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Annual Giving campaign raises record-breaking $37 million

Annual Giving campaign raises record-breaking $37 million

The University's 2000-01 annual giving campaign was a record-breaking one. From July 1, 2000, to June 30, 2001, the University received almost $37 million in gifts to the annual giving fund from alumni, parents and friends.Almost two thirds of the University's undergraduate alumni participated in the 2000-01 campaign, a number that Director of Annual Giving Bill Hardt '63 said is "the top figure among major research universities."Hardt said in an e-mail that "only a handful of colleges and universities have rates of participation that regularly exceed 50 percent."Yearly donations to Annual Giving are crucial to addressing the needs of the University because they constitute unrestricted funds.

NEWS | 09/17/2001

University land development and a village's battle

On the other side of Millstone River, just north of Carnegie Lake, lies a small village no more than a mile or two long in either direction.

NEWS | 09/17/2001

Li Shaomin GS '88 returns to work after five-month detention in China

Li Shaomin GS '88, a business professor at Hong Kong City University who had been detained by China on charges of espionage, was released this summer after five months of captivity.Li, an American citizen, was detained by Chinese security forces on Feb.

NEWS | 09/17/2001

Davall assumes new rank, responsibilities

On Nov. 6, 1997, three armed robbers entered Sovereign Bank on Nassau Street, demanded money and held four employees hostage.Three Borough Police officers confronted a robber who held a revolver to a woman's head.

NEWS | 09/17/2001

Life after Napster: Students explore new multimedia file-sharing services

In the seven months since a federal appeals court forced Napster to screen copyrighted materials from its service, University students have continued to use their computers to access copyrighted media such as MP3s.

NEWS | 09/17/2001

Construction to remain a fixture on campus for next seven years

Dodging construction sites on campus has become as much a part of campus life as going to the 'Street' on Saturdays and pulling all nighters before final exams.

NEWS | 09/17/2001

University Community unites for Memorial Service

While campus events mirrored the world's breach in normalcy this past weekend, members of the University community struggled to interpret Tuesday's events and articulate the steps necessary for Princetonians to overcome the attack."In the days and weeks ahead," President Tilghman said to a somber crowd on Cannon Green at yesterday's memorial service, "we have the responsibility to recognize the distinctness of each person's experience and the humanity that unites us all."There was a pervading sense of tranquility ? the powerful eloquence of professors and poets, the biblical passages and verses of song spoken and sung from a podium, interrupted only by the voices of a choir standing atop steps beneath white marble columns.But the service was conducted as the weekend came to a close ? an end to a long week leaving people searching for a way to hope.

NEWS | 09/16/2001

Three more alumni deaths confirmed

In the wake of Tuesday's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, three Princeton alumni have been confirmed dead and at least one has been reported missing, in addition to Chris Mello '98 who was aboard American Airlines Flight 11 that crashed into the World Trade Center.Robert McIlvaine '97 and Karen Klitzman '84 were killed in the WTC and Catherine MacRae '00 is still missing.William Caswell GS '75 was aboard American Airlines Flight 77, which departed Washington's Dulles airport en route to Los Angeles, but veered off course and struck the Pentagon, Jean Caswell, wife of the deceased, said yesterday.Caswell ? who graduated with a doctoral degree in particle theory from the physics department ? was a resident of Silver Spring, Md., where he worked as a scientist with the Navy.An avid folk dancer, who enjoyed reading and playing pool, Caswell "cared a lot about truth and wouldn't let anybody get away with half truths," Jean Caswell said.

NEWS | 09/16/2001

Space crunch: Nation's colleges face housing shortages

In colleges across the nation, freshman students are finding themselves homesick.For some, it is because they have just left the familiar environment of their homes.For others, it is for an entirely different reason ? their colleges have no space to house them.

NEWS | 09/16/2001

University student arrested after suspicion of firearm possession

A University student was detained by Princeton Borough Police Saturday and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and a noise violation after a search of his room, said Borough Police Capt.

NEWS | 09/16/2001

Chris Mello '98 lost aboard American Airlines Flight 11

When Chris Mello '98 hustled down the playing field during one of his many football and rugby games, he was a brute force to be admired and feared.

NEWS | 09/13/2001

Clubs call off Lawnparties after Tuesday's attacks

In the wake of Tuesday's terrorist attacks, all 11 eating clubs have postponed Sunday's Lawnparties.

NEWS | 09/13/2001

The elusive number one ranking

According to the Sept. 10 U.S. News and World Report college rankings, Princeton is the number one institute of higher learning in the country for the second year in a row.

NEWS | 09/13/2001

A Trip Back to Princeton — from Princeton

A year ago, I left this place ? and didn't, as you'll see below. I took a year off, but ended up working in Princeton for most of the year.

NEWS | 09/13/2001

University community rallies in aftermath of terrorist strikes

Following the initial shock of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, members of the University community have begun reaching out to help survivors and others devastated by the attacks.The McCosh Counseling Center has been open 24 hours a day since Tuesday to provide support for students upset by the terrorist attacks, said director Marvin Geller.The first students trickled into McCosh for counseling at 10:30 a.m.

NEWS | 09/13/2001

Rafferty '76 assembles list of possible Princetonian victims

As Americans unite in solace on this day of national mourning, Princeton and Princetonians, like the nation that continues to search anxiously for relatives and friends, continue their search for members of the University community.Alumni and the University are reaching out across the loyal networks of Princetonians to contact members of the community who were possibly in New York or Washington on Tuesday."It's striking how much Princetonians care about each other and how quickly Princetonians will band together," associate director of the Alumni Council Adrienne Rubin said, "We show our colors every time there is any tragedy."Several efforts have been made on both an official basis and on a personal level to contact Princetonians.Scott Rafferty '76 has used TigerNet, the online alumni network, to compile a running list of alumni who worked in either the World Trade Center or the Pentagon.

NEWS | 09/13/2001

28 years and running: Curtis discusses Outdoor Action

Last week 618 members of the Class of 2005 began their Princeton careers by participating in Outdoor Action.

NEWS | 09/12/2001

University responds to terrorism by maintaining academic schedule

When students, faculty and administrators woke up yesterday and remembered the emotions and horrors of Tuesday's events in New York and Washington, many hoped it had just been a nightmare.

NEWS | 09/12/2001

Princeton tops rankings for second year

Just in time for the beginning of the new admissions season, the University was ranked number one last week among 249 similar institutions by U.S.

NEWS | 09/12/2001

University administrators prepare for 500-student increase

Amid the whirlwind of the first day of classes and the lingering effects of Tuesday's disaster, the University continues to prepare for a series of other major changes ? including the construction of a new residential college and the integration of 500 additional students."We are pushing along [with the University Board of Trustees' plan to increase the size of the student body] in a major way," said Vice President and Secretary Thomas Wright '62."We're building on a strong report approved last spring," Wright added.Earlier this month, President Tilghman took her first presidential retreat with her entire senior cabinet, Wright said.

NEWS | 09/12/2001

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