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Public Safety e-mails campus alert

Public Safety e-mails campus alert

Public Safety e-mailed a campus alert last night asking students to be on the lookout for an individual who harrassed a female University student Wednesday night.The suspect was described as a white male, about 25 years old, and weighing about 230 pounds.According to Public Safety Lt.

NEWS | 10/05/2000

President talks with students, as security orchestrates the chaos

The campus was alive with commotion yesterday during the three hours that President Clinton was in town.

NEWS | 10/05/2000

Feel the Rush: Princeton's Newest Frat

Hello, Brothers. My name is Oliver C. Williams, and I am the president of the Princeton chapter of Kappa Upsilon Lambda.Chartered in 1869, our fraternity was founded upon the principle that most men are created equal.

NEWS | 10/05/2000

Clinton lays claim to progressive tradition

In his third trip to Princeton during his time in the White House, President Clinton visited campus yesterday to give the keynote address in a two-day conference on the American progressive tradition.Clinton's helicopter landed on Poe Field just before 2:30 p.m.

NEWS | 10/05/2000

University officials present development plan to regional board

Taking a necessary step for campus growth, University officials presented a master plan for future construction projects to the Princeton Regional Planning Board at a meeting yesterday night.The planned 500-student increase in the size of the undergraduate student body within the next six to eight years will necessitate the addition of several new facilities, according to University officials."We are very cautious and conservative in considering Princeton's expansion," Vice President for Public Affairs Robert Durkee '69 said at the meeting.

NEWS | 10/05/2000

Princeton students find volunteerism pays with new AmeriCorps service program

Having worked in Firestone library all last spring, Jessica Potts '03 had no idea that the nature of her employment would take a drastic turn when she returned to school this year.Instead of shelving books, she will be doing community service ? and she will be getting paid for it, too.

NEWS | 10/05/2000

New University chapel organist begins next measure in a life filled with music

Sitting placidly at the organ bench wearing his neat gray slacks, outrageous tie and warm smile, Dave Messineo commands the power to immerse the University's chapel in reverberating resonance with a touch of his hand.The University chapel's new organist grew up in a family of musicians.

NEWS | 10/04/2000

Stocked by Olive's, U-Store deli case scores high with students

When they are sick of dining hall cafeteria food, when they crave sandwiches, salads or baked goods, Princeton students now have a new alternative.

NEWS | 10/04/2000

Kafka's fears realized in life of Russian activist

With the fall of communism and the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Kafkaesque show trials of Stalin were supposed to have been replaced by civil liberties and the rule of law.But late at night on October 4, 1995, when Aleksander Nikitin responded to knocking outside his St.

NEWS | 10/04/2000

When they come from Dad, words are stronger than guns

We live in a small, fairly southern town in central Florida. And my father, a Japanese-American, doesn't exactly blend in with the country-club families, the orange groves and, of course, the guns.When I was growing up, most of my friends' fathers owned firearms of some sort ? they killed animals for food or sport, frequented their hunting camps and even allowed their children to shoot at the squirrels that were running on the pool screens.

NEWS | 10/04/2000

And in this corner, in the black and orange trunks . . .

Anju Reejhsinghani '93 graduated with a degree in history and a certificate in the creative writing program.

NEWS | 10/04/2000

University poised for Clinton's arrival

Planning for today's visit to the University by President Clinton has been the logistical equivalent of D-Day, history professor Sean Wilentz, who is organizing the appearance, said yesterday.Starting Friday, Secret Service officials and White House staff began arriving on campus to set up offices and organize security for the president's visit.

NEWS | 10/04/2000

Medical professions not immune to fluctuating student interest

The number of students applying to medical school has decreased steadily during the last three years, according to a survey conducted by the Association of American Medical Schools.

NEWS | 10/04/2000

Grouping Up

Freshmen each year visit the fall activities fair seeking the club, group or organization they hope will define their time at Princeton.

NEWS | 10/04/2000

Princeton's fire squad gets high-tech firefighting tool from state

The Princeton Fire Department has acquired a new high-tech gadget to help its firefighters beat the heat.On Friday, the department received a thermal-imaging camera from the state in exchange for Princeton Borough and Township participation in the national fire-incident reporting program.The portable, battery-powered camera ? manufactured by Bullard and retailing for between $18,000 and $23,000 ? detects hot spots and displays them on a small television screen.According to Fire Chief Henry Tomasi, the device has a range of applications for firefighters, allowing them to find the source of a fire or determine how far it may have spread."It lets us look into walls and find the [source] of a fire, which can be very important, both in fighting the fire and in investigations," he said.The camera can also be used by authorities on search-and-rescue missions where visibility may be hindered by darkness or smoke, Fire Chief Peter Root explained."With the camera, during a fire we can see right through the smoke.

NEWS | 10/04/2000

Race at a pivot, Bush and Gore hammer at the issues

BOSTON ? With their attire as similar as many Americans suspect them to be, Texas Gov. George W.

NEWS | 10/03/2000

USG hosts candidate forum for freshman seeking class office

With the excitement of frosh week slowly dissolving into the harsh reality of problem sets and papers, members of the Class of 2004 have finally begun to settle in as the newest members of the Princeton community.This inevitable transition has cast the spotlight on a small group of individuals who have emerged to vie for the positions of freshman class officers.As each of this year's candidates rose and addressed those gathered at the annual student government candidate forum last night, it became increasingly clear that unity within the freshman class was a common, if not universal, concern.Presidential candidate Eli Goldsmith '04 voiced his intentions to facilitate freshman unity by suggesting ways in which the separate residential college groups could be brought together through class-wide activities such as field trips, movie nights and talent shows.Sonya Mirbagheri '04, who is also running for the office of president, echoed Goldsmith's sentiments, adding that class unity depends on important elements such as joint study groups, social events and peer-assistance initiatives.A self-proclaimed volunteer worker, presidential candidate Dan O'Brien '04 addressed the issue of class unity by suggesting ways in which first-year students might participate in Princeton-area community service projects.Dareious Nowrouzi '04 emphasized the importance of voter registration during his speech, and Nicole Apollon '04 spoke of her strong commitment to the ideals of the Honor Committee.Seth Fishman '04, who served as the president of the National Young Judea Board during high school, said he hopes to address concerns regarding food prices at the Frist Campus Center, as well as problems related to the meal plan system in general.The sole non-traditionalist of the group, candidate Benjamin "Buddy" Fong '04, seemed confident that freshman voters would decide against a qualified and motivated leader, instead electing a president both "lazy" and "incompetent."When asked to comment on the election process thus far, many of the candidates expressed disappointment at the shortness of the allotted campaign period.Having been on campus for only about one month, the candidates generally agreed that it has been difficult to understand fully the views of their potential constituency."It's pretty frustrating," O'Brien said in an interview before the forum.

NEWS | 10/03/2000

Student groups urge undergraduates to vote in Borough Council election

With local political issues currently kindling discussion on campus, some student groups are urging undergraduates to voice their opinions by voting in the upcoming Princeton Borough Council election.One salient issue is a possible alcohol ordinance that could change the tone of social life on campus.

NEWS | 10/03/2000

Reconsidering the Standard Model

Change is coming quickly in the field of particle physics, and two Princeton researchers are helping to lead the way.Traditionally, particle physics has been explained by two complementary theories, the Standard Model and general relativity, but physicists have been unable to combine the two into a single theory that can explain everything.

NEWS | 10/03/2000

Debate draws flurry of activity to Boston, as candidates gear up for crucial contest

BOSTON ? Beantown was awash with presidential campaign fever yesterday as Texas Gov. George W.

NEWS | 10/03/2000

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