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Frank Gehry will soon be joining the ranks of I. M. Pei and Robert Venturi '47 GS '50 in the list of famous architects who have designed buildings on campus, thanks to a $60 million gift from Peter Lewis '55.Lewis' donation will fund the construction of a new science library, which will be designed by Gehry.

NEWS | 11/13/2001

Wilson letter tests negative for anthrax

Wilson letter tests negative for anthrax

University officials announced yesterday that a suspicious letter found in Robertson Hall did not contain anthrax.

NEWS | 11/13/2001

Professors Brown, Nehamas receive new Mellon foundation award

University professors Peter Brown and Alexander Nehamas were among the first five recipients of the Andrew Mellon Foundation's new Distinguished Achievement Awards for scholars in the humanities.The Distinguished Achievement Awards provide up to as much as $1.5 million over three years for deep and extensive research in the humanities by the recipient, and more broadly, their institution and field of specialty."The awards are intended for those who have made major contributions to their own disciplines, whose influence may well have extended more broadly to other fields and whose current work promises to make significant new advances through both teaching and research," according to the foundation's website.The University will administer the funds, which go toward paying for salaries, research expenditures and support for researchers collaborating with the recipients.Brown, the Philip and Beu-lah Rollins Pro-fessor of History, said he was "absolutely stunned" upon learning he had won the fellowship.

NEWS | 11/12/2001

Like a rolling stone: Weisbard '88 changes his tune to lead Seattle's Experience Music Project

When Eric Weisbard '88 arrived at Princeton in 1983, he was interested in Russian and perceived himself to be a Wilson School major.That all changed when, a couple of weeks into school, his friend handed him a tape with "The Velvet Underground" on one side and Lou Reed on the other."It was the idea that there was music this good," Weisbard recal-led about the epiphany that changed the direction of his life.As a freshman, he lived in Holder Hall just above the basement studios of WPRB, Princeton's radio station.

NEWS | 11/12/2001

Doran lectures on bin Laden's mission

The alleged mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks, Osama bin Laden, does not consider the fight against America to be an end, but instead a tactic ? a means of achieving a larger goal ? according to professor Michael Doran of the Department of Near Eastern Studies.Doran, who spoke yesterday to a capacity audience in McCosh 28, articulated that bin Laden's real goal is to spread his radical vision of Islam to Muslims around the world."He believes that the existing order in the Middle East is corrupt and run by apostates," Doran said.

NEWS | 11/12/2001

Witherspoon statue unveiled Saturday near East Pyne

As the Tigers clinched a homecoming football victory in the stadium on Saturday, the larger-than-life statue of John Witherspoon, Princeton's sixth President, was unveiled in a ceremony by East Pyne.The enduring legacy of Witherspoon was appropriately symbolized by the several descendants of the former president and numerous alumni present at the unveiling.

NEWS | 11/11/2001

Van Zandt Williams to retire in June as vice president for development

With the impending retirement of University Vice President for Development Van Zandt Williams Jr.

NEWS | 11/11/2001

As GPAs rise, campus debate on grade inflation heightens

Fifteen years ago, economics professor Uwe Reinhardt and a colleague of his proposed a revolutionary grading system.

NEWS | 11/11/2001

No results yet on suspicious WWS letter

A New Jersey state laboratory has not yet determined whether the oily, paint-like substance that was found in a letter opened in Robertson Hall last week contained a biological or chemical agent.

NEWS | 11/11/2001

Spies named vice president, special adviser at Brown

Richard Spies GS '72, the University's vice president for finance and administration, has been named executive vice president for planning at Brown University.Spies will begin his duties at Brown on Jan.

NEWS | 11/11/2001

Community debates Arts Council's plans to expand facilities

In a small town like Princeton, everyone has a role to play. But the size of the role ? of the Borough government, of the neighborhoods, of the University ? all depends on the angle from which one views the stage, and how closely one listens to the lines.The Arts Council of Princeton ? a non-profit community arts organization located on the corner of Witherspoon Street and Paul Robeson Place ? has proposed an expansion to more aptly perform what it considers to be its role in the community.The proposed expansion, once rejected by the Borough planning board and recently revamped, would more adequately serve the council's more than 40,000 patrons by adding a new performance space, gallery and Communiversity room, as well as completing handicap-accessible building renovations.In the view of many members of the John-Witherspoon community, a mostly black and hispanic neighborhood that abuts the arts council to the north, the expansion would do more to harm rather than serve them.Last December, the planning board voted six to five against the arts council proposal, finding that the proposed building would be an "increased burden" on the neighborhood, "not in harmony with the development of this residential district and detrimental to the adjacent properties on Green Street." The current proposal, a scaled-down version of its predecessor, has yet to be finalized.For African-American members of the John-Witherspoon neighborhood, an expansion of the arts council represents not only an "increased burden," but also another step in a long pattern of injustice.Until the construction of Palmer Square in 1936, the homes of black families extended almost all the way to Nassau Street.

NEWS | 11/11/2001

Anthrax found in Princeton Borough

The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services has announced that a trace of anthrax was found inside a letter carrier case at the Palmer Square post office in the heart of Princeton Borough.

NEWS | 11/11/2001

In search of Jon Favreau

Basically, I have no life outside of television. This is why I was thrilled and excited when my idea to interview actor-screenwriter and Princeton alum Jon Favreau was accepted for a profile in the 'Prince.' I had read that Favreau graduated from Princeton in several places, including the 'Prince' and in a biography online.

NEWS | 11/08/2001

College-age generation faces aftershocks of Sept. 11

Growing up in America's decade-long bubble of peace and prosperity, today's young adults have only experienced war in history textbooks, movies and video games.

NEWS | 11/08/2001

Wilson School adapts to students' changing interests

Founded in 1930, the Wilson School boasts a reputation for preparing select undergraduates to pursue advanced degrees and careers in public and international affairs.For a school whose mission follows Woodrow Wilson's vision of the University being "in the nation's service" and only admits a select few from each undergraduate class, an increasing number of graduates are turning away from public service for more lucrative professions.According to senior check-out surveys conducted by University Career Services, 12 percent of students in the Class of 2001 selected positions within the non-profit sector and 3 percent of graduates chose jobs in government."A lot of other students are just concerned with making a whole lot of money, which is obviously a consideration [for me], but there are some other factors that go into choosing a job," Wilson School major Omar Abdelhamid '02 said.Of the combined 15 percent of last year's graduates in non-profit and government fields, six Wilson School graduates listed "non-profit" as the type of career they planned to pursue in 2001.Wilson School professor and Chair of the Faculty Committee on the Undergraduate Program Stanley Katz explained that a systematic review of the "trajectories" of Wilson School undergraduates is difficult to calculate because many students enter graduate school and have not determined their "professional direction."Wilson School major Elizabeth McKay '02 agreed.

NEWS | 11/08/2001

Hispanic community to kick off Latino Heritage month

The University's Hispanic community will celebrate Latino Heritage Month by holding an inaugural dinner Saturday at the Third World Center.The dinner will last from 6 p.m.

NEWS | 11/08/2001

Fewer jobs in financial services worry Class of '02

In the shadow of a weak stock market and increasing corporate layoffs, members of the Class of 2002 are facing a far more uncertain job market than that encountered by recent graduates."This year, students will need to take advantage of every opportunity to meet with employers who recruit on campus," said Rosanne Sonatore, Career Services associate director for recruitment and employer relations.Sonatore cited a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, taken in August, which found that employers expected to hire roughly 20 percent fewer college graduates this year than last year.Thirty percent of the Class of 2001 is now employed in financial services, an industry that has employed the greatest percentage of new University graduates, according to Career Services.

NEWS | 11/08/2001

Professor receives grant to study disease processes

Mechanical and aerospace engineering professor Robert F. Stengel GS '65 has received a one-year grant from the Alfred P.

NEWS | 11/08/2001

Acquaintances and friends

So, it was like Cheers: A place where everybody knew my name. Instead of being just another bushy-haired pimple that was sticking to Gordon Wu's face like oh so many - too many - '05ers here on campus, I was Alfred Brown.

NEWS | 11/08/2001

Sen. Frist '74 to discuss impact of Sept. 11 on economy, public health

During his seven years as the only physician in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) has been a leading voice in legislation regarding Medicare reform, patients rights and stem cell research ? and has even treated politicians on the Senate floor.After Sept.

NEWS | 11/08/2001

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