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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

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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

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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

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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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Requiem for the Boli

In a country where the identity of the next president is uncertain, the news that Wawa Food Markets has discontinued the Boli was undoubtedly the second-biggest story of the last several weeks.A cold, foreboding sign stood on the deli counter at the Wa the week before Fall Break announcing the demise of the Boli, shocking and dismaying students throughout campus.Ever since, students have been left in a state of confusion, not knowing where to go to satisfy their late night cravings.

NEWS | 11/09/2000

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Holt-Zimmer race in 12th District still up in the air

The fight for New Jersey's 12th District Congressional seat between Democratic incumbent Rush Holt and Republican challenger Dick Zimmer is still up for grabs and will remain undecided until tonight or Saturday at the earliest, Mercer County Superintendent of Elections Dulcy Ricciani said yesterday."By [tonight or Saturday], we will have verified provisional ballots," Ricciani said.

NEWS | 11/09/2000

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Despite new Lawrence ordinance, Borough talks continue to stutter

In the aftermath of Lawrence Township's adoption of a controversial underage drinking ordinance Wednesday, the Princeton Alcohol and Drug Alliance met yesterday afternoon in town hall to raise questions about the impact such an ordinance would have if enacted in Princeton Borough and Township.Lawrence officials unanimously approved the state-sanctioned ordinance, which would empower police to cite underage drinkers on private property.Lawrence, where Rider University is located, became the second Mercer County municipality and the third college town in the state to pass such a measure.

NEWS | 11/09/2000