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A female University student suffered burn injuries during a small kitchen fire on the second floor of Brown Hall yesterday evening, according to University spokeswoman Marilyn Marks.The student, whose name was not released yesterday, walked to McCosh Infirmary under her own power and was treated and released, Marks said.The call was received by Public Safety yesterday at 5:36 p.m.

NEWS | 04/10/2001

ICC to host egg hunt for club staff families

ICC to host egg hunt for club staff families

To honor eating club staff, the Inter-Club Council is sponsoring an Easter egg hunt for children of club employees Saturday afternoon on the front lawn of Colonial Club.ICC president Cindy Drakeman '02 said the event, which will also feature mimes, was planned to honor the staff for their hard work and "to give back to them for the help they give us.""They just sort of take care of us," she explained.Inter-Club Adviser Alice Teti '00 said in an e-mail, "We thought that this was also a good opportunity to do something nice for the families of the staff members of the clubs, who go above and beyond on a regular basis, and many of whom have great relationships with the club members and officers.""Therefore, the clubs have invited all of their staff members to bring their kids and participate, and the event has been set up at a time when weekend workers can also join us for the afternoon," she added.Terrace Club president Clay Whitehead '02 said in an e-mail, "Many clubs have participated in community service and outreach activities in the past, but this is our first such activity as an entire 'Street.' ""There is a real belief among this year's club officers and membership that the 'Street' should be a positive force in Princeton's community," he explained.Drakeman said her club, Tower, is planning to establish a tutoring program for children of staff members to show appreciation that goes beyond Christmas gifts and Easter egg hunts.The efforts are not related to the workers' rights movement on campus, she said.

NEWS | 04/10/2001

The Princeton University Store: 105 years and counting

Mention the word "U-Store," and many students will immediately think textbooks and high prices ? not of a Princeton institution.

NEWS | 04/10/2001

Three professors win Sloan Fellowships

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation named three members of the University faculty among the 104 recipients of the Sloan Research Fellowships last Wednesday.

NEWS | 04/10/2001

State to certify entire class of University teacher-prep students

Every University student who took New Jersey's teaching-certification exams last year passed the tests and is now a certified teacher.As part of the state's Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers, the 20 students who completed the University's teacher preparation program and passed the tests earned New Jersey Certificates of Advanced Standing stating that they are now qualified teachers.This is no small feat, considering that each student had to pass all 25 of the rigorous exams.

NEWS | 04/10/2001

Frist: Bursting at the seams?

As the year progresses and dining hall food looks all too familiar, an overwhelming number of students are relying on the Frist Campus Center to spice things up.Though the main gallery, the beverage laboratory and the cafe have added to students' eating options on campus, rising numbers of patrons have created bigger lines for food and a crowded eating environment."The response to services, programs and facilities here has been tremendous," said Paul Breitman, director of the Frist Campus Center.

NEWS | 04/09/2001

President Shapiro to endow academic award

The University strives to instill an ethic of diligence and excellence within the community. President Shapiro and his wife, Vivian, have recently become even more active contributors to this effort by presenting a gift to the University that will endow an annual award for outstanding academic achievement by firstand second-year students."We wanted to recognize the academic achievements of many students during their first two years at Princeton," Shapiro explained.

NEWS | 04/09/2001

CPUC meeting discusses WROC

At yesterday's meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community, leaders of the Worker's Rights Organizing Committee had a chance to formally present their cause to a large group of University administrators.Despite the choice of venue, the WROC representatives were not targeting their pitch at the entire U-Council.

NEWS | 04/09/2001

Dartmouth joins other Ivies in enhancing financial aid packages

Raising the stakes in the highly competitive market for top high school students, Dartmouth College ? announcing a $1.6 million initiative last week ? became the fourth Ivy League school to increase financial aid in recent months.More than two months ago, in a small Nassau Hall conference room, President Shapiro ? in what may have been his last press conference as University president before the announcement of his successor this spring ? predicted schools would follow Princeton's ambitious undergraduate aid plans."We had not hoped for a competitive advantage," Shapiro said during the press briefing.

NEWS | 04/09/2001

Amy Anderson '01 awarded Martin Dale '53 Fellowship

Thanks to a $25,000 grant from a Martin Dale '53 Fellowship, architecture major Amy Anderson '01 will spend next year serving an organization that helped her overcome a personal challenge ? stuttering.Her voice is scratchy from a sore throat, but is otherwise clear, fluid and articulate.

NEWS | 04/09/2001

A service to Princetonians

Through their community service projects, the Princeton Project 55 and Princeton University Class of 1969 Community Service Fund help represent domestic violence victims in court, conserve the environment and raise awareness of hunger around the world.But these organizations also provide a service to the people of the immediate area.

NEWS | 04/09/2001

WROC rally calls for COLA reform

Workers, students and professors gathered on the Frist patio yesterday afternoon in an appeal to University administrators to give cost of living adjustments to some University employees.At the rally ? sponsored by the Workers Rights Organizing Committee ? speakers were cheered on with chants, songs and rattles of coin-filled "COLA cans." Employees, faculty and even a state senator voiced their support of the campaign, which argues that increases in living costs should be reflected in workers' wages.The University Priorities Committee will meet today for the second time in a four-meeting-series to discuss the issue."Even if they don't fit it into their budget this year, we hope that Human Resources will include cost of living adjustments into next year's," said WROC leader Nick Guyatt GS.

NEWS | 04/09/2001

Students, faculty, staff reach out to community through volunteer day

Despite junior papers and senior theses deadlines looming around the corner, many students ? along with faculty and staff ? devoted last Saturday to a different type of project: volunteering.Campus Volunteer Day ? in which over 50 students, faculty and staff participated ? was sponsored by the Office of Community and State Affairs with the support of Community House.The participants worked at the Princeton Nursery School, Princeton Young Achievers Clay Street Learning Center, Princeton Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, Princeton Public Library and Stony Brook Millstone Watershed.Danielle Nunez '02, who helped organize the event, said that past activities have largely been "spring cleanups, some kind of activity that a group of people can do."Nunez said she worked at the nursery school.

NEWS | 04/08/2001

GEO 499 students share research with Senate aides

For geosciences major Anne-Marie Barrett '03, a hurricane hitting the coast of North Carolina would not be a natural disaster.

NEWS | 04/08/2001

University sends Class of 2005 acceptances

The "Yes!" letters are officially out.According to Dean of Admission Fred Hargadon, the University accepted 1,675 of the 14,287 applicants for places in the Class of 2005 ? an 11.7 percent acceptance rate, slightly lower than the 12.2 percent rate for the current freshman class.Of the admitted applicants, just under 51 percent are men and just over 49 percent are women, Hargadon said.Students of color make up 35 percent of the acceptances and 8 percent of the 1,675 lucky high schoolers are non-Americans, he added.Those offered admission include students from all 50 states and 51 countries.Thirty-four percent of the Class of 2005 was admitted in the Early Decision process in December.After endless hours of grueling application reading and decision making, Hargadon celebrated the end of this year's admissions process.

NEWS | 04/08/2001

Mixing chemicals and computers: CHM 202 brings lectures online

Imagine, for a moment, the following scenario: for some ostensibly justifiable reason, you were unable to attend your 8:30 a.m.

NEWS | 04/08/2001

Perceptions of race at Princeton before and after admission

When Cynthia Romero '04 met her roommate for the first time, she was concerned about first impressions.

NEWS | 04/08/2001

Princeton paraphenalia at eBay

On a website where people have tried to sell their kidneys and even their souls, it might still be surprising to see a Princeton item called "Team Supporter" that might pass as an advertisement for the male version of Vagina Monologues.

NEWS | 04/05/2001

Heated debate ends abortion forum

University professors and pro-choice advocates Peter Singer and Lee Silver went head to head last night with two pro-life noteworthies ? Princeton professor Russ Nieli and Dan Robinson, a Georgetown University professor ? in a debate on the legalization of abortion.

NEWS | 04/05/2001

Students found campus Black Student Union

Salih Eissa '03 has been thinking about ways to coordinate and organize the black community at the University since last summer.Eissa said he felt existing organizations ? such as the National Council of Negro Women, the Black Men's Awareness Group and AKWAABA ? were forced to focus too much time on planning, which drove them away from their individual goals.Hoping to improve the organization of the black community and strengthen ties with the rest of the University community, Eissa founded the Black Student Union last month."The union provides other organizations the time to focus on their issues," Eissa said.

NEWS | 04/05/2001

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