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New financial aid policy may pressure other universities to follow

New financial aid policy may pressure other universities to follow

After the initial excitement of receiving Dean Fred Hargadon's "YES!" letter, an acceptance to Princeton University prompts many families to examine their finances and squeeze their wallets to find the needed tuition and costs of $33,613 a year.But the University Board of Trustees' approval of a bold, new financial aid plan on Jan.

NEWS | 02/04/2001

Two Dartmouth professors murdered

As the investigation into the murder of Dartmouth College professors Half and Susanne Zantop enters its second week, authorities in Hanover, N.H.

NEWS | 02/04/2001

A true reflection of the Garden State: The D&R Canal

The Delaware & Raritan Canal, accompanied by its sibling towpath, plods through the New Jersey hinterlands at a slow, determined pace that evokes its working-class origins.

NEWS | 02/04/2001

Clubs reportedly cutting widely in early sessions

With four days of Bicker gone, rumors are flyng around Commons faster than some of the waiters.Essentially, in the all the tension, the sophomores' main question is quote, "Where am I going to get a bid?"Despite the rumors, however, the only people who really know what is going on are the members of the sophomore Bicker committee, and they are as usual keeping all information close to their vests.Michael E.

NEWS | 02/04/2001

Crash course?

When Beth Lowenstein was accepted by the Teach for America program to teach special education in Baltimore's inner city, she expected her new job to be the beginning of a career in teaching.But Lowenstein, a 1993 graduate of Connecticut College, soon found herself juggling myriad tasks and responsibilities that would have easily overwhelmed a veteran educator.Alone, teaching a special education class at an unfamiliar school, Lowenstein scrambled to keep up."I was definitely struggling.

NEWS | 01/21/2001

Falk tapped for U.N. human rights team

University politics professor Richard Falk, a highly respected authority on international law and human rights, has been appointed by the chairman of the U.N.

NEWS | 01/21/2001

Butz resigns position, to leave in February

Assistant professor Otto Butz has resigned from the politics department, effective Feb. 1. His resignation came yesterday in a letter to William M.

NEWS | 01/21/2001

Sealed with a kiss

Undergraduates who go to the Frist Campus Center or Dod Hall to pick up packages usually have to tell the mailroom workers their room numbers and then give their names.

NEWS | 01/21/2001

Wimbush '02 denies charges of false imprisonment and harassment

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NEWS | 01/21/2001

Tannenbaum '01 wins Sachs scholarship for Oxford study

David Tannenbaum '01, one of Princeton's most ubiquitous student activists, has been awarded the Daniel M.

NEWS | 01/21/2001

Professors lambast Rumsfeld '54's plan for missile defense system

Donald Rumsfeld '54 has been making headlines the last few weeks as President Bush's recently confirmed secretary of defense.

NEWS | 01/21/2001

Ready to retire, Williamson reflects on faith

Whether from behind a desk or a pulpit, Dean of Religious Life Joseph Williamson has been dispensing guidance and encouragement to members of the Princeton community for more than a decade now.Williamson's tenure at the University is coming to an end, however.

NEWS | 01/21/2001

Borough Police arrest Lindell '03 for alleged shoplifting at the U-Store

Nathan Lindell '03 was arrested Jan. 15 by Princeton Borough Police for allegedly shoplifting a bottle of Pepto-Bismol from the U-Store, according to a police report.A U-Store employee reported seeing Lindell place the bottle in his jacket pocket.

NEWS | 01/21/2001

Network bouncers

Late at night and on the weekends, when most members of the University staff are resting or sleeping, CIT networking manager Peter Olenick sits at his home computer, standing guard.As head of the University's ad hoc network security team, one of Olenick's duties is to watch the network traffic graphs for irregularities that might indicate a network attack.While he was monitoring the graphs earlier this month, Olenick noticed a sudden spike in network traffic ? a telltale sign that a denial of service (DoS) attack was taking place.

NEWS | 01/21/2001

Proctors' orders

Public Safety Crime Prevention Specialist Barry Weiser announced yesterday an ambitious plan to deploy Public Safety officers behind eating club taps during all hours when the clubs are distributing beer.Weiser's announcement comes in the wake of Borough Police's first string of arrests made early yesterday morning in connection with its Operation: Take the Beast out of the 'Street' campaign.At about 1:30 a.m., undercover Borough Police officers stormed Charter Club and cited 47 members for underage drinking."We had heard that Charter Club was the wildest club on the 'Street,' so it only made sense to start there," Borough Police Capt.

NEWS | 01/18/2001

Elvis sings to stunned C Floor scholars

January 22, 1990 ? The King is back ? and helping Princeton students beat their exam blues.Bleary-eyed studiers watched in amazement as Elvis materialized behind a stack of mystical magazines in the Firestone library C Floor ? and began crooning their favorite hits from a golden career that was cut tragically short by too many fast times.

NEWS | 01/18/2001

Phantom troll booth

People think I just sit here all day and yell at innocent motorists who are trying to park their cars.

NEWS | 01/18/2001

Sweatshop found in 2-D

Amanda Fulmer '01 and David Tannenbaum '01 ? the best-known leaders of Princeton's progressive movement ? have been running a sweatshop in the basement of the University's vegetarian co-op for the last two years, according to a report made public by administrators yesterday."Everyone knows you can't have rallies without lots and lots of posters," a defensive Fulmer said during an interview.

NEWS | 01/18/2001

Overlooked for Princeton post, Clinton expresses fury, disappointment

WASHINGTON ? While the news of Hal Shapiro's twin brother's selection as Princeton's next President was met with a wide range of reactions from around campus, the emotions emanating from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

NEWS | 01/18/2001

Kim announces ambitious plan to end 'busy' term by gathering input on gathering input

USG president PJ Kim '01 announced last night a sweeping initiative designed to solicit input from students on the quality and merit of his various efforts during the last year to solicit their input."Since Visions of Princeton was such a success, I thought, 'Why not take this soliciting input thing one step further?' " explained Kim, who has no actual views on anything.

NEWS | 01/18/2001

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