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Self-defense classes teach women physical, psychological strength

Though Sexual Violence Awareness Month comes around only once a year, the University offers self-defense classes on a regular basis.For the past nine years, self-defense instructor Linda Ransom has been offering semester-long classes to teach women how to defend themselves from sexual assailants."I think every female on this campus should at least, if not here, take some form of basic self-defense," Ransom said.

NEWS | 04/05/1998

Trailers to replace courts in Dillon pit

For many students, a midnight game of hoops in the outdoor courts in the pit behind Dillon Gym can provide a stress-relieving study break.

NEWS | 04/05/1998

Harkin to address '98 baccalaureate

Sen. Tom Harkin, a legislator with a wide array of policy interests and political experiences, will be the Class of 1998 baccalaureate speaker, the University announced yesterday.Harkin, D-Iowa, is best known as the sponsor of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act.

NEWS | 04/02/1998

Questionnaires play key role in freshmen housing decisions

For those of you who have wondered where your initial room preference forms went, read on.Did anyone ever read your carefully planned answers, or were you instead tossed together with three incompatible people?While no one will call freshmanyear assignments an exact science, those involved do pride themselves on their work."Many people thank me for the lifelong friends they've made (from their freshman-year roommates)," said Linda Mahler, Butler College Administrator.However, there is also another side that is not so rosy.

NEWS | 04/02/1998

Haitian custodian misses home, dreams of pursuing college degree

Look at these hands." Josue LaJeunesse holds out calloused, pealing hands. "My hands never looked like this before.

NEWS | 04/02/1998

Novell CEO offers vision of 21st century networks

Yesterday, interstate highways revolutionized American commerce. Tomorrow, computer networks will do the same.So said Eric Schmidt '76 in the 1998 Gordon Wu Lecture yesterday afternoon.

NEWS | 04/02/1998

Pioneer of FBI profiling method analyzes criminal psyche, motive

I have probably seen too much in my 25 years, more than any man or woman would want to see," said John Douglas, former special agent and FBI profiler, opening his talk in a crowded in McCosh 50 yesterday.He is not exaggerating.

NEWS | 04/02/1998

Public safety, USG discuss logistics of dorm lockdown

Members of the Safety Committee met yesterday to discuss the 24-hour lockdown of all dormitories, proposed by Public Safety last fall.

NEWS | 04/02/1998

Federal prosecutor details role in bombing trial

Although the Wilson School seniors' end-of-thesis celebration in the fountain may have been Robertson Hall's most visible event yesterday afternoon, some people focused their attention on a speech by Justice Department attorney Beth Wilkinson '84 in Dodds Auditorium.In her talk, entitled "The Oklahoma City Bombing Trial," Wilkinson, Special Attorney to the United States Attorney General, reflected on her experience as a prosecutor in the case United States v.

NEWS | 04/02/1998

Wild Oats opens on Nassau Street, to sell organic food

There is a new store in town. They offer meat, vegetables and pastas at higher prices than run-of-the-mill grocery stores.

NEWS | 04/01/1998

Rao to assume role as ombuds officer

The University ombuds search committee appointed Anu Rao to a three-year term as ombuds officer starting July 1.

NEWS | 04/01/1998

Speak-Out attracts large crowd for affirmative action discussion

The April showers couldn't keep them away. More than 200 people gathered to participate in the Affirmative Action Speak-Out held in Firestone Plaza yesterday.

NEWS | 04/01/1998

Snowless winter frees resources, allows for building improvements

While many sophomores must resign themselves to the cold reality of an indefinitely postponed Nude Olympics, at least the Department of Grounds and Building Maintenance officials can enjoy a sizeable budget surplus thanks to this winter's warm weather.According to Grounds and Building Maintenance Grounds Manager James Consolloy, maintenance personnel typically spends much of the winter season plowing snow and repairing damage caused to University facilities by cold weather.Consolloy explained that a normal amount of snow during the course of a winter costs the University approximately $180,000.

NEWS | 04/01/1998

Coalition plans month of sexual violence awareness events

To promote Sexual Violence Awareness Month, purple ribbons are streaming across the University.The Purple Ribbon Project is part of the month-long, University-wide attempt to educate students and recognize the effects of gender-based violence.

NEWS | 04/01/1998

God Street Wine band receives mixed reviews at other campuses

God Street Wine ? the band that will grace Dillon Gym's makeshift stage to open for the Bosstones at the Spring Concert ? landed the big rotten tomato last year at Harvard University's Springfest.Or maybe it was the Harvard students who were rotten.In an editorial on Feb.

NEWS | 04/01/1998

Students travel to Houston to conduct NASA experiment

When three engineering students decided to travel to Houston for a "micro-gravity" experiment, they thought their experience would be strictly scientific.However, when Isaac Boxx '99, Michael Sachinis '98 and Alan Mattamana '99 stepped onto NASA's KC-135A airplane, they discovered what it would feel like to be in outer space."I've sky dived and nothing can match near-zero gravity," Mattamana said.The students travelled to Houston March 23-24 after NASA accepted a proposal submitted by Boxx to solve the problem of mist buildup on space-bound telescopes.However, the students wound up with a lesson in biology, as well.The zero-gravity plane achieved 40 jumps ? or "parabolas" ? that tested the students' stomachs.

NEWS | 04/01/1998

Dinner promotes Asian heritage, kicks off cultural awareness month

Before participants in the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month discussed the more serious issues of the coming weeks, organizer Rebecca Choi '00 encouraged them to address culinary topics at the event's kickoff dinner last night in the Third World Center."Enjoy the richest part of Asian-American culture ? our food," Choi said.Last night's dinner marked the beginning of "APAHM," a national celebratory month to commemorate the achievements of Asian Americans.

NEWS | 04/01/1998

Soft ground delays Scully opening; fall '98 housing not guaranteed

The opening of Scully Hall will be delayed until mid-October because of faulty structural planning, University officials said yesterday.

NEWS | 03/31/1998

'Freewheels' to bring bikes to Borough for public riding

Princeton-area residents will soon be able to enjoy a convenient new method of wheeling about town.Beginning in late May, the Greater Mercer County Transportation Management Authority will station bicycles around the Borough for public use, according to TMA Executive Director Sandra Brillhart.The program, known as "freewheels," is intended "to reduce (traffic) congestion in and around the Borough of Princeton" and "to promote bicycling as an environmentally friendly means of local travel," Brillhart said.A total of approximately 50 bikes have been obtained through donations from the Borough Police and the University.According to Associate Director of Public Safety Chuck Nouvel, the University provided about 10 bicycles for the program.

NEWS | 03/31/1998

Candidates discuss platforms at forum Candidates Forum

According to USG election rules, a candidate would be heavily penalized for skipping the Candidates Forum without good reason.If the student body were running, it would be out of the race.The USG sponsored the Candidates Forum Monday night as part of the campaign process before this weekend's spring elections.

NEWS | 03/31/1998

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