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Open casting call to be held for Russell Crowe film about life of John Nash

Open casting call to be held for Russell Crowe film about life of John Nash

As Russell Crowe smiles at the camera while walking down McCosh Walk next month, you could be doing the same right next to him.Open casting calls for Universal Picture's "A Beautiful Life" are scheduled to take place tomorrow and Saturday at the University.The film, which will be directed by Ron Howard and will star the burly Australian Oscar nominee along with Ed Harris and Jennifer Connolly, will be shot on campus and in surrounding areas beginning Mar.

NEWS | 02/14/2001

Princeton Surveys to Examine Expansion of Physical Facilities

Princeton is studying the possibility of expanding its present enrollment and physical facilities to accommodate a vastly increased number of applications expected to flood the nation's colleges in the immediate and near future, the university announced yesterday.Such an expansion, if realized, might radically alter the conception of a Princeton education with its avowed devotion to a small residential college environment and a carefully drawn student body.In a report to the Board of Trustees, released yesterday, President Dodds stated that Princeton must consider its obligation to the nation.

NEWS | 02/14/2001

Can a Princetonian enter the 'Real World?'

Nadya One, J-Dog, Oh Righteous One, Hoochie One, Hoochie Two, Drama Queen, Glamour Queen and Screamer are Princeton's latest hopefuls for MTV's next season of "The Real World."The eight self-proclaimed "craziest and most eccentric" freshmen on campus plan to audition for the show early tomorrow morning, according to group organizer Shawn Sindelar '04."We're going into it just as who we are.

NEWS | 02/14/2001

Eating club officials consider possible effects of sixth college

Club officials are examining the Sixth College Program Committee's interim report ? which was released last week ? and are evaluating the impact a new four-year residential college may have on eating club membership."We need to take a hard look at the proposals," said Terrace Club president Clay Whitehead '02.

NEWS | 02/14/2001

Ghanaian dance troupe drums its way to America

As part of the celebrations of Black History Month, the University, Ghana Education Project, Akwaaba and Frist Campus Center sponsored several performances and workshops on campus this week by Twerrampon, a Ghanaian dance and drum troupe.

NEWS | 02/14/2001

The journey from little brother to Big Uncle

All through elementary school, I was jealous. Everyone but me, it seemed, was the oldest of a thirty-something couple's two or three kids.And from Charles Landrum to Joy Hansberger, they all had just what I wanted.

NEWS | 02/14/2001

Renaissance man: Professor emeritus Charles Issawi remembered

Throughout his lifetime, near eastern studies professor emeritus Charles Issawi's colorful pursuits and passions made him the portrait of a true Renaissance man.By the age of five, Issawi spoke three languages ? English, French and Arabic ? and devoured English literature at his boarding school in Alexandria, Egypt.Later in his life, Issawi memorized entire pages of Shakespearean plays and romantic poetry and recited his favorite verses aloud during long walks in New York, where he taught economics at Columbia University.Even after retiring from Princeton ? where he taught from 1975 to 1986 ? the talented researcher of Middle Eastern economics and history published seven books, including his 1999 autobiography "Growing up Different: Memoirs of a Middle East Scholar.""He was a man of wide culture and civilization," said near eastern studies professor Abraham Udovitch, who served as the department's chair during Issawi's Princeton career."He was imbued with his own culture and devoted to it, but he didn't find any contradiction between that and being a man of the world," Udovitch said.Issawi ? born in Egypt to parents of Lebanese, Syrian and Greek ancestry ? died Dec.

NEWS | 02/14/2001

Universities team up to offer online courses for alumni

Princeton, together with Stanford, Yale and Oxford, is preparing to offer online distance learning courses for alumni.

NEWS | 02/14/2001

Borough, Township officials oppose Millstone Bypass project

In a joint meeting between Princeton Township and Princeton Borough officials Monday, local leaders expressed opposition to the state's proposed Millstone Bypass project.Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed conceded in an interview yesterday that traffic is a problem in the Princeton area, but he does not believe the New Jersey Department of Transportation's plan to create the proposed Millstone Bypass will be successful in alleviating traffic.The controversial project would eliminate four traffic signals along U.S.

NEWS | 02/13/2001

Replacing pencil with keyboard

For a select few students at Carnegie Mellon University, hand cramps from taking three-hour exams are a thing of the past.

NEWS | 02/13/2001

Anna Kournikova virus infects computer systems across campus

Though the Anna Kournikova computer virus is spreading through University computer systems faster than the Lovebug virus ? freshman class president Eli Goldsmith sent it to the entire Class of 2004 ? its damage is minimal, according to Rita Saltz, CIT policy and security advisor."Out of the viruses that have plagued the campus, this one has been the least troublesome," Saltz said, comparing the worm to the latest outbreaks of the Blebla.B, MTX and Hybris a.k.a.

NEWS | 02/13/2001

Shaken Quakers: Men's hoops pounds Penn

PHILADELPHIA ? This time, no miracles were necessary. There were no game-winning desperation threes, no incredible comebacks.

NEWS | 02/13/2001

Snow buries campus; more predicted

As ground crews finish clearing away the 20-22 inches of snow that forced the University to close Friday, a new storm threatens to heap yet more powder on an already beleagured campus.This storm, which has dumped snow, sleet and ice pellets in Northern Georgia and much of South Carolina, "will continue moving northeast during the night and is expected to spread another blanket of snow along the mid-Atlantic coast by late Tuesday," the National Weather Service reported Sunday. No restThis forecast promises more work for grounds crews just recovering from the weekend's big dig.

NEWS | 02/13/2001

Junior prom will convert gym to Las Vegas casino

With the confidence of a man holding four aces in his had, Junior Prom chairman Jerold L. Parsky '64 outlined yesterday his committee's plans to turn Dillon Gym into a massive Las Vegas casino, Club 64, for the night of February 22 from 9 p.m.

NEWS | 02/12/2001

From the Left . . . Sen. Paul Sarbanes '54

The first evenly divided U.S. Senate in 120 years has given the 'Prince' the unique opportunity to interview Senate Princetonians and discover their thoughts about the legislative body's new political climate.

NEWS | 02/12/2001

Cracking Down

The University recently revised its fire safety regulations, implementing a zero-tolerance policy for intentionally activating alarms and a no-candle policy, Lisa DePaul, assistant director of undergraduate housing, said in a campus-wide e-mail last week.The zero-tolerance policy, effective this spring, assesses fines for people caught intentionally activating a fire alarm when no fire is present and subjects them to prosecution under University disciplinary review as well as local and state ordinances.The no-candle policy, effective in the fall, states that no candles, alcohol lamps, oil lamps or similar items will be permitted in dorm rooms.

NEWS | 02/12/2001

OWL to host debate on abortion

The always-controversial abortion discussion is coming to campus, as two noted experts will argue their respective cases in an open debate today.The Organization of Women Leaders is sponsoring a debate on abortion today between pro-life activist Mary FioRito and pro-choice advocate Kathryn Kolbert.

NEWS | 02/12/2001

Dillon Gym tennis courts are likely location for sixth college

The area south of Dillon Gym remains the most likely location for the sixth residential college, according to University Vice President and chair of the sixth college location committee Richard Spies GS '72."We're trying not to make a decision ourselves," Spies said.

NEWS | 02/12/2001

Lockhart Hall to open as graduate housing in fall

In the wake of an increased graduate school admissions rate and rising real estate prices in Princeton, the University has slated Lockhart dormitory for unmarried graduate student housing for next year, Assistant Director of Housing for Graduate Housing Patricia McArdle said last week.Lockhart ? located between the University Store and 48 University Place ? originally was scheduled for renovations next year, along with Dod Hall.

NEWS | 02/12/2001

USG kicks off new session with discussion of sixth residential college, organizational funding

The first USG Senate meeting of the spring semester Sunday night began with a discussion of a recent University decision that is, according to USG President Joe Kochan '02, "potentially campus-changing."The first order of business on the inaugural agenda: a proposed sixth residential college.With University Vice President and Secretary Thomas Wright '62 as the evening's guest speaker, USG members ? elected and appointed individuals representing all four undergraduate classes ? were given the opportunity to review an interim report submitted Feb.

NEWS | 02/12/2001

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