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Tilghman speaks at first USG meeting

Tilghman speaks at first USG meeting

President Tilghman addressed last night's USG Senate meeting ? the first of the academic year ? expressing her views on issues including the upcoming 500-student increase, faculty tenure, the role of athletics in University life, the possible alcohol ordinance and the University's response to the recent attacks on New York and Washington.Tilghman, after introducing herself, described her wishes to get to know and listen to student concerns in her first year."I have restricted all travel.

NEWS | 09/23/2001

Leading the fight for rights

Earlier this month, leadership of the American Civil Liberties Union changed hands, as Anthony Romero '87 took over the position of executive director from Ira Glasser, who is retiring after 23 years as the organization's chief.Romero is both the first Latino and the first gay man to head the ACLU."It's just fantastic," Romero, 36, said of his new position as the chief executive officer of the nation's best-known civil rights advocacy group.

NEWS | 09/23/2001

Berlind gift to expand McCarter Theatre

Roger Berlind '52 knows what a good theater looks like. A Triangle Club and Theatre-Intime alumnus, he has spent much of his time after Princeton producing Broadway giants such as "Kiss Me Kate" and "Guys and Dolls." Yesterday, he returned to the University to give students their own piece of Broadway.The 12 Tony Award-winning producer of musicals and plays is the chief benefactor of the Roger S.

NEWS | 09/20/2001

Reed says Borough to focus on alcohol distribution to minors

Marking a major change in the Borough's approach to curbing underage drinking at the 'Street,' Borough officials have shifted the focus of their enforcement efforts from the consumption of alcohol by minors to its distribution, Mayor Marvin Reed said.The angle now is to enhance enforcement of laws already on the books rather than adopting a new ordinance, Borough Council members said.

NEWS | 09/20/2001

Bipartisan discussion to address terrorist attacks

The Princeton University College Democrats and College Republicans will jointly sponsor a panel discussion on terrorism Sunday evening in an effort to help students better understand last week's tragic events.This bipartisan event is the first that the University's Democrat and Republican student organizations have ever co-sponsored.

NEWS | 09/20/2001

Balancing life as a teenager and graduate student

Eighteen-year-old Chris Hirata walks into the room looking like any ordinary teenager. Wearing a gray shirt and glasses, he is laid back and friendly, yet humbly quiet and slightly shy.His demeanor, however, belies the fact that he is a teenage prodigy.

NEWS | 09/20/2001

Sustained Dialogue to host its first event of the academic year in Frist

Sustained Dialogue ? a program that joins together multi-racial groups of students, faculty and administrators to discuss race relations on campus ? will begin its third year with a "Kick-Off Retreat" this weekend in the Frist Multipurpose Room.David Tukey '02, the group's leader, said the goals of the program include improving race relations and increasing awareness of racism in the University community.This year, Sustained Dialogue has ambitious plans for expansion.

NEWS | 09/20/2001

A summer in Kenya digging for life's truths

Over the summer, a great deal of luck ? in the form of a generous and kind professor ? helped me wind up in Kenya, studying archaeology and paleontology.I spent about two months in the country ? in Nairobi, near Mt.

NEWS | 09/19/2001

Mastercard replaces U-Store charge card

Shopping at the Princeton U-Store has always been an experience unique to Princeton, from large stocks of orange and black baseball hats to countless shelves of tiger apparel.

NEWS | 09/19/2001

Panel to assess economic state

As images of the Sept. 11 attack flash across television screens, many Americans wonder if the country's economy will continue to lie among the rubble in lower Manhattan.Top scholars in the University's economics department will gather to discuss that question in a panel titled "The Economic and Financial Aftermath of the Terrorist Attack on America" today in McCosh 50.Economics professor Alan Blinder, who founded the Center for Economic Policy Studies, said he will moderate the discussion and will be speaking on "the likely or possible impact of this tragedy on the U.S.

NEWS | 09/19/2001

Macedo to lead values center

With the installation of University politics professor Amy Gutmann as provost this summer, politics professor Stephen Macedo GS '87 took over as director of the University Center for Human Values earlier this month.A tall and friendly man, Macedo was energetic and eager to respond to inquiries, going into detail and depth about his plans for the center.When asked if he had a particular vision, Macedo described his job as simply "carrying on the terrific work that's been done and maintaining the work of the institution."That could be a task in itself ? in the 10 years since Gutmann founded the center, it has established itself as an important and vibrant part of the University's intellectual community.

NEWS | 09/19/2001

Billington says even 'brilliant engineering' susceptible to attack

They were a set of towers, a challenge against the forces of nature and feat of human ingenuity."It was a brilliant engineering design," University structural engineering professor David Billington said yesterday of the World Trade Center complex.As the country reevaluates and strengthens its safety and security measures, one question that begs answering is how the horrifying attack and subsequent building collapses might have been prevented.

NEWS | 09/19/2001

A Princeton firm experiments with technology to record books for the blind

In 1945, at the end of World War II, the American soldiers returning to the country were welcomed as heroes.

NEWS | 09/18/2001

Hate crimes up nationwide, but none reported on campus

On Monday morning Savraj Dhanjal '03 stood in front of his dresser mirror, carefully winding a long strip of fabric around his head into a turban.He wrapped a folded length of black cloth around his head once, twice, then carefully placed a long royal blue ribbon along the side of his turban, wrapping the turban once more and adding a white ribbon.

NEWS | 09/18/2001

New SECH check-in location raises concern among students

Some University women are concerned about a lack of confidentiality at McCosh Health Center's Sexuality Education Counseling and Health services.McCosh underwent renovations over the summer and the SECH check-in desk was moved from the relatively secluded third floor to the first floor, adjacent to the main reception area.

NEWS | 09/18/2001

Tilghman diverts President's Fund

Following the departure of former President Shapiro, President Tilghman's office re-examined spending records and priorities, resulting in a change in the way funds set aside for use by student groups will be allocated.Previously, undergraduate groups seeking funding for activities would often apply for assistance from the President's Fund, a discretionary fund managed by the University president.Tilghman, however, does not see the distribution of funds as a task in which the University president should be deeply involved."My motivation is to increase the quality of dialogue between the president and the student body," she said.

NEWS | 09/18/2001

Abt '04 to run for Borough Council

In a move to put pressure on the Princeton Borough government and increase the influence of students in Borough politics, Steven Abt '04 has decided to run for a seat on the Borough Council.When several members of the USG approached Abt last year in the midst of the debate over the proposed alcohol ordinance with the idea of putting a University student on the council, Abt thought he might be the right man for the job."I have never really considered politics but it was always something that was in the back of my mind," Abt said.Now he will be one of four candidates for three Borough Council seats on the line in this year's election.Council members serve for three-year terms, and each year two seats are up for election.

NEWS | 09/18/2001

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

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