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'The Organization Kid' responds: Analyzing The Atlantic article

'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

Fouse explores issues confronting grad students

The Graduate Student Government recently held its first student-wide popular election. Matt Fouse GS, who emerged as the victor in the race for GSG Chair, discussed his administration's goals with 'Prince' staff writer George Spencer.'Prince': What can you say about both student participation in the election and student satisfaction with the new system?Fouse: I think we were all very pleased with the turnout for our first-ever graduate student body-wide elections for GSG officers.

NEWS | 03/28/2001

Cosby to speak at Class Day

It's no laughing matter: One of the most successful comedians in recent times will be delivering the keynote address at this year's Class Day ceremony.The Class of 2001 officers announced this week that Bill Cosby will be headlining Class Day."I think the insight and wisdom he'll be able to provide our class would be unparalleled," class president Justin Browne said.Adam Friedlander '01, who was "unbelievably psyched" when he heard that Cosby will be speaking, said, "Bill Cosby tells smart jokes, and he's great."At the event ? to be held on the morning of June 4 on Cannon Green ? University administrators and faculty members will speak and present awards to several class members.

NEWS | 03/28/2001

Athletes pay tribute to favorite coach

Over the past 60 years, Princeton has produced its share of stellar athletes. To single out any one individual as "best all-around athlete" at Princeton during this period of time seems a monumental task.

NEWS | 03/28/2001

Soaring to new heights: Believing in the art of flying

We see our lives as a chain of events, one leading to the other, carving out a path in a dense forest of possibilities.

NEWS | 03/28/2001

Filming flips campus the bird

Meredith Moroney '02 leaned out her window in 1901 Hall Tuesday with her camera to catch recent Oscar Award winner Russell Crowe in action during the filming of "A Beautiful Mind." As she snapped the picture, Crowe turned around to face her, thrust his hand in the air and extended his middle finger.Moroney said her life has been turned upside down this week, with her voice-mail box perpetually full of phone calls from newspapers around the world and news crews waiting in the courtyard below her second-story room, requesting interviews and permission to print the photo."The phone rings from London, Italy, Australia ? there are calls that you wouldn't believe," Moroney said.Less than a week after he won the best actor Oscar for his performance in "Gladiator," Crowe's stunt is sure to draw international publicity, but the film's spokeswoman said she is not concerned."When it happened, no one even noticed it," she said.

NEWS | 03/28/2001

Zia speaks at TWC on racial equality

Helen Zia '73, an Asian-American rights activist, has long been at the forefront of the struggle for racial equality.

NEWS | 03/28/2001

Ivy Club hosts forum on race

Nearly 50 students gathered last night in the library of Ivy Club to discuss their concerns and to suggest ways in which the interplay between race relations and social life on campus can be improved.The goal of the discussion, sponsored by the Terrace Race Relations Action Committee and Ivy Club, was "to get people talking" about race and the social scene at Princeton, said Laura Kaplan '02, the Terrace committee's community service chair.

NEWS | 03/27/2001

Legacy of local luminaries set in stone

Since the days Joe Bolster '52 attended the University as an undergraduate, the name "Princeton" has been engraved on his heart.A member of the varsity track team when he was a student, Bolster devoted 39 years of service to the University, serving in the Bureau of Student Aid as an associate director of admissions and the director of annual giving.Today, Bolster's own name ? along with the names of his wife, Tink, and their 14 children ? will be etched in Princeton history as part of the Spirit of Princeton's 20th Century Recognition Walk in Palmer Square.The commemorative walkway includes more than 2,200 engraved bricks ? each sold for $100 ? honoring community members as well as University faculty, coaches and alumni.

NEWS | 03/27/2001

Rolling the dice: A look at Room Draw

Perched on top of the tower at the south end of Patton Hall, Chris McParland '01 lives in a spacious six-person suite that sprawls over two floors with an elevator waiting just outside that opens next to the basement laundry room.Students hoping to live in T12 Patton next year had better be drawing today, the first day of room draw for upperclassmen.

NEWS | 03/27/2001

Improving the regulation of human-subject research

President Shapiro is heading an effort to rethink the way human-subject experiments are regulated.

NEWS | 03/27/2001

Woodstock '69

When he was 16-years old, future VH1 Behind the Music subject Joel Rosenman '63 had no clue which college to go to."I knew nothing about colleges; I didn't go to visit them," he said, admitting the sole reason he chose Princeton was that "the coolest kid in the senior class ahead of mine wanted to go."With his landscaping venture ? a lawnmowing business ? then in full gear, Rosenman was not so sure he actually needed to go to college.

NEWS | 03/26/2001

University appoints Betty Leydon V.P. for information technology

Imagine a school devoid of computers, e-mail and the Internet, and one with dormitories lacking telephones or voice mail services.

NEWS | 03/26/2001

After Oscar victory, Crowe flies to campus today to begin film

Fending off Steve Martin's jokes at the 73rd Academy Awards Sunday night, Russell Crowe ? while he wasn't receiving the Oscar for best actor ? may have been looking forward to his long-anticipated movie shoot that begins on campus today.Leading the news both for his accomplishments and beefed-up security after an alleged kidnapping threat, Crowe's visit to the University may bring more than the usual movie entourage."We would not have signed off on their production if we thought there was a viable threat," said University Crime Prevention Specialist Barry Weiser.

NEWS | 03/26/2001

Public safety committee to consider alcohol ordinance on Friday

Princeton Borough's public safety committee is scheduled to meet Friday to discuss a proposed ordinance that would allow police enforcement of underage drinking laws on private propertyUnder the ordinance, unsupervised minors found drinking alcohol on private property could be arrested by Borough Police and subjected to fines as well as other forms of punishment.Though supporters of the ordinance claim it does not target the eating clubs on Prospect Avenue, its passage has picked up speed in response to alcohol-related incidents that occurred on the 'Street' since November, many of which involved students under 21 years of age.Councilman David Goldfarb, who requested in January that the public safety committee reevaluate the proposal at the end of March, believes that the eating club incidents illustrate a need for the community to take over and "try something else" to eliminate further alcohol-related problems."What happens on campus is the school's responsibility, but what happens on Prospect Avenue is more ours," he said.Goldfarb said that recent precautions taken by the eating clubs to discourage underage drinking would not necessarily influence the opinions of the council.

NEWS | 03/26/2001

Testing the Limits

Debate and open discussion have long been the hallmarks of liberal educations at colleges and universities ? most notably discussions in their campus newspapers.

NEWS | 03/26/2001

Prospects 2001 receives 17 submissions in contest

The prospects for Prospect Avenue soon may be brighter as students venture to address the future of the 'Street.' The new student group ? Prospects 2001 ? has some ideas.This past semester, architecture student Steve Caputo '01 founded the organization in search of innovative ideas.

NEWS | 03/25/2001

Sharpshooters kill 322 deer in Township's population control plan

Despite the heated debate surrounding the issue, White Buffalo ? the group hired to rein in the unchecked deer population in Princeton Township ? has completed this year's phase of the five-year plan just as silently as it carried out its sharpshooting techniques.Aiming to cut back on deer-car collisions as well as to balance the deer population at an environmentally sustainable level, Princeton Township Mayor Phyllis Marchand affirmed that the sharpshooters "met or exceeded the goal we had," noting that 322 deer were killed in all.Only antlerless deer were targeted, comprised of young males and females, with a higher percentage of does killed to forestall further growth of the population.The deer population was slated to triple if these does had not been killed, according to Marchand.Citing ethical and safety concerns, several groups have protested the systematic shootings, pushing for other forms of population control, such as immunocontraception recently used to combat similar problems in Canada.Marchand emphasized the merits of the sharp shooting procedure, however, citing that more than 12,000 tons of meat were collected from the deer carcasses and donated to area food kitchens that "were very happy to receive the high protein meat that doesn't usually come their way."Marchand, however, was quick to add that the decision to hire the sharp shooters arose after other attempts to curb the problem during the past 10 years had failed.Reduced speed limits along Princeton roads, signs warning of dangerous deer crossings and increased lighting have been implemented to protect drivers and animals.

NEWS | 03/25/2001

Crowe movie filming to begin this week

Russell Crowe, Ed Harris and Rita Ryack will jet across the country in the next few days as the Hollywood heavyweights, who attended the Oscars ceremony last night in Los Angeles, head to Princeton to begin shooting "A Beautiful Mind" later this week.The crew for the movie plans to film on campus tomorrow through Friday in Henry Hall courtyard, Blair Arch, Holder Hall and Jones Hall, according to Visitors and Conference Services Director Eric Hamblin.

NEWS | 03/25/2001

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