEWS | 10/17/2001

Wilson College tests new advising system

With the beginning of the 2001-02 academic year, Wilson College and its advisers launched the first Resident Community Adviser program to replace the RA/MAA program.

NEWS | 10/17/2001

Fears prompt run on Cipro in pharmacy

Given the recent incidents of anthrax throughout the nation and in local areas, the Princeton Pharmacy ? located inside the U-Store near the University Place entrance ? has experienced a significant increase in requests for the antibiotic Cipro."Some requests have come up," pharmacist Donna Zagoreos said, explaining that the anthrax situation has strained the pharmacy's ability to provide the drug to all the requests."We did order an extra bottle or two," she noted, but said that Cipro is currently unavailable at the pharmacy as well as at some other area vendors.After filling yesterday's prescriptions, the pharmacy's supply of Cipro was almost entirely depleted.Zagoreos said she has been unable to obtain more from the wholesaler that usually provides for the pharmacy.Part of the problem is that treating anthrax requires a large quantity of the medication."It's a multi-spectrum antibiotic," Zagoreos said, explaining that it has various other uses, such as treating traveler's diarrhea, respiratory infections and urinary tract infections.For these more common ailments, Cipro is usually only prescribed for up to 10 days, Zagoreos said, adding that anthrax treatment usually lasts for at least 30 days.

NEWS | 10/17/2001

Ex-magician exposes tricks of the trade

James Randi, former magician turned debunker of paranormal claims, gave a talk on magic and miracles in the 21st century Tuesday evening titled "The Search for Chimera" in Richardson Auditorium as part of the University's Public Lecture Series.The lecture series, a consortium of five public lecture funds established by University alumni, sponsors free lectures for the campus community throughout the year.

NEWS | 10/17/2001

Campus rethinks mail handling

With much of the country now focusing its attention on bioterrorism and threats associated with anthrax, officials at the University are being forced to review how they handle the thousands of pieces of mail received on a daily basis.For the most part, this increased attention on mail services has not yet resulted in major policy changes, but it has induced those who work in campus mailrooms to use more caution and be more alert when handling mail.Wilson College, for example, is giving students who work in the mailroom the option of wearing gloves after an unusual letter was received on Monday, according to college administrator Randy Setlock.

NEWS | 10/16/2001

In the shadow of attack, ROTC charges forward

While America's armed forces adapt to the new challenges of the war on terrorism, Princeton ROTC officials say they have tried to keep the program running as routinely as possible, reminding cadets and potential cadets that the program is designed for long-term leadership development."President Bush told the armed forces to get ready.

NEWS | 10/16/2001

OIT, students surf wireless wave

For the first time this year the Student Computer Initiative, through which students can purchase selected models of computers at discounted prices, did not include a desktop option.

NEWS | 10/16/2001

Frist convenience store shelves left empty after supplier goes bankrupt

These past few weeks, many have entered the Frist Campus Center convenience store in search of items such as cereal, jelly or a bottle of shampoo, only to find empty shelves.Though all frustrations can now be put aside ? the shelves are in the process of being restocked ? students have wondered why the convenience store no longer seemed to carry some of the goods it used to.Before the start of the academic year, the convenience store's principal supplier, Miller-Hartman, went out of business without notifying Frist, according to David Goetz, director of Dining Services at Frist Campus Center."We checked with them the Monday after Labor Day and it turned out that they went out of business," Goetz said."It really caught us by surprise.

NEWS | 10/16/2001

N.J. towns rarely act on ordinance

A state-backed alcohol ordinance in New Jersey towns, which supporters laud as a key tool in fighting underage drinking, has not been widely enacted throughout the state.

NEWS | 10/16/2001

Morality & the Brain

Since antiquity, philosophers and political theorists have been obsessed with the idea of morality.

NEWS | 10/16/2001

FBI, INS approach universities for information on foreign students

In conjunction with investigations following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Immigration and Naturalization Service have asked more than 200 universities and other higher education institutions for help.The FBI has asked schools to turn over financial and academic information about students ? particularly foreign students ? according to an ongoing survey by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.At least one of the suspected hijackers in last month's attacks was in the United States on a student visa.The FBI has contacted at least 144 institutions in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania, while the INS has contacted at least 56 colleges, according to the survey.

NEWS | 10/15/2001

MOMA curator accepts position with Institute for Advanced Study

Kirk Varnedoe, chief curator of of painting and sculpture at New York's Museum of Modern Art, will join the faculty of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton in January.

NEWS | 10/15/2001

Conference to celebrate Jewish art and literature

Leonard Milberg '53 hunted in archives, collections and college libraries for unpublished works of some of the greatest writers in Jewish-American history.

NEWS | 10/15/2001

Celebrating centuries of Princeton lore

A small Georgian-style brick house is nestled between the Princeton Garden Theater and P.J.'s Pancake House on 158 Nassau Street, just beyond FitzRandolph Gate.The style of the house is similar to that of another brick house ? the Maclean House next to Stanhope Hall on campus? that may be more familiar to students.

NEWS | 10/15/2001

University responds to anthrax concerns

New Jersey has taken center stage in what is becoming a national anthrax scare as federal officials rush to respond to a growing number of reports of infectious biological agents.Suspect packages have arrived at Rockefeller Center in New York, the American Media, Inc., building in Florida, Senate offices in Washington and a Microsoft subsidiary in Nevada.

NEWS | 10/15/2001

'Today's News, Tomorrow's History': Bainbridge House's newest exhibit

The current exhibit at the Historical Society has met positive reviews from community members, tourists and press alike.

NEWS | 10/15/2001

Princetonians receive economics Nobel Prize

Three professors affiliated with the greater Princeton community shared the 2001 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science, which was announced last Thursday.

NEWS | 10/14/2001

Afghan ambassador urges U.S. to support future 'democratic regime'

Ravan Farhadi, the United Nations representative of the Afghan Northern Alliance, called for the United Sates to give Afghanistan $30 billion in aid in a speech Friday in McCosh 50."This is a country completely destroyed by more than 20 years of war," Farhadi said.

NEWS | 10/14/2001

Praising the good, admitting the bad of Early Decision's growing popularity

Adrienne Hadley '04 began her college search early into her junior year at Brookstone School, a private kindergarten-through-twelfth-grade institution in Columbus, Ga., and became "literally ob-sessed" for the next year.In addition to collecting such notorious texts as "A is for Admission" and the ubiquitous Kaplan and The Princeton Review guidebooks, Hadley also attended information sessions, visited websites, made appointments with counselors, teachers and older friends, and charted out two separate campus tour trips ? a 'Northeast' route and a 'Southeast' route ? all before entering her senior year of high school."I knew that I needed to have it all figured out by the beginning of senior year," Hadley explained, "so that I could apply early somewhere."While Early Decision is a program encouraged only for students who have a definite first-choice school, Hadley's decision to participate in Early Decision preceded her decision to apply early to Princeton.

NEWS | 10/14/2001

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