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Living close, looking from afar

Look for the fingerprints to either side of a dedication plate bearing a name. Search for the footprints in the grass that frames a cement walkway.Members of the John-Witherspoon Community and their ancestors have left an indelible mark on the University campus.

NEWS | 11/14/2000

Graduate students appeal for affordable dental benefits

One year ago, a group of University graduate students began pushing for across-the-board dental benefits for faculty, staff and graduate students.

NEWS | 11/13/2000

Review spurred proposed switch to writing class

Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel said yesterday that the writing-intensive seminars proposed as a requirement for all students beginning with the Class of 2005 are the culmination of reviews of the University's writing program conducted during the last two years."An internal committee of faculty and administrators undertook a review of our writing program," Malkiel said.

NEWS | 11/13/2000

Students strengthen town ties with new Habitat-Princeton project

Habitat-Princeton is primed to drop the hammer and begin renovations on a new house in Princeton Township sometime in the next few months.The house ? a 2,800 square-foot duplex ? is located at 52 Leigh Ave in the Township.

NEWS | 11/13/2000

Through changes upon changes, a community clings to its character

Albert Hinds, at 98 one of the oldest members of the Princeton community, sat leisurely with his arms resting on a small dining room table, eyes fixed in an astute and contemplative gaze.

NEWS | 11/13/2000

The 'Saturday Night' massacre that launched a career

"It was incontestably the worst year in the show's history." So Doug McGrath '80 describes his first months in the entertainment industry as a writer for Saturday Night Live, a job he landed just three months after graduating from Princeton in what would seem to be an auspicious start.Unbeknownst to McGrath at the time, he joined the SNL payroll at one of the most tumultuous periods in the show's history.Only one year after being hired, McGrath, along with the rest of the writing staff, was fired.Some might deem this a not-so-promising beginning for a man who has subsequently written or co-written more than four feature films, as well as become an experienced actor and director. It's 9 a.m.

NEWS | 11/13/2000

2000 Expected at 'Prince'-Tiger Prom Featuring Soft Lights and Sweet Music

November 14, 1947 ? Tonight from 9:30 to 2, The Daily Princetonian and the Princeton Tiger will play host to nearly 1000 couples at the annual 'Prince'-Tiger Dance, the only formal prom of the Fall and the first to be held in the new Dillon Gymnasium.Soft lights and sweet music will be the order of the evening.

NEWS | 11/13/2000

Malkiel and USG weigh new writing requirement

Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel at a USG meeting last night proposed requiring that all freshmen ? beginning with the Class of 2005 ? take a writing-intensive seminar, increasing the number of classes required for A.B.

NEWS | 11/12/2000

Downloading music may turn sour with decisions by Napster and Scour

University students who have grown accustomed to downloading free music from the Internet have suffered two significant setbacks during the past few weeks.The first came during an Oct.

NEWS | 11/12/2000

Florida recount continues; Holt clings to lead in N.J.

Election officials in the four Democrat-leaning counties undergoing manual recounts in Florida go to court today seeking to push back a deadline tomorrow for all counties to submit their vote tallies.The deadline was set yesterday by Florida Secretary of State Jim Smith.In addition, members of the Republican campaign will appear before U.S.

NEWS | 11/12/2000

Handicapped accessible?

E-mails aren't really a problem. Neither is getting to and from class, thanks to Carley, her "compact" black labrador and the generosity of several students.

NEWS | 11/12/2000

That side of paradise

Walk away from Palmer Square, head west on Nassau and make a right where the small green street sign says John.

NEWS | 11/12/2000

Freshmen Deny Dylan Wrote Song

(From page 4 of the November 13, 1963 edition of The Daily Princetonian.)November 13, 1963 ? If Bob Dylan sings "Blowing in the Wind" at his midnight concert Saturday, two loud hisses may accompany the applause.The noise, if any, will come from Stephen A.

NEWS | 11/12/2000

Whitman orders NJDOT to re-examine effects of bypass

Just when area residents thought plans for the Millstone Bypass were heading in one direction, Gov.

NEWS | 11/09/2000

Sen. McCarthy leads panel in tribute to Adlai Stevenson '21

While the nation's political attention focused on the still-undecided presidential election, a group of prominent scholars and political scientists reflected yesterday on one of America's past political giants ? Adlai Stevenson '21.The panel discussion, held in Dodds Auditorium, featured former Sen.

NEWS | 11/09/2000

Sunshine votes

With the result of one of the closest American presidential elections in history hinging on the state of Florida, some University students who hail from the Sunshine State are kicking themselves over and over again for not exercising their constitutional right to vote."I didn't, and I feel like a complete idiot for doing that," said Devon Keefe '01, who calls Orange County, Fla., home."I just kind of flaked and didn't get my absentee ballot," she said.

NEWS | 11/09/2000

72 hours, and the wait continues

Three days out, and still no word.The presidential race remained on pause early this morning awaiting the final results of the recount in Florida.

NEWS | 11/09/2000

Waksman Sees Essential Role For Antibiotics

November 10, 1960 - Antibiotics represent a godsend, carrying however tremendous penalties if one is not careful with them," Dr. S.

NEWS | 11/09/2000

Brown selects Ivy's first black president

Two days ago, three Ivy League universities were searching for new presidents. Yesterday, Brown announced its search was complete, leaving Princeton and Harvard with one fewer candidate from which to choose.Smith President and former Princeton University Associate Provost Ruth Simmons was appointed by Brown yesterday to become that university's 18th president next year.Brown's selection committee chose Simmons after a nine-month search.

NEWS | 11/09/2000

WWS class plays host to New Jersey Sen. Torricelli

Democrat Robert Torricelli, in his second official day as New Jersey's senior Senator following Tuesday's election of Jon Corzine, visited campus yesterday hoping to learn as well as to teach.Small in stature and eager to vocalize his views on gun control and universal health care, Torricelli said that, as a graduate of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, he enjoyed exchanging ideas with Princeton's Wilson School students.Torricelli ? speaking to students in economics professor Elizabeth Bogan's WWS 307: Economics and Public Policy ? said he visited the University to get feedback on pertinent political issues.

NEWS | 11/09/2000

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