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  • Letters to the Editor, Oct. 4

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Oct. 4 War’s justification comes after the fact To the editor:     Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in her speech at Princeton University on Friday, presented an excellent explanation and justification of the Iraq war as setting out "… to help the people of the Middle East transform their societies." She…

  • Milestones

    Issue of Oct. 4, 2005 By: Sara Carpenter APPOINTMENTS    Princeton resident Pamela S. Goodwin was appointed chair of the Clean Water Council of New Jersey. Originally chosen by former Gov. Christie Todd Whitman, she was reappointed by acting Gov. Richard Codey. This will be her second term.    The Clean Water Council of New Jersey was…

  • Bill Gates to discuss tech’s role in world during university visit

    By: David Campbell    Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates will visit the Princeton University campus Oct. 14 to talk about the role of technology in today’s world.    The talk is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. in Richardson Auditorium of Alexander Hall on the Princeton campus. Seating will be limited to the campus community, with Princeton students given…

  • Professor’s study links appointees, flawed leadership

    Politically appointed bureau chiefs result in less effective management than leaders drawn from civil service By: David Campbell    In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, questions linger about the extent to which flawed leadership at the highest levels of local, state and federal government may have contributed to the disaster in New Orleans.    A new study…

  • Wang’s mothering ways lead Pirate girls

    Senior helps South finish seventh at Shore Coaches XC By: Justin Feil    Being the most experienced runner on the Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ cross country team earned Laura Wang a new nickname.    Team Mom.    "Not only is she Team Mom," said Pirates head coach Melinda Neff, "she’s runner extraordinaire. She’s the core strength of our team.…

  • In address, Rice compares Iraq with other fights for democracy

    Visit spawns protests, some silent, others not By: David Campbell    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in a keynote address Friday at Princeton University in which she defended the Bush administration’s policies on Iraq, invoked the statesmen of the past who, seeking a path forward in their own "extraordinary times," laid the foundations for the…

  • Group tackles gender discrimination

    Online network links women with other women in technology By: Rachel Silverman    PRINCETON — When Forough Ghahramani was first hired as a consultant at Panasonic, she couldn’t help but feel out of place.    "All the guys were pretty crude looking, smoking, and here I was, pregnant, in a paisley dress," she recalled in an interview…

  • Hun has success with balance

    Putman, Raiders put away Penn Charter By: Bob Nuse    The way Ryan Putman has it figured, the Hun School boys’ soccer team is one tough group for opponents to figure out.    "We’re all playing together," said the senior center-midfielder. "No one is really selfish. Last year we may have had some selfish players who were…

  • Two models of care

    Most of today’s moms-to-be have a choice between an obstretrician and a midwife By: Karen Deaver    As Princeton resident Monica Mugan’s pregnancy progressed, she began to notice that her questions were being ignored by her obstetrician.    "I asked why I needed a particular prenatal test and I was told that I didn’t need to worry…