Blair Arch will soon be the picturesque landmark it once was.The University announced its decision yesterday to remove three of the four archway railings, USG president David Ascher '99 said.
Though most students have their heads buried in books studying for midterms, this particular exam week affords them an opportunity to look to the stars.Tonight, provided the sky is clear, the observatory at Peyton Hall will host the first in a series of informal open houses.They will be open to the general public, said Dave Goldberg GS, who coordinates the observatory sessions.
Devoted aerobics fans now have yet another incentive to get out of bed for that early-morning fitness class.The University recently replaced the floor in the aerobics room in Dillon Gymnasium.
The final election for the University's young alumni trustee is one step closer after a primary election narrowed the candidates to Jon Hess '98, Colleen Shanahan '98 and Jeff Siegel '98.Near the end of January, the Alumni Council sent a letter to all seniors requesting anyone interested in becoming a young alumni trustee to come to an informational meeting Feb.
If you are a student-athlete, you might not want to bet on it.That is the message from University coaches, captains and athletic department officials as part of an NCAA campaign against sports gambling by varsity players.
For two days, the residents of Carmodyville braved the elements to ensure they would get the coveted 100 NCAA basketball tickets allotted for students by the University.However, these students will not be the only members of the Princeton community attending this week's games in Hartford, as 250 other people will also receive tickets from the University ? without waiting in line all weekend.The marching band will receive 30 tickets, and basketball team members will receive about four tickets each, for a team total of 60, according to Inga Radice, senior associate director of athletics.The distribution of the remaining 160 tickets is "all still in flux," Radice said, with more than 300 people vying for the opportunity to see the games.
Continuing in the tradition of "Sex on a Saturday Night," the University's Residential Education Program now organizes events for freshmen and other members of the residential colleges throughout the year.Until now, the end of freshman week signaled the end of such events.The REP Committee decided this year, however, that "one of the major challenges for the REP was to spread things out so that everything wasn't at the beginning of the year," said committee co-chair Carol Porter, Director of Studies in Rockefeller College.One of those activities was the show Sunday night. The Naked TruthDirected by Jen Buchanan '98, "The Naked Truth: Beer, Bodies, and the Nude Olympics" addressed a number of campus social issues.
The father of Jason Brasno '98 said yesterday that his son is innocent of the charges levelled against him in connection with a firecracker that went off in a packed Palestra at the University of Pennsylvania last week."All I know is, he didn't do it," said Andy Brasno of his son, who is charged with a total of three felonies and two misdemeanors.The elder Brasno did say, however, that a Princeton undergraduate had thrown the firecracker.
Over a week after the cyber attack that caused computers to crash at universities and military installations across the country, the search to find the responsible party continues.The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Microsoft Corporation have coordinated server dumps at the affected Universities in an effort to ascertain the exact type and origin of the attack, said Lee Varian, CIT Director of Systems and Networking.The University has also been taking specific actions to prevent this sort of attack from happening again, both by blocking the IP address from where the attack originated and by encouraging students to acquire the available software "patches" from Microsoft's home page, Varian said.CIT Senior Technical Staff Member Peter Olenick said despite encouragement from the University, individuals are still responsible for their own work stations."We don't have that much control over private workstations.
More than a year after Professor Burton Malkiel's Charter Day announcement of the construction of a new community service center, President Shapiro announced yesterday that the University has obtained more than half of the funds needed for such a center.At yesterday's U-Council meeting, Shapiro said the physical and operational budgets of the community service center would total between $7 million and $8 million.
The USG Senate voted Sunday night to "reactivate" the University's chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Persons as well as to recognize three new student groups."The NAACP is one of the nation's oldest and most influential civil rights organizations," USG vice president Spencer Merriweather '00 said.The University's chapter of the organization has been defunct for "about a year," since its former officers graduated, Merriweather explained."(The NAACP) is already recognized (by the USG); we're just reactivating the group," he said.According to the group's proposal, it will "sponsor forums to discuss difficult and controversial issues," as well as create programs to promote the interest and welfare of black students at the University.According to the report, the main focus will be on "reigniting the activism which evoked the 'progress' we see today." Other groupsThe NAACP was one of four proposed student groups recommended for approval by the Student Group Recognition Committee.
With only 100 student tickets available for Princeton's first-round game NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, some braved the elements for 48 hours outside Jadwin Gym this weekend.
After bumping handlebars with another biker, cycling team member Laurie Witucki GS was rushed to the hospital Thursday.
Twenty black and Jewish students discussed Louis Farrakhan over ice cream in Whig Hall last Tuesday night.
While most University seniors are preoccupied with writing their theses and finding jobs, John Staropoli '98 has found time to examine the decline of the American ethos.Staropoli recently wrote a book titled "Desiderata II and Other Thoughts on Restoring the American Ethos," which was published by Vantage Press in November.
The sign hanging from Jadwin Gym spoke for all those camped out below it: "Carmodyville ? Population 100."Beneath the sign, a colony of alternately haggard and ebullient students gathered with a singular purpose: to follow coach Bill Carmody and his Tigers basketball team wherever the NCAA tournament committee would send them, be it Washington or Sacramento, Hartford or Boise.With only 100 student tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis, the line began to form at 6:30 p.m.
Pedestrians may no longer have to risk their lives while crossing Washington Road.The University's pedestrian safety task force met for the yesterday for the second time to discuss "ways of providing safer means" for crossing the particularly dangerous street, said Associate Director of Public Safety Chuck Nouvel, who chairs the committee.The task force is trying to "make real movement" toward improving pedestrian safety, said USG vice president Spencer Merriweather '00.With the help of the USG, the task force also hopes to educate students about pedestrian and bicyclist crossing regulations, Nouvel said.
After spending two nights in a Philadelphia jail, Jason Brasno '98 was released on bail yesterday following a preliminary arraignment.An unidentified person posted the $210 bail payment for Brasno before noon yesterday, said Cathleen Coniff, a bail acceptance supervisor.
If it had been a basketball game, both teams probably would have been slapped with a technical foul.
Tucked into the folds of East Pyne, the current student center does not draw in the weekend tourist or the passerby.
