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Students question decision to discontinue Swahili course

Students question decision to discontinue Swahili course

When a group of students approached Associate Dean of the College Hank Dobin last spring to propose a course in Swahili, no one expected it would spark controversy between students and administrators.But when Dasheeda Dawson '00 found out that the student-initiated seminar ? offered for the first time this year through the African-American studies program ? would not be offered next year, she decided to make her and several of her peers' agitation clear to the administration.Dawson sent an e-mail to Dobin and President Shapiro expressing her concern over what she said was "a disgrace to the school's reputation." In her e-mail, Dawson argued that a lack of recognition for minorities exists at the University."Is it that the administration is saying that there is no room for an African language course?" she asked.

NEWS | 04/05/2000

USG hopefuls outline visions for academics, student life

Five hours before plastering the campus with fliers bearing their names and visages at the 12:01 a.m.

NEWS | 04/04/2000

Gaining their share of the wealth: Students Trade Studies for Stocks

John Jannarone '03 sits through class, just like other students, discussing the assigned reading and listening to professors lecture.

NEWS | 04/04/2000

Sen. Max Baucus initiates fund to offer students D.C. internships

U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., recently announced the creation of the Sean-Michael Miles Memorial Conservation Fellowship to honor the memory of the University student who died in a car accident in his hometown of Bozeman, Mont., last year.Though the details of the fellowship have not yet been finalized, the program will host one college student or recent graduate for three months each year in Baucus' Washington D.C.

NEWS | 04/04/2000

Famous alumni examined future careers in senior theses

When seniors hand in their theses this month, they will become part of a tradition that dates back 75 years and will join thousands of alumni who have shared their struggles and accomplishments.During the past three-quarters of a century, many students ? who would later become famous actors, powerful politicians and business moguls ? have passed through FitzRandolph Gate.

NEWS | 04/04/2000

'UFO' to land on campus, bringing nightly movies to Frist center

The UFO is coming to campus, but movie buffs, not science-fiction fanatics, are the ones waiting anxiously.When John Ewalt '02, president of the University Film Organization, visited a friend at Johns Hopkins University last fall, he paid only two dollars to see "The Matrix," which was presented by a campus film society.

NEWS | 04/04/2000

Investing junkie from an early age

It all started when I was just 15 years old. I was never quite like the other kids. I opened the paper every morning to the business section and got to the boring box scores only if the life section was the last choice.The stock market was in a sustained upturn in 1995 and beginning to become part of pop culture.

NEWS | 04/04/2000

For Catholics, a new outlet

During adolescence, life for Kellie Ernzen '00 was nomadic.Uprooted from home each time her father changed military posts, Ernzen was exposed to a myriad of Catholic youth groups.

NEWS | 04/04/2000

Damage from Frist fire burns hole in contractor's wallet

Borough Fire Official William Drake said yesterday that the March 23 fire at the Frist Campus Center destroyed roofing materials and insulation valued between $25,000 and $30,000.The investigation of the fire is still in progress, and Drake said Bureau of Fire Safety and Housing Inspection officials are not yet certain of the cause.

NEWS | 04/04/2000

Campus group urges compliance with environmental protocol

Joining a campaign sweeping across America, a group of four students from the Princeton Conservation Society is spearheading an effort to convince the University to comply with carbon dioxide emission standards outlined in the Kyoto Protocol.The goal of this environmental compact ? signed in December 1997 at the International Climate Summit ? is to combat global warming.

NEWS | 04/04/2000

University braces for mass sprinkler system installment

As the New Jersey legislature continues to debate several bills that would require the installation of sprinklers in campus dormitories, the University is preparing for a massive and expensive renovation project.If the bill being considered by the assembly passes, the University will have two years to equip all its dormitory buildings with sprinkler systems."It's definitely safe to say this is the hot topic," a spokesman for Gov.

NEWS | 04/03/2000

Peer education groups sponsor Health Awareness Week

As part of an ongoing effort to improve the quality of University health care, student peer education groups are sponsoring the second annual Health Awareness Week.

NEWS | 04/03/2000

Maxim-izing His Potential

When he's on deadline, Charles Coxe '97 works around the clock to put the finishing touches on his section of the trendy men's magazine Maxim.

NEWS | 04/03/2000

Waiting for a place to call home

When she approached the doors of Scully Hall close to her 2:33 p.m. draw time on the second day of junior room draw, Carlyne Turner '02 was sure she would be home-free and living in the single of her choice during her junior year.But it was not to be."I was really surprised.

NEWS | 04/03/2000

Steinberg shines as 'star' of foreign policy team

The man behind most American foreign policy decisions is someone with whom most Americans are not familiar.

NEWS | 04/03/2000

Nature magazine publishes particle research from thesis of Hayward '99

After submitting their theses, most seniors aspire to earn the commendation of their department and high marks from their professors.But the discoveries made by chemical engineering major Ryan Hayward '99 truly raised the eyebrows of his advisors and proved to be the pinnacle of his Princeton academic experience.

NEWS | 04/03/2000

Suspected Princeton parking-lot shooter apprehended in Florida

Errol Thompson, the man wanted by police for allegedly shooting his wife and shooting at a coworker in the parking lot of the Merwick Rehabilitation Unit on Oct.

NEWS | 04/03/2000

Lost master key prompts plan to change locks in more than 800 dorm rooms

University employees have lost a master key to eight dorms and Forbes College, forcing Public Safety and the University Lock Shop to scramble to change the locks on more than 800 dorm room doors, Crime Prevention Specialist Barry Weiser said yesterday.The lost key provides access to room doors in Pyne, Spelman, Little, Foulke, Henry, 1901, Laughlin, Lockhart and Forbes ? which house nearly one-quarter of the campus population, Weiser said.According to Weiser, two University employees checked out the master key Friday to perform standard maintenance on several upperclass dorms and later discovered they had lost the key.For security reasons, the University must now change all the door locks in the compromised dorms, Weiser explained.

NEWS | 04/03/2000

Students, faculty speak out on future of Elian Gonzalez

With six-year-old Elian Gonzalez's temporary U.S. residency set to expire tomorrow, the debate over the Cuban boy's future continues to rage across the country ? and the University campus is no exception.Many professors and students said they believe Gonzalez should be returned to Cuba for a variety of political and personal reasons ? primarily the rights of the boy's father."For good or for ill, we've always accepted the authority of biological parents, and I don't understand why we didn't do so six months ago," said sociology professor Miguel Centeno, who is a Cuban immigrant."The saddest thing is the stereotypical response of American culture.

NEWS | 04/02/2000

Prosecutor reinstates drug charges against Brodherson '00

The Princeton municipal prosecutor has reinstated a drug-related charge against Marc Brodherson '00, whom police arrested last September after they searched his room to find the cause of his roommate's collapse, Emily Hornaday, a spokeswoman for the Mercer County prosecutor's office, said Friday.Borough Police Lt.

NEWS | 04/02/2000

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