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Princeton geosciences professor Lincoln Hollister splits his time between the comfortable confines of his Guyot Hall office and the mountain ranges and freezing winds of British Columbia, where he teaches Canadian high school students about the geology of the land on which they live.According to Hollister ? a world-renowned expert on the formation of mountains ? his students from north of the boarder ask, "Don't you have rocks in New Jersey?"To these questions he replies: Not rocks like these.And so he makes the 3,000-mile trip to the other coast every year. Hollister began his research on the west coast of Canada in the early 1990s as part of an interdisciplinary research project called ACCRETE.

NEWS | 04/03/2001

Lecture to explore poems and culture

Lecture to explore poems and culture

The beaming smile and laughter-creased face of Elizabeth Wojtusik on the Favorite Poem Project website tells it all.Undeniable emotion emanates even more as the Humarock, Mass., teaching consultant recites Robert Frost's "Out Out" aloud on video, testifying to poetry's powerful vocal art and personal connections.And that is exactly what Robert Pinsky, three-term Poet Laureate of the United States and mastermind behind the Favorite Poem Project, intended.These are also themes that Pinsky ? who currently teaches in the graduate writing program at Boston University, edits for the on-line journal Slate and contributes to The NewsHours with Jim Lehrer ? will evoke at this week's Tanner Lecture series, an annual event committed to advancing human values-related scholarly and scientific learning.Speaking on "American Culture and the Voice of Poetry," the award-winning poet will explore a variety of issues to appeal to many students and faculty.

NEWS | 04/03/2001

DEC alumni buy Cannon Club facility

The alumni graduate board of Dial, Elm and Cannon Club officially exercised their option to repurchase Notestein Hall ? former home of Cannon Club ? and the surrounding land last week and intend to reopen the former eating club facility, according to University Vice President and Secretary Thomas Wright '62."They sent us a certified letter [to complete the repurchase]," Wright said.

NEWS | 04/03/2001

Breaking the glass

For Courtney Weiner '01, the decision to attend law school after her graduation from college came before she even graduated from kindergarten.

NEWS | 04/02/2001

Shapiro supports stem cell research

President Shapiro recently joined with key leaders of 111 other academic institutions to advocate sustained federal funding for biomedical stem cell research."I have spent quite a lot of time thinking and working on this issue," said Shapiro, who chaired the President's National Bioethics Advisory Commission in 1999.The group of college and university leaders signed a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson on March 26.

NEWS | 04/02/2001

Faculty meeting held at Nassau Hall

Members of the University faculty discussed a series of curriculum alterations and modifications to the University's policy on intellectual property during their monthly meeting in Nassau Hall yesterday afternoon.The curriculum changes will include additions and cancellations of courses to next year's course catalogue.These changes will affect the chemistry, classics, geosciences, molecular biology, psychology and religion departments, as well as the Program for the Study of Women and Gender.The University policy on intellectual property, which the faculty discussed at length, covers ownership of copyrights for computer programs and in cases where the University provides substantial resources for the development of a work, as well as conflicts associated with electronic courseware.In the spring of 2000, the faculty appointed four members to the Ad-Hoc Committee on Intellectual Property to address major concerns with the policy.

NEWS | 04/02/2001

Bowen reports on interplay between academics and athletics at universities

In their new book "The Game of Life," Dr. William Bowen, University president emeritus, and co-author James Shulman present a study of intercollegiate athletics, including Princeton's own program.Bowen and Shulman studied the relationship between intercollegiate athletics and academics.

NEWS | 04/02/2001

Student meeting addresses town-gown relations

In the days when Princeton was known as a "southern school," an escaped slave ? named Jimmy Johnson ? befriended students of the University.

NEWS | 04/02/2001

Their graduation dates fifty years apart, the classes of 1952 and 2002 are forging a unique relationship through a program of lectures, informal mentoring and internships.

When the Class of 1952 roamed the paths of Princeton, the University did not have Frist Campus Center and e-mail ? or female undergraduates for that matter.

NEWS | 04/02/2001

The forgotten Princetonians

Kiera Duffy can't escape the music. In her world, it's everywhere.Tenors and sopranos echo in the chapel as an audience waits attentively upon every rise and fall in intonation.

NEWS | 04/01/2001

Bartels appointed to N.J. redistricting committee to address census shifts

At the conclusion of each census ? held every 10 years ? states redraw their voting districts to ensure that each person has equal voting power.A 10-member apportionment commission ? comprising five Democrats and five Republicans ? is charged by the New Jersey constitution to remap the state's 40 districts in accordance with the state's population shifts.However, politics can make realignment decisions difficult."In the last three times, there has been an impasse," said David Anderson, director of professional and governmental services at New Jersey's Supreme Court.

NEWS | 04/01/2001

Student cites professor for harassment

Karen Bates, a University graduate student, filed a complaint in N.J. Superior Court on March 22, accusing architecture professor Georges Teyssot of sexual harassment.Teyssot said Saturday that he "did not sexually harass Ms. Karen Bates.

NEWS | 04/01/2001

April Fool's Day yields few student pranks

If Princeton students are the "Organization Kids" David Brooks claims they are in his article in this month's Atlantic Monthly, April Fool's Day surely supported Brooks' theory.

NEWS | 04/01/2001

Borough proceeds with alcohol restriction

The Princeton Borough Council's public safety committee moved forward with discussion of a new alcohol ordinance Friday.

NEWS | 04/01/2001

McCaffrey's serves up free delivery

Since Rishi Sanyal '02 moved into Spelman as an "independent" this fall, he has added a new and challenging task to his "to-do" list ? buying groceries.Throughout the year, Sanyal and his roommates ? none of whom have their own cars ? have relied on their parents, neighbors and local buses to drive them to nearby food stores.But a new offer cooked up by the campus and community affairs committee and McCaffrey's Market promises to provide the recipe for solving Sanyal's dining dilemma.McCaffrey's ? which has local stores in Princeton and West Windsor ? is now offering all students free next-day delivery on orders over $25.Students can access McCaffrey's webpage and order groceries online ? or by telephone ? using credit cards, campus and community affairs chair Nina Langsam '03 said.Though the website will still list a delivery charge, when students use the "Student name/Princeton student" format to enter their names, the market will know to remove the charge.

NEWS | 03/29/2001

Weighing the 'Street'

For Lance Liverman, the benefits of a possible alcohol ordinance allowing police to cite underage drinkers on private property are few, and the drawbacks pose serious dangers of which he and the Princeton Human Services Commission are wary."The main reason we are against the ordinance is that it simply penalizes the individual by issuing a financial fine," said Liverman, co-chairman of the commission, which oversees the youth, senior citizen, welfare and civil rights departments in the Borough and Township.

NEWS | 03/29/2001

Conference to explore student voter turnout and activism

In the wake of last year's razor-thin state, congressional and national elections, a long-known trend of college student apathy and absence from the voting booths was again exposed."Students have an enormous amount of political power," said Rob Hill, an organizer for this weekend's Vote New Jersey conference, to be held in McCosh Hall.

NEWS | 03/29/2001

OWL hosts women's rights conference

The Organization of Women Leaders is hosting its first Conference on International Women's Rights starting today and running through tomorrow night.

NEWS | 03/29/2001

'The Organization Kid' responds: Analyzing The Atlantic article

Princetonians: The cream of the crop among young adults, and the leaders of tomorrow. Bright, morally earnest, industrious meritocrats whose self-control and perky conformism reflect the values of today's society as a whole.In his article "The Organization Kid," published in the April issue of The Atlantic, David Brooks describes the "typical Princeton student," an impression he derives from interview sessions with students he notes are a few dozen, faculty-recommended, articulate leaders of tomorrow.During his visit to Princeton, Brooks encountered clean-cut, cheerful scholars and citizens, respectful of their professors, too busy to involve themselves in national politics or social causes, too future-oriented for social life and too on-the-go to spark up intellectual conversations over a meal.

NEWS | 03/29/2001

Cigarette ads targeting minors light up protest

Concealed by "Marlboro Man skull" masks, a small group of student and local activists took to the streets of Princeton to protest cigarette advertising aimed at minors.The march began near the house of John Reed, a visiting professor at the Univer-sity and member of the Philip Morris Board of Directors.

NEWS | 03/29/2001

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