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Amid ballot controversy, Holt declares victory

Amid ballot controversy, Holt declares victory

Ten days after residents of New Jersey's 12th Congressional District cast their ballots, Democrat incumbent Rush Holt declared himself the winner Friday on the strength of a 481-vote lead.Holt's challenger ? former Republican Congressman Dick Zimmer ? refused to concede the race Friday after requesting a vote recount Thursday on grounds of alleged voting irregularities.The Zimmer campaign also alleged that the Holt campaign distributed ballots to patients at a psychiatric hospital and modified approximately 400 ballots.

NEWS | 11/19/2000

Undefeated Princeton Eleven Winds Up Season With Great Victory Over Blue

Beattie's Long Run Through Entire Opposing Team Makes Possible Smith's Winning Drop-Kick from the 17-yard Line.O'Hearn's Desperate Tries For Goals From Field Fail.Disabled Eli Quarterback, Rushing Into Fray in Last Quarter, Is Unable to Tie Score ? Tigers' Magnificent Stand on Their 1-Yard Line Thwarts Yale's Greatest Chance to Tally.November 20, 1922 ? Princeton's undefeated football eleven brought its season to a fitting close Saturday when it checked the superior attack of the Yale team and, by alertness and keen headwork, triumphed over the Elis by the score of 3 to 0.

NEWS | 11/19/2000

Alleged art thief pleads guilty to stealing snuff bottles from museum

More than two years after the FBI sting operation at the University art museum that led to his apprehension, Roland Yazhari plead guilty Nov.

NEWS | 11/16/2000

Decision made, the wait begins

Almost 200 more people applied Early Decision to Princeton this year than last. Since Nov. 2, Stephen LeMenager has been reviewing applications for the coveted slots.

NEWS | 11/16/2000

Radicals bring violence to calm city

November 17, 1969 ? Washington ? Mad dogs, Running dogs, Crazies, Yippies, Weathermen and a host of "nameless radicals" brought violence to this otherwise peaceful city over the weekend.Their demonstrations drew police and National Guard troops, who relied chiefly on gas to clear the protesters from Dupont Circle Friday night and the Justice Department Building Saturday.About 10 policemen were sent to the hospital over the weekend.

NEWS | 11/16/2000

Student arrested on charges of sexual assault and burglary

Kamal Aqui '03 was arrested yesterday on charges of aggravated sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact and burglary, according to Borough Police Capt.

NEWS | 11/16/2000

Court allows Florida recounts to continue

With time running out before the state-imposed Saturday deadline to certify the election, Vice President Al Gore won a small victory yesterday.

NEWS | 11/16/2000

From the president's underwear to broadcast journalism

During her four years at Princeton, Laetitia Thompson '99 said she was never interesting enough to make the pages of The Daily Princetonian.Apparently, she didn't tell many people that, at the age of 17, she had asked President Clinton a now-infamous question.

NEWS | 11/16/2000

A 'Fight Club' you can talk about

It is not surprising that attending an Ivy League institution involves many long and frustrating hours of academic exertion.

NEWS | 11/16/2000

Playing the name game, with someone else's name

Life is full of irony. It was news at Princeton when Natalie Portman opted for Harvard, but did anyone care that Robin Williams was coming here?

NEWS | 11/16/2000

An election looms north of the border, and Princetonian-Canadians take notice

What do stop signs and a hernia operation have in common? They both have to do with the upcoming Nov.

NEWS | 11/16/2000

Clinton recognizes Ostriker for contributions in astrophysics

Provost Jeremiah Ostriker was selected by President Clinton to receive a National Medal of Science on Monday.

NEWS | 11/16/2000

New sandwich honors late campus center employee

Palmina Lapins' sandwich bar was like the bar in the television show "Cheers" ? everybody knew your name.

NEWS | 11/16/2000

Wilson College to revamp advising with merger of RA, MAA roles

The Wilson College experience will differ from that of other residential colleges next year. Incoming students will arrive to find they no longer have an RA or MAA, but an RCA.Wilson administrators have decided to implement a new trial advising system to take effect next fall and run for one year.Under this new system, the positions of RA and MAA will be merged into one ? a Residential Community Adviser.

NEWS | 11/15/2000

Spoiled rotten, but finding a sweet taste in Danish ice cream

I admit it. I am a spoiled teenager. I have traveled quite a bit with my family, which is more fun than it sounds.

NEWS | 11/15/2000

Student suspected in Forbes burglary

An unidentified male who police believe to be a Princeton University student allegedly entered a Forbes College resident's room early Friday morning, Borough Police Capt.

NEWS | 11/15/2000

Strike deadline nears in U-Store talks

November 16, 1982 ? With less than two weeks left before the employees' self-imposed strike deadline, union and management officials of the University Store yesterday expressed slim hopes of ironing out a contract by Thanksgiving.And, at a District 65 membership meeting last night, employees were expected to agree upon a date for a strike vote.

NEWS | 11/15/2000

War crimes and punishment

Assistant professor of politics and international affairs Gary Bass published a book in September titled "Stay the Hand of Vengeance: The Politics of War Crimes Tribunals." Bass focused on the 20th century and how war crimes have been punished.

NEWS | 11/15/2000

Panel debates merits of Electoral College system

A panel on the Electoral College yesterday afternoon considered the merits and faults of the system that has recently contributed to much of the political turmoil rocking the nation.Five professors gathered at the Wilson School to outline a variety of positions on the much-maligned institution ? ranging from the view that it should be abolished completely to the contention that any reforms are unnecessary and even undesirable.Among the panelists, the most common objection to the Electoral College was that it creates an unfair policy of disenfranchisement.

NEWS | 11/15/2000

A community's place . . . in a town's future

Many people would say Princeton Borough stops at the graveyard. Diagonal from the Arts Council on Witherspoon Street in a large plot of earth ? where the headstones marking the graves of white people are separated from those marking the graves of black people ? many would say Princeton ends and another town begins.And while most residents of the John-Witherspoon community ? which begins with Green Street right beyond the graveyard ? do not want to be a completely separate entity, they relish their unique identity.Just as most blacks still elect to be buried in the black portion of the graveyard, many of those living in the historic community north of Palmer Square have not been forced into their neighborhood, but rather, live there by choice."I like Princeton, but Leigh Avenue is cool," said George Cumberbatch, who moved to the John-Witherspoon community from the West Indies as a high school student in 1973 and has owned the restaurant George's Downtown Deluxe on Leigh Avenue for the past 12 years."There's more of a sense of community," Cumberbatch added as he casually leaned one elbow on the wooden counter where he places the hot plates of catfish and fried chicken once they are ready to be served.

NEWS | 11/15/2000

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