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University compliance with N.J. sprinkler law will cost millions

University compliance with N.J. sprinkler law will cost millions

The University is being forced to embark on an accelerated program of installing sprinkler systems in all dormitory rooms to comply with a recently passed state law prompted by last winter's Seton Hall fire that claimed three students' lives.Under the new law, sprinklers must be installed in all dorms at public and private education institutions in New Jersey by the fall of 2004.University officials originally had planned to install sprinklers as part of an ongoing dorm renovation project, which will involve renovating more than 35 dorms during the next 16 to 20 years.But the state law's 2004 deadline now will force the University to install temporary sprinkler systems in many of those dorms during the next four summers.Those sprinklers will later be removed and replaced with permanent systems when the buildings undergo renovation.Adding and removing the temporary sprinklers will cost the University an additional $10 to $14 million, according to University architect and code analyst Bob Allen.Pam Hersh, the University's director of community and state affairs, said installing the temporary sprinklers will be inconvenient and costly.

NEWS | 09/13/2000

Learning to write and speak TV journalism

A few weeks ago, my cousin, who had just started law school, was telling me about his newly acquired vocabulary."It's amazing," he said.

NEWS | 09/13/2000

Judge's decision on Nader ad: Priceless

Ralph Nader '55 may be off the hook with MasterCard. New York Southern District Judge George B. Daniels said Tuesday that Nader's campaign ad, which parodies the popular MasterCard "Priceless" series, was not an infringement on the company's copyright and trademark, according to a report in the New York Law Journal.The judge refused to issue a temporary restraining order against the campaign and said that Nader could continue to air the ad.

NEWS | 09/13/2000

Hollowing the Hype

When the U.S. News & World Report 2001 college rankings were released two weeks ago, Princetonians let out a cheer and high school students across the country added Princeton ? this year's top national university ? to their wish lists.But this week University officials and the editors of the report cautioned that Princeton's stellar ranking should be taken with a few grains of salt.U.S.

NEWS | 09/13/2000

Christening Blair Hall, awry sprinklers cause severe damage

Several of the much-awaited, newly renovated rooms and facilities in Blair Hall suffered considerable water damage during the final weeks of summer, University fire marshal Bob Gregory said."One of the sprinkler heads activated in entryways four and five," Gregory said.

NEWS | 09/13/2000

New kiosk to aid traffic flow on Elm

The University Planning Office has placed a second guard kiosk on Elm Drive near Butler College.The additional kiosk, which was stored in parking lot 23 last year, will be the only kiosk monitoring traffic flow from Elm Drive's south entrance once construction on the new parking garage is completed, according to Public Safety Crime Prevention Specialist Barry Weiser."The new guard kiosk will limit the amount of activity further up campus at night," Weiser said.

NEWS | 09/13/2000

$12-million gift spawns institute for research on foreign conflict

Using a $12-million gift from Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein and under the guidance of Wilson School lecturer Wolfgang Danspeckgruber, the University will announce today that it has founded the Liechtenstein Institute for Self-Determination, a research center for the study and resolution of regional conflicts.An extension of the six-year-old Liechtenstein Research Program on Self-Determination ? which has conducted extensive study of the Balkan region ? the institute will offer yearly fellowships and other opportunities to faculty, students and world leaders."We hope to create the world's foremost institution on self-determination issues, with a strong emphasis on political solutions to avoid conflicts and bloodshed," Danspeckgruber said yesterday.

NEWS | 09/13/2000

Borough alcohol ordinance aimed at eating clubs

Borough Council president Roger Martindell said yesterday the eating clubs are the "motivating factor" behind consideration of an ordinance that would allow police to fine underage drinkers on private property in the Borough.He and other council members said their primary concern is the disorderly behavior often associated with underage drinking, rather than the health risks.Council member David Goldfarb said he believes the presence of the University greatly contributes to the frequency of underage drinking in the Borough.

NEWS | 09/13/2000

Linking morality and civic education

Earlier this year, politics professor Stephen Macedo published a new book titled "Diversity and Distrust: Civic Education in a Multicultural Society" in which he evaluates the goals of the American educational system.

NEWS | 09/13/2000

Borough weighs tougher underage drinking penalties

Princeton Borough Police Chief Thomas Michaud said yesterday he will likely recommend the Borough Council pass an ordinance giving police the power to enter eating clubs and issue court summonses to underage drinkers.Local authorities began considering the ordinance after Gov.

NEWS | 09/12/2000

Alumni, faculty struggle to halt relocation of science museum

Alumni and faculty are scrambling to stop plans to move Guyot Hall's Museum of Natural History, which the University closed Sept.

NEWS | 09/12/2000

Exploring Einstein's Brain

The most highly-prized brain in Princeton does not belong to a University student, or even a professor.

NEWS | 09/12/2000

University changes student phone extensions to 986 prefix

To accommodate projected student body growth and the expanded need for administrative phone numbers, all student phone extensions begin with a new 986 prefix this year, according to Frank Ferrara, University manager of telecommunications.Numbers for administrative offices and faculty members retain the 258 prefix, Ferrara said."The University has the entire 258 series, and we were low on numbers," he said.

NEWS | 09/12/2000

Thomas Sweet closes Palmer Square location, remains open on Nassau St.

In Thomas Sweet's newest Blend-In, the store's owners plan to close their Palmer Square shop Sept.

NEWS | 09/12/2000

MasterCard sues Nader campaign for copyright violation in advertisement

Green Party presidential nominee Ralph Nader '55, the last University alumnus left in this year's race, ran into some trouble with MasterCard International, Inc., this summer.But it was not a typical credit problem.MasterCard sued Nader's presidential campaign in August, saying that a Nader campaign advertisement ? meant to parody MasterCard's highly successful "Priceless" campaign ? violated the company's copyright and trademark.The Nader commercial accuses Texas Gov.

NEWS | 09/12/2000

Health commission may appeal overturning of smoking ban

The Princeton Regional Health Commission is considering whether to appeal a state superior court ruling that recently overturned a smoking ban that would have prohibited smoking in most indoor public spaces.The commission's adoption of the ban in June ignited debate, prompting the National Smokers Alliance and Lahiere's, the Annex and the Ivy Inn to file a lawsuit against the smoking ordinance.And on Aug.

NEWS | 09/12/2000

Men's hoops to rebound... as Carmody and Young break away

With five returning starters and a head coach entering his fifth full season, a great deal of optimism surrounded the men's basketball team's upcoming year.

NEWS | 09/12/2000

Clinton to speak next month on American progressive politics

President Clinton will visit campus this fall to give the keynote address for a conference on the progressive era in American history, the University announced last week.The conference, "The Progressive Tradition: Politics, Culture and History," will be held Oct.

NEWS | 09/12/2000

Dean Fred Hargadon takes administrative leave until January

Early admission candidates for the Class of 2005 will be welcomed to the University without Dean of Admission Fred Hargadon's signature 'Yes!' letters.Hargadon, who is on administrative leave until the regular admission process begins in January, has been replaced by Acting Dean of Admission Stephen LeMenager.LeMenager said he has assumed all of Hargadon's responsibilities without changing the structure of the admission process."I consider myself to be a caretaker for his office," LeMenager said Monday.

NEWS | 09/12/2000

The 'Street' still strong: Clubs draw large numbers of sophomore members

The busiest week of the year on Prospect Avenue ended in February with 932 students ? more than 80 percent of the sophomore class ? joining eating clubs through Bicker and sign-ins.Ivy Club had the highest selectivity rate, accepting only 64 of the 145 students who bickered.

NEWS | 07/16/2000

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